diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
index c7c86dcff0b..99b47bbb510 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.devsupport;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
@@ -371,8 +372,8 @@ public class DevSupportManagerImpl implements
           @Override
           public void run() {
             if (mRedBoxDialog == null) {
-              Context context = mReactInstanceManagerHelper.getCurrentActivity();
-              if (context == null) {
+              Activity context = mReactInstanceManagerHelper.getCurrentActivity();
+              if (context == null || context.isFinishing()) {
                 FLog.e(ReactConstants.TAG, "Unable to launch redbox because react activity " +
                         "is not available, here is the error that redbox would've displayed: " + message);
                 return;
@@ -518,8 +519,8 @@ public class DevSupportManagerImpl implements
 
     final DevOptionHandler[] optionHandlers = options.values().toArray(new DevOptionHandler[0]);
 
-    Context context = mReactInstanceManagerHelper.getCurrentActivity();
-    if (context == null) {
+    Activity context = mReactInstanceManagerHelper.getCurrentActivity();
+    if (context == null || context.isFinishing()) {
       FLog.e(ReactConstants.TAG, "Unable to launch dev options menu because react activity " +
               "isn't available");
       return;