diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09ecbba6f4..7b500b004f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Fix app start spans missing from Pixel devices ([#3634](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3634))
 - Avoid ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException on Android cpu data collection ([#3598](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3598))
 - Fix lazy select queries instrumentation ([#3604](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3604))
 - Session Replay: buffer mode improvements ([#3622](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3622))
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/performance/AppStartMetrics.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/performance/AppStartMetrics.java
index a220f5eb4a..90c49ed07a 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/performance/AppStartMetrics.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/performance/AppStartMetrics.java
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ public void registerApplicationForegroundCheck(final @NotNull Application applic
     isCallbackRegistered = true;
     appLaunchedInForeground = appLaunchedInForeground || ContextUtils.isForegroundImportance();
     application.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(instance);
+    // We post on the main thread a task to post a check on the main thread. On Pixel devices
+    // (possibly others) the first task posted on the main thread is called before the
+    // Activity.onCreate callback. This is a workaround for that, so that the Activity.onCreate
+    // callback is called before the application one.
+    new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post(() -> checkCreateTimeOnMain(application));
+  }
+
+  private void checkCreateTimeOnMain(final @NotNull Application application) {
     new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
         .post(
             () -> {