diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index 98e0fc91d6e72e..094537dd7ff26e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class com/facebook/react/DebugCorePackage$$ReactModuleInfoProvider : com/
 public abstract class com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService : android/app/Service, com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskEventListener {
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public static fun acquireWakeLockNow (Landroid/content/Context;)V
+	protected fun getReactContext ()Lcom/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext;
+	protected fun getReactHost ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactHost;
 	protected fun getReactNativeHost ()Lcom/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost;
 	protected fun getTaskConfig (Landroid/content/Intent;)Lcom/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskConfig;
 	public fun onBind (Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/os/IBinder;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java
index 70a8f7c105d47d..c5dfeb33de14f9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil;
+import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags;
 import com.facebook.react.jstasks.HeadlessJsTaskConfig;
 import com.facebook.react.jstasks.HeadlessJsTaskContext;
 import com.facebook.react.jstasks.HeadlessJsTaskEventListener;
@@ -94,19 +96,11 @@ public static void acquireWakeLockNow(Context context) {
   protected void startTask(final HeadlessJsTaskConfig taskConfig) {
     UiThreadUtil.assertOnUiThread();
     acquireWakeLockNow(this);
-    final ReactInstanceManager reactInstanceManager =
-        getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager();
-    ReactContext reactContext = reactInstanceManager.getCurrentReactContext();
+
+    ReactContext reactContext = getReactContext();
+
     if (reactContext == null) {
-      reactInstanceManager.addReactInstanceEventListener(
-          new ReactInstanceEventListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onReactContextInitialized(ReactContext reactContext) {
-              invokeStartTask(reactContext, taskConfig);
-              reactInstanceManager.removeReactInstanceEventListener(this);
-            }
-          });
-      reactInstanceManager.createReactContextInBackground();
+      createReactContextAndScheduleTask(taskConfig);
     } else {
       invokeStartTask(reactContext, taskConfig);
     }
@@ -166,4 +160,54 @@ public void onHeadlessJsTaskFinish(int taskId) {
   protected ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
     return ((ReactApplication) getApplication()).getReactNativeHost();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the {@link ReactHost} used by this app. By default, assumes {@link #getApplication()} is an
+   * instance of {@link ReactApplication} and calls {@link ReactApplication#getReactHost()}. This
+   * method assumes it is called in new architecture and returns null if not.
+   */
+  protected @Nullable ReactHost getReactHost() {
+    return ((ReactApplication) getApplication()).getReactHost();
+  }
+
+  protected ReactContext getReactContext() {
+    if (ReactFeatureFlags.enableBridgelessArchitecture) {
+      ReactHost reactHost = getReactHost();
+      Assertions.assertNotNull(reactHost, "getReactHost() is null in New Architecture");
+      return reactHost.getCurrentReactContext();
+    } else {
+      final ReactInstanceManager reactInstanceManager =
+          getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager();
+      return reactInstanceManager.getCurrentReactContext();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void createReactContextAndScheduleTask(final HeadlessJsTaskConfig taskConfig) {
+    final ReactHost reactHost = getReactHost();
+
+    if (reactHost == null) { // old arch
+      final ReactInstanceManager reactInstanceManager =
+          getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager();
+
+      reactInstanceManager.addReactInstanceEventListener(
+          new ReactInstanceEventListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onReactContextInitialized(@NonNull ReactContext reactContext) {
+              invokeStartTask(reactContext, taskConfig);
+              reactInstanceManager.removeReactInstanceEventListener(this);
+            }
+          });
+      reactInstanceManager.createReactContextInBackground();
+    } else { // new arch
+      reactHost.addReactInstanceEventListener(
+          new ReactInstanceEventListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onReactContextInitialized(@NonNull ReactContext reactContext) {
+              invokeStartTask(reactContext, taskConfig);
+              reactHost.removeReactInstanceEventListener(this);
+            }
+          });
+      reactHost.start();
+    }
+  }
 }