diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/idledetection/ReactIdleDetectionUtil.java b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/idledetection/ReactIdleDetectionUtil.java
index e7410dc91b0..4cdbf83a058 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/idledetection/ReactIdleDetectionUtil.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/idledetection/ReactIdleDetectionUtil.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class ReactIdleDetectionUtil {
   }
 
   private static void waitForJSIdle(ReactContext reactContext) {
-    if (!reactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+    if (!reactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
       return;
     }
     final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index b6703a49045..2b97586881a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
 
   private void toggleElementInspector() {
     ReactContext currentContext = getCurrentReactContext();
-    if (currentContext != null && currentContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+    if (currentContext != null && currentContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
       currentContext
           .getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class)
           .emit("toggleElementInspector", null);
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
       if (mAttachedReactRoots.contains(reactRoot)) {
         ReactContext currentContext = getCurrentReactContext();
         mAttachedReactRoots.remove(reactRoot);
-        if (currentContext != null && currentContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+        if (currentContext != null && currentContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
           detachViewFromInstance(reactRoot, currentContext.getCatalystInstance());
         }
       }
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
     ReactApplicationContext context;
     synchronized (mReactContextLock) {
       context = (ReactApplicationContext) getCurrentReactContext();
-      if (context == null || !context.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+      if (context == null || !context.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
         return null;
       }
     }
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
       ReactApplicationContext context;
       synchronized (mReactContextLock) {
         context = (ReactApplicationContext) getCurrentReactContext();
-        if (context == null || !context.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+        if (context == null || !context.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
           return null;
         }
       }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
index 28d024fd4b0..184619890ef 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
     return Assertions.assertNotNull(mCatalystInstance);
   }
 
-  public boolean hasActiveCatalystInstance() {
+  /** @return true if there is an non-null, alive react native instance */
+  public boolean hasActiveReactInstance() {
     return mCatalystInstance != null && !mCatalystInstance.isDestroyed();
   }
 
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
 
   public void addLifecycleEventListener(final LifecycleEventListener listener) {
     mLifecycleEventListeners.add(listener);
-    if (hasActiveCatalystInstance() || isBridgeless()) {
+    if (hasActiveReactInstance() || isBridgeless()) {
       switch (mLifecycleState) {
         case BEFORE_CREATE:
         case BEFORE_RESUME:
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
   }
 
   public @Nullable JSIModule getJSIModule(JSIModuleType moduleType) {
-    if (!hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+    if (!hasActiveReactInstance()) {
       throw new IllegalStateException(
           "Unable to retrieve a JSIModule if CatalystInstance is not active.");
     }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContextBaseJavaModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContextBaseJavaModule.java
index eb2111e4db3..ecae0c9ed5a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContextBaseJavaModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContextBaseJavaModule.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public abstract class ReactContextBaseJavaModule extends BaseJavaModule {
    */
   @ThreadConfined(ANY)
   protected @Nullable final ReactApplicationContext getReactApplicationContextIfActiveOrWarn() {
-    if (mReactApplicationContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()
+    if (mReactApplicationContext.hasActiveReactInstance()
         || mReactApplicationContext.isBridgeless()) {
       return mReactApplicationContext;
     }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
index c4309587064..694724292b4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ public abstract class DevSupportManagerBase
 
                     @Nullable ReactContext context = mCurrentContext;
                     if (context == null
-                        || (!context.isBridgeless() && !context.hasActiveCatalystInstance())) {
+                        || (!context.isBridgeless() && !context.hasActiveReactInstance())) {
                       return;
                     }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java
index b6f60da4e17..28c86fb7ad8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class HeadlessJsTaskContext {
     }
     mActiveTasks.add(taskId);
     mActiveTaskConfigs.put(taskId, new HeadlessJsTaskConfig(taskConfig));
-    if (reactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+    if (reactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
       reactContext
           .getJSModule(AppRegistry.class)
           .startHeadlessTask(taskId, taskConfig.getTaskKey(), taskConfig.getData());
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/accessibilityinfo/AccessibilityInfoModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/accessibilityinfo/AccessibilityInfoModule.java
index cf45e01e8c8..bc923fed684 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/accessibilityinfo/AccessibilityInfoModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/accessibilityinfo/AccessibilityInfoModule.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class AccessibilityInfoModule extends NativeAccessibilityInfoSpec
 
         @Override
         public void onChange(boolean selfChange, Uri uri) {
-          if (getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+          if (getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveReactInstance()) {
             AccessibilityInfoModule.this.updateAndSendReduceMotionChangeEvent();
           }
         }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/appstate/AppStateModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/appstate/AppStateModule.java
index d01ca87d500..4b5c08a4c31 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/appstate/AppStateModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/appstate/AppStateModule.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class AppStateModule extends NativeAppStateSpec
     // We don't gain anything interesting from logging here, and it's an extremely common
     // race condition for an AppState event to be triggered as the Catalyst instance is being
     // set up or torn down. So, just fail silently here.
-    if (!reactApplicationContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+    if (!reactApplicationContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
       return;
     }
     reactApplicationContext.getJSModule(RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class).emit(eventName, data);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/datepicker/DatePickerDialogModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/datepicker/DatePickerDialogModule.java
index 20cb8258938..429fca86644 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/datepicker/DatePickerDialogModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/datepicker/DatePickerDialogModule.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class DatePickerDialogModule extends NativeDatePickerAndroidSpec {
 
     @Override
     public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int month, int day) {
-      if (!mPromiseResolved && getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+      if (!mPromiseResolved && getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveReactInstance()) {
         WritableMap result = new WritableNativeMap();
         result.putString("action", ACTION_DATE_SET);
         result.putInt("year", year);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class DatePickerDialogModule extends NativeDatePickerAndroidSpec {
 
     @Override
     public void onDismiss(DialogInterface dialog) {
-      if (!mPromiseResolved && getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+      if (!mPromiseResolved && getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveReactInstance()) {
         WritableMap result = new WritableNativeMap();
         result.putString("action", ACTION_DISMISSED);
         mPromise.resolve(result);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java
index 5662ccf89a6..10068248506 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class DeviceInfoModule extends NativeDeviceInfoSpec implements LifecycleE
       return;
     }
 
-    if (mReactApplicationContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+    if (mReactApplicationContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
       // Don't emit an event to JS if the dimensions haven't changed
       WritableNativeMap displayMetrics =
           DisplayMetricsHolder.getDisplayMetricsNativeMap(mFontScale);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
index 918a30663dc..78b91ee2bd0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModule.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class DialogModule extends NativeDialogManagerAndroidSpec implements Life
     public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
       if (!mCallbackConsumed) {
         if (getReactApplicationContext().isBridgeless()
-            || getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+            || getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveReactInstance()) {
           mCallback.invoke(ACTION_BUTTON_CLICKED, which);
           mCallbackConsumed = true;
         }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class DialogModule extends NativeDialogManagerAndroidSpec implements Life
     public void onDismiss(DialogInterface dialog) {
       if (!mCallbackConsumed) {
         if (getReactApplicationContext().isBridgeless()
-            || getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+            || getReactApplicationContext().hasActiveReactInstance()) {
           mCallback.invoke(ACTION_DISMISSED);
           mCallbackConsumed = true;
         }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java
index 5ff4eb75ee7..afbe05610b0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ public class ReactAccessibilityDelegate extends AccessibilityDelegateCompat {
       final WritableMap event = Arguments.createMap();
       event.putString("actionName", mAccessibilityActionsMap.get(action));
       ReactContext reactContext = (ReactContext) host.getContext();
-      if (reactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+      if (reactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
         final int reactTag = host.getId();
         final int surfaceId = UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(reactContext);
         UIManager uiManager = UIManagerHelper.getUIManager(reactContext, reactTag);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java
index f68548d86ba..b2b82aca343 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class UIManagerHelper {
     }
     // TODO T60461551: add tests to verify emission of events when the ReactContext is being turn
     // down.
-    if (!context.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+    if (!context.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
       ReactSoftException.logSoftException(
           "UIManagerHelper",
           new ReactNoCrashSoftException(
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
index 49b05347a20..641b8459ec1 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class ReactEventEmitter implements RCTModernEventEmitter {
     int type = ViewUtil.getUIManagerType(reactTag);
     assert type == UIManagerType.DEFAULT;
     if (mRCTEventEmitter == null) {
-      if (mReactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+      if (mReactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
         mRCTEventEmitter = mReactContext.getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter.class);
       } else {
         ReactSoftException.logSoftException(
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
index 5dbd0796e53..53111f41275 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class ReactTextShadowNode extends ReactBaseTextShadowNode {
                     text, layout, sTextPaintInstance, themedReactContext);
             WritableMap event = Arguments.createMap();
             event.putArray("lines", lines);
-            if (themedReactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+            if (themedReactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
               themedReactContext
                   .getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter.class)
                   .receiveEvent(getReactTag(), "topTextLayout", event);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedNodeTraversalTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedNodeTraversalTest.java
index fc08cc8177b..8c624bb62a7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedNodeTraversalTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/animated/NativeAnimatedNodeTraversalTest.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class NativeAnimatedNodeTraversalTest {
     mFrameTimeNanos = INITIAL_FRAME_TIME_NANOS;
 
     mReactApplicationContextMock = mock(ReactApplicationContext.class);
-    PowerMockito.when(mReactApplicationContextMock.hasActiveCatalystInstance())
+    PowerMockito.when(mReactApplicationContextMock.hasActiveReactInstance())
         .thenAnswer(
             new Answer<Boolean>() {
               @Override
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java
index 619b464d1d7..6f12eee70ce 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/dialog/DialogModuleTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class DialogModuleTest {
     mActivity = mActivityController.create().start().resume().get();
 
     final ReactApplicationContext context = PowerMockito.mock(ReactApplicationContext.class);
-    PowerMockito.when(context.hasActiveCatalystInstance()).thenReturn(true);
+    PowerMockito.when(context.hasActiveReactInstance()).thenReturn(true);
     PowerMockito.when(context, "getCurrentActivity").thenReturn(mActivity);
 
     mDialogModule = new DialogModule(context);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java
index b62d42b83d4..321a9d87c8b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModuleTest.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class NetworkingModuleTest {
     CatalystInstance reactInstance = mock(CatalystInstance.class);
     ReactApplicationContext reactContext = mock(ReactApplicationContext.class);
     when(reactContext.getCatalystInstance()).thenReturn(reactInstance);
-    when(reactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(reactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()).thenReturn(true);
     when(reactContext.getJSModule(any(Class.class))).thenReturn(mEmitter);
     mNetworkingModule = new NetworkingModule(reactContext, "", mHttpClient);
   }
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 7a98a0f2ba8..7164b8489af 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
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class TimingModuleTest {
     CatalystInstance reactInstance = mock(CatalystInstance.class);
     ReactApplicationContext reactContext = mock(ReactApplicationContext.class);
     when(reactContext.getCatalystInstance()).thenReturn(reactInstance);
-    when(reactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(reactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()).thenReturn(true);
 
     mCurrentTimeNs = 0;
     mPostFrameCallbackHandler = new PostFrameCallbackHandler();