diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/renderer/glsurfaceview/GLSurfaceViewMapRenderer.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/renderer/glsurfaceview/GLSurfaceViewMapRenderer.java
index d27fadf5ca4..ed0bed0ac04 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/renderer/glsurfaceview/GLSurfaceViewMapRenderer.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/renderer/glsurfaceview/GLSurfaceViewMapRenderer.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public GLSurfaceViewMapRenderer(Context context,
     glSurfaceView.setEGLConfigChooser(new EGLConfigChooser());
     glSurfaceView.setRenderer(this);
     glSurfaceView.setRenderMode(RENDERMODE_WHEN_DIRTY);
+    glSurfaceView.setPreserveEGLContextOnPause(true);
   }
 
   @Override