diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java
index 8bc0481f686..4e81931ccab 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/AlertFragment.java
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 package com.facebook.react.modules.dialog;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;
 
 /** A fragment used to display the dialog. */
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.kt
index dda9e82c14b..b66d7533fbf 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.modules.dialog
 
-import android.app.AlertDialog
 import android.content.DialogInterface
 import android.os.Looper.getMainLooper
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
+import com.facebook.react.R
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Callback
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyMap
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ class DialogModuleTest {
   fun setUp() {
     activityController = Robolectric.buildActivity(FragmentActivity::class.java)
     activity = activityController.create().start().resume().get()
+    // We must set the theme to a descendant of AppCompat for the AlertDialog to show without
+    // raising an exception
+    activity.setTheme(APP_COMPAT_THEME)
 
     val context: ReactApplicationContext = mock(ReactApplicationContext::class.java)
     whenever(context.hasActiveReactInstance()).thenReturn(true)
@@ -62,6 +66,19 @@ class DialogModuleTest {
     activityController.pause().stop().destroy()
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testIllegalActivityTheme() {
+    val options = JavaOnlyMap()
+    activity.setTheme(NON_APP_COMPAT_THEME)
+
+    assertThrows(NullPointerException::class.java) {
+      dialogModule.showAlert(options, null, null)
+      shadowOf(getMainLooper()).idle()
+    }
+
+    activity.setTheme(APP_COMPAT_THEME)
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testAllOptions() {
     val options =
@@ -158,4 +175,9 @@ class DialogModuleTest {
     return activity.supportFragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(DialogModule.FRAGMENT_TAG)
         as? AlertFragment
   }
+
+  companion object {
+    private val APP_COMPAT_THEME: Int = R.style.Theme_ReactNative_AppCompat_Light
+    private val NON_APP_COMPAT_THEME: Int = android.R.style.Theme_DeviceDefault_Light
+  }
 }