diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
index 8278b93d955936..63dd5fcb5c0401 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
@@ -685,10 +685,11 @@ private void resetCurrentContext(@Nullable ReactContext reactContext) {
         URL sourceUrl = new URL(getSourceUrl());
         String path = sourceUrl.getPath().substring(1); // strip initial slash in path
         String host = sourceUrl.getHost();
+        String scheme = sourceUrl.getProtocol();
         int port = sourceUrl.getPort() != -1 ? sourceUrl.getPort() : sourceUrl.getDefaultPort();
         mCurrentReactContext
             .getJSModule(HMRClient.class)
-            .setup("android", path, host, port, mDevSettings.isHotModuleReplacementEnabled());
+            .setup("android", path, host, port, mDevSettings.isHotModuleReplacementEnabled(), scheme);
       } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
         showNewJavaError(e.getMessage(), e);
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/HMRClient.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/HMRClient.java
index 7807ef449018a5..c4bf9992d78784 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/HMRClient.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/HMRClient.java
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ public interface HMRClient extends JavaScriptModule {
    * @param host The host that the HMRClient should communicate with.
    * @param port The port that the HMRClient should communicate with on the host.
    * @param isEnabled Whether HMR is enabled initially.
+   * @param scheme The protocol that the HMRClient should communicate with on the host (defaults to http).
    */
-  void setup(String platform, String bundleEntry, String host, int port, boolean isEnabled);
+  void setup(String platform, String bundleEntry, String host, int port, boolean isEnabled, String scheme);
 
   /** Registers an additional JS bundle with HMRClient. */
   void registerBundle(String bundleUrl);