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 db25b0d73..05d312360 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package com.facebook.react.bridge;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.ReactQueueConfiguration;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThread;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.ReactQueueConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * Abstract ContextWrapper for Android applicaiton or activity {@link Context} and
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
   private @Nullable MessageQueueThread mNativeModulesMessageQueueThread;
   private @Nullable MessageQueueThread mJSMessageQueueThread;
   private @Nullable NativeModuleCallExceptionHandler mNativeModuleCallExceptionHandler;
-  private @Nullable Activity mCurrentActivity;
+  private @Nullable WeakReference<Activity> mCurrentActivity;
 
   public ReactContext(Context base) {
     super(base);
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
    */
   public void onHostResume(@Nullable Activity activity) {
     UiThreadUtil.assertOnUiThread();
-    mCurrentActivity = activity;
+    mCurrentActivity = new WeakReference(activity);
     for (LifecycleEventListener listener : mLifecycleEventListeners) {
       listener.onHostResume();
     }
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
   }
 
   public boolean hasCurrentActivity() {
-    return mCurrentActivity != null;
+    return mCurrentActivity != null && mCurrentActivity.get() != null;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -250,8 +251,9 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
    * was called before the context is in the right state.
    */
   public boolean startActivityForResult(Intent intent, int code, Bundle bundle) {
-    Assertions.assertNotNull(mCurrentActivity);
-    mCurrentActivity.startActivityForResult(intent, code, bundle);
+    Activity activity = getCurrentActivity();
+    Assertions.assertNotNull(activity);
+    activity.startActivityForResult(intent, code, bundle);
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -261,6 +263,9 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
    * MEMORY LEAKS.
    */
   /* package */ @Nullable Activity getCurrentActivity() {
-    return mCurrentActivity;
+    if (mCurrentActivity == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return mCurrentActivity.get();
   }
 }