diff --git a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
index 3a5fd52343000b..a78d93fb37239b 100644
--- a/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
+++ b/Libraries/JavaScriptAppEngine/Initialization/InitializeJavaScriptAppEngine.js
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ if (__DEV__) {
   require('RCTDebugComponentOwnership');
 }
 require('RCTDeviceEventEmitter');
+require('RCTNativeAppEventEmitter');
 require('PerformanceLogger');
 
 if (__DEV__) {