diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java
index 4af221dd4..2fb42c594 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ReactModalHostManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactModalHostView>
   @Override
   public void onDropViewInstance(ReactModalHostView view) {
     super.onDropViewInstance(view);
-    view.dismiss();
+    view.onDropInstance();
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = "animationType")
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
index 24b33892a..48b66db9f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ public class ReactModalHostView extends ViewGroup implements LifecycleEventListe
     // Those will be handled by the mHostView which lives in the dialog
   }
 
-  public void dismiss() {
+  public void onDropInstance() {
+    ((ReactContext) getContext()).removeLifecycleEventListener(this);
+    dismiss();
+  }
+
+  private void dismiss() {
     if (mDialog != null) {
       mDialog.dismiss();
       mDialog = null;
@@ -140,18 +145,20 @@ public class ReactModalHostView extends ViewGroup implements LifecycleEventListe
 
   @Override
   public void onHostResume() {
-    // do nothing
+    // We show the dialog again when the host resumes
+    showOrUpdate();
   }
 
   @Override
   public void onHostPause() {
-    // do nothing
+    // We dismiss the dialog and reconstitute it onHostResume
+    dismiss();
   }
 
   @Override
   public void onHostDestroy() {
-    // Dismiss the dialog if it is present
-    dismiss();
+    // Drop the instance if the host is destroyed which will dismiss the dialog
+    onDropInstance();
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting