diff --git a/android/README.md b/android/README.md
index fe2a30049..27eec01fd 100644
--- a/android/README.md
+++ b/android/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     protected void onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy();
 
+        view.dispose();
+        view = null;
+
         JitsiMeetView.onHostDestroy(this);
     }
 
@@ -102,6 +105,12 @@ See JitsiMeetView.setWelcomePageEnabled.
 The `JitsiMeetView` class is the core of Jitsi Meet SDK. It's designed to
 display a Jitsi Meet conference (or a welcome page).
 
+#### dispose()
+
+Releases all resources associated with this view. This method MUST be called
+when the Activity holding this view is going to be destroyed, usually in the
+`onDestroy()` method.
+
 #### getListener()
 
 Returns the `JitsiMeetViewListener` instance attached to the view.
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java
index d24f796a2..87cf26a84 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ public class JitsiMeetActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     protected void onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy();
 
+        if (view != null) {
+            view.dispose();
+            view = null;
+        }
+
         JitsiMeetView.onHostDestroy(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetView.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetView.java
index b1a906d9e..35e262ffb 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetView.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetView.java
@@ -199,6 +199,21 @@ public class JitsiMeetView extends FrameLayout {
         views.add(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Releases the React resources (specifically the {@link ReactRootView})
+     * associated with this view.
+     *
+     * This method MUST be called when the Activity holding this view is destroyed, typically in the
+     * {@code onDestroy} method.
+     */
+    public void dispose() {
+        if (reactRootView != null) {
+            removeView(reactRootView);
+            reactRootView.unmountReactApplication();
+            reactRootView = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the {@link JitsiMeetViewListener} set on this {@code JitsiMeetView}.
      *
@@ -257,10 +272,7 @@ public class JitsiMeetView extends FrameLayout {
 
         // TODO: ReactRootView#setAppProperties is only available on React
         // Native 0.45, so destroy the current root view and create a new one.
-        if (reactRootView != null) {
-            removeView(reactRootView);
-            reactRootView = null;
-        }
+        dispose();
 
         reactRootView = new ReactRootView(getContext());
         reactRootView.startReactApplication(reactInstanceManager, "App", props);