diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/MountingManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/MountingManager.java
index 2ea54f35e42..fe00e5d35b9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/MountingManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/MountingManager.java
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ public class MountingManager {
       // View Managers are responsible for dealing with initial state and props.
       view =
           viewManager.createView(
-              themedReactContext, propsDiffMap, stateWrapper, mJSResponderHandler);
+              reactTag, themedReactContext, propsDiffMap, stateWrapper, mJSResponderHandler);
       view.setId(reactTag);
     }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.java
index ff1147ad3fe..26dc859215c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/NativeViewHierarchyManager.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class NativeViewHierarchyManager {
     try {
       ViewManager viewManager = mViewManagers.get(className);
 
-      View view = viewManager.createView(themedContext, null, null, mJSResponderHandler);
+      View view = viewManager.createView(tag, themedContext, null, null, mJSResponderHandler);
       mTagsToViews.put(tag, view);
       mTagsToViewManagers.put(tag, viewManager);
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java
index 5401620f715..cf1be7c7ce0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java
@@ -67,19 +67,14 @@ public abstract class ViewManager<T extends View, C extends ReactShadowNode>
     return null;
   }
 
-  /** Creates a view and installs event emitters on it. */
-  private final @NonNull T createView(
-      @NonNull ThemedReactContext reactContext, JSResponderHandler jsResponderHandler) {
-    return createView(reactContext, null, null, jsResponderHandler);
-  }
-
   /** Creates a view with knowledge of props and state. */
   public @NonNull T createView(
+      int reactTag,
       @NonNull ThemedReactContext reactContext,
       @Nullable ReactStylesDiffMap props,
       @Nullable StateWrapper stateWrapper,
       JSResponderHandler jsResponderHandler) {
-    T view = createViewInstance(reactContext, props, stateWrapper);
+    T view = createViewInstance(reactTag, reactContext, props, stateWrapper);
     if (view instanceof ReactInterceptingViewGroup) {
       ((ReactInterceptingViewGroup) view).setOnInterceptTouchEventListener(jsResponderHandler);
     }
@@ -129,13 +124,18 @@ public abstract class ViewManager<T extends View, C extends ReactShadowNode>
    * that will call createViewInstance for you. Override it if you need props upon creation of the
    * view.
    *
-   * @param reactContext
+   * @param reactTag reactTag that should be set as ID of the view instance
+   * @param reactContext ReactContext used to initialize view instance
+   * @param initialProps initial props for the view instance
+   * @param stateWrapper initial state for the view instance
    */
   protected @NonNull T createViewInstance(
+      int reactTag,
       @NonNull ThemedReactContext reactContext,
       @Nullable ReactStylesDiffMap initialProps,
       @Nullable StateWrapper stateWrapper) {
     T view = createViewInstance(reactContext);
+    view.setId(reactTag);
     addEventEmitters(reactContext, view);
     if (initialProps != null) {
       updateProperties(view, initialProps);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/SimpleViewPropertyTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/SimpleViewPropertyTest.java
index ed1d23990e4..91be74945d9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/SimpleViewPropertyTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/SimpleViewPropertyTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public class SimpleViewPropertyTest {
 
   @Rule public PowerMockRule rule = new PowerMockRule();
 
+  private static int sViewTag = 2;
+
   private static class ConcreteViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<View> {
 
     @ReactProp(name = "foo")
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ public class SimpleViewPropertyTest {
 
   @Test
   public void testOpacity() {
-    View view = mManager.createView(mThemedContext, buildStyles(), null, new JSResponderHandler());
+    View view =
+        mManager.createView(
+            sViewTag, mThemedContext, buildStyles(), null, new JSResponderHandler());
 
     mManager.updateProperties(view, buildStyles());
     assertThat(view.getAlpha()).isEqualTo(1.0f);
@@ -89,7 +93,9 @@ public class SimpleViewPropertyTest {
 
   @Test
   public void testBackgroundColor() {
-    View view = mManager.createView(mThemedContext, buildStyles(), null, new JSResponderHandler());
+    View view =
+        mManager.createView(
+            sViewTag, mThemedContext, buildStyles(), null, new JSResponderHandler());
 
     mManager.updateProperties(view, buildStyles());
     assertThat(view.getBackground()).isEqualTo(null);