diff --git a/android/src/main/cpp/sonar.cpp b/android/src/main/cpp/sonar.cpp
index 760048cbe..aba01c0e8 100644
--- a/android/src/main/cpp/sonar.cpp
+++ b/android/src/main/cpp/sonar.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ class JFlipperPlugin : public jni::JavaClass<JFlipperPlugin> {
     static const auto method = javaClassStatic()->getMethod<void()>("onDisconnect");
     method(self());
   }
+
+    bool runInBackground() {
+        static const auto method = javaClassStatic()->getMethod<jboolean()>("runInBackground");
+        return method(self()) == JNI_TRUE;
+    }
 };
 
 class JFlipperStateUpdateListener : public jni::JavaClass<JFlipperStateUpdateListener> {
@@ -247,6 +252,10 @@ class JFlipperPluginWrapper : public FlipperPlugin {
     jplugin->didDisconnect();
   }
 
+    virtual bool runInBackground() override {
+        return jplugin->runInBackground();
+    }
+
   JFlipperPluginWrapper(jni::global_ref<JFlipperPlugin> plugin): jplugin(plugin) {}
 };
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/core/FlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/core/FlipperPlugin.java
index 4e513c299..07392af27 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/core/FlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/core/FlipperPlugin.java
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ public interface FlipperPlugin {
    * longer valid. Do not try to use the connection in or after this method has been called.
    */
   void onDisconnect() throws Exception;
+
+  /**
+   Returns true if the plugin is meant to be run in background too, otherwise it returns false.
+   */
+  boolean runInBackground();
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/common/BufferingFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/common/BufferingFlipperPlugin.java
index d4248832f..b2e0ee0aa 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/common/BufferingFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/common/BufferingFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public abstract class BufferingFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
     mConnection = null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean runInBackground() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public synchronized FlipperConnection getConnection() {
     return mConnection;
   }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/console/ConsoleFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/console/ConsoleFlipperPlugin.java
index 4ca39a7fd..3175f150c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/console/ConsoleFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/console/ConsoleFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@ public class ConsoleFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
   }
 
   public void onDisconnect() throws Exception {}
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean runInBackground() {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java
index 7f885a4cc..d30e9d7ba 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/inspector/InspectorFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ public class InspectorFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
     mConnection = null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean runInBackground() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   final FlipperReceiver mShouldShowLithoAccessibilitySettings =
       new MainThreadFlipperReceiver(mConnection) {
         @Override
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/leakcanary/LeakCanaryFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/leakcanary/LeakCanaryFlipperPlugin.java
index ad77e412c..1c83b651a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/leakcanary/LeakCanaryFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/leakcanary/LeakCanaryFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ public class LeakCanaryFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
     mConnection = null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean runInBackground() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   private void sendLeakList() {
     if (mConnection != null) {
       JSONObject obj = new JSONObject();
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sandbox/SandboxFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sandbox/SandboxFlipperPlugin.java
index f95a988d2..ce34a5202 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sandbox/SandboxFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sandbox/SandboxFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -68,4 +68,9 @@ public class SandboxFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
 
   @Override
   public void onDisconnect() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean runInBackground() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java
index 8a6d453a5..10ad81ac6 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ public class SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
     mConnection = null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean runInBackground() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public static class SharedPreferencesDescriptor {
     public final String name;
     public final int mode;