diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java
index ac70eff2adc..145f1a28e8c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class FrescoModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule
   @Override
   public void initialize() {
     super.initialize();
-    getReactApplicationContext().addLifecycleEventListener(this);
+    getReactApplicationContext().addLifecycleEventListenerAndCheckState(this);
     if (!hasBeenInitialized()) {
       if (mConfig == null) {
         mConfig = getDefaultConfig(getReactApplicationContext());
@@ -194,4 +194,14 @@ public class FrescoModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule
     }
     return mImagePipeline;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onCatalystInstanceDestroy() {
+    super.onCatalystInstanceDestroy();
+
+    ReactApplicationContext applicationContext = getReactApplicationContextIfActiveOrWarn();
+    if (applicationContext != null) {
+      applicationContext.removeLifecycleEventListener(this);
+    }
+  }
 }