diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b4fc44..4bd10af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ const options: EventSourceOptions = {
   debug: false, // Show console.debug messages for debugging purpose. Default: false
   pollingInterval: 5000, // Time (ms) between reconnections. If set to 0, reconnections will be disabled. Default: 5000
   lineEndingCharacter: null // Character(s) used to represent line endings in received data. Common values: '\n' for LF (Unix/Linux), '\r\n' for CRLF (Windows), '\r' for CR (older Mac). Default: null (Automatically detect from event)
+  reconnectOnActive: true, // Automatically reconnect when the app becomes active (e.g., after being in the background) Default: False
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index eb77c42..d144022 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export interface EventSourceOptions {
   debug?: boolean;
   pollingInterval?: number;
   lineEndingCharacter?: string;
+  reconnectOnActive?: boolean; 
 }
 
 type BuiltInEventMap = {
diff --git a/src/EventSource.js b/src/EventSource.js
index 6a7b146..9ab6b76 100644
--- a/src/EventSource.js
+++ b/src/EventSource.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { AppState } from 'react-native';
+
 const XMLReadyStateMap = [
   'UNSENT',
   'OPENED',
@@ -36,11 +38,16 @@ class EventSource {
     this.debug = options.debug || false;
     this.interval = options.pollingInterval ?? 5000;
     this.lineEndingCharacter = options.lineEndingCharacter || null;
+    this.reconnectOnActive = options.reconnectOnActive || false;
 
     this._xhr = null;
     this._pollTimer = null;
     this._lastIndexProcessed = 0;
 
+    this._appStateSubscription = null;
+    this._setupAppStateListener();
+
+
     if (!url || (typeof url !== 'string' && typeof url.toString !== 'function')) {
       throw new SyntaxError('[EventSource] Invalid URL argument.');
     }
@@ -54,6 +61,28 @@ class EventSource {
     this._pollAgain(this.timeoutBeforeConnection, true);
   }
 
+  _setupAppStateListener() {
+    this._appStateSubscription = AppState.addEventListener(
+      'change',
+      this._handleAppStateChange
+    );
+  }
+
+  _handleAppStateChange = (nextAppState) => {
+    if (nextAppState === 'active') {
+      this._logDebug('[EventSource] App became active, reconnecting...');
+      this.close();
+      if (this.reconnectOnActive) {
+        this._pollAgain(0, true); // reconnect if the option is enabled
+      }
+    } else if (nextAppState === 'background' || nextAppState === 'inactive') {
+      this._logDebug(
+        '[EventSource] App went to background, closing connection...'
+      );
+      this.close();
+    }
+  };
+
   _pollAgain(time, allowZero) {
     if (time > 0 || allowZero) {
       this._logDebug(`[EventSource] Will open new connection in ${time} ms.`);
@@ -313,7 +342,12 @@ class EventSource {
     if (this._xhr) {
       this._xhr.abort();
     }
+
+    if (this._appStateSubscription) {
+      this._appStateSubscription.remove();
+      this._appStateSubscription = null;
+    }
   }
 }
 
-export default EventSource;
+export default EventSource;
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