diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/CapacitorWebView.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/CapacitorWebView.java
index 22f6f9729..d30529b7a 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/CapacitorWebView.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/CapacitorWebView.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.text.InputType;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public class CapacitorWebView extends WebView {
 
     private BaseInputConnection capInputConnection;
     private Bridge bridge;
+    private boolean autosuggestionEnabled = true;
 
     public CapacitorWebView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ public void setBridge(Bridge bridge) {
         this.bridge = bridge;
     }
 
+    public void setAutosuggestionEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+        autosuggestionEnabled = enabled;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public InputConnection onCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs) {
         CapConfig config;
@@ -36,13 +42,23 @@ public InputConnection onCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs) {
         }
 
         boolean captureInput = config.isInputCaptured();
+        InputConnection inputConnection;
         if (captureInput) {
             if (capInputConnection == null) {
                 capInputConnection = new BaseInputConnection(this, false);
             }
-            return capInputConnection;
+            inputConnection = capInputConnection;
+        } else {
+            inputConnection = super.onCreateInputConnection(outAttrs);
         }
-        return super.onCreateInputConnection(outAttrs);
+
+        if (!autosuggestionEnabled) {
+            // See https://stackoverflow.com/a/28009054/640584
+            outAttrs.inputType &= ~EditorInfo.TYPE_MASK_VARIATION;
+            outAttrs.inputType |= InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_WEB_PASSWORD;
+        }
+
+        return inputConnection;
     }
 
     @Override