diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__fixtures__/files/build.gradle b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__fixtures__/files/build.gradle
index 42e8b0483..577429333 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__fixtures__/files/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__fixtures__/files/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 apply package: "com.android.application"
 apply package: "com.facebook.react"
 
+android {
+    namespace 'com.some.example'
+}
+
 react {
     libraryName = "justalibrary"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__tests__/getProjectConfig.test.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__tests__/getProjectConfig.test.ts
index 20037a6b5..108ed0865 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__tests__/getProjectConfig.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/__tests__/getProjectConfig.test.ts
@@ -30,22 +30,22 @@ describe('android::getProjectConfig', () => {
       multiple: {
         android: mocks.userConfigManifest,
       },
-      noManifest: {
+      noManifestNoGradle: {
         android: {},
       },
     });
   });
 
-  it("returns `null` if manifest file hasn't been found and userConfig is not defined", () => {
+  it("returns `null` if neither manifest nor gradle file hasn't been found and userConfig is not defined", () => {
     const userConfig = undefined;
-    const folder = '/noManifest';
+    const folder = '/noManifestNoGradle';
 
     expect(getProjectConfig(folder, userConfig)).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("returns `null` if manifest file hasn't been found", () => {
+  it("returns `null` if neither manifest nor gradle file hasn't been found", () => {
     const userConfig = {};
-    const folder = '/noManifest';
+    const folder = '/noManifestNoGradle';
 
     expect(getProjectConfig(folder, userConfig)).toBeNull();
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/getAndroidProject.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/getAndroidProject.ts
index f30596c1b..a920989c8 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/getAndroidProject.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/getAndroidProject.ts
@@ -17,59 +17,63 @@ export function getAndroidProject(config: Config) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get the package name/namespace of the running React Native app
+ * Util function to discover the package name from either the Manifest file or the build.gradle file.
  * @param manifestPath The path to the AndroidManifest.xml
  * @param buildGradlePath The path to the build.gradle[.kts] file.
  */
-export function getPackageName(
-  manifestPath: string,
+function discoverPackageName(
+  manifestPath: string | null,
   buildGradlePath: string | null,
 ) {
-  const androidManifest = fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf8');
-
-  const packageNameFromManifest = parsePackageNameFromAndroidManifestFile(
-    androidManifest,
-  );
-  let packageName;
-  if (packageNameFromManifest) {
+  if (manifestPath) {
+    const androidManifest = fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf8');
+    const packageNameFromManifest = parsePackageNameFromAndroidManifestFile(
+      androidManifest,
+    );
     // We got the package from the AndroidManifest.xml
-    packageName = packageNameFromManifest;
-  } else if (buildGradlePath) {
+    if (packageNameFromManifest) {
+      return packageNameFromManifest;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (buildGradlePath) {
     // We didn't get the package from the AndroidManifest.xml,
     // so we'll try to get it from the build.gradle[.kts] file
     // via the namespace field.
     const buildGradle = fs.readFileSync(buildGradlePath, 'utf8');
     const namespace = parseNamespaceFromBuildGradleFile(buildGradle);
     if (namespace) {
-      packageName = namespace;
-    } else {
-      throw new CLIError(
-        `Failed to build the app: No package name found. 
-        We couldn't parse the namespace from your build.gradle[.kts] file at ${chalk.underline.dim(
-          `${buildGradlePath}`,
-        )} 
-        and nor your package in the AndroidManifest at ${chalk.underline.dim(
-          `${manifestPath}`,
-        )}
-        `,
-      );
+      return namespace;
     }
-  } else {
-    throw new CLIError(
-      `Failed to build the app: No package name found. 
-      We failed to parse your AndroidManifest at ${chalk.underline.dim(
-        `${manifestPath}`,
-      )}
-      and we couldn't find your build.gradle[.kts] file.
-      `,
-    );
   }
 
+  throw new CLIError(
+    `Failed to build the app: No package name found. 
+    We couldn't parse the namespace from neither your build.gradle[.kts] file at ${chalk.underline.dim(
+      `${buildGradlePath}`,
+    )} 
+    nor your package in the AndroidManifest at ${chalk.underline.dim(
+      `${manifestPath}`,
+    )}
+    `,
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the package name/namespace of the running React Native app
+ * @param manifestPath The path to the AndroidManifest.xml
+ * @param buildGradlePath The path to the build.gradle[.kts] file.
+ */
+export function getPackageName(
+  manifestPath: string | null,
+  buildGradlePath: string | null,
+) {
+  let packageName = discoverPackageName(manifestPath, buildGradlePath);
   if (!validatePackageName(packageName)) {
     logger.warn(
       `Invalid application's package name "${chalk.bgRed(
         packageName,
-      )}" in 'AndroidManifest.xml'. Read guidelines for setting the package name here: ${chalk.underline.dim(
+      )}" in either 'AndroidManifest.xml' or 'build.gradle'. Read guidelines for setting the package name here: ${chalk.underline.dim(
         'https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id',
       )}`,
     );
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/index.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/index.ts
index 3ee3aac9f..10d09074e 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function projectConfig(
     : findManifest(path.join(sourceDir, appName));
   const buildGradlePath = findBuildGradle(sourceDir, false);
 
-  if (!manifestPath) {
+  if (!manifestPath && !buildGradlePath) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ export function projectConfig(
     userConfig.packageName || getPackageName(manifestPath, buildGradlePath);
 
   if (!packageName) {
-    throw new Error(`Package name not found in ${manifestPath}`);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Package name not found in neither ${manifestPath} nor ${buildGradlePath}`,
+    );
   }
 
   return {
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ export function dependencyConfig(
     : findManifest(sourceDir);
   const buildGradlePath = findBuildGradle(sourceDir, true);
 
-  if (!manifestPath) {
+  if (!manifestPath && !buildGradlePath) {
     return null;
   }