diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/tbruyelle/rxpermissions/EnsureSameProcessActivity.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/tbruyelle/rxpermissions/EnsureSameProcessActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75caf1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/tbruyelle/rxpermissions/EnsureSameProcessActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.tbruyelle.rxpermissions;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Process;
+
+/**
+ * In case of restore, ensures it's done by the same process, if not, kill self.
+ * </p>
+ * The goal is to prevent a crash when the activity is restored during a permission request
+ * but by another process. In that specific case the library is not able to restore the observable
+ * chain. This is a hack to prevent the crash, not a fix.
+ * </p>
+ * See https://github.com/tbruyelle/RxPermissions/issues/46.
+ */
+public abstract class EnsureSameProcessActivity extends Activity {
+    private static final String KEY_ORIGINAL_PID = "key_original_pid";
+
+    private int mOriginalProcessId;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        if (savedInstanceState == null) {
+            mOriginalProcessId = Process.myPid();
+        } else {
+            mOriginalProcessId = savedInstanceState.getInt(KEY_ORIGINAL_PID, mOriginalProcessId);
+
+            boolean restoredInAnotherProcess = mOriginalProcessId != Process.myPid();
+
+            if (restoredInAnotherProcess) {
+                finish();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+
+        outState.putInt(KEY_ORIGINAL_PID, mOriginalProcessId);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/tbruyelle/rxpermissions/ShadowActivity.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/tbruyelle/rxpermissions/ShadowActivity.java
index f7e976b..f1c8253 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/tbruyelle/rxpermissions/ShadowActivity.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/tbruyelle/rxpermissions/ShadowActivity.java
@@ -8,26 +8,12 @@
 import android.os.Process;
 
 @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
-public class ShadowActivity extends Activity {
-    private static final String KEY_ORIGINAL_PID = "key_original_pid";
-
-    private int mOriginalProcessId;
-
+public class ShadowActivity extends EnsureSameProcessActivity {
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         if (savedInstanceState == null) {
             handleIntent(getIntent());
-
-            mOriginalProcessId = Process.myPid();
-        } else {
-            mOriginalProcessId = savedInstanceState.getInt(KEY_ORIGINAL_PID, mOriginalProcessId);
-
-            boolean restoredInAnotherProcess = mOriginalProcessId != Process.myPid();
-
-            if(restoredInAnotherProcess) {
-                finish();
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -46,11 +32,4 @@ public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, in
         RxPermissions.getInstance(this).onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
         finish();
     }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
-        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
-
-        outState.putInt(KEY_ORIGINAL_PID, mOriginalProcessId);
-    }
 }