diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java
index 1b73122f8cb..3cbc20118e0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java
@@ -766,6 +766,9 @@ public class SurfaceMountingManager {
   }
 
   private @Nullable ViewState getNullableViewState(int tag) {
+    if (mTagToViewState == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
     return mTagToViewState.get(tag);
   }