diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaActivity.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaActivity.cs
index 7927a13c44..f5d620a97a 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaActivity.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaActivity.cs
@@ -31,20 +31,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android
             
             CustomizeAppBuilder(builder);
 
+            View = new AvaloniaView(this);
+            SetContentView(View);
+
             var lifetime = new SingleViewLifetime();
+            lifetime.View = View;
 
             builder.AfterSetup(x =>
             {
-                View = new AvaloniaView(this);
-                SetContentView(View);
-
                 _viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).Get(Java.Lang.Class.FromType(typeof(AvaloniaViewModel))) as AvaloniaViewModel;
-                lifetime.View = View;
 
                 if (_viewModel.Content != null)
                 {
                     View.Content = _viewModel.Content;
                 }
+
+                View.Prepare();
             });
 
             builder.SetupWithLifetime(lifetime);
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaView.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaView.cs
index 8de3657283..8177cf1f69 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaView.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/AvaloniaView.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android
 {
     public class AvaloniaView : FrameLayout
     {
-        private readonly EmbeddableControlRoot _root;
+        private EmbeddableControlRoot _root;
         private readonly ViewImpl _view;
 
         private IDisposable? _timerSubscription;
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android
         {
             _view = new ViewImpl(context);
             AddView(_view.View);
+            
+        }
+
+        internal void Prepare ()
+        {
             _root = new EmbeddableControlRoot(_view);
             _root.Prepare();
         }