diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedModule.java
index 2f2880080e6..ccc800b3507 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedModule.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class NativeAnimatedModule extends NativeAnimatedModuleSpec
     ReactApplicationContext reactApplicationContext = getReactApplicationContextIfActiveOrWarn();
 
     if (reactApplicationContext != null) {
-      reactApplicationContext.addLifecycleEventListener(this);
+      reactApplicationContext.addLifecycleEventListenerAndCheckState(this);
     }
   }
 
@@ -891,4 +891,12 @@ public class NativeAnimatedModule extends NativeAnimatedModuleSpec
           }
         });
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onCatalystInstanceDestroy() {
+    ReactApplicationContext context = getReactApplicationContextIfActiveOrWarn();
+    if (context != null) {
+      context.removeLifecycleEventListener(this);
+    }
+  }
 }