diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.mm b/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.mm
index ce4e2253cc2..2fb0f031e0c 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.mm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #import <react/imagemanager/ImageResponse.h>
 #import <react/imagemanager/ImageResponseObserver.h>
+#import <react/utils/ManagedObjectWrapper.h>
 
 namespace facebook {
 namespace react {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ RCTImageResponseObserverProxy::RCTImageResponseObserverProxy(void *delegate)
 
 void RCTImageResponseObserverProxy::didReceiveImage(ImageResponse const &imageResponse) const
 {
-  UIImage *image = (__bridge UIImage *)imageResponse.getImage().get();
+  UIImage *image = (UIImage *)unwrapManagedObject(imageResponse.getImage());
   auto this_ = this;
   dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
     [delegate_ didReceiveImage:image fromObserver:this_];
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/imagemanager/platform/ios/RCTImageManager.mm b/ReactCommon/fabric/imagemanager/platform/ios/RCTImageManager.mm
index c319cd30d56..b294316cdf7 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/imagemanager/platform/ios/RCTImageManager.mm
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/imagemanager/platform/ios/RCTImageManager.mm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #import "RCTImageManager.h"
 
 #import <react/debug/SystraceSection.h>
+#import <react/utils/ManagedObjectWrapper.h>
 #import <react/utils/SharedFunction.h>
 
 #import <React/RCTImageLoader.h>
@@ -65,8 +66,7 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
       }
 
       if (image && !error) {
-        auto imageResponse = ImageResponse(std::shared_ptr<void>((__bridge_retained void *)image, CFRelease));
-        observerCoordinator->nativeImageResponseComplete(std::move(imageResponse));
+        observerCoordinator->nativeImageResponseComplete(ImageResponse(wrapManagedObject(image)));
       } else {
         observerCoordinator->nativeImageResponseFailed();
       }