diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index cf97a1064e84b4..adaf5ed0a731ed 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -2223,6 +2223,7 @@ public abstract interface class com/facebook/react/devsupport/HMRClient : com/fa
 	public abstract fun enable ()V
 	public abstract fun registerBundle (Ljava/lang/String;)V
 	public abstract fun setup (Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;IZ)V
+	public abstract fun setup (Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;IZLjava/lang/String;)V
 }
 
 public final class com/facebook/react/devsupport/InspectorFlags {
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..6f9aa23a0d5e88 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 +685,12 @@ 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..4698c3da5593a4 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
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ public interface HMRClient extends JavaScriptModule {
    */
   void setup(String platform, String bundleEntry, String host, int port, boolean isEnabled);
 
+  /**
+   * Enable the HMRClient so that the client will receive updates from Metro.
+   *
+   * @param platform The platform in which HMR updates will be enabled. Should be "android".
+   * @param bundleEntry The path to the bundle entry file (e.g. index.ios.bundle).
+   * @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, String scheme);
+
   /** Registers an additional JS bundle with HMRClient. */
   void registerBundle(String bundleUrl);