diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/android/core.aar b/packages/core/platforms/android/core.aar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d76bd6de9
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diff --git a/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/index.d.ts b/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/index.d.ts
index 34c3ae5fb..59ee6fcc4 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/index.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { View } from '../../core/view';
 export class RootLayout extends GridLayout {
 	open(view: View, options?: RootLayoutOptions): Promise<void>;
 	close(view: View, exitTo?: TransitionAnimation): Promise<void>;
+	topmost(): View;
 	bringToFront(view: View, animated?: boolean): Promise<void>;
 	closeAll(): Promise<void>;
 	getShadeCover(): View;
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/root-layout-common.ts b/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/root-layout-common.ts
index 5049b7e4f..6f9e855aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/root-layout-common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/root-layout-common.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ export class RootLayoutBase extends GridLayout {
 		});
 	}
 
+	topmost(): View {
+		return this.popupViews.length ? this.popupViews[this.popupViews.length - 1].view : null;
+	}
+
 	// bring any view instance open on the rootlayout to front of all the children visually
 	bringToFront(view: View, animated: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
 		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {