diff --git a/package/cpp/MmkvHostObject.cpp b/package/cpp/MmkvHostObject.cpp
index 2d4b582b..2ed9e9a9 100644
--- a/package/cpp/MmkvHostObject.cpp
+++ b/package/cpp/MmkvHostObject.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include <MMKV.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#endif
 
 using namespace mmkv;
 using namespace facebook;
@@ -28,7 +31,21 @@ MmkvHostObject::MmkvHostObject(const facebook::react::MMKVConfig& config) {
   MMKVMode mode = getMMKVMode(config);
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-  instance = MMKV::mmkvWithID(config.id, mode, encryptionKeyPtr, pathPtr);
+  NSString* appGroup = [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"AppGroup"];
+  if (appGroup != nil) {
+    MmkvLogger::log("RNMMKV", "Info.plist specifies a custom AppGroup - ignoring `path`...");
+    NSString* groupDir =
+        [[NSFileManager defaultManager] containerURLForSecurityApplicationGroupIdentifier:appGroup]
+            .path;
+    if (groupDir == nil) {
+      throw std::runtime_error(
+          "Failed to create MMKV instance! Custom App Group directory not accessible!");
+    }
+    std::string groupDirStr = groupDir.UTF8String;
+    instance = MMKV::mmkvWithID(config.id, mode, encryptionKeyPtr, &groupDirStr);
+  } else {
+    instance = MMKV::mmkvWithID(config.id, mode, encryptionKeyPtr, pathPtr);
+  }
 #else
   instance = MMKV::mmkvWithID(config.id, DEFAULT_MMAP_SIZE, mode, encryptionKeyPtr, pathPtr);
 #endif