diff --git a/.changeset/calm-taxis-poke.md b/.changeset/calm-taxis-poke.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c8166621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-taxis-poke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@phantom/react-native-webview': patch
+---
+
+Implement MIME type blacklist.
diff --git a/apple/RNCWebViewImpl.m b/apple/RNCWebViewImpl.m
index 5fbe05b7b..d497849cb 100644
--- a/apple/RNCWebViewImpl.m
+++ b/apple/RNCWebViewImpl.m
@@ -1451,6 +1451,42 @@ - (void)webViewWebContentProcessDidTerminate:(WKWebView *)webView
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines if a MIME type should be blocked from rendering.
+ */
+- (BOOL)shouldBlockMIMETypeFromRendering:(NSString *)mimeType {
+    if (mimeType == nil) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+
+    NSString *normalizedType = [[mimeType componentsSeparatedByString:@";"].firstObject
+                                 stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceCharacterSet]];
+    normalizedType = [normalizedType lowercaseString];
+
+    static NSSet *blockedTypes = nil;
+    static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
+    dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
+        blockedTypes = [NSSet setWithObjects:
+            @"application/octet-stream",
+            @"application/x-msdownload",
+            @"application/x-executable",
+            @"application/x-dosexec",
+            @"application/zip",
+            @"application/x-zip-compressed",
+            @"application/x-rar-compressed",
+            @"application/x-7z-compressed",
+            @"application/x-tar",
+            @"application/gzip",
+            @"application/x-gzip",
+            @"application/x-bzip2",
+            @"application/x-msi",
+            nil
+        ];
+    });
+
+    return [blockedTypes containsObject:normalizedType];
+}
+
 /**
  * Decides whether to allow or cancel a navigation after its response is known.
  * @see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wknavigationdelegate/1455643-webview?language=objc
@@ -1479,16 +1515,18 @@ - (void)                    webView:(WKWebView *)webView
       disposition = [response valueForHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Disposition"];
     }
     BOOL isAttachment = disposition != nil && [disposition hasPrefix:@"attachment"];
-    if (isAttachment || !navigationResponse.canShowMIMEType) {
-      if (_onFileDownload) {
-        policy = WKNavigationResponsePolicyCancel;
+    NSString *contentType = [response valueForHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Type"];
+    BOOL isUnsafeMIMEType = [self shouldBlockMIMETypeFromRendering:contentType];
 
+    if (isAttachment || !navigationResponse.canShowMIMEType || isUnsafeMIMEType) {
+      if (_onFileDownload) {
         NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, id> *downloadEvent = [self baseEvent];
         [downloadEvent addEntriesFromDictionary: @{
           @"downloadUrl": (response.URL).absoluteString,
         }];
         _onFileDownload(downloadEvent);
       }
+      policy = WKNavigationResponsePolicyCancel;
     }
   }