diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
index e197d5c24b29..56fdd677a06d 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.editor.EditorFragmentAbstract.TrackableEvent;
 import org.wordpress.android.editor.EditorMediaUploadListener;
 import org.wordpress.android.editor.EditorWebViewAbstract.ErrorListener;
+import org.wordpress.android.editor.EditorWebViewCompatibility;
+import org.wordpress.android.editor.EditorWebViewCompatibility.ReflectionException;
 import org.wordpress.android.editor.ImageSettingsDialogFragment;
 import org.wordpress.android.editor.LegacyEditorFragment;
 import org.wordpress.android.models.AccountHelper;
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@
 import de.greenrobot.event.EventBus;
 
 public class EditPostActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements EditorFragmentListener,
-        ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallback {
+        ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallback, EditorWebViewCompatibility.ReflectionFailureListener {
     public static final String EXTRA_POSTID = "postId";
     public static final String EXTRA_IS_PAGE = "isPage";
     public static final String EXTRA_IS_NEW_POST = "isNewPost";
@@ -866,6 +868,21 @@ private void saveAndFinish() {
         finish();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Disable visual editor mode and log the exception if we get a Reflection failure when the webview is being
+     * initialized.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void onReflectionFailure(ReflectionException e) {
+        CrashlyticsUtils.logException(e, ExceptionType.SPECIFIC, T.EDITOR, "Reflection Failure on Visual Editor init");
+        // Disable visual editor and show an error message
+        AppPrefs.setVisualEditorEnabled(false);
+        ToastUtils.showToast(this, R.string.new_editor_reflection_error, Duration.LONG);
+        // Restart the activity (will start the legacy editor)
+        finish();
+        startActivity(getIntent());
+    }
+
     /**
      * A {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} that returns a fragment corresponding to
      * one of the sections/tabs/pages.
@@ -886,6 +903,7 @@ public Fragment getItem(int position) {
                 case 0:
                     // TODO: switch between legacy and new editor here (AB test?)
                     if (mShowNewEditor) {
+                        EditorWebViewCompatibility.setReflectionFailureListener(EditPostActivity.this);
                         return new EditorFragment();
                     } else {
                         return new LegacyEditorFragment();
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 14b79f08d4c2..9156b75a4d01 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -914,6 +914,8 @@
     <string name="new_editor_promo_title">Brand new editor</string>
     <string name="new_editor_promo_desc">The WordPress app for Android now includes a beautiful new visual
     editor. Try it out by creating a new post.</string>
+    <string name="new_editor_reflection_error">Visual editor is not compatible with your device. It was
+        automatically disabled.</string>
 
     <!-- editor post settings -->
     <string name="editor_post_settings_featured_image">Featured Image</string>
diff --git a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorWebViewCompatibility.java b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorWebViewCompatibility.java
index 714f87ac8763..4f72868b5937 100644
--- a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorWebViewCompatibility.java
+++ b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorWebViewCompatibility.java
@@ -18,30 +18,52 @@
  * JavaScript, {@link #loadJavaScript(String)}, instead of {@link WebView#loadUrl(String)}. This is needed because
  * <code>WebView#loadUrl(String)</code> on API<19 eventually calls <code>WebViewClassic#hideSoftKeyboard()</code>,
  * hiding the keyboard whenever JavaScript is executed.</p>
- *
+ * <p/>
  * <p>This class uses reflection to access the normally inaccessible <code>WebViewCore#sendMessage(Message)</code>
  * and use it to execute JavaScript, sidestepping <code>WebView#loadUrl(String)</code> and the keyboard issue.</p>
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("TryWithIdenticalCatches")
 public class EditorWebViewCompatibility extends EditorWebViewAbstract {
+    public interface ReflectionFailureListener {
+        void onReflectionFailure(ReflectionException e);
+    }
+
+    public class ReflectionException extends Exception {
+        public ReflectionException(Throwable cause) {
+            super(cause);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static final int EXECUTE_JS = 194; // WebViewCore internal JS message code
 
     private Object mWebViewCore;
     private Method mSendMessageMethod;
 
+    // Dirty static listener, but it's impossible to set the listener during the construction if we want to keep
+    // the xml layout
+    private static ReflectionFailureListener mReflectionFailureListener;
+    private boolean mReflectionSucceed = true;
+
+    public static void setReflectionFailureListener(ReflectionFailureListener reflectionFailureListener) {
+        mReflectionFailureListener = reflectionFailureListener;
+    }
+
     public EditorWebViewCompatibility(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
         try {
             this.initReflection();
         } catch (ReflectionException e) {
             AppLog.e(T.EDITOR, e);
-            handleReflectionFailure();
+            handleReflectionFailure(e);
         }
     }
 
     private void initReflection() throws ReflectionException {
+        if (!mReflectionSucceed) {
+            // Reflection failed once already, it won't succeed on a second try
+            return;
+        }
         Object webViewProvider;
-
         try {
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16) {
                 // On API >= 16, the WebViewCore instance is not defined inside WebView itself but inside a
@@ -58,7 +80,6 @@ private void initReflection() throws ReflectionException {
                 mWebViewCore = webViewCoreField.get(webViewProvider);
             } else {
                 // On API < 16, the WebViewCore is directly accessible from the WebView
-
                 // Access WebViewCore object
                 Field webViewCoreField = WebView.class.getDeclaredField("mWebViewCore");
                 webViewCoreField.setAccessible(true);
@@ -97,19 +118,22 @@ private void loadJavaScript(final String javaScript) throws ReflectionException
     public void execJavaScriptFromString(String javaScript) {
         try {
             loadJavaScript(javaScript);
-        } catch(ReflectionException e) {
+        } catch (ReflectionException e) {
             AppLog.e(T.EDITOR, e);
-            handleReflectionFailure();
+            handleReflectionFailure(e);
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleReflectionFailure() {
-        // TODO: Fallback to legacy editor and pass the error to analytics
+    private void handleReflectionFailure(ReflectionException e) {
+        if (mReflectionFailureListener != null) {
+            mReflectionFailureListener.onReflectionFailure(e);
+        }
+        mReflectionSucceed = false;
     }
 
-    public class ReflectionException extends Exception {
-        public ReflectionException(Throwable cause) {
-            super(cause);
-        }
+    @Override
+    protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
+        super.onDetachedFromWindow();
+        mReflectionFailureListener = null;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}