diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTAlertManager.m b/React/Modules/RCTAlertManager.m
index a8f30b10a..bb1f3ceaa 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTAlertManager.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTAlertManager.m
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(alertWithArgs:(NSDictionary *)args
   }
   [_alertControllers addObject:alertController];
 
-  [presentingController presentViewController:alertController animated:YES completion:nil];
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    [presentingController presentViewController:alertController animated:YES completion:nil];
+  });
 }
 
 @end