diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
index fb5a2b85ffed..7782f9f49d0b 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.8.6
+
+* Changes default WebView layout direction to `TextDirection.ltr`.
+
 ## 2.8.5
 
 * Migrates deprecated `Scaffold.showSnackBar` to `ScaffoldMessenger` in example app.
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_android.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_android.dart
index 1f0eb7bd7ded..d0eb7bc2fb51 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_android.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_android.dart
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class AndroidWebView implements WebViewPlatform {
             },
             gestureRecognizers: gestureRecognizers,
             layoutDirection:
-                Directionality.maybeOf(context) ?? TextDirection.rtl,
+                Directionality.maybeOf(context) ?? TextDirection.ltr,
             creationParams:
                 InstanceManager.instance.getInstanceId(controller.webView),
             creationParamsCodec: const StandardMessageCodec(),
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_surface_android.dart b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_surface_android.dart
index 00d7c8c53b7f..e642a96f30aa 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_surface_android.dart
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/lib/webview_surface_android.dart
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class SurfaceAndroidWebView extends AndroidWebView {
               // 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: TextDirection.ltr,
               creationParams:
                   InstanceManager.instance.getInstanceId(controller.webView),
               creationParamsCodec: const StandardMessageCodec(),
diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
index 3fae698d1481..9f2195466276 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: webview_flutter_android
 description: A Flutter plugin that provides a WebView widget on Android.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/main/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+webview%22
-version: 2.8.5
+version: 2.8.6
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"