diff --git a/src/lib/API.js b/src/lib/API.js
index 5553fd4d5ef8e..016468b555d67 100644
--- a/src/lib/API.js
+++ b/src/lib/API.js
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import Ion from './Ion';
 import IONKEYS from '../IONKEYS';
-import {xhr, setOfflineStatus} from './Network';
+import xhr from './xhr';
+import NetworkConnection from './NetworkConnection';
 import CONFIG from '../CONFIG';
 import * as Pusher from './Pusher/pusher';
 import ROUTES from '../ROUTES';
 import Str from './Str';
 import Guid from './Guid';
 import redirectToSignIn from './actions/SignInRedirect';
-import Activity from './Activity';
-
-// Holds all of the callbacks that need to be triggered when the network reconnects
-const reconnectionCallbacks = [];
 
 // Queue for network requests so we don't lose actions done by the user while offline
 let networkRequestQueue = [];
@@ -27,39 +24,12 @@ Ion.connect({
     callback: val => authToken = val ? val.authToken : null,
 });
 
-/**
- * Loop over all reconnection callbacks and fire each one
- */
-function triggerReconnectionCallbacks() {
-    _.each(reconnectionCallbacks, callback => callback());
-}
-
 // We subscribe to changes to the online/offline status of the network to determine when we should fire off API calls
-// vs queueing them for later. When reconnecting, ie, going from offline to online, all the reconnection callbacks
-// are triggered (this is usually Actions that need to re-download data from the server)
+// vs queueing them for later.
 let isOffline;
 Ion.connect({
     key: IONKEYS.NETWORK,
-    callback: (val) => {
-        if (isOffline && !val.isOffline) {
-            triggerReconnectionCallbacks();
-        }
-        isOffline = val && val.isOffline;
-    }
-});
-
-// When the app is in the background Pusher can still receive realtime updates
-// for a few minutes, but eventually disconnects causing a delay when the app
-// returns from the background. So, if we are returning from the background
-// and we are online we should trigger our reconnection callbacks.
-Activity.registerOnAppBecameActiveCallback(() => {
-    // If we know we are offline and we have no authToken then there's
-    // no reason to trigger the reconnection callbacks as they will fail.
-    if (isOffline || !authToken) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    triggerReconnectionCallbacks();
+    callback: val => isOffline = val && val.isOffline,
 });
 
 // When the user authenticates for the first time we create a login and store credentials in Ion.
@@ -264,7 +234,7 @@ function processNetworkRequestQueue() {
 
         // Make a simple request every second to see if the API is online again
         xhr('Get', {doNotRetry: true})
-            .then(() => setOfflineStatus(false));
+            .then(() => NetworkConnection.setOfflineStatus(false));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -340,16 +310,6 @@ Pusher.registerSocketEventCallback((eventName) => {
     }
 });
 
-/**
- * Register a callback function to be called when the network reconnects
- *
- * @public
- * @param {function} cb
- */
-function onReconnect(cb) {
-    reconnectionCallbacks.push(cb);
-}
-
 /**
  * Get the authToken that the network uses
  * @returns {string}
@@ -493,6 +453,5 @@ export {
     getAuthToken,
     getPersonalDetails,
     getReportHistory,
-    onReconnect,
     setLastReadActionID,
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/Activity/index.js b/src/lib/Activity/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7667948125b97..0000000000000
--- a/src/lib/Activity/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * On web/desktop we don't really care if the app becomes
- * active or inactive as long as Pusher is always connected
- */
-export default {
-    registerOnAppBecameActiveCallback: () => {},
-};
diff --git a/src/lib/Activity/index.native.js b/src/lib/Activity/index.native.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d5505089c545..0000000000000
--- a/src/lib/Activity/index.native.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import {AppState} from 'react-native';
-
-let onAppBecameActiveCallback;
-
-AppState.addEventListener('change', (state) => {
-    if (state === 'active') {
-        onAppBecameActiveCallback();
-    }
-});
-
-/**
- * Register active state change callback
- *
- * @param {Function} callback
- */
-function registerOnAppBecameActiveCallback(callback) {
-    onAppBecameActiveCallback = callback;
-}
-
-export default {
-    registerOnAppBecameActiveCallback,
-};
diff --git a/src/lib/NetworkConnection.js b/src/lib/NetworkConnection.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0e20f2f76a756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/NetworkConnection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import _ from 'underscore';
+import {AppState} from 'react-native';
+import NetInfo from '@react-native-community/netinfo';
+import Ion from './Ion';
+import IONKEYS from '../IONKEYS';
+
+// NetInfo.addEventListener() returns a function used to unsubscribe the
+// listener so we must create a reference to it and call it in stopListeningForReconnect()
+let unsubscribeFromNetInfo;
+let sleepTimer;
+let lastTime;
+let isActive = false;
+let isOffline = false;
+
+// Holds all of the callbacks that need to be triggered when the network reconnects
+const reconnectionCallbacks = [];
+
+/**
+ * Loop over all reconnection callbacks and fire each one
+ */
+const triggerReconnectionCallbacks = _.throttle(() => {
+    _.each(reconnectionCallbacks, callback => callback());
+}, 5000, {trailing: false});
+
+/**
+ * Called when the offline status of the app changes and if the network is "reconnecting" (going from offline to online)
+ * then all of the reconnection callbacks are triggered
+ *
+ * @param {boolean} isCurrentlyOffline
+ */
+function setOfflineStatus(isCurrentlyOffline) {
+    Ion.merge(IONKEYS.NETWORK, {isOffline: isCurrentlyOffline});
+
+    // When reconnecting, ie, going from offline to online, all the reconnection callbacks
+    // are triggered (this is usually Actions that need to re-download data from the server)
+    if (isOffline && !isCurrentlyOffline) {
+        triggerReconnectionCallbacks();
+    }
+
+    isOffline = isCurrentlyOffline;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set up the event listener for NetInfo to tell whether the user has
+ * internet connectivity or not. This is more reliable than the Pusher
+ * `disconnected` event which takes about 10-15 seconds to emit.
+ */
+function listenForReconnect() {
+    // Subscribe to the state change event via NetInfo so we can update
+    // whether a user has internet connectivity or not.
+    unsubscribeFromNetInfo = NetInfo.addEventListener((state) => {
+        console.debug('[NetInfo] isConnected:', state && state.isConnected);
+        setOfflineStatus(!state.isConnected);
+    });
+
+    // When the app is in the background Pusher can still receive realtime updates
+    // for a few minutes, but eventually disconnects causing a delay when the app
+    // returns from the background. So, if we are returning from the background
+    // and we are online we should trigger our reconnection callbacks.
+    AppState.addEventListener('change', (state) => {
+        console.debug('[AppState] state changed:', state);
+        const nextStateIsActive = state === 'active';
+
+        // We are moving from not active to active and we are online so fire callbacks
+        if (!isOffline && nextStateIsActive && !isActive) {
+            triggerReconnectionCallbacks();
+        }
+
+        isActive = nextStateIsActive;
+    });
+
+    // When a device is put to sleep, NetInfo is not always able to detect
+    // when connectivity has been lost. As a failsafe we will capture the time
+    // every two seconds and if the last time recorded is greater than 5 seconds
+    // we know that the computer has been asleep.
+    lastTime = (new Date()).getTime();
+    sleepTimer = setInterval(() => {
+        const currentTime = (new Date()).getTime();
+        if (currentTime > (lastTime + 5000)) {
+            triggerReconnectionCallbacks();
+        }
+        lastTime = currentTime;
+    }, 2000);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tear down the event listeners when we are finished with them.
+ */
+function stopListeningForReconnect() {
+    clearInterval(sleepTimer);
+    if (unsubscribeFromNetInfo) {
+        unsubscribeFromNetInfo();
+    }
+    AppState.removeEventListener('change', () => {});
+}
+
+/**
+ * Register callback to fire when we reconnect
+ *
+ * @param {Function} callback
+ */
+function onReconnect(callback) {
+    reconnectionCallbacks.push(callback);
+}
+
+export default {
+    setOfflineStatus,
+    listenForReconnect,
+    stopListeningForReconnect,
+    onReconnect,
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/PersonalDetails.js b/src/lib/actions/PersonalDetails.js
index f22c00c873f81..c1829f768b26a 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/PersonalDetails.js
+++ b/src/lib/actions/PersonalDetails.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as API from '../API';
 import IONKEYS from '../../IONKEYS';
 import md5 from '../md5';
 import CONST from '../../CONST';
+import NetworkConnection from '../NetworkConnection';
 
 let currentUserEmail;
 Ion.connect({
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ function getForEmails(emailList) {
 }
 
 // When the app reconnects from being offline, fetch all of the personal details
-API.onReconnect(fetch);
+NetworkConnection.onReconnect(fetch);
 
 export {
     fetch,
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/Report.js b/src/lib/actions/Report.js
index 08149e09e8325..f9608a3d73401 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/lib/actions/Report.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import * as PersonalDetails from './PersonalDetails';
 import {redirect} from './App';
 import * as ActiveClientManager from '../ActiveClientManager';
 import Visibility from '../Visibility';
+import NetworkConnection from '../NetworkConnection';
 
 let currentUserEmail;
 let currentUserAccountID;
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ Ion.connect({
 });
 
 // When the app reconnects from being offline, fetch all of the reports and their actions
-API.onReconnect(() => {
+NetworkConnection.onReconnect(() => {
     fetchAll(false, true);
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js b/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js
index 3acce8dfc1e45..8eef125029a1c 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js
+++ b/src/lib/actions/SignInRedirect.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import IONKEYS from '../../IONKEYS';
 import ROUTES from '../../ROUTES';
 import {redirect} from './App';
 import * as Pusher from '../Pusher/pusher';
+import NetworkConnection from '../NetworkConnection';
 
 let currentURL;
 Ion.connect({
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ Ion.connect({
  * @param {String} [errorMessage] error message to be displayed on the sign in page
  */
 function redirectToSignIn(errorMessage) {
+    NetworkConnection.stopListeningForReconnect();
     Pusher.disconnect();
     Ion.clear()
         .then(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/Network.js b/src/lib/xhr.js
similarity index 60%
rename from src/lib/Network.js
rename to src/lib/xhr.js
index 01ba8544da007..1fdb73b932da7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Network.js
+++ b/src/lib/xhr.js
@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
 import _ from 'underscore';
-import NetInfo from '@react-native-community/netinfo';
 import Ion from './Ion';
 import CONFIG from '../CONFIG';
 import IONKEYS from '../IONKEYS';
-
-/**
- * Called when the offline status of the app changes and if the network is "reconnecting" (going from offline to online)
- * then all of the reconnection callbacks are triggered
- *
- * @param {boolean} isCurrentlyOffline
- */
-function setOfflineStatus(isCurrentlyOffline) {
-    Ion.merge(IONKEYS.NETWORK, {isOffline: isCurrentlyOffline});
-}
-
-// Subscribe to the state change event via NetInfo so we can update
-// whether a user has internet connectivity or not. This is more reliable
-// than the Pusher `disconnected` event which takes about 10-15 seconds to emit
-NetInfo.addEventListener((state) => {
-    setOfflineStatus(!state.isConnected);
-});
+import NetworkConnection from './NetworkConnection';
 
 /**
  * Makes XHR request
@@ -41,7 +24,7 @@ function xhr(command, data, type = 'post') {
         // This will catch any HTTP network errors (like 404s and such), not to be confused with jsonCode which this
         // does NOT catch
         .catch(() => {
-            setOfflineStatus(true);
+            NetworkConnection.setOfflineStatus(true);
 
             // Set an error state and signify we are done loading
             Ion.merge(IONKEYS.SESSION, {loading: false, error: 'Cannot connect to server'});
@@ -52,7 +35,4 @@ function xhr(command, data, type = 'post') {
         });
 }
 
-export {
-    xhr,
-    setOfflineStatus,
-};
+export default xhr;
diff --git a/src/page/home/HomePage.js b/src/page/home/HomePage.js
index 999e67f5f2f3a..015f04b86205a 100644
--- a/src/page/home/HomePage.js
+++ b/src/page/home/HomePage.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import Main from './MainView';
 import {subscribeToReportCommentEvents, fetchAll as fetchAllReports} from '../../lib/actions/Report';
 import {fetch as fetchPersonalDetails} from '../../lib/actions/PersonalDetails';
 import * as Pusher from '../../lib/Pusher/pusher';
+import NetworkConnection from '../../lib/NetworkConnection';
 
 const windowSize = Dimensions.get('window');
 const widthBreakPoint = 1000;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
+        NetworkConnection.listenForReconnect();
         Pusher.init().then(subscribeToReportCommentEvents);
 
         // Fetch all the personal details