diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
index a738bd2a4ce..d72f4b36f41 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class EventDispatcher implements LifecycleEventListener {
   public EventDispatcher(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
     mReactContext = reactContext;
     mReactContext.addLifecycleEventListener(this);
-    mReactEventEmitter = new ReactEventEmitter();
+    mReactEventEmitter = new ReactEventEmitter(mReactContext);
   }
 
   /** Sends the given Event to JS, coalescing eligible events if JS is backed up. */
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
index f63d8f4d8bc..49fad0c86c4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import static com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.TouchesHelper.TARGET_KEY;
 
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableArray;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType;
@@ -18,9 +20,15 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.ViewUtil;
 
 public class ReactEventEmitter implements RCTEventEmitter {
 
+  private static final String TAG = ReactEventEmitter.class.getSimpleName();
+
   private final SparseArray<RCTEventEmitter> mEventEmitters = new SparseArray<>();
 
-  public ReactEventEmitter() {}
+  private final ReactApplicationContext mReactContext;
+
+  public ReactEventEmitter(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
+    mReactContext = reactContext;
+  }
 
   public void register(@UIManagerType int uiManagerType, RCTEventEmitter eventEmitter) {
     mEventEmitters.put(uiManagerType, eventEmitter);
@@ -49,7 +57,11 @@ public class ReactEventEmitter implements RCTEventEmitter {
     int type = ViewUtil.getUIManagerType(reactTag);
     RCTEventEmitter eventEmitter = mEventEmitters.get(type);
     if (eventEmitter == null) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("Unable to find event emitter for type: " + type);
+      // TODO T54145494: Refactor RN Event Emitter system to make sure reactTags are always managed
+      // by RN
+      FLog.i(
+          TAG, "Unable to find event emitter for reactTag: %d - uiManagerType: %d", reactTag, type);
+      eventEmitter = mReactContext.getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter.class);
     }
     return eventEmitter;
   }