diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 8a0f4f54..d0023760 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
         { "android": { "parentTheme": "Material3" } }
       ],
       ["react-native-bottom-tabs"],
-      ["./plugins/withChangeNativeAndroidTextToWhite.js"]
+      ["./plugins/withChangeNativeAndroidTextToWhite.js"],
+      ["./plugins/withGoogleCastActivity.js"]
     ],
     "experiments": {
       "typedRoutes": true
diff --git a/plugins/withGoogleCastActivity.js b/plugins/withGoogleCastActivity.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a8c0a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/withGoogleCastActivity.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const { withAndroidManifest } = require("@expo/config-plugins");
+
+const withGoogleCastActivity = (config) =>
+  withAndroidManifest(config, async (config) => {
+    const mainApplication = config.modResults.manifest.application[0];
+
+    // Initialize activity array if it doesn't exist
+    if (!mainApplication.activity) {
+      mainApplication.activity = [];
+    }
+
+    // Check if the activity already exists
+    const activityExists = mainApplication.activity.some(
+      (activity) =>
+        activity.$?.["android:name"] ===
+        "com.reactnative.googlecast.RNGCExpandedControllerActivity"
+    );
+
+    // Only add the activity if it doesn't already exist
+    if (!activityExists) {
+      mainApplication.activity.push({
+        $: {
+          "android:name":
+            "com.reactnative.googlecast.RNGCExpandedControllerActivity",
+          "android:theme": "@style/Theme.MaterialComponents.NoActionBar",
+          "android:launchMode": "singleTask",
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    return config;
+  });
+
+module.exports = withGoogleCastActivity;