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..5072cd421f3601 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
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ import com.facebook.react.modules.network.NetworkingModule
 object ReactNativeFlipper {
   @JvmStatic
   fun initializeFlipper(context: Context, reactInstanceManager: ReactInstanceManager) {
+    initializeFlipper(context, reactInstanceManager, false)
+  }
+
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun initializeFlipper(
+      context: Context,
+      reactInstanceManager: ReactInstanceManager,
+      bridgelessEnabled: Boolean
+  ) {
+    if (bridgelessEnabled) {
+      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..d8a2981a644ed3 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 +5,16 @@ 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.bridgelessEnabled
 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 =
@@ -28,13 +33,26 @@ 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)
     if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
-      // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we load the native entry point for this app.
+      /**
+       * If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we load the native entry point for this app.
+       *
+       * To enable Bridgeless you need to override "bridgelessEnabled" to true.
+       */
       load()
     }
-    ReactNativeFlipper.initializeFlipper(this, reactNativeHost.reactInstanceManager)
+    ReactNativeFlipper.initializeFlipper(
+        this, reactNativeHost.reactInstanceManager, bridgelessEnabled)
   }
 }