diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.kt
index f72fdaed61a..d6d5f257f04 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<82a7973a820b75c46977931a8b178493>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<fccbff20f478efc0778ed7991065d189>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ object ReactNativeFeatureFlags {
   @JvmStatic
   fun enableSpannableBuildingUnification() = accessor.enableSpannableBuildingUnification()
 
+  /**
+   * When enabled, Fabric will use customDrawOrder in ReactViewGroup (similar to old architecture).
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun enableCustomDrawOrderFabric() = accessor.enableCustomDrawOrderFabric()
+
   /**
    * Overrides the feature flags with the ones provided by the given provider
    * (generally one that extends `ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults`).
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxAccessor.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxAccessor.kt
index 76e8066ac9a..4fd306ada37 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxAccessor.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxAccessor.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<881b7f9eb6b1765764b70719155a457c>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<126de7eafa27c27df31d9d4e984ab96c>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxAccessor : ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor {
   private var enableMicrotasksCache: Boolean? = null
   private var batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoopCache: Boolean? = null
   private var enableSpannableBuildingUnificationCache: Boolean? = null
+  private var enableCustomDrawOrderFabricCache: Boolean? = null
 
   override fun commonTestFlag(): Boolean {
     var cached = commonTestFlagCache
@@ -71,6 +72,15 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxAccessor : ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor {
     return cached
   }
 
+  override fun enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(): Boolean {
+    var cached = enableCustomDrawOrderFabricCache
+    if (cached == null) {
+      cached = ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.enableCustomDrawOrderFabric()
+      enableCustomDrawOrderFabricCache = cached
+    }
+    return cached
+  }
+
   override fun override(provider: ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider) =
       ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.override(provider as Any)
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.kt
index bfb2f4fb25b..5c2b7f55c13 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<c4908662a6c752ef8dc85f7eb86d1df4>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<7b01e2f777839812437c60503ebe321b>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ object ReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop {
 
   @DoNotStrip @JvmStatic external fun enableSpannableBuildingUnification(): Boolean
 
+  @DoNotStrip @JvmStatic external fun enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(): Boolean
+
   @DoNotStrip @JvmStatic external fun override(provider: Any)
 
   @DoNotStrip @JvmStatic external fun dangerouslyReset()
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.kt
index 10c18f34920..e9913c53ac6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<44159bbcf15dc403e40656c71d84516a>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<53537c2dcc2f4e298822eaa92b5c507f>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ open class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults : ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider {
   override fun batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop(): Boolean = false
 
   override fun enableSpannableBuildingUnification(): Boolean = false
+
+  override fun enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(): Boolean = false
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsLocalAccessor.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsLocalAccessor.kt
index 4646c8ed069..3709da98fe7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsLocalAccessor.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsLocalAccessor.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<85d0ebc43b7c390be7dd89c58f1b7a7a>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<9ea3b9587aa49be565b990b4c2f4a870>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsLocalAccessor : ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor {
   private var enableMicrotasksCache: Boolean? = null
   private var batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoopCache: Boolean? = null
   private var enableSpannableBuildingUnificationCache: Boolean? = null
+  private var enableCustomDrawOrderFabricCache: Boolean? = null
 
   override fun commonTestFlag(): Boolean {
     var cached = commonTestFlagCache
@@ -80,6 +81,16 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsLocalAccessor : ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor {
     return cached
   }
 
+  override fun enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(): Boolean {
+    var cached = enableCustomDrawOrderFabricCache
+    if (cached == null) {
+      cached = currentProvider.enableCustomDrawOrderFabric()
+      accessedFeatureFlags.add("enableCustomDrawOrderFabric")
+      enableCustomDrawOrderFabricCache = cached
+    }
+    return cached
+  }
+
   override fun override(provider: ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider) {
     if (accessedFeatureFlags.isNotEmpty()) {
       val accessedFeatureFlagsStr = accessedFeatureFlags.joinToString(separator = ", ") { it }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.kt
index 9ad99119168..4c7d89c2942 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/internal/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<d5db40f4f25503513c4128892fd12e3f>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<9abdc5010330b660feded87e9db882c4>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ interface ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider {
   @DoNotStrip fun batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop(): Boolean
 
   @DoNotStrip fun enableSpannableBuildingUnification(): Boolean
+
+  @DoNotStrip fun enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(): Boolean
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
index 6bd724ecb34..913655e17bd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactNoCrashSoftException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftExceptionLogger;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlags;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.i18nmanager.I18nUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.touch.OnInterceptTouchEventListener;
 import com.facebook.react.touch.ReactHitSlopView;
@@ -496,7 +497,11 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup
     if (getId() == NO_ID) {
       return false;
     }
-    return ViewUtil.getUIManagerType(getId()) == UIManagerType.FABRIC;
+    if (ViewUtil.getUIManagerType(getId()) != UIManagerType.FABRIC) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return !ReactNativeFeatureFlags.enableCustomDrawOrderFabric();
   }
 
   private void handleAddView(View view) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.cpp
index c6c2475efe2..6e77758e963 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<36acddfcb6c038dbf523ad669bcedeba>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<1ba33b527792e241891e821b18b11000>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ bool JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop::enableSpannableBuildingUnification(
   return ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableSpannableBuildingUnification();
 }
 
+bool JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(
+    facebook::jni::alias_ref<JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop> /*unused*/) {
+  return ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric();
+}
+
 void JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop::override(
     facebook::jni::alias_ref<JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop> /*unused*/,
     jni::alias_ref<jobject> provider) {
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@ void JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop::registerNatives() {
       makeNativeMethod(
         "enableSpannableBuildingUnification",
         JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop::enableSpannableBuildingUnification),
+      makeNativeMethod(
+        "enableCustomDrawOrderFabric",
+        JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric),
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.h b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.h
index 0f1d0701aa3..22c991e3b3c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<b903dab48f817589883d7f41cc5674f0>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<c1e65591af5042353647d3afb4e181b4>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop
   static bool enableSpannableBuildingUnification(
     facebook::jni::alias_ref<JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop>);
 
+  static bool enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(
+    facebook::jni::alias_ref<JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop>);
+
   static void override(
       facebook::jni::alias_ref<JReactNativeFeatureFlagsCxxInterop>,
       jni::alias_ref<jobject> provider);
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.cpp
index b0307d199fb..891a592f003 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<5f99c47d357e45524b359e6517d1f2eb>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<47d7a81b555e133f79db174f599a1940>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -57,4 +57,10 @@ bool ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder::enableSpannableBuildingUnification()
   return method(javaProvider_);
 }
 
+bool ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric() {
+  static const auto method =
+      getJClass()->getMethod<jboolean()>("enableCustomDrawOrderFabric");
+  return method(javaProvider_);
+}
+
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.h b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.h
index 858ac784dc5..bb113b90e08 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<6aaa06ae0c12de2f432374d0cd048460>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<228921c4374aa45bdcd496f0f10d653a>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProviderHolder
   bool enableMicrotasks() override;
   bool batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop() override;
   bool enableSpannableBuildingUnification() override;
+  bool enableCustomDrawOrderFabric() override;
 
  private:
   jni::global_ref<jobject> javaProvider_;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp
index 76a0c4b0fb1..ac6ff131670 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<809c23db6d36e18d448554900e462aa0>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<a9ddd8a35e80c21c36fd57526a58ae84>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ bool ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableSpannableBuildingUnification() {
   return getAccessor().enableSpannableBuildingUnification();
 }
 
+bool ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric() {
+  return getAccessor().enableCustomDrawOrderFabric();
+}
+
 void ReactNativeFeatureFlags::override(
     std::unique_ptr<ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider> provider) {
   getAccessor().override(std::move(provider));
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h
index 336f98fd326..fce650d14c8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<ea6c88fb2c3fcaa35b5886b8f8ceb769>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<479f3a75128ee7e9ea60af544b69e0d7>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlags {
    */
   static bool enableSpannableBuildingUnification();
 
+  /**
+   * When enabled, Fabric will use customDrawOrder in ReactViewGroup (similar to old architecture).
+   */
+  static bool enableCustomDrawOrderFabric();
+
   /**
    * Overrides the feature flags with the ones provided by the given provider
    * (generally one that extends `ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults`).
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.cpp
index 4a895702e31..08735ee54f9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<15858c6ab96e90350aa5f29eb108b051>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<dc95df7a5e58ca72e19a77e4d190225e>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -113,6 +113,23 @@ bool ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor::enableSpannableBuildingUnification() {
   return enableSpannableBuildingUnification_.value();
 }
 
+bool ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric() {
+  if (!enableCustomDrawOrderFabric_.has_value()) {
+    // Mark the flag as accessed.
+    static const char* flagName = "enableCustomDrawOrderFabric";
+    if (std::find(
+            accessedFeatureFlags_.begin(),
+            accessedFeatureFlags_.end(),
+            flagName) == accessedFeatureFlags_.end()) {
+      accessedFeatureFlags_.push_back(flagName);
+    }
+
+    enableCustomDrawOrderFabric_.emplace(currentProvider_->enableCustomDrawOrderFabric());
+  }
+
+  return enableCustomDrawOrderFabric_.value();
+}
+
 void ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor::override(
     std::unique_ptr<ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider> provider) {
   if (!accessedFeatureFlags_.empty()) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.h
index 08dce4ade84..3738877c920 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<938f1f3ad6aa3343beb3ad7707a49a87>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<f85ebb4efba429a4c943dc26e5a70541>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor {
   bool enableMicrotasks();
   bool batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop();
   bool enableSpannableBuildingUnification();
+  bool enableCustomDrawOrderFabric();
 
   void override(std::unique_ptr<ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider> provider);
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsAccessor {
   std::optional<bool> enableMicrotasks_;
   std::optional<bool> batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop_;
   std::optional<bool> enableSpannableBuildingUnification_;
+  std::optional<bool> enableCustomDrawOrderFabric_;
 };
 
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.h
index a01456bcb1d..1c22a1e5131 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<18dc9a1aa23d156bc94e426ee1864359>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<10089e5b138ecb72a6d2b2de22496cb5>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsDefaults : public ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider {
   bool enableSpannableBuildingUnification() override {
     return false;
   }
+
+  bool enableCustomDrawOrderFabric() override {
+    return false;
+  }
 };
 
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.h
index 866ea57bde0..574125bf1d2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<2828ad8eb7ea0a0ea9cb0240eadedeb8>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<646e0d7982b7e72f9ff227c80d4c2a49>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class ReactNativeFeatureFlagsProvider {
   virtual bool enableMicrotasks() = 0;
   virtual bool batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop() = 0;
   virtual bool enableSpannableBuildingUnification() = 0;
+  virtual bool enableCustomDrawOrderFabric() = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp
index 9ae53163109..8c0b73489d5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<de38e5abc0430aedc0fe94f0c73fee3d>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<1fc0f55ffba5d6a7be9bb8f7942d45a2>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -60,4 +60,9 @@ bool NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableSpannableBuildingUnification(
   return ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableSpannableBuildingUnification();
 }
 
+bool NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(
+    jsi::Runtime& /*runtime*/) {
+  return ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableCustomDrawOrderFabric();
+}
+
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.h
index 66c8a516fe7..b812bdd2d61 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<b6444bb426632dfb672312df3384127f>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<1642f4bbd50bb535c369642dd3a647ad>>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags
   bool batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop(jsi::Runtime& runtime);
 
   bool enableSpannableBuildingUnification(jsi::Runtime& runtime);
+
+  bool enableCustomDrawOrderFabric(jsi::Runtime& runtime);
 };
 
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.json b/packages/react-native/scripts/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.json
index 8990cc1c3e6..48279fa0a76 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.json
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
     "enableSpannableBuildingUnification": {
       "description": "Uses new, deduplicated logic for constructing Android Spannables from text fragments",
       "defaultValue": false
+    },
+    "enableCustomDrawOrderFabric": {
+      "description": "When enabled, Fabric will use customDrawOrder in ReactViewGroup (similar to old architecture).",
+      "defaultValue": false
     }
   },
   "jsOnly": {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
index 4a8588eb2d3..e610f066761 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<80726297990981a85ae106f8566ec662>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<4617616de77a1e9255f727fdc8039d92>>
  * @flow strict-local
  */
 
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
   +enableMicrotasks?: () => boolean;
   +batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop?: () => boolean;
   +enableSpannableBuildingUnification?: () => boolean;
+  +enableCustomDrawOrderFabric?: () => boolean;
 }
 
 const NativeReactNativeFeatureFlags: ?Spec = TurboModuleRegistry.get<Spec>(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
index 8dc98a1f985..858d4a00ba0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<d68bc5fec0897ad698014c938e4ab21e>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<c43dd1db78ac69ca3c39577d45a04071>>
  * @flow strict-local
  */
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export type ReactNativeFeatureFlags = {
   enableMicrotasks: Getter<boolean>,
   batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop: Getter<boolean>,
   enableSpannableBuildingUnification: Getter<boolean>,
+  enableCustomDrawOrderFabric: Getter<boolean>,
 }
 
 /**
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ export const batchRenderingUpdatesInEventLoop: Getter<boolean> = createNativeFla
  * Uses new, deduplicated logic for constructing Android Spannables from text fragments
  */
 export const enableSpannableBuildingUnification: Getter<boolean> = createNativeFlagGetter('enableSpannableBuildingUnification', false);
+/**
+ * When enabled, Fabric will use customDrawOrder in ReactViewGroup (similar to old architecture).
+ */
+export const enableCustomDrawOrderFabric: Getter<boolean> = createNativeFlagGetter('enableCustomDrawOrderFabric', false);
 
 /**
  * Overrides the feature flags with the provided methods.