diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/simplebiometrics/SimpleBiometricsModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/simplebiometrics/SimpleBiometricsModule.kt
index afdfca4..79e3a19 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/simplebiometrics/SimpleBiometricsModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/simplebiometrics/SimpleBiometricsModule.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package com.simplebiometrics
 
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.biometric.BiometricManager
 import androidx.biometric.BiometricPrompt
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.LifecycleEventListener
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread
@@ -12,7 +15,23 @@ import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModule
 
 @ReactModule(name = SimpleBiometricsModule.NAME)
 class SimpleBiometricsModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
-  NativeSimpleBiometricsSpec(reactContext) {
+  NativeSimpleBiometricsSpec(reactContext), LifecycleEventListener {
+
+  data class PendingAuthRequest(
+    val promptTitle: String?,
+    val promptMessage: String?,
+    val allowDeviceCredentials: Boolean,
+    val promise: Promise
+  )
+
+  private var pendingAuthRequest: PendingAuthRequest? = null
+  private var isAuthenticationActive = false
+  private var isHostResumed = false
+  private var launchAttemptScheduled = false
+
+  init {
+    reactContext.addLifecycleEventListener(this)
+  }
 
   override fun getName(): String {
     return NAME
@@ -20,6 +39,34 @@ class SimpleBiometricsModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
 
   companion object {
     const val NAME = "SimpleBiometrics"
+    private const val LOG_TAG = "SimpleBiometrics"
+  }
+
+  override fun onHostResume() {
+    isHostResumed = true
+    Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onHostResume pending=${pendingAuthRequest != null} active=$isAuthenticationActive scheduled=$launchAttemptScheduled")
+    launchPendingAuthentication()
+  }
+
+  override fun onHostPause() {
+    Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onHostPause pending=${pendingAuthRequest != null} active=$isAuthenticationActive")
+    isHostResumed = false
+    launchAttemptScheduled = false
+  }
+
+  override fun onHostDestroy() {
+    Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onHostDestroy pending=${pendingAuthRequest != null} active=$isAuthenticationActive")
+    isHostResumed = false
+    isAuthenticationActive = false
+  }
+
+  override fun invalidate() {
+    reactApplicationContext.removeLifecycleEventListener(this)
+    pendingAuthRequest = null
+    isAuthenticationActive = false
+    isHostResumed = false
+    launchAttemptScheduled = false
+    super.invalidate()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -61,44 +108,131 @@ class SimpleBiometricsModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
     promise: Promise?
   ) {
     runOnUiThread {
+      if (promise == null) {
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "requestBioAuth ignored because promise was null")
+        return@runOnUiThread
+      }
+
+      if (pendingAuthRequest != null) {
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "requestBioAuth rejected because another request is already pending")
+        promise.reject("BIOMETRIC_IN_PROGRESS", "Another biometric authentication request is already in progress")
+        return@runOnUiThread
+      }
+
+      pendingAuthRequest = PendingAuthRequest(
+        promptTitle = promptTitle,
+        promptMessage = promptMessage,
+        allowDeviceCredentials = allowDeviceCredentials,
+        promise = promise
+      )
+
+      Log.d(
+        LOG_TAG,
+        "requestBioAuth queued hostResumed=$isHostResumed active=$isAuthenticationActive title=${promptTitle ?: ""}"
+      )
+
+      launchPendingAuthentication()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun launchPendingAuthentication() {
+    runOnUiThread {
+      val request = pendingAuthRequest ?: return@runOnUiThread
+      if (isAuthenticationActive) {
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication skipped because authentication is already active")
+        return@runOnUiThread
+      }
+
+      if (!isHostResumed) {
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication skipped because host is not resumed")
+        return@runOnUiThread
+      }
+
+      val activity = reactApplicationContext.currentActivity as? FragmentActivity ?: return@runOnUiThread
+
+      Log.d(
+        LOG_TAG,
+        "launchPendingAuthentication activity=${activity::class.java.simpleName} lifecycle=${activity.lifecycle.currentState} finishing=${activity.isFinishing} destroyed=${activity.isDestroyed}"
+      )
+
+      if (activity.isFinishing || activity.isDestroyed) {
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication aborted because activity is finishing or destroyed")
+        return@runOnUiThread
+      }
+
+      if (!activity.lifecycle.currentState.isAtLeast(Lifecycle.State.RESUMED)) {
+        if (!launchAttemptScheduled) {
+          Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication deferring until decorView post because lifecycle is ${activity.lifecycle.currentState}")
+          launchAttemptScheduled = true
+          activity.window?.decorView?.post {
+            launchAttemptScheduled = false
+            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication retrying after decorView post")
+            launchPendingAuthentication()
+          } ?: run {
+            launchAttemptScheduled = false
+            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication could not schedule decorView post")
+          }
+        }
+        return@runOnUiThread
+      }
+
       try {
+        isAuthenticationActive = true
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication showing BiometricPrompt allowDeviceCredentials=${request.allowDeviceCredentials}")
         val context = reactApplicationContext
-        val activity = this.reactApplicationContext.currentActivity
         val mainExecutor = ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(context)
         val authenticationCallback: BiometricPrompt.AuthenticationCallback =
           object : BiometricPrompt.AuthenticationCallback() {
             override fun onAuthenticationError(errorCode: Int, errString: CharSequence) {
               super.onAuthenticationError(errorCode, errString)
-              promise!!.reject(java.lang.Exception(errString.toString()))
+              isAuthenticationActive = false
+              Log.d(
+                LOG_TAG,
+                "onAuthenticationError code=$errorCode message=$errString hostResumed=$isHostResumed pending=${pendingAuthRequest != null}"
+              )
+              if (errorCode == BiometricPrompt.ERROR_CANCELED && !isHostResumed) {
+                Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onAuthenticationError preserving pending request for next resume")
+                return
+              }
+
+              pendingAuthRequest = null
+              if (errorCode == BiometricPrompt.ERROR_CANCELED) {
+                request.promise.reject("BIOMETRIC_SYSTEM_CANCELED", errString.toString())
+              } else {
+                request.promise.reject(java.lang.Exception(errString.toString()))
+              }
             }
 
             override fun onAuthenticationSucceeded(
               result: BiometricPrompt.AuthenticationResult
             ) {
               super.onAuthenticationSucceeded(result)
-              promise!!.resolve(true)
+              isAuthenticationActive = false
+              pendingAuthRequest = null
+              Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onAuthenticationSucceeded")
+              request.promise.resolve(true)
             }
           }
 
-        if (activity != null) {
-          val prompt = BiometricPrompt(
-            activity as FragmentActivity, mainExecutor,
-            authenticationCallback
-          )
-
-          val authenticators = getAllowedAuthenticators(allowDeviceCredentials)
-          val promptInfo: BiometricPrompt.PromptInfo = BiometricPrompt.PromptInfo.Builder()
-            .setAllowedAuthenticators(authenticators)
-            .setTitle(promptTitle ?: "")
-            .setSubtitle(promptMessage)
-            .build()
-
-          prompt.authenticate(promptInfo)
-        } else {
-          throw java.lang.Exception("null activity")
-        }
+        val prompt = BiometricPrompt(
+          activity,
+          mainExecutor,
+          authenticationCallback
+        )
+
+        val authenticators = getAllowedAuthenticators(request.allowDeviceCredentials)
+        val promptInfo: BiometricPrompt.PromptInfo = BiometricPrompt.PromptInfo.Builder()
+          .setAllowedAuthenticators(authenticators)
+          .setTitle(request.promptTitle ?: "")
+          .setSubtitle(request.promptMessage)
+          .build()
+
+        prompt.authenticate(promptInfo)
       } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
-        promise!!.reject(e)
+        isAuthenticationActive = false
+        pendingAuthRequest = null
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "launchPendingAuthentication failed: ${e.message}", e)
+        request.promise.reject(e)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17af07a..342a38f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-simple-biometrics",
-  "version": "3.0.2",
+  "version": "3.0.6",
   "description": "simple interface to verify user authenticity using on-device biometrics",
   "main": "./lib/module/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/typescript/src/index.d.ts",