diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/camera/RNMBXCamera.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/camera/RNMBXCamera.kt
index 2ecc171cd..30658b05c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/camera/RNMBXCamera.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/camera/RNMBXCamera.kt
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ class RNMBXCamera(private val mContext: Context, private val mManager: RNMBXCame
 
     override fun addToMap(mapView: RNMBXMapView) {
         super.addToMap(mapView)
-        setInitialCamera()
-        updateMaxBounds()
-        mCameraStop?.let { updateCamera(it) }
+        mapView.callIfAttachedToWindow {
+            setInitialCamera()
+            updateMaxBounds()
+            mCameraStop?.let { updateCamera(it) }
+        }
         _observeViewportState(mapView.mapView)
         _updateViewportState()
     }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt
index e42403634..049eda350 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.graphics.PointF
 import android.graphics.RectF
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
 import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.View
@@ -102,6 +104,10 @@ interface RNMBXLifeCycleOwner : LifecycleOwner {
     fun handleLifecycleEvent(event: Lifecycle.Event)
 }
 
+fun interface Cancelable {
+    fun cancel()
+}
+
 class RNMBXLifeCycle {
     private var lifecycleOwner : RNMBXLifeCycleOwner? = null
 
@@ -150,6 +156,25 @@ class RNMBXLifeCycle {
     fun getState() : Lifecycle.State {
         return lifecycleOwner?.lifecycle?.currentState ?: Lifecycle.State.INITIALIZED;
     }
+
+    var attachedToWindowWaiters : MutableList<()-> Unit> = mutableListOf()
+
+    fun callIfAttachedToWindow(callback: () -> Unit) : com.rnmapbox.rnmbx.components.mapview.Cancelable {
+        if (getState() == Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
+            callback()
+            return com.rnmapbox.rnmbx.components.mapview.Cancelable {}
+        } else {
+            attachedToWindowWaiters.add(callback)
+            return com.rnmapbox.rnmbx.components.mapview.Cancelable {
+                attachedToWindowWaiters.removeIf { it === callback }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun afterAttachFromLooper() {
+        attachedToWindowWaiters.forEach { it() }
+        attachedToWindowWaiters.clear()
+    }
 }
 
 data class FeatureEntry(val feature: AbstractMapFeature?, val view: View?, var addedToMap: Boolean = false) {
@@ -1418,6 +1443,13 @@ open class RNMBXMapView(private val mContext: Context, var mManager: RNMBXMapVie
     override fun onAttachedToWindow() {
         lifecycle.onAttachedToWindow(this)
         super.onAttachedToWindow()
+        Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
+            lifecycle.afterAttachFromLooper()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun callIfAttachedToWindow(callback: () -> Unit) {
+       lifecycle.callIfAttachedToWindow(callback)
     }
 
     override fun onLayoutChange(