diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b9ca1db4a..4ba6d2ff1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 [Full changelog](https://github.com/mozilla/glean/compare/v26.0.0...master)
 
 * General:
+  * BUGFIX: baseline pings sent at startup with the `dirty_startup` reason will now include application lifetime metrics.
   * Glean will now detect when the upload enabled flag changes outside of the application, for example due to a change in a config file. This means that if upload is disabled while the application wasn't running (e.g. between the runs of a Python command using the Glean SDK), the database is correctly cleared and a deletion request ping is sent. See [#791](https://github.com/mozilla/glean/pull/791).
   * The `events` ping now includes a reason code: `startup`, `background` or `max_capacity`.
 * iOS:
diff --git a/glean-core/android/src/main/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/Glean.kt b/glean-core/android/src/main/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/Glean.kt
index 018b919ab3..b05048a45d 100644
--- a/glean-core/android/src/main/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/Glean.kt
+++ b/glean-core/android/src/main/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/Glean.kt
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ open class GleanInternalAPI internal constructor () {
             metricsPingScheduler = MetricsPingScheduler(applicationContext)
             metricsPingScheduler.schedule()
 
+            // Check if the "dirty flag" is set. That means the product was probably
+            // force-closed. If that's the case, submit a 'baseline' ping with the
+            // reason "dirty_startup". We only do that from the second run.
+            if (!isFirstRun && LibGleanFFI.INSTANCE.glean_is_dirty_flag_set().toBoolean()) {
+                submitPingByNameSync("baseline", "dirty_startup")
+                // Note: while in theory we should set the "dirty flag" to true
+                // here, in practice it's not needed: if it hits this branch, it
+                // means the value was `true` and nothing needs to be done.
+            }
+
             // From the second time we run, after all startup pings are generated,
             // make sure to clear `lifetime: application` metrics and set them again.
             // Any new value will be sent in newly generated pings after startup.
@@ -200,16 +210,6 @@ open class GleanInternalAPI internal constructor () {
             // Signal Dispatcher that init is complete
             Dispatchers.API.flushQueuedInitialTasks()
 
-            // Check if the "dirty flag" is set. That means the product was probably
-            // force-closed. If that's the case, submit a 'baseline' ping with the
-            // reason "dirty_startup". We only do that from the second run.
-            if (!isFirstRun && LibGleanFFI.INSTANCE.glean_is_dirty_flag_set().toBoolean()) {
-                submitPingByNameSync("baseline", "dirty_startup")
-                // Note: while in theory we should set the "dirty flag" to true
-                // here, in practice it's not needed: if it hits this branch, it
-                // means the value was `true` and nothing needs to be done.
-            }
-
             // At this point, all metrics and events can be recorded.
             // This should only be called from the main thread. This is enforced by
             // the @MainThread decorator and the `assertOnUiThread` call.
diff --git a/glean-core/android/src/test/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/GleanTest.kt b/glean-core/android/src/test/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/GleanTest.kt
index 80e942d642..85dd9b2828 100644
--- a/glean-core/android/src/test/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/GleanTest.kt
+++ b/glean-core/android/src/test/java/mozilla/telemetry/glean/GleanTest.kt
@@ -701,4 +701,46 @@ class GleanTest {
 
         assertEquals(0, server.requestCount)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test sending of startup baseline ping with application lifetime metric`() {
+        // Set the dirty flag.
+        LibGleanFFI.INSTANCE.glean_set_dirty_flag(true.toByte())
+
+        val stringMetric = StringMetricType(
+            disabled = false,
+            category = "telemetry",
+            lifetime = Lifetime.Application,
+            name = "app_lifetime",
+            sendInPings = listOf("baseline")
+        )
+        stringMetric.set("HELLOOOOO!")
+
+        // Restart glean and don't clear the stores.
+        val server = getMockWebServer()
+        val context = getContextWithMockedInfo()
+        resetGlean(context, Glean.configuration.copy(
+            serverEndpoint = "http://" + server.hostName + ":" + server.port,
+            logPings = true
+        ), false)
+
+        try {
+            // Trigger worker task to upload the pings in the background
+            triggerWorkManager(context)
+
+            val request = server.takeRequest(20L, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            val docType = request.path.split("/")[3]
+            assertEquals("The received ping must be a 'baseline' ping", "baseline", docType)
+
+            val baselineJson = JSONObject(request.body.readUtf8())
+            assertEquals("dirty_startup", baselineJson.getJSONObject("ping_info")["reason"])
+            checkPingSchema(baselineJson)
+
+            val appLifetimeMetricsObject = baselineJson.getJSONObject("metrics")
+            val appLifetimeStringMetrics = appLifetimeMetricsObject.getJSONObject("string")
+            assertEquals("HELLOOOOO!", appLifetimeStringMetrics.get("telemetry.app_lifetime"))
+        } finally {
+            server.shutdown()
+        }
+    }
 }