diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/websocket/WebSocketModule.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/websocket/WebSocketModule.kt
index 230bb71c678..c6abfe36127 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/websocket/WebSocketModule.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/websocket/WebSocketModule.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.net.URISyntaxException
 import java.util.HashMap
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import okhttp3.CookieJar
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
 import okhttp3.Response
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ public class WebSocketModule(context: ReactApplicationContext) :
     val okHttpBuilder =
         OkHttpClientProvider.getOkHttpClient()
             .newBuilder()
+            // Don't let BridgeInterceptor overwrite a caller-supplied Cookie header.
+            .cookieJar(CookieJar.NO_COOKIES)
             .connectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
             .writeTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
             .readTimeout(0, TimeUnit.MINUTES) // Disable timeouts for read