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 85c8ab0ff22623..6fdc5431de63bf 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/testing/ReactAppTestActivity.java
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ public void loadBundle(final ReactInstanceSpecForTest spec, String bundleName, b
     } else {
       builder.addPackage(new MainReactPackage());
     }
+    /**
+     *  The {@link ReactContext#mCurrentActivity} never to be set if initial lifecycle state is resumed.
+     *  So we should call {@link ReactInstanceManagerBuilder#setCurrentActivity}.
+     *
+     *  Finally,{@link ReactInstanceManagerBuilder#build()} will create instance of {@link ReactInstanceManager}.
+     *  And also will set {@link ReactContext#mCurrentActivity}.
+     */
+    builder.setCurrentActivity(this);
     builder
         .addPackage(new InstanceSpecForTestPackage(spec))
         // By not setting a JS module name, we force the bundle to be always loaded from
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManagerBuilder.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManagerBuilder.java
index 00f3bb5d00373b..47fc17b0ee7315 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManagerBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManagerBuilder.java
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ public ReactInstanceManager build() {
       mApplication,
       "Application property has not been set with this builder");
 
+    if (mInitialLifecycleState == LifecycleState.RESUMED) {
+      Assertions.assertNotNull(
+        mCurrentActivity,
+        "Activity needs to be set if initial lifecycle state is resumed");
+    }
+
     Assertions.assertCondition(
       mUseDeveloperSupport || mJSBundleAssetUrl != null || mJSBundleLoader != null,
       "JS Bundle File or Asset URL has to be provided when dev support is disabled");