diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
index 1cc148fe0d2..ff5da0ccb69 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public class ReactSliderManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactSlider>
         YogaMeasureMode heightMode) {
       if (!mMeasured) {
         SeekBar reactSlider = new ReactSlider(getThemedContext(), null, STYLE);
+        // reactSlider is used for measurements purposes, it is not necessary to set a
+        // StateListAnimator.
+        // It is not safe to access StateListAnimator from a background thread.
+        reactSlider.setStateListAnimator(null);
         final int spec =
             View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(
                 ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);