diff --git a/Source/ARTPushActivationState.m b/Source/ARTPushActivationState.m
index 0e57f7378..8a97c088e 100644
--- a/Source/ARTPushActivationState.m
+++ b/Source/ARTPushActivationState.m
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ - (ARTPushActivationState *)transition:(ARTPushActivationEvent *)event {
         return self;
     }
     else if ([event isKindOfClass:[ARTPushActivationEventCalledActivate class]]) {
+        [self.machine registerForAPNS];
         return validateAndSync(self.machine, event);
     }
     return nil;
diff --git a/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine+Private.h b/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine+Private.h
index 2432e15d1..32a0d385e 100644
--- a/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine+Private.h
+++ b/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine+Private.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ extern NSString *const ARTPushActivationPendingEventsKey;
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) ARTPushActivationEvent *lastEvent_nosync;
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) ARTPushActivationState *current_nosync;
 
+- (void)registerForAPNS;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine.m b/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine.m
index 49bb422c0..a1ec4894c 100644
--- a/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine.m
+++ b/Source/ARTPushActivationStateMachine.m
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
 
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
 NSString *const ARTPushActivationCurrentStateKey = @"ARTPushActivationCurrentState";
 NSString *const ARTPushActivationPendingEventsKey = @"ARTPushActivationPendingEvents";
 
@@ -379,6 +381,14 @@ - (void)callUpdateFailedCallback:(nullable ARTErrorInfo *)error {
     #endif
 }
 
+- (void)registerForAPNS {
+#if !TARGET_OS_SIMULATOR
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotifications];
+    });
+#endif
+}
+
 @end
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Spec/Tests/PushTests.swift b/Spec/Tests/PushTests.swift
index 1aa91cab4..8eafe0cd8 100644
--- a/Spec/Tests/PushTests.swift
+++ b/Spec/Tests/PushTests.swift
@@ -407,4 +407,26 @@ class PushTests: XCTestCase {
         pushRegistererDelegate = nil
         expect(rest.internal.options.pushRegistererDelegate).to(beNil())
     }
+    
+    func test__016__activate_should_call_registerForAPNS_while_transition_from_not_activated() {
+        var registerForAPNSMethodWasCalled = false
+
+        let hook = rest.push.internal.activationMachine.testSuite_injectIntoMethod(after: NSSelectorFromString("registerForAPNS")) {
+            registerForAPNSMethodWasCalled = true
+        }
+
+        defer {
+            hook.remove()
+            rest.push.internal.activationMachine.transitions = nil
+        }
+        waitUntil(timeout: testTimeout) { done in
+            rest.push.internal.activationMachine.transitions = { event, _, _ in
+                if event is ARTPushActivationEventCalledActivate {
+                    done()
+                }
+            }
+            rest.push.activate()
+        }
+        expect(registerForAPNSMethodWasCalled).to(beTrue())
+    }
 }