diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
index e1482a66707..6bea7396e75 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
   }
 
+  /* package */ void ensureBackingViewIsCreated(FlatShadowNode node) {
+    if (node.isBackingViewCreated()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    int tag = node.getReactTag();
+    mOperationsQueue.enqueueCreateView(node.getThemedContext(), tag, node.getViewClass(), null);
+
+    node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
+  }
+
   /* package */ void dropView(FlatShadowNode node) {
     mViewsToDrop.add(node);
   }