diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java
index e1e0564c10f..3f1fb6f9462 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSIModulePackage;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaScriptExecutorFactory;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMarker;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMarkerConstants;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.UIManagerProvider;
 import com.facebook.react.common.LifecycleState;
 import com.facebook.react.common.SurfaceDelegate;
 import com.facebook.react.common.SurfaceDelegateFactory;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public abstract class ReactNativeHost {
             .setRedBoxHandler(getRedBoxHandler())
             .setJavaScriptExecutorFactory(getJavaScriptExecutorFactory())
             .setJSIModulesPackage(getJSIModulePackage())
+            .setUIManagerProvider(getUIManagerProvider())
             .setInitialLifecycleState(LifecycleState.BEFORE_CREATE)
             .setReactPackageTurboModuleManagerDelegateBuilder(
                 getReactPackageTurboModuleManagerDelegateBuilder())
@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ public abstract class ReactNativeHost {
     return null;
   }
 
+  protected @Nullable UIManagerProvider getUIManagerProvider() {
+    return reactApplicationContext -> null;
+  }
+
   /** Returns whether or not to treat it as normal if Activity is null. */
   public boolean getShouldRequireActivity() {
     return true;