diff --git a/permission_handler_android/example/lib/main.dart b/permission_handler_android/example/lib/main.dart
index ce1cef03c..65f5b2199 100644
--- a/permission_handler_android/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/permission_handler_android/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
 import 'package:baseflow_plugin_template/baseflow_plugin_template.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:permission_handler_android/permission_handler_android.dart';
 import 'package:permission_handler_platform_interface/permission_handler_platform_interface.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -132,6 +135,9 @@ class _PermissionState extends State<PermissionWidget> {
   Future<void> requestPermission(Permission permission) async {
     final status = await _permissionHandler.requestPermissions([permission]);
 
+    final a = PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror();
+    a.register(onAttachedToActivity: (_) => {});
+
     setState(() {
       print(status);
       _permissionStatus = status[permission] ?? PermissionStatus.denied;
diff --git a/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android.dart b/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android.dart
index 500b4a96b..b921d2c1c 100644
--- a/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android.dart
+++ b/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ import 'permission_handler_android_mirror.dart';
 class PermissionHandlerAndroid extends PermissionHandlerPlatform {
   PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror? _mirror;
 
+  /// The activity that Flutter is attached to.
+  ///
+  /// Used for method invocation that require an activity or context.
+  Activity? _attachedActivity;
+
+  /// Allow overriding the attached activity for testing purposes.
+  @visibleForTesting
+  set attachedActivity(Activity? activity) {
+    _attachedActivity = activity;
+  }
+
   @visibleForTesting
   set mirror(PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror mirror) => _mirror = mirror;
 
@@ -20,14 +31,19 @@ class PermissionHandlerAndroid extends PermissionHandlerPlatform {
   factory PermissionHandlerAndroid() {
     final instance = PermissionHandlerAndroid._();
     instance._mirror = PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror();
-    instance._mirror!.init();
+    instance._mirror!.register(
+      onAttachedToActivity: (Activity attachedActivity) {
+        instance._attachedActivity = attachedActivity;
+      },
+    );
     return instance;
   }
 
   /// Registers this class as the default instance of [PermissionHandlerPlatform].
   static void registerWith() {
     PermissionHandlerPlatform.setInstanceBuilder(
-        () => PermissionHandlerAndroid());
+      () => PermissionHandlerAndroid(),
+    );
   }
 
   /// TODO(jweener): implement this method.
@@ -45,14 +61,12 @@ class PermissionHandlerAndroid extends PermissionHandlerPlatform {
 
   @override
   Future<bool> shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(Permission permission) {
-    final Activity? attachedActivity = _mirror!.attachedActivity;
-
-    if (attachedActivity == null) {
+    if (_attachedActivity == null) {
       throw Exception('There is no attached activity');
     }
 
     return ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(
-      attachedActivity,
+      _attachedActivity!,
       // TODO(jweener): replace with Android manifest name for permission once
       // they have been ported over.
       'android.permission.READ_CONTACTS',
diff --git a/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android_mirror.dart b/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android_mirror.dart
index 80595b4e9..49a9cfbe1 100644
--- a/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android_mirror.dart
+++ b/permission_handler_android/lib/src/permission_handler_android_mirror.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_instance_manager/flutter_instance_manager.dart';
 import 'package:permission_handler_android/src/permission_handler.pigeon.dart';
 
 import 'android_permission_handler_api_impls.dart';
@@ -11,40 +12,33 @@ import 'android_object_mirrors/activity.dart';
 /// void main() {
 ///   // Initialize Android mirror APIs.
 ///   final PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror mirror = PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror();
-///   mirror.init();
+///   final Activity activity = mirror.register((Activity attachedActivity) => this.activity = attachedActivity);
+/// }
+///
+/// void someMethod() {
+///   activity.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
 ///
 ///   ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(
-///     mirror.attachedActivity,
+///     activity,
 ///     'permission_name',
 ///   );
 /// }
 /// ```
 class PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror {
-  /// Mirror of the host activity that is needed for some function invocations.
-  Activity? _attachedActivity;
-
-  /// Allow overriding the attached activity for testing purposes.
-  @visibleForTesting
-  set attachedActivity(Activity? activity) {
-    _attachedActivity = activity;
-  }
-
-  /// Get the attached activity.
-  Activity? get attachedActivity => _attachedActivity;
-
-  /// Create a new instance of [PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror].
-  ///
-  /// After constructing this instance, you must call [init] before using it.
-  PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror();
-
-  /// Initialize the Flutter APIs.
+  /// Initialize the Flutter APIs and get the activity that Flutter is attached
+  /// to via `onAttachedToActivity`.
   ///
   /// This method is typically called right after constructing a new instance of
   /// [PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror].
-  void init() {
+  void register({
+    required void Function(Activity attachedActivity) onAttachedToActivity,
+    @visibleForTesting InstanceManager? instanceManager,
+  }) {
     final ActivityFlutterApi activityFlutterApi = ActivityFlutterApiImpl(
-      onAttachedToActivity: (Activity activity) => _attachedActivity = activity,
+      onAttachedToActivity: onAttachedToActivity,
+      instanceManager: instanceManager,
     );
+
     ActivityFlutterApi.setup(activityFlutterApi);
   }
 }
diff --git a/permission_handler_android/test/permission_handler_test.dart b/permission_handler_android/test/permission_handler_test.dart
index e671a9281..c711832ce 100644
--- a/permission_handler_android/test/permission_handler_test.dart
+++ b/permission_handler_android/test/permission_handler_test.dart
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ void main() {
   group('PermissionHandlerAndroid', () {
     test('shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale', () async {
       // > Arrange
-      final InstanceManager instanceManager = InstanceManager(
-        onWeakReferenceRemoved: (_) {},
-      );
+
+      // Mock method channel on the native side.
       TestDefaultBinaryMessengerBinding.instance.defaultBinaryMessenger
           .setMockMessageHandler(
         'dev.flutter.pigeon.permission_handler_android.ActivityCompatHostApi.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale',
@@ -69,18 +68,29 @@ void main() {
           return codec.encodeMessage(response);
         },
       );
+
+      final InstanceManager instanceManager = InstanceManager(
+        onWeakReferenceRemoved: (_) {},
+      );
+
+      ActivityCompat.api =
+          ActivityCompatHostApiImpl(instanceManager: instanceManager);
+
       final activity = Activity.detached();
       instanceManager.addHostCreatedInstance(
         activity,
         'activity_instance_id',
       );
-      ActivityCompat.api =
-          ActivityCompatHostApiImpl(instanceManager: instanceManager);
+
+      // Arrange permission handler.
       final permissionHandler = PermissionHandlerAndroid();
       final mirror = PermissionHandlerAndroidMirror();
-      mirror.init();
-      mirror.attachedActivity = activity;
+      mirror.register(
+        onAttachedToActivity: (Activity activity) {},
+        instanceManager: instanceManager,
+      );
       permissionHandler.mirror = mirror;
+      permissionHandler.attachedActivity = activity;
 
       // > Act
       final shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale = await permissionHandler