diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactDelegate.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactDelegate.java
index 16fdf3efda5866..176fbf37b38e11 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactDelegate.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactDelegate.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
 import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags;
+import com.facebook.react.devsupport.DisabledDevSupportManager;
 import com.facebook.react.devsupport.DoubleTapReloadRecognizer;
 import com.facebook.react.devsupport.interfaces.DevSupportManager;
 import com.facebook.react.interfaces.fabric.ReactSurface;
@@ -228,7 +229,15 @@ public boolean onKeyLongPress(int keyCode) {
   public void reload() {
     DevSupportManager devSupportManager = getDevSupportManager();
     if (devSupportManager != null) {
-      devSupportManager.handleReloadJS();
+      // With Bridgeless enabled, reload in RELEASE mode
+      if (devSupportManager instanceof DisabledDevSupportManager
+          && ReactFeatureFlags.enableBridgelessArchitecture
+          && mReactHost != null) {
+        // Do not reload the bundle from JS as there is no bundler running in release mode.
+        mReactHost.reload("ReactDelegate.reload()");
+      } else {
+        devSupportManager.handleReloadJS();
+      }
     }
   }