diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.java
index 1766d089a1c..37548d4c46a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.java
@@ -373,4 +373,23 @@ public class JavaTimerManager {
           }
         });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a bool representing whether there are any active timers that will be fired within a
+   * certain period of time. Disregards repeating timers (setInterval). Used for testing to
+   * determine if RN is idle.
+   *
+   * @param rangeMs The time range, in ms, to check
+   * @return True if there are pending timers within the given range; false otherwise
+   */
+  /* package */ boolean hasActiveTimersInRange(long rangeMs) {
+    synchronized (mTimerGuard) {
+      for (Timer timer : mTimers) {
+        if (!timer.mRepeat && timer.mInterval < rangeMs) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/TimingModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/TimingModule.java
index dbbbf843b38..8ac7f07606a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/TimingModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/TimingModule.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.facebook.fbreact.specs.NativeTimingSpec;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.LifecycleEventListener;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableArray;
+import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.facebook.react.devsupport.interfaces.DevSupportManager;
 import com.facebook.react.jstasks.HeadlessJsTaskContext;
 import com.facebook.react.jstasks.HeadlessJsTaskEventListener;
@@ -134,4 +135,9 @@ public final class TimingModule extends NativeTimingSpec
     headlessJsTaskContext.removeTaskEventListener(this);
     mJavaTimerManager.onInstanceDestroy();
   }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public boolean hasActiveTimersInRange(long rangeMs) {
+    return mJavaTimerManager.hasActiveTimersInRange(rangeMs);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/BUCK
index 4cd9e7446e9..3b5337ebbb6 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/BUCK
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ rn_robolectric_test(
         react_native_target("java/com/facebook/react/common/network:network"),
         react_native_target("java/com/facebook/react/devsupport:interfaces"),
         react_native_target("java/com/facebook/react/jstasks:jstasks"),
+        react_native_target("java/com/facebook/react/module/annotations:annotations"),
         react_native_target("java/com/facebook/react/modules/blob:blob"),
         react_native_target("java/com/facebook/react/modules/camera:camera"),
         react_native_target("java/com/facebook/react/modules/clipboard:clipboard"),
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/timing/TimingModuleTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/timing/TimingModuleTest.java
index 1656a6a23ab..7a98a0f2ba8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/timing/TimingModuleTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/timing/TimingModuleTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.modules.timing;
 
+import static org.fest.assertions.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
@@ -254,6 +255,19 @@ public class TimingModuleTest {
     verify(mJSTimersMock).callIdleCallbacks(SystemClock.currentTimeMillis());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testActiveTimersInRange() {
+    mTimingModule.onHostResume();
+    assertThat(mTimingModule.hasActiveTimersInRange(100)).isFalse();
+
+    mTimingModule.createTimer(41, 1, 0, true);
+    assertThat(mTimingModule.hasActiveTimersInRange(100)).isFalse(); // Repeating
+
+    mTimingModule.createTimer(42, 150, 0, false);
+    assertThat(mTimingModule.hasActiveTimersInRange(100)).isFalse(); // Out of range
+    assertThat(mTimingModule.hasActiveTimersInRange(200)).isTrue(); // In range
+  }
+
   private static class PostFrameIdleCallbackHandler implements Answer<Void> {
 
     private ChoreographerCompat.FrameCallback mFrameCallback;