diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
index 674c6ef80675b6..8dfa9dd40209a5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ public void onDropInstance() {
 
   private void dismiss() {
     if (mDialog != null) {
-      mDialog.dismiss();
+      Activity currentActivity = getCurrentActivity();
+      if (mDialog.isShowing() && (currentActivity == null || !currentActivity.isFinishing())) {
+        mDialog.dismiss();
+      }
       mDialog = null;
 
       // We need to remove the mHostView from the parent
@@ -168,8 +171,7 @@ public void onHostResume() {
 
   @Override
   public void onHostPause() {
-    // We dismiss the dialog and reconstitute it onHostResume
-    dismiss();
+    // do nothing
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -183,6 +185,10 @@ public void onHostDestroy() {
     return mDialog;
   }
 
+  private @Nullable Activity getCurrentActivity() {
+    return ((ReactContext) getContext()).getCurrentActivity();
+  }
+
   /**
    * showOrUpdate will display the Dialog.  It is called by the manager once all properties are set
    * because we need to know all of them before creating the Dialog.  It is also smart during
@@ -209,7 +215,9 @@ protected void showOrUpdate() {
     } else if (mAnimationType.equals("slide")) {
       theme = R.style.Theme_FullScreenDialogAnimatedSlide;
     }
-    mDialog = new Dialog(getContext(), theme);
+    Activity currentActivity = getCurrentActivity();
+    Context context = currentActivity == null ? getContext() : currentActivity;
+    mDialog = new Dialog(context, theme);
 
     mDialog.setContentView(getContentView());
     updateProperties();
@@ -247,7 +255,9 @@ public boolean onKey(DialogInterface dialog, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
     if (mHardwareAccelerated) {
       mDialog.getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_HARDWARE_ACCELERATED);
     }
-    mDialog.show();
+    if (currentActivity == null || !currentActivity.isFinishing()) {
+      mDialog.show();
+    }
   }
 
   /**