diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.cpp
index 506041daf32..4e981efd3f8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.cpp
@@ -112,4 +112,13 @@ void BaseViewEventEmitter::onLayout(const LayoutMetrics& layoutMetrics) const {
   });
 }
 
+#pragma mark - Focus
+void BaseViewEventEmitter::onFocus() const {
+  dispatchEvent("focus");
+}
+
+void BaseViewEventEmitter::onBlur() const {
+  dispatchEvent("blur");
+}
+
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.h
index 584bc01239c..4b3c59b95bf 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewEventEmitter.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class BaseViewEventEmitter : public TouchEventEmitter {
 
   void onLayout(const LayoutMetrics& layoutMetrics) const;
 
+#pragma mark - Focus
+  void onFocus() const;
+  void onBlur() const;
+
  private:
   /*
    * Contains the most recent `frame` and a `mutex` protecting access to it.