diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/src/debug/java/com/facebook/react/flipper/ReactNativeFlipper.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/src/debug/java/com/facebook/react/flipper/ReactNativeFlipper.kt
index ecbef22f773105..e4bad1d94ed439 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/src/debug/java/com/facebook/react/flipper/ReactNativeFlipper.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/src/debug/java/com/facebook/react/flipper/ReactNativeFlipper.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.facebook.flipper.plugins.sharedpreferences.SharedPreferencesFlipperPl
 import com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceEventListener
 import com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
+import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags
 import com.facebook.react.modules.network.NetworkingModule
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ import com.facebook.react.modules.network.NetworkingModule
 object ReactNativeFlipper {
   @JvmStatic
   fun initializeFlipper(context: Context, reactInstanceManager: ReactInstanceManager) {
+    if (ReactFeatureFlags.enableBridgelessArchitecture) {
+      return
+    }
     if (FlipperUtils.shouldEnableFlipper(context)) {
       val client = AndroidFlipperClient.getInstance(context)
       client.addPlugin(InspectorFlipperPlugin(context, DescriptorMapping.withDefaults()))
diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt b/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt
index 77a64826ad98c7..7314ad2aad3084 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ import com.facebook.react.PackageList
 import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication
 import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost
 import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage
+import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.UnstableReactNativeAPI
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.load
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactHost
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactNativeHost
 import com.facebook.react.flipper.ReactNativeFlipper
+import com.facebook.react.interfaces.ReactHost
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader
 
+@UnstableReactNativeAPI
 class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
 
   override val reactNativeHost: ReactNativeHost =
@@ -28,6 +32,14 @@ class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
         override val isHermesEnabled: Boolean = BuildConfig.IS_HERMES_ENABLED
       }
 
+  override val reactHost: ReactHost
+    get() =
+        DefaultReactHost.getDefaultReactHost(
+            context = this,
+            packageList = PackageList(this).packages,
+            jsMainModulePath = "index",
+            isHermesEnabled = BuildConfig.IS_HERMES_ENABLED)
+
   override fun onCreate() {
     super.onCreate()
     SoLoader.init(this, false)