diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
index dc80689f633..93d7baabdbb 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@ public class QtActivityDelegate
             while (itr.hasNext())
                 m_activity.runOnUiThread(itr.next());
 
+            QtNative.updateApplicationState(ApplicationActive);
             if (m_started) {
-                QtNative.updateApplicationState(ApplicationActive);
                 QtNative.clearLostActions();
                 QtNative.updateWindow();
                 updateFullScreen(); // Suspending the app clears the immersive mode, so we need to set it again.
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
index f711450fabd..a18e9dac5f1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
@@ -589,8 +589,10 @@ static void updateApplicationState(JNIEnv */*env*/, jobject /*thiz*/, jint state
 {
     m_activityActive = (state == Qt::ApplicationActive);
 
-    if (!m_main || !m_androidPlatformIntegration || !QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration())
+    if (!m_main || !m_androidPlatformIntegration || !QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration()) {
+        QAndroidPlatformIntegration::setDefaultApplicationState(Qt::ApplicationState(state));
         return;
+    }
 
     if (state <= Qt::ApplicationInactive) {
         // Don't send timers and sockets events anymore if we are going to hide all windows
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
index 93532a62e9b..5384b6faca4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "qandroidplatformintegration.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/private/qjni_p.h>
+#include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QOpenGLContext>
 #include <QThread>
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ int QAndroidPlatformIntegration::m_defaultPhysicalSizeHeight = 71;
 Qt::ScreenOrientation QAndroidPlatformIntegration::m_orientation = Qt::PrimaryOrientation;
 Qt::ScreenOrientation QAndroidPlatformIntegration::m_nativeOrientation = Qt::PrimaryOrientation;
 
+Qt::ApplicationState QAndroidPlatformIntegration::m_defaultApplicationState = Qt::ApplicationActive;
+
 void *QAndroidPlatformNativeInterface::nativeResourceForIntegration(const QByteArray &resource)
 {
     if (resource=="JavaVM")
@@ -176,6 +179,8 @@ QAndroidPlatformIntegration::QAndroidPlatformIntegration(const QStringList &para
             QWindowSystemInterface::registerTouchDevice(m_touchDevice);
         }
     }
+
+    QGuiApplicationPrivate::instance()->setApplicationState(m_defaultApplicationState);
 }
 
 bool QAndroidPlatformIntegration::needsBasicRenderloopWorkaround()
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h
index b08d3d872c9..c0a92290564 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public:
 
     QTouchDevice *touchDevice() const { return m_touchDevice; }
     void setTouchDevice(QTouchDevice *touchDevice) { m_touchDevice = touchDevice; }
+    static void setDefaultApplicationState(Qt::ApplicationState applicationState) { m_defaultApplicationState = applicationState; }
 
     EGLDisplay m_eglDisplay;
 private:
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ private:
     static Qt::ScreenOrientation m_orientation;
     static Qt::ScreenOrientation m_nativeOrientation;
 
+    static Qt::ApplicationState m_defaultApplicationState;
+
     QPlatformFontDatabase *m_androidFDB;
     QImage *m_FbScreenImage;
     QPainter *m_compositePainter;