diff --git a/Apps/FCM/android/gradle.properties b/Apps/FCM/android/gradle.properties
index a46a5b90..a24956d6 100644
--- a/Apps/FCM/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/Apps/FCM/android/gradle.properties
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ newArchEnabled=false
 # Use this property to enable or disable the Hermes JS engine.
 # If set to false, you will be using JSC instead.
 hermesEnabled=true
+
+customerio.reactnative.excludePushMessaging=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 0b1d281e..2f28f5ab 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ def getExtOrIntegerDefault(name) {
   return rootProject.ext.has(name) ? rootProject.ext.get(name) : (project.properties['customerio.reactnative.' + name]).toInteger()
 }
 
+// Double negative to include by default
+def shouldExcludePushMessaging = getExtOrDefault("excludePushMessaging")
+
 android {
   namespace 'io.customer.reactnative.sdk'
   compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
@@ -44,6 +47,16 @@ android {
     sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
     targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
   }
+
+  sourceSets {
+    main {
+      if (shouldExcludePushMessaging) {
+        java.srcDirs += ['src/push-noop']
+      } else {
+        java.srcDirs += ['src/push']
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -137,10 +150,14 @@ tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile).all {
     }
 }
 
-apply from: "./cio-core.gradle"
-
 dependencies {
   // noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
   api 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
   implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
+
+  implementation "io.customer.android:datapipelines:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
+  implementation "io.customer.android:messaging-in-app:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
+  if (!shouldExcludePushMessaging) {
+    implementation "io.customer.android:messaging-push-fcm:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/android/cio-core.gradle b/android/cio-core.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 353094e2..00000000
--- a/android/cio-core.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-dependencies {
-    implementation "io.customer.android:datapipelines:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
-    implementation "io.customer.android:messaging-push-fcm:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
-    implementation "io.customer.android:messaging-in-app:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
-}
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PermissionStatus.kt b/android/src/push-noop/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PermissionStatus.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from android/src/main/java/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PermissionStatus.kt
rename to android/src/push-noop/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PermissionStatus.kt
diff --git a/android/src/push-noop/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/RNCIOPushMessaging.kt b/android/src/push-noop/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/RNCIOPushMessaging.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ed170ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/push-noop/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/RNCIOPushMessaging.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package io.customer.reactnative.sdk.messagingpush
+
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap
+import io.customer.sdk.CustomerIOBuilder
+import io.customer.sdk.core.di.SDKComponent
+import io.customer.sdk.core.util.Logger
+import java.lang.IllegalStateException
+
+/**
+ * ReactNative module to hold push messages features in a single place to bridge with native code.
+ */
+class RNCIOPushMessaging(
+    private val reactContext: ReactApplicationContext,
+) : ReactContextBaseJavaModule(reactContext) {
+    override fun getName(): String = "CioRctPushMessaging"
+
+    private val logger: Logger = SDKComponent.logger
+
+    /**
+     * Adds push messaging module to native Android SDK based on the configuration provided by
+     * customer app.
+     *
+     * @param builder instance of CustomerIOBuilder to add push messaging module.
+     * @param config configuration provided by customer app for push messaging module.
+     */
+    internal fun addNativeModuleFromConfig(
+        builder: CustomerIOBuilder,
+        config: Map<String, Any>
+    ) {
+        // No-op
+    }
+
+    @ReactMethod
+    fun getPushPermissionStatus(promise: Promise) {
+        throw IllegalStateException("Push messaging is not enabled for CIO")
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * To request push notification permissions using native apis. Push notifications doesn't
+     * require permissions for Android versions older than 13, so the results are returned instantly.
+     * For newer versions, the permission is requested and the promise is resolved after the request
+     * has been completed.
+     *
+     * @param pushConfigurationOptions configurations options for push notifications, required for
+     * iOS only, unused on Android.
+     * @param promise to resolve and return the results.
+     */
+    @ReactMethod
+    fun showPromptForPushNotifications(pushConfigurationOptions: ReadableMap?, promise: Promise) {
+        throw IllegalStateException("Push messaging is not enabled for CIO")
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles push notification received. This is helpful in processing push notifications
+     * received outside the CIO SDK.
+     *
+     * @param message push payload received from FCM.
+     * @param handleNotificationTrigger indicating if the local notification should be triggered.
+     */
+    @ReactMethod
+    fun handleMessage(message: ReadableMap?, handleNotificationTrigger: Boolean, promise: Promise) {
+        throw IllegalStateException("Push messaging is not enabled for CIO")
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the registered device token for the app.
+     * @returns Promise with device token as a string, or error if no token is
+     * registered or the method fails to fetch token.
+     */
+    @ReactMethod
+    fun getRegisteredDeviceToken(promise: Promise) {
+        throw IllegalStateException("Push messaging is not enabled for CIO")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/src/push/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PermissionStatus.kt b/android/src/push/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PermissionStatus.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06bc23f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/push/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PermissionStatus.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package io.customer.reactnative.sdk.messagingpush
+
+/**
+ * Enum class for wrapping status of Android app permissions.
+ */
+enum class PermissionStatus {
+    Granted,
+    Denied,
+}
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PushMessagingExtensions.kt b/android/src/push/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PushMessagingExtensions.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from android/src/main/java/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PushMessagingExtensions.kt
rename to android/src/push/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/PushMessagingExtensions.kt
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/RNCIOPushMessaging.kt b/android/src/push/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/RNCIOPushMessaging.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from android/src/main/java/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/RNCIOPushMessaging.kt
rename to android/src/push/io/customer/reactnative/sdk/messagingpush/RNCIOPushMessaging.kt