diff --git a/packages/core/ios/Sources/JSRefreshRateListener.swift b/packages/core/ios/Sources/JSRefreshRateListener.swift
index cc084298f..708ecc034 100644
--- a/packages/core/ios/Sources/JSRefreshRateListener.swift
+++ b/packages/core/ios/Sources/JSRefreshRateListener.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import Foundation
+import UIKit
 
 typealias frame_time_callback = (_ frameTime: Double, _ displayFps: Double) -> Void
 
@@ -17,25 +18,59 @@ internal protocol RefreshRateMonitor {
     func startMonitoring(jsQueue: DispatchQueueType, frameTimeCallback: @escaping frame_time_callback)
 }
 
+typealias refresh_rate_listener_factory = (
+    _ jsQueue: DispatchQueueType, _ frameTimeCallback: @escaping frame_time_callback
+) -> RefreshRateListener
+
 internal final class JSRefreshRateMonitor: RefreshRateMonitor {
     private var refreshRateListener: RefreshRateListener
-    
-    init() {
+    private let notificationCenter: NotificationCenter
+    private let queue: DispatchQueueType
+    private let listenerFactory: refresh_rate_listener_factory
+
+    init(
+        notificationCenter: NotificationCenter = .default,
+        queue: DispatchQueueType = sharedQueue,
+        listenerFactory: @escaping refresh_rate_listener_factory = {
+            JSRefreshRateListener(jsQueue: $0, frameTimeCallback: $1)
+        }
+    ) {
         self.refreshRateListener = NoOpRefreshRateListener()
+        self.notificationCenter = notificationCenter
+        self.queue = queue
+        self.listenerFactory = listenerFactory
+
+        // CADisplayLink does not tick while the app is in the background, so the listener must be
+        // paused, otherwise the whole background duration is reported as a single JS frame.
+        notificationCenter.addObserver(
+            self, selector: #selector(appWillResignActive),
+            name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, object: nil)
+        notificationCenter.addObserver(
+            self, selector: #selector(appDidBecomeActive),
+            name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
     }
-    
+
+    deinit {
+        notificationCenter.removeObserver(self)
+    }
+
     public func startMonitoring(jsQueue: DispatchQueueType, frameTimeCallback: @escaping frame_time_callback) {
         self.refreshRateListener.stop()
-        self.refreshRateListener = JSRefreshRateListener(jsQueue: jsQueue, frameTimeCallback: frameTimeCallback)
+        self.refreshRateListener = listenerFactory(jsQueue, frameTimeCallback)
         self.refreshRateListener.start()
     }
-    
-    func appWillResignActive() {
-        self.refreshRateListener.stop()
+
+    // Notifications are posted on the main thread, while `startMonitoring` runs on the shared queue.
+    @objc func appWillResignActive() {
+        queue.async {
+            self.refreshRateListener.stop()
+        }
     }
 
-    func appDidBecomeActive() {
-        self.refreshRateListener.start()
+    @objc func appDidBecomeActive() {
+        queue.async {
+            self.refreshRateListener.start()
+        }
     }
 
     class func requiresMainQueueSetup() -> Bool {
@@ -50,7 +85,7 @@ private final class NoOpRefreshRateListener: RefreshRateListener {
 
 }
 
-private final class JSRefreshRateListener: RefreshRateListener {
+internal final class JSRefreshRateListener: RefreshRateListener {
     private var jsQueue: DispatchQueueType
     private var frameTimeCallback: frame_time_callback
     private var lastFrameTimestamp: TimeInterval = -1
@@ -65,6 +100,8 @@ private final class JSRefreshRateListener: RefreshRateListener {
     public func start() {
         jsQueue.async {
             self.jsDisplayLink?.invalidate()
+            // The first frame after (re)starting must not be measured against a frame from before the pause.
+            self.lastFrameTimestamp = -1
             self.jsDisplayLink = CADisplayLink(target: self, selector: #selector(self.onFrameTick))
             self.jsDisplayLink?.add(to: .current, forMode: .common)
         }
@@ -78,14 +115,17 @@ private final class JSRefreshRateListener: RefreshRateListener {
     }
 
     @objc func onFrameTick(displayLink: CADisplayLink) {
-        let frameTimestamp = displayLink.timestamp
+        onFrame(timestamp: displayLink.timestamp, targetTimestamp: displayLink.targetTimestamp)
+    }
+
+    func onFrame(timestamp frameTimestamp: TimeInterval, targetTimestamp: TimeInterval) {
         if lastFrameTimestamp != -1 {
             let frameDuration = frameTimestamp - lastFrameTimestamp
             frameTimeCallback(frameDuration, displayFps)
         }
         lastFrameTimestamp = frameTimestamp
-        
+
         // Refresh rate the display is currently running at
-        displayFps = 1.0 / (displayLink.targetTimestamp - frameTimestamp)
+        displayFps = 1.0 / (targetTimestamp - frameTimestamp)
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/ios/Tests/JSRefreshRateMonitorTests.swift b/packages/core/ios/Tests/JSRefreshRateMonitorTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0bd3b356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/ios/Tests/JSRefreshRateMonitorTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.
+ * This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+ * Copyright 2016-Present Datadog, Inc.
+ */
+
+import UIKit
+import XCTest
+
+@testable import DatadogSDKReactNative
+
+final class JSRefreshRateMonitorTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testListenerIsStoppedWhenAppResignsActiveAndRestartedWhenItBecomesActive() {
+        let notificationCenter = NotificationCenter()
+        let listener = MockRefreshRateListener()
+        let monitor = JSRefreshRateMonitor(
+            notificationCenter: notificationCenter,
+            queue: DispatchQueueMock(),
+            listenerFactory: { _, _ in listener }
+        )
+
+        monitor.startMonitoring(jsQueue: DispatchQueueMock(), frameTimeCallback: { _, _ in })
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.startCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.stopCount, 0)
+
+        notificationCenter.post(name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, object: nil)
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.startCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.stopCount, 1)
+
+        notificationCenter.post(name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.startCount, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.stopCount, 1)
+    }
+
+    func testAppActivityNotificationsAreIgnoredBeforeMonitoringStarts() {
+        let notificationCenter = NotificationCenter()
+        let listener = MockRefreshRateListener()
+        let monitor = JSRefreshRateMonitor(
+            notificationCenter: notificationCenter,
+            queue: DispatchQueueMock(),
+            listenerFactory: { _, _ in listener }
+        )
+
+        withExtendedLifetime(monitor) {
+            notificationCenter.post(name: UIApplication.willResignActiveNotification, object: nil)
+            notificationCenter.post(name: UIApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
+        }
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.startCount, 0)
+        XCTAssertEqual(listener.stopCount, 0)
+    }
+
+    func testFirstFrameAfterRestartIsNotMeasuredAgainstLastFrameBeforePause() {
+        var frameTimes: [Double] = []
+        let listener = JSRefreshRateListener(
+            jsQueue: DispatchQueueMock(),
+            frameTimeCallback: { frameTime, _ in frameTimes.append(frameTime) }
+        )
+        defer { listener.stop() }
+
+        listener.start()
+        listener.onFrame(timestamp: 10.0, targetTimestamp: 10.016)
+        listener.onFrame(timestamp: 10.016, targetTimestamp: 10.032)
+
+        // App goes to the background for a minute
+        listener.stop()
+        listener.start()
+        listener.onFrame(timestamp: 70.0, targetTimestamp: 70.016)
+        listener.onFrame(timestamp: 70.016, targetTimestamp: 70.032)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(frameTimes.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frameTimes[0], 0.016, accuracy: 0.0001)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frameTimes[1], 0.016, accuracy: 0.0001)
+    }
+}
+
+private final class MockRefreshRateListener: RefreshRateListener {
+    private(set) var startCount = 0
+    private(set) var stopCount = 0
+
+    func start() {
+        startCount += 1
+    }
+
+    func stop() {
+        stopCount += 1
+    }
+}