--- a/src/core/hook/hook-url.c
+++ b/src/core/hook/hook-url.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "../weechat.h"
 #include "../core-hashtable.h"
 #include "../core-hook.h"
@@ -122,6 +126,24 @@ hook_url_thread_cleanup (void *hook_pointer)
  * URL transfer (in a separate thread).
  */
 
+static void thread_testcancel (void *args)
+{
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
+    (void) args;
+    pthread_test_cancel ();
+#else
+    if (!atomic_flag_test_and_set ((atomic_flag *) args))
+    {
+        pthread_exit (NULL);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+int
+weeurl_download_internal (const char *url, struct t_hashtable *options,
+                 struct t_hashtable *output, void (thread_testcancel_func)(void *args),
+                 void *thread_test_cancel_args);
+
 void *
 hook_url_transfer_thread (void *hook_pointer)
 {
@@ -133,9 +155,11 @@ hook_url_transfer_thread (void *hook_pointer)
 
     pthread_cleanup_push (&hook_url_thread_cleanup, hook);
 
-    url_rc = weeurl_download (HOOK_URL(hook, url),
+    url_rc = weeurl_download_internal (HOOK_URL(hook, url),
                               HOOK_URL(hook, options),
-                              HOOK_URL(hook, output));
+                              HOOK_URL(hook, output),
+                              thread_testcancel,
+                              &HOOK_URL(hook, thread_cancel));
 
     if (url_rc != 0)
     {
@@ -205,7 +229,7 @@ hook_url_timer_cb (const void *pointer, void *data, int remaining_calls)
                 HOOK_URL(hook, url),
                 ((float)HOOK_URL(hook, timeout)) / 1000);
         }
-        pthread_cancel (HOOK_URL(hook, thread_id));
+        atomic_flag_clear(&(HOOK_URL(hook, thread_cancel)));
         usleep (1000);
         unhook (hook);
     }
@@ -227,6 +251,9 @@ hook_url_transfer (struct t_hook *hook)
     HOOK_URL(hook, thread_running) = 1;
 
     /* create thread */
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+    atomic_flag_test_and_set(&(HOOK_URL(hook, thread_cancel)));
+#endif
     rc = pthread_create (&(HOOK_URL(hook, thread_id)), NULL,
                          &hook_url_transfer_thread, hook);
     if (rc != 0)
@@ -381,7 +408,7 @@ hook_url_free_data (struct t_hook *hook)
     }
     if (HOOK_URL(hook, thread_running))
     {
-        pthread_cancel (HOOK_URL(hook, thread_id));
+        atomic_flag_clear(&(HOOK_URL(hook, thread_cancel)));
         HOOK_URL(hook, thread_running) = 0;
     }
     if (HOOK_URL(hook, thread_created))