diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
index 0a68ad1ed..341c87814 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
@@ -176,8 +176,36 @@ public class ReactAppTestActivity extends FragmentActivity
     String bundleName,
     boolean useDevSupport,
     UIImplementationProvider uiImplementationProvider) {
+    loadBundle(spec, bundleName, useDevSupport, uiImplementationProvider);
+    renderComponent(appKey, initialProps);
+  }
 
+  public void renderComponent(String appKey, @Nullable Bundle initialProps) {
     final CountDownLatch currentLayoutEvent = mLayoutEvent = new CountDownLatch(1);
+    Assertions.assertNotNull(mReactRootView).getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(
+        new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
+          @Override
+          public void onGlobalLayout() {
+            currentLayoutEvent.countDown();
+          }
+        });
+    Assertions.assertNotNull(mReactRootView)
+        .startReactApplication(mReactInstanceManager, appKey, initialProps);
+  }
+
+  public void loadBundle(
+      ReactInstanceSpecForTest spec,
+      String bundleName,
+      boolean useDevSupport) {
+    loadBundle(spec, bundleName, useDevSupport, null);
+  }
+
+  public void loadBundle(
+      ReactInstanceSpecForTest spec,
+      String bundleName,
+      boolean useDevSupport,
+      UIImplementationProvider uiImplementationProvider) {
+
     mBridgeIdleSignaler = new ReactBridgeIdleSignaler();
 
     ReactInstanceManagerBuilder builder =
@@ -200,49 +228,39 @@ public class ReactAppTestActivity extends FragmentActivity
         .setBridgeIdleDebugListener(mBridgeIdleSignaler)
         .setInitialLifecycleState(mLifecycleState)
         .setJSIModulesProvider(
-          new JSIModulesProvider() {
-            @Override
-            public List<JSIModuleHolder> getJSIModules(
-              final ReactApplicationContext reactApplicationContext,
-              final JavaScriptContextHolder jsContext) {
+            new JSIModulesProvider() {
+              @Override
+              public List<JSIModuleHolder> getJSIModules(
+                  final ReactApplicationContext reactApplicationContext,
+                  final JavaScriptContextHolder jsContext) {
 
-              List<JSIModuleHolder> modules = new ArrayList<>();
-              modules.add(
-                new JSIModuleHolder() {
+                List<JSIModuleHolder> modules = new ArrayList<>();
+                modules.add(
+                    new JSIModuleHolder() {
 
-                  @Override
-                  public Class<? extends JSIModule> getJSIModuleClass() {
-                    return UIManager.class;
-                  }
+                      @Override
+                      public Class<? extends JSIModule> getJSIModuleClass() {
+                        return UIManager.class;
+                      }
 
-                  @Override
-                  public FabricUIManager getJSIModule() {
-                    List<ViewManager> viewManagers =
-                      getReactInstanceManager().getOrCreateViewManagers(reactApplicationContext);
-                    FabricUIManager fabricUIManager =
-                      new FabricUIManager(
-                        reactApplicationContext, new ViewManagerRegistry(viewManagers));
-                    new FabricJSCBinding().installFabric(jsContext, fabricUIManager);
-                    return fabricUIManager;
-                  }
-                });
+                      @Override
+                      public FabricUIManager getJSIModule() {
+                        List<ViewManager> viewManagers =
+                            getReactInstanceManager().getOrCreateViewManagers(reactApplicationContext);
+                        FabricUIManager fabricUIManager =
+                            new FabricUIManager(
+                                reactApplicationContext, new ViewManagerRegistry(viewManagers));
+                        new FabricJSCBinding().installFabric(jsContext, fabricUIManager);
+                        return fabricUIManager;
+                      }
+                    });
 
-              return modules;
-            }})
+                return modules;
+              }})
         .setUIImplementationProvider(uiImplementationProvider);
 
     mReactInstanceManager = builder.build();
     mReactInstanceManager.onHostResume(this, this);
-
-    Assertions.assertNotNull(mReactRootView).getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(
-        new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
-          @Override
-          public void onGlobalLayout() {
-            currentLayoutEvent.countDown();
-          }
-        });
-    Assertions.assertNotNull(mReactRootView)
-        .startReactApplication(mReactInstanceManager, appKey, initialProps);
   }
 
   private ReactInstanceManager getReactInstanceManager() {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactInstrumentationTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactInstrumentationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe6c7c687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactInstrumentationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.testing;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
+import com.facebook.react.testing.idledetection.IdleWaiter;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for instrumentation tests that runs React based application.
+ *
+ * This is similar to ReactAppInstrumentationTestCase except ReactInstrumentationTest allows
+ * optional rendering of components. A test case can render no components or render multiple
+ * components.
+ */
+public abstract class ReactInstrumentationTest extends
+    ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<ReactAppTestActivity> implements IdleWaiter {
+
+  public ReactInstrumentationTest() {
+    super(ReactAppTestActivity.class);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+    super.setUp();
+
+    Intent intent = new Intent();
+    intent.putExtra(ReactAppTestActivity.EXTRA_IS_FABRIC_TEST, isFabricTest());
+    setActivityIntent(intent);
+    final ReactAppTestActivity activity = getActivity();
+    try {
+      runTestOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+          activity.loadBundle(
+              createReactInstanceSpecForTest(),
+              getBundleName(),
+              getEnableDevSupport());
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (Throwable t) {
+      throw new Exception("Unable to load react bundle " + getBundleName(), t);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Renders this component within this test's activity
+   */
+  public void renderComponent(final String componentName) throws Exception {
+    final ReactAppTestActivity activity = getActivity();
+    try {
+      runTestOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+          activity.renderComponent(componentName, null);
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (Throwable t) {
+      throw new Exception("Unable to render component " + componentName, t);
+    }
+    assertTrue("Layout never occurred!", activity.waitForLayout(5000));
+    waitForBridgeAndUIIdle();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    ReactAppTestActivity activity = getActivity();
+    super.tearDown();
+    activity.waitForDestroy(5000);
+  }
+
+  public ViewGroup getRootView() {
+    return (ViewGroup) getActivity().getRootView();
+  }
+
+  public <T extends View> T getViewByTestId(String testID) {
+    return (T) ReactTestHelper
+        .getViewWithReactTestId((ViewGroup) getRootView().getParent(), testID);
+  }
+
+  public SingleTouchGestureGenerator createGestureGenerator() {
+    return new SingleTouchGestureGenerator(getRootView(), this);
+  }
+
+  public void waitForBridgeAndUIIdle() {
+    getActivity().waitForBridgeAndUIIdle();
+  }
+
+  public void waitForBridgeAndUIIdle(long timeoutMs) {
+    getActivity().waitForBridgeAndUIIdle(timeoutMs);
+  }
+
+  protected boolean getEnableDevSupport() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  protected boolean isFabricTest() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Override this method to provide extra native modules to be loaded before the app starts
+   */
+  protected ReactInstanceSpecForTest createReactInstanceSpecForTest() {
+    return new ReactInstanceSpecForTest();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implement this method to provide the bundle for this test
+   */
+  protected abstract String getBundleName();
+
+  protected ReactContext getReactContext() {
+    return getActivity().getReactContext();
+  }
+}