diff --git a/android/src/newarch/IntercomModule.java b/android/src/newarch/IntercomModule.java
index c892bd10..9d1d01f0 100644
--- a/android/src/newarch/IntercomModule.java
+++ b/android/src/newarch/IntercomModule.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.intercom.reactnative;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -90,10 +91,14 @@ public static void handleRemotePushWithCustomStack(@NonNull Application applicat
   public static void handleRemotePushMessage(@NonNull Application application, RemoteMessage remoteMessage) {
     try {
       TaskStackBuilder customStack = TaskStackBuilder.create(application);
-      Intent launchIntent = application.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(application.getPackageName());
-      if (launchIntent != null) {
-        customStack.addNextIntent(launchIntent);
+
+      if (!isAppInForeground(application)) {
+        Intent launchIntent = application.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(application.getPackageName());
+        if (launchIntent != null) {
+          customStack.addNextIntent(launchIntent);
+        }
       }
+
       handleRemotePushWithCustomStack(application, remoteMessage, customStack);
     } catch (Exception err) {
       Log.e(NAME, "handleRemotePushMessage error:");
@@ -101,6 +106,31 @@ public static void handleRemotePushMessage(@NonNull Application application, Rem
     }
   }
 
+  private static boolean isAppInForeground(@NonNull Application application) {
+    try {
+      ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) application.getSystemService(android.content.Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
+      if (activityManager == null) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      java.util.List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> appProcesses = activityManager.getRunningAppProcesses();
+      if (appProcesses == null) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      String packageName = application.getPackageName();
+      for (ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo appProcess : appProcesses) {
+        if (appProcess.importance == ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND
+            && appProcess.processName.equals(packageName)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    } catch (Exception err) {
+      Log.e(NAME, "isAppInForeground error:");
+      Log.e(NAME, err.toString());
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   public static void sendTokenToIntercom(Application application, @NonNull String token) {
     if (application == null || token == null || token.isEmpty()) {
       Log.w(NAME, "sendTokenToIntercom: application or token is null or empty");
diff --git a/android/src/oldarch/IntercomModule.java b/android/src/oldarch/IntercomModule.java
index 32afd733..3e19270a 100644
--- a/android/src/oldarch/IntercomModule.java
+++ b/android/src/oldarch/IntercomModule.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.intercom.reactnative;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -82,10 +83,14 @@ public static void handleRemotePushWithCustomStack(@NonNull Application applicat
   public static void handleRemotePushMessage(@NonNull Application application, RemoteMessage remoteMessage) {
     try {
       TaskStackBuilder customStack = TaskStackBuilder.create(application);
-      Intent launchIntent = application.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(application.getPackageName());
-      if (launchIntent != null) {
-        customStack.addNextIntent(launchIntent);
+
+      if (!isAppInForeground(application)) {
+        Intent launchIntent = application.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(application.getPackageName());
+        if (launchIntent != null) {
+          customStack.addNextIntent(launchIntent);
+        }
       }
+
       handleRemotePushWithCustomStack(application, remoteMessage, customStack);
     } catch (Exception err) {
       Log.e(NAME, "handleRemotePushMessage error:");
@@ -93,6 +98,31 @@ public static void handleRemotePushMessage(@NonNull Application application, Rem
     }
   }
 
+  private static boolean isAppInForeground(@NonNull Application application) {
+    try {
+      ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) application.getSystemService(android.content.Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
+      if (activityManager == null) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      java.util.List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> appProcesses = activityManager.getRunningAppProcesses();
+      if (appProcesses == null) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      String packageName = application.getPackageName();
+      for (ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo appProcess : appProcesses) {
+        if (appProcess.importance == ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND
+            && appProcess.processName.equals(packageName)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    } catch (Exception err) {
+      Log.e(NAME, "isAppInForeground error:");
+      Log.e(NAME, err.toString());
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   public static void sendTokenToIntercom(Application application, @NonNull String token) {
     intercomPushClient.sendTokenToIntercom(application, token);
     Log.d(NAME, "sendTokenToIntercom");