diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBridge+Private.h b/React/Base/RCTBridge+Private.h
index f72ea6fe2ee..2996d37946b 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBridge+Private.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBridge+Private.h
@@ -107,10 +107,15 @@ RCT_EXTERN void RCTRegisterModule(Class);
 - (RCTModuleData *)moduleDataForName:(NSString *)moduleName;
 
 /**
-* Registers additional classes with the ModuleRegistry.
-*/
+ * Registers additional classes with the ModuleRegistry.
+ */
 - (void)registerAdditionalModuleClasses:(NSArray<Class> *)newModules;
 
+/**
+ * Updates the ModuleRegistry with a pre-initialized instance.
+ */
+- (void)updateModuleWithInstance:(id<RCTBridgeModule>)instance;
+
 /**
  * Systrace profiler toggling methods exposed for the RCTDevMenu
  */
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBridge.m b/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
index 98f4a497240..046925eef4c 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)init)
   }
 }
 
+- (void)updateModuleWithInstance:(id<RCTBridgeModule>)instance
+{
+  [self.batchedBridge updateModuleWithInstance:instance];
+}
+
 - (void)registerAdditionalModuleClasses:(NSArray<Class> *)modules
 {
   [self.batchedBridge registerAdditionalModuleClasses:modules];
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTModuleData.h b/React/Base/RCTModuleData.h
index 844ea922ce6..a0602501cb1 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTModuleData.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTModuleData.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typedef id<RCTBridgeModule>(^RCTBridgeModuleProvider)(void);
  * if it has not already been created. To check if the module instance exists
  * without causing it to be created, use `hasInstance` instead.
  */
-@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) id<RCTBridgeModule> instance;
+@property (nonatomic, strong, readwrite) id<RCTBridgeModule> instance;
 
 /**
  * Returns the module method dispatch queue. Note that this will init both the
diff --git a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
index 74ec4ec0325..6ecfe14acb4 100644
--- a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
+++ b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
@@ -547,6 +547,17 @@ struct RCTInstanceCallback : public InstanceCallback {
   _moduleRegistryCreated = YES;
 }
 
+- (void)updateModuleWithInstance:(id<RCTBridgeModule>)instance;
+{
+  NSString *const moduleName = RCTBridgeModuleNameForClass([instance class]);
+  if (moduleName) {
+    RCTModuleData *const moduleData = _moduleDataByName[moduleName];
+    if (moduleData) {
+      moduleData.instance = instance;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 - (NSArray<RCTModuleData *> *)registerModulesForClasses:(NSArray<Class> *)moduleClasses
 {
   return [self _registerModulesForClasses:moduleClasses lazilyDiscovered:NO];