diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.java
index 00e075c509fdb7..bb485af8ba63f5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public void setFpsDebugViewVisible(boolean fpsDebugViewVisible) {
       WindowManager.LayoutParams params = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
           WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
           WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-          WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY,
+          WindowOverlayCompat.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY,
           WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE
               | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE,
           PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevLoadingViewController.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevLoadingViewController.java
index 44e9a816c62ac5..f9573acdce5f40 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevLoadingViewController.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevLoadingViewController.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ private void setVisible(boolean visible) {
       WindowManager.LayoutParams params = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
         WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
         WindowManager.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
-        WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY,
+        WindowOverlayCompat.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY,
         WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE,
         PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
       params.gravity = Gravity.TOP;
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
index ce8a4938a643b1..d7c9e23e4e0901 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerImpl.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import android.hardware.SensorManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
-import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ private void showNewError(
           public void run() {
             if (mRedBoxDialog == null) {
               mRedBoxDialog = new RedBoxDialog(mApplicationContext, DevSupportManagerImpl.this, mRedBoxHandler);
-              mRedBoxDialog.getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT);
+              mRedBoxDialog.getWindow().setType(WindowOverlayCompat.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT);
             }
             if (mRedBoxDialog.isShowing()) {
               // Sometimes errors cause multiple errors to be thrown in JS in quick succession. Only
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ public void onCancel(DialogInterface dialog) {
               }
             })
             .create();
-    mDevOptionsDialog.getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT);
+    mDevOptionsDialog.getWindow().setType(WindowOverlayCompat.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT);
     mDevOptionsDialog.show();
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/WindowOverlayCompat.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/WindowOverlayCompat.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b4bfa91eeba915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/WindowOverlayCompat.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.facebook.react.devsupport;
+
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
+
+/**
+ * Compatibility wrapper for apps targeting API level 26 or later.
+ * See https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/android-8.0-changes.html#cwt
+ */
+/* package */ class WindowOverlayCompat {
+
+  private static final int ANDROID_OREO = 26;
+  private static final int TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY = 2038;
+
+  static final int TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < ANDROID_OREO ? WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT : TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY;
+  static final int TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < ANDROID_OREO ? WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY : TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY;
+
+}