diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index 1400e4657e70..ae66b2a73a48 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class com/facebook/react/DebugCorePackage$$ReactModuleInfoProvider : com/
 public abstract class com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService : android/app/Service, com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskEventListener {
 	public static final field Companion Lcom/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService$Companion;
 	public fun <init> ()V
+	public static final fun acquireWakeLockNow (Landroid/content/Context;)V
 	protected final fun getReactContext ()Lcom/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext;
 	protected final fun getReactHost ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactHost;
 	protected final fun getReactNativeHost ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.kt
index 56f1af64c52f..f774b275a128 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.kt
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ public abstract class HeadlessJsTaskService : Service(), HeadlessJsTaskEventList
      * Acquire a wake lock to ensure the device doesn't go to sleep while processing background
      * tasks.
      */
+    @JvmStatic
     @SuppressLint("WakelockTimeout")
     public fun acquireWakeLockNow(context: Context) {
       if (wakeLock == null || wakeLock?.isHeld == false) {