diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm
index 5158741724194b..0b3630741c807b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTTiming.mm
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ - (void)setup
   _timers = [NSMutableDictionary new];
   _inBackground = NO;
   RCTExecuteOnMainQueue(^{
-    if (!self->_inBackground && [RCTSharedApplication() applicationState] == UIApplicationStateBackground) {
+    if (!self->_inBackground &&
+        ([RCTSharedApplication() applicationState] == UIApplicationStateBackground ||
+         [UIDevice currentDevice].proximityState)) {
       [self appDidMoveToBackground];
     }
   });
@@ -151,6 +153,11 @@ - (void)setup
                                                  name:name
                                                object:nil];
   }
+
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                           selector:@selector(proximityChanged)
+                                               name:UIDeviceProximityStateDidChangeNotification
+                                             object:nil];
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc
@@ -187,6 +194,16 @@ - (void)appDidMoveToForeground
   [self startTimers];
 }
 
+- (void)proximityChanged
+{
+  BOOL isClose = [UIDevice currentDevice].proximityState;
+  if (isClose) {
+    [self appDidMoveToBackground];
+  } else {
+    [self appDidMoveToForeground];
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)stopTimers
 {
   if (_inBackground) {