diff --git a/ios/RNCallKeep/RNCallKeep.m b/ios/RNCallKeep/RNCallKeep.m
index 6e847e61..e8e46105 100644
--- a/ios/RNCallKeep/RNCallKeep.m
+++ b/ios/RNCallKeep/RNCallKeep.m
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ + (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
         };
 
         RNCallKeep *callKeep = [RNCallKeep allocWithZone: nil];
-        [callKeep sendEventWithNameWrapper:RNCallKeepDidReceiveStartCallAction body:userInfo];
+        [callKeep handleStartCallNotification: userInfo];
         return YES;
     }
     return NO;
@@ -999,6 +999,24 @@ + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
     return YES;
 }
 
+- (void)handleStartCallNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    NSLog(@"[RNCallKeep][handleStartCallNotification] userInfo = %@", userInfo);
+#endif
+    int delayInSeconds;
+    if (!_isStartCallActionEventListenerAdded) {
+        // Workaround for when app is just launched and JS side hasn't registered to the event properly
+        delayInSeconds = OUTGOING_CALL_WAKEUP_DELAY;
+    } else {
+        delayInSeconds = 0;
+    }
+    dispatch_time_t popTime = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(delayInSeconds * NSEC_PER_SEC));
+    dispatch_after(popTime, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        [self sendEventWithNameWrapper:RNCallKeepDidReceiveStartCallAction body:userInfo];
+    });
+}
+
 #pragma mark - CXProviderDelegate
 
 - (void)providerDidReset:(CXProvider *)provider{