diff --git a/packages/core/application/application-common.ts b/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
index 25284557c..a9bdbfd92 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ export function systemAppearanceChanged(rootView: View, newSystemAppearance: 'da
 	});
 }
 
+export let inBackground = false;
+export let suspended = false;
+
+export function setInBackground(value: boolean): void {
+	inBackground = value;
+}
+export function setSuspended(value: boolean): void {
+	suspended = value;
+}
+
 global.__onUncaughtError = function (error: NativeScriptError) {
 	global.NativeScriptGlobals.events.notify(<UnhandledErrorEventData>{
 		eventName: uncaughtErrorEvent,
diff --git a/packages/core/application/index.android.ts b/packages/core/application/index.android.ts
index 514fe3713..19f671b8b 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/index.android.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { Observable } from '../data/observable';
 import { profile } from '../profiling';
 import { initAccessibilityCssHelper } from '../accessibility/accessibility-css-helper';
 import { initAccessibilityFontScale } from '../accessibility/font-scale';
+import { inBackground, setInBackground, setSuspended, suspended } from './application-common';
 
 const ActivityCreated = 'activityCreated';
 const ActivityDestroyed = 'activityDestroyed';
@@ -48,8 +49,14 @@ export class AndroidApplication extends Observable implements AndroidApplication
 
 	private _orientation: 'portrait' | 'landscape' | 'unknown';
 	private _systemAppearance: 'light' | 'dark';
-	public paused: boolean;
-	public backgrounded: boolean;
+
+	get paused() {
+		return suspended;
+	}
+	get backgrounded() {
+		return inBackground;
+	}
+
 	public nativeApp: android.app.Application;
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated Use Utils.android.getApplicationContext() instead.
@@ -402,7 +409,7 @@ function initLifecycleCallbacks() {
 
 		onActivityPaused: <any>profile('onActivityPaused', function (activity: androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity) {
 			if ((<any>activity).isNativeScriptActivity) {
-				androidApp.paused = true;
+				setSuspended(true);
 				appCommon.notify(<ApplicationEventData>{
 					eventName: appCommon.suspendEvent,
 					object: androidApp,
@@ -439,7 +446,7 @@ function initLifecycleCallbacks() {
 		onActivityStarted: <any>profile('onActivityStarted', function (activity: androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity) {
 			activitiesStarted++;
 			if (activitiesStarted === 1) {
-				androidApp.backgrounded = true;
+				setInBackground(false);
 				appCommon.notify(<ApplicationEventData>{
 					eventName: appCommon.foregroundEvent,
 					object: androidApp,
@@ -456,7 +463,7 @@ function initLifecycleCallbacks() {
 		onActivityStopped: <any>profile('onActivityStopped', function (activity: androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity) {
 			activitiesStarted--;
 			if (activitiesStarted === 0) {
-				androidApp.backgrounded = true;
+				setInBackground(true);
 				appCommon.notify(<ApplicationEventData>{
 					eventName: appCommon.backgroundEvent,
 					object: androidApp,
diff --git a/packages/core/application/index.ios.ts b/packages/core/application/index.ios.ts
index b9ed79706..7f928e505 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/index.ios.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { profile } from '../profiling';
 import { iOSNativeHelper } from '../utils';
 import { initAccessibilityCssHelper } from '../accessibility/accessibility-css-helper';
 import { initAccessibilityFontScale } from '../accessibility/font-scale';
+import { setInBackground, setSuspended } from './application-common';
 
 const IOS_PLATFORM = 'ios';
 
@@ -254,6 +255,8 @@ export class iOSApplication implements iOSApplicationDefinition {
 	private didBecomeActive(notification: NSNotification) {
 		const ios = UIApplication.sharedApplication;
 		const object = this;
+		setInBackground(false);
+		setSuspended(false);
 		notify(<ApplicationEventData>{ eventName: resumeEvent, object, ios });
 		notify(<ApplicationEventData>{ eventName: foregroundEvent, object, ios });
 		const rootView = this._rootView;
@@ -265,6 +268,8 @@ export class iOSApplication implements iOSApplicationDefinition {
 	private didEnterBackground(notification: NSNotification) {
 		const ios = UIApplication.sharedApplication;
 		const object = this;
+		setInBackground(true);
+		setSuspended(true);
 		notify(<ApplicationEventData>{ eventName: suspendEvent, object, ios });
 		notify(<ApplicationEventData>{ eventName: backgroundEvent, object, ios });
 		const rootView = this._rootView;
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/frame/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/frame/index.android.ts
index 2e5097c79..056fa2fae 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/frame/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/frame/index.android.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { CSSUtils } from '../../css/system-classes';
 import { Device } from '../../platform';
 import { profile } from '../../profiling';
 import { android as androidApplication } from '../../application';
+import { setSuspended } from '../../application/application-common';
 
 export * from './frame-common';
 
@@ -1196,13 +1197,13 @@ class ActivityCallbacksImplementation implements AndroidActivityCallbacks {
 		// and raising the application resume event there causes issues like
 		// https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/6708
 		if ((<any>activity).isNativeScriptActivity) {
+			setSuspended(false);
 			const args = <application.ApplicationEventData>{
 				eventName: application.resumeEvent,
 				object: application.android,
 				android: activity,
 			};
 			application.notify(args);
-			application.android.paused = false;
 		}
 	}