diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index 0567a52fd89..62c3ecd3bdf 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
 
   if (!_view) {
     _view = [[RCTSurfaceView alloc] initWithSurface:(RCTSurface *)self];
+    [self _updateLayoutContext];
     _touchHandler = [RCTSurfaceTouchHandler new];
     [_touchHandler attachToView:_view];
   }