diff --git a/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebView.java b/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebView.java
index 5c416a4..daf8321 100644
--- a/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebView.java
+++ b/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebView.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Color;
 
 import org.xwalk.core.XWalkView;
+import org.xwalk.core.XWalkNavigationHistory.Direction;
 
 public class WebView extends TiUIView implements OnLifecycleEvent
 {
@@ -105,17 +106,43 @@ public void propertyChanged(String key, Object oldValue, Object newValue, KrollP
 		super.propertyChanged(key, oldValue, newValue, proxy);
 	}
 
+	public XWalkView getXWalkView()
+	{
+		return (XWalkView) getNativeView();
+	}
+
+	public boolean canGoBack()
+	{
+		return getXWalkView().getNavigationHistory().canGoBack();
+	}
+
+	public boolean canGoForward()
+	{
+		return getXWalkView().getNavigationHistory().canGoForward();
+	}
+
+	public void goBack()
+	{
+		getXWalkView().getNavigationHistory().navigate(Direction.BACKWARD, 1);
+	}
+
+	public void goForward()
+	{
+		getXWalkView().getNavigationHistory().navigate(Direction.FORWARD, 1);
+	}
+
+
 	public void setUrl(String url)
 	{
 		Log.d(LCAT, "Loading new url: " + url);
-		XWalkView view = (XWalkView)getNativeView();
+		XWalkView view = getXWalkView();
 		view.load(url, null);
 	}
 
 	public void setHtml(String html)
 	{
 		Log.d(LCAT, "Loading html string");
-		XWalkView view = (XWalkView)getNativeView();
+		XWalkView view = getXWalkView();
 		view.load(null, html);
 	}
 
@@ -132,7 +159,7 @@ public void onStart(Activity activity) {
 	@Override
 	public void onPause(Activity activity) {
 		Log.i(LCAT, "onPause");
-		XWalkView view = (XWalkView) getNativeView();
+		XWalkView view = getXWalkView();
 		if (view != null) {
 			Log.i(LCAT, "onPause view found");
 			view.pauseTimers();
@@ -143,7 +170,7 @@ public void onPause(Activity activity) {
 	@Override
 	public void onResume(Activity activity) {
 		Log.i(LCAT, "onResume");
-		XWalkView view = (XWalkView) getNativeView();
+		XWalkView view = getXWalkView();
 		if (view != null) {
 			Log.i(LCAT, "onResume view found");
 			view.resumeTimers();
@@ -154,7 +181,7 @@ public void onResume(Activity activity) {
 	@Override
 	public void onDestroy(Activity activity) {
 		Log.i(LCAT, "onDestroy");
-		XWalkView view = (XWalkView) getNativeView();
+		XWalkView view = getXWalkView();
 		if (view != null) {
 			Log.i(LCAT, "onDestroy view found");
 			view.onDestroy();
@@ -167,7 +194,7 @@ public void onStop(Activity activity) {
 	}
 
 	public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
-		XWalkView view = (XWalkView) getNativeView();
+		XWalkView view = getXWalkView();
 		Log.i(LCAT, "onActivityResult");
 		if (view != null) {
 			Log.i(LCAT, "onActivityResult view found");
@@ -177,7 +204,7 @@ public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
 
 	public void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
 		Log.i(LCAT, "onNewIntent");
-		XWalkView view = (XWalkView) getNativeView();
+		XWalkView view = getXWalkView();
 		if (view != null) {
 			Log.i(LCAT, "onNewIntent view found");
 			view.onNewIntent(intent);
diff --git a/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebViewProxy.java b/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebViewProxy.java
index 503254e..0cc0908 100644
--- a/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebViewProxy.java
+++ b/android/src/com/universalavenue/ticrosswalk/WebViewProxy.java
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ public TiUIView createView(Activity activity)
 		return view;
 	}
 
+	public WebView getWebView()
+	{
+		return (WebView) peekView();
+	}
+
 	// Handle creation options
 	@Override
 	public void handleCreationDict(KrollDict options)
@@ -73,6 +78,42 @@ public void handleCreationArgs(KrollModule createdInModule, Object[] args)
 		super.handleCreationArgs(createdInModule, args);
 	}
 
+	@Kroll.method
+	public boolean canGoBack()
+	{
+		WebView view = getWebView();
+		if (view != null) {
+			return view.canGoBack();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Kroll.method
+	public boolean canGoForward()
+	{
+		WebView view = getWebView();
+		if (view != null) {
+			return view.canGoForward();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Kroll.method
+	public void goBack()
+	{
+		if (canGoBack()) {
+			getWebView().goBack();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Kroll.method
+	public void goForward()
+	{
+		if (canGoForward()) {
+			getWebView().goForward();
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Kroll.setProperty @Kroll.method
 	public void setUrl(String url) {
 		setPropertyAndFire("url", url);
@@ -85,7 +126,7 @@ public void setHtml(String html) {
 
 	@Kroll.method
 	public Object evalJS(String code) {
-		WebView view = (WebView) peekView();
+		WebView view = getWebView();
 
 		if (view == null) {
 			Log.e(LCAT, "evalJS failed, view not available");
@@ -98,7 +139,7 @@ public Object evalJS(String code) {
 
 	@Kroll.method
 	public void evalAsync(final String code, @Kroll.argument(optional=true) KrollFunction callback) {
-		WebView view = (WebView) peekView();
+		WebView view = getWebView();
 
 		if (view == null) {
 			Log.e(LCAT, "evalAsync failed, view not available");
@@ -123,7 +164,7 @@ public void onReceiveValue(String s) {
 		getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable () {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
-				WebView view = (WebView) peekView();
+				WebView view = getWebView();
 				if (view != null) {
 					XWalkView webView = (XWalkView) view.getNativeView();
 					if (webView != null) {