diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
index f227f0da062..9caaeff3508 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
   private @Nullable NativeModuleCallExceptionHandler mNativeModuleCallExceptionHandler;
   private @Nullable NativeModuleCallExceptionHandler mExceptionHandlerWrapper;
   private @Nullable WeakReference<Activity> mCurrentActivity;
+  private boolean mIsInitialized = false;
 
   public ReactContext(Context base) {
     super(base);
@@ -101,6 +102,18 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
     mUiMessageQueueThread = queueConfig.getUIQueueThread();
     mNativeModulesMessageQueueThread = queueConfig.getNativeModulesQueueThread();
     mJSMessageQueueThread = queueConfig.getJSQueueThread();
+
+    /** TODO(T85807990): Fail fast if any of the threads is null. */
+    if (mUiMessageQueueThread == null) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("UI thread is null");
+    }
+    if (mNativeModulesMessageQueueThread == null) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("NativeModules thread is null");
+    }
+    if (mJSMessageQueueThread == null) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("JavaScript thread is null");
+    }
+    mIsInitialized = true;
   }
 
   public void resetPerfStats() {
@@ -352,10 +365,20 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
   }
 
   public void assertOnNativeModulesQueueThread() {
+    /** TODO(T85807990): Fail fast if the ReactContext isn't initialized */
+    if (!mIsInitialized) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(
+          "Tried to call assertOnNativeModulesQueueThread() on an uninitialized ReactContext");
+    }
     Assertions.assertNotNull(mNativeModulesMessageQueueThread).assertIsOnThread();
   }
 
   public void assertOnNativeModulesQueueThread(String message) {
+    /** TODO(T85807990): Fail fast if the ReactContext isn't initialized */
+    if (!mIsInitialized) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(
+          "Tried to call assertOnNativeModulesQueueThread(message) on an uninitialized ReactContext");
+    }
     Assertions.assertNotNull(mNativeModulesMessageQueueThread).assertIsOnThread(message);
   }