diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/webview_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d2b4bb26815..b8e5e0bba5e0 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 2.0.3
+
+* Fixes bug where scroll bars on the Android non-hybrid WebView are rendered on
+the wrong side of the screen.
+
 ## 2.0.2
 
 * Fixes bug where text fields are hidden behind the keyboard
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_android.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_android.dart
index 8850c7977e9c..ca1440d69929 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_android.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/lib/src/webview_android.dart
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ class AndroidWebView implements WebViewPlatform {
               id, webViewPlatformCallbacksHandler));
         },
         gestureRecognizers: gestureRecognizers,
-        // WebView content is not affected by the Android view's layout direction,
-        // we explicitly set it here so that the widget doesn't require an ambient
-        // directionality.
-        layoutDirection: TextDirection.rtl,
+        layoutDirection: Directionality.maybeOf(context) ?? TextDirection.rtl,
         creationParams:
             MethodChannelWebViewPlatform.creationParamsToMap(creationParams),
         creationParamsCodec: const StandardMessageCodec(),
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/pubspec.yaml b/packages/webview_flutter/pubspec.yaml
index 6ee9e119bd3a..a89ded4e9014 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: webview_flutter
 description: A Flutter plugin that provides a WebView widget on Android and iOS.
 homepage: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/webview_flutter
-version: 2.0.2
+version: 2.0.3
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.12.0-259.9.beta <3.0.0"