diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaMainActivity.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaMainActivity.cs
index 54756a166f..5ecbee0414 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaMainActivity.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaMainActivity.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public class AvaloniaMainActivity : AvaloniaActivity
         // We need this AfterSetup callback to match iOS/Browser behavior and ensure that view/toplevel is available in custom AfterSetup calls.
         if (Lifetime is not null)
         {
+            initialContent ??= Lifetime.MainView; 
+
             Lifetime.Activity = this;
             _view = new AvaloniaView(this) { Content = initialContent };
         }