diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java
index 09f0f6db3f1..f95b974e30d 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ public interface CatalystInstance
 
   <T extends NativeModule> boolean hasNativeModule(Class<T> nativeModuleInterface);
 
+  @Nullable
   <T extends NativeModule> T getNativeModule(Class<T> nativeModuleInterface);
 
+  @Nullable
   NativeModule getNativeModule(String moduleName);
 
   JSIModule getJSIModule(JSIModuleType moduleType);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
index a6ac1405b05..6e481bbd2cd 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
   }
 
   @Override
+  @Nullable
   public <T extends NativeModule> T getNativeModule(Class<T> nativeModuleInterface) {
     return (T) getNativeModule(getNameFromAnnotation(nativeModuleInterface));
   }
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
   }
 
   @Override
+  @Nullable
   public NativeModule getNativeModule(String moduleName) {
     if (getTurboModuleRegistry() != null) {
       TurboModule turboModule = getTurboModuleRegistry().getModule(moduleName);
@@ -593,7 +595,9 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
       }
     }
 
-    return mNativeModuleRegistry.getModule(moduleName);
+    return mNativeModuleRegistry.hasModule(moduleName)
+        ? mNativeModuleRegistry.getModule(moduleName)
+        : null;
   }
 
   private <T extends NativeModule> String getNameFromAnnotation(Class<T> nativeModuleInterface) {
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 fe13dd68981..126237e74e8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
   }
 
   /** @return the instance of the specified module interface associated with this ReactContext. */
+  @Nullable
   public <T extends NativeModule> T getNativeModule(Class<T> nativeModuleInterface) {
     if (mCatalystInstance == null) {
       raiseCatalystInstanceMissingException();