diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index c4a836b8cf2..138b80791dd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public abstract class com/facebook/react/ReactActivity : androidx/appcompat/app/
 	protected fun createReactActivityDelegate ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate;
 	protected fun getMainComponentName ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun getReactActivityDelegate ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate;
-	public fun getReactDelegate ()V
+	public fun getReactDelegate ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactDelegate;
 	protected final fun getReactInstanceManager ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager;
 	protected final fun getReactNativeHost ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost;
 	public fun invokeDefaultOnBackPressed ()V
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 45306772da1..75e8f255d77 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
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ public abstract class ReactActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     mDelegate.onDestroy();
   }
 
-  public void getReactDelegate() {
-    mDelegate.getReactDelegate();
+  public @Nullable ReactDelegate getReactDelegate() {
+    return mDelegate.getReactDelegate();
   }
 
   public ReactActivityDelegate getReactActivityDelegate() {