diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.kt
index 66fa21ae9df3..b9e680714159 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.kt
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl(
   private val reactInstanceEventListeners: MutableList<ReactInstanceEventListener> =
       CopyOnWriteArrayList()
   private val beforeDestroyListeners: MutableList<() -> Unit> = CopyOnWriteArrayList()
+  private val pendingActivityResults: MutableList<PendingActivityResult> = CopyOnWriteArrayList()
 
   internal var reactHostInspectorTarget: ReactHostInspectorTarget? = null
   private var frameTimingsObserver: FrameTimingsObserver? = null
@@ -667,7 +668,9 @@ public class ReactHostImpl(
     if (currentContext != null) {
       currentContext.onActivityResult(activity, requestCode, resultCode, data)
     } else {
-      raiseSoftException(method, "Tried to access onActivityResult while context is not ready")
+      stateTracker.enterState(method, "Queuing activity result until context is ready")
+      pendingActivityResults.add(
+          PendingActivityResult(WeakReference(activity), requestCode, resultCode, data))
     }
   }
 
@@ -893,10 +896,33 @@ public class ReactHostImpl(
   @ThreadConfined(ThreadConfined.UI)
   private fun moveToHostDestroy(currentContext: ReactContext?) {
     reactLifecycleStateManager.moveToOnHostDestroy(currentContext)
+    pendingActivityResults.clear()
     currentActivity = null
     frameTimingsObserver?.setCurrentWindow(null)
   }
 
+  private fun replayPendingActivityResults(reactContext: ReactContext) {
+    val activityResults = pendingActivityResults.toList()
+    pendingActivityResults.clear()
+
+    for (activityResult in activityResults) {
+      val activity = activityResult.activity.get()
+      if (activity != null) {
+        reactContext.onActivityResult(
+            activity,
+            activityResult.requestCode,
+            activityResult.resultCode,
+            activityResult.data,
+        )
+      } else {
+        raiseSoftException(
+            "replayPendingActivityResults()",
+            "Dropping queued activity result because activity was garbage collected",
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private fun raiseSoftException(
       callingMethod: String,
       message: String,
@@ -1010,6 +1036,13 @@ public class ReactHostImpl(
       val isReloading: Boolean,
   )
 
+  private class PendingActivityResult(
+      val activity: WeakReference<Activity>,
+      val requestCode: Int,
+      val resultCode: Int,
+      val data: Intent?,
+  )
+
   @ThreadConfined("ReactHost")
   private fun getOrCreateReactInstanceTask(): Task<ReactInstance> {
     val method = "getOrCreateReactInstanceTask()"
@@ -1121,6 +1154,8 @@ public class ReactHostImpl(
           reactLifecycleStateManager.resumeReactContextIfHostResumed(reactContext, currentActivity)
         }
 
+        replayPendingActivityResults(reactContext)
+
         stateTracker.enterState(method, "Executing ReactInstanceEventListeners")
         for (listener in reactInstanceEventListeners) {
           listener.onReactContextInitialized(reactContext)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostTest.kt
index 75d0e0ee6d6b..941e21d464ab 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostTest.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package com.facebook.react.runtime
 
 import android.app.Activity
+import android.content.Intent
 import com.facebook.react.MemoryPressureRouter
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UIManager
 import com.facebook.react.common.LifecycleState
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.doNothing
 import org.mockito.kotlin.doReturn
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.never
 import org.mockito.kotlin.spy
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
@@ -168,4 +170,29 @@ class ReactHostTest {
     reactHost.onHostDestroy(activityController.get())
     assertThat(reactHost.lifecycleState).isEqualTo(LifecycleState.BEFORE_CREATE)
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun onActivityResult_beforeContextIsReady_replaysAfterStart() {
+    val activity = activityController.get()
+    val data = Intent("test.intent")
+
+    reactHost.onActivityResult(activity, 100, Activity.RESULT_OK, data)
+    reactHost.start()
+
+    val reactContext = mockedBridgelessReactContextCtor.constructed().first()
+    verify(reactContext).onActivityResult(activity, 100, Activity.RESULT_OK, data)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun onActivityResult_beforeContextIsReady_dropsOnHostDestroy() {
+    val activity = activityController.get()
+    val data = Intent("test.intent")
+
+    reactHost.onActivityResult(activity, 100, Activity.RESULT_OK, data)
+    reactHost.onHostDestroy()
+    reactHost.start()
+
+    val reactContext = mockedBridgelessReactContextCtor.constructed().first()
+    verify(reactContext, never()).onActivityResult(activity, 100, Activity.RESULT_OK, data)
+  }
 }