diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index bba39b5d0ec..4500e16bb86 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public abstract class com/facebook/react/ReactActivity : androidx/appcompat/app/
 	protected fun <init> ()V
 	protected fun createReactActivityDelegate ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate;
 	protected fun getMainComponentName ()Ljava/lang/String;
+	public fun getReactActivityDelegate ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate;
 	public fun getReactDelegate ()V
 	protected final fun getReactInstanceManager ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager;
 	protected final fun getReactNativeHost ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost;
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ public class com/facebook/react/ReactFragment : androidx/fragment/app/Fragment,
 	protected static final field ARG_FABRIC_ENABLED Ljava/lang/String;
 	protected static final field ARG_LAUNCH_OPTIONS Ljava/lang/String;
 	protected field mReactDelegate Lcom/facebook/react/ReactDelegate;
+	protected field shouldCallDelegateLifecycleEvents Z
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public fun checkPermission (Ljava/lang/String;II)I
 	public fun checkSelfPermission (Ljava/lang/String;)I
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java
index ef827a4f16a..45306772da1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public abstract class ReactActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     mDelegate.getReactDelegate();
   }
 
+  public ReactActivityDelegate getReactActivityDelegate() {
+    return mDelegate;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
     super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java
index 12f2d9daba8..b61b66f8fcf 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public class ReactFragment extends Fragment implements PermissionAwareActivity {
 
   protected ReactDelegate mReactDelegate;
 
+  protected boolean shouldCallDelegateLifecycleEvents = true;
+
   @Nullable private PermissionListener mPermissionListener;
 
   public ReactFragment() {
@@ -99,19 +101,25 @@ public class ReactFragment extends Fragment implements PermissionAwareActivity {
   @Override
   public void onResume() {
     super.onResume();
-    mReactDelegate.onHostResume();
+    if (shouldCallDelegateLifecycleEvents) {
+      mReactDelegate.onHostResume();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
   public void onPause() {
     super.onPause();
-    mReactDelegate.onHostPause();
+    if (shouldCallDelegateLifecycleEvents) {
+      mReactDelegate.onHostPause();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
   public void onDestroy() {
     super.onDestroy();
-    mReactDelegate.onHostDestroy();
+    if (shouldCallDelegateLifecycleEvents) {
+      mReactDelegate.onHostDestroy();
+    }
   }
 
   // endregion