diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index 4d97920dd2ae94..c7f223a1353826 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public class com/facebook/react/ReactFragment : androidx/fragment/app/Fragment,
 	protected static final field ARG_LAUNCH_OPTIONS Ljava/lang/String;
 	protected field mReactDelegate Lcom/facebook/react/ReactDelegate;
 	public fun <init> ()V
+	protected fun <init> (Z)V
 	public fun checkPermission (Ljava/lang/String;II)I
 	public fun checkSelfPermission (Ljava/lang/String;)I
 	protected fun getReactDelegate ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactDelegate;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java
index 12f2d9daba822b..1ee220200df88c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactFragment.java
@@ -32,10 +32,20 @@ public class ReactFragment extends Fragment implements PermissionAwareActivity {
 
   protected ReactDelegate mReactDelegate;
 
+  private final boolean mDisableHostLifecycleEvents;
+
   @Nullable private PermissionListener mPermissionListener;
 
   public ReactFragment() {
     // Required empty public constructor
+    this(false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param disableHostLifecycleEvents Disable forwarding lifecycle events to the {@link ReactHost}.
+   */
+  protected ReactFragment(boolean disableHostLifecycleEvents) {
+    this.mDisableHostLifecycleEvents = disableHostLifecycleEvents;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -99,19 +109,27 @@ public View onCreateView(
   @Override
   public void onResume() {
     super.onResume();
-    mReactDelegate.onHostResume();
+    if (!mDisableHostLifecycleEvents) {
+      mReactDelegate.onHostResume();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
   public void onPause() {
     super.onPause();
-    mReactDelegate.onHostPause();
+    if (!mDisableHostLifecycleEvents) {
+      mReactDelegate.onHostPause();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
   public void onDestroy() {
     super.onDestroy();
-    mReactDelegate.onHostDestroy();
+    if (!mDisableHostLifecycleEvents) {
+      mReactDelegate.onHostDestroy();
+    } else {
+      mReactDelegate.unloadApp();
+    }
   }
 
   // endregion