diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index 12f0c9e3f47..59ccbbedefb 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -1150,21 +1150,29 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
 
     @Nullable Bundle initialProperties = reactRoot.getAppProperties();
 
-    final int rootTag =
-        uiManager.addRootView(
-            reactRoot.getRootViewGroup(),
-            initialProperties == null
-                ? new WritableNativeMap()
-                : Arguments.fromBundle(initialProperties),
-            reactRoot.getInitialUITemplate());
-    reactRoot.setRootViewTag(rootTag);
+    final int rootTag;
+
     if (reactRoot.getUIManagerType() == FABRIC) {
-      // Fabric requires to call updateRootLayoutSpecs before starting JS Application,
-      // this ensures the root will hace the correct pointScaleFactor.
-      uiManager.updateRootLayoutSpecs(
-          rootTag, reactRoot.getWidthMeasureSpec(), reactRoot.getHeightMeasureSpec());
+      rootTag =
+          uiManager.startSurface(
+              reactRoot.getRootViewGroup(),
+              reactRoot.getJSModuleName(),
+              initialProperties == null
+                  ? new WritableNativeMap()
+                  : Arguments.fromBundle(initialProperties),
+              reactRoot.getWidthMeasureSpec(),
+              reactRoot.getHeightMeasureSpec());
+      reactRoot.setRootViewTag(rootTag);
       reactRoot.setShouldLogContentAppeared(true);
     } else {
+      rootTag =
+          uiManager.addRootView(
+              reactRoot.getRootViewGroup(),
+              initialProperties == null
+                  ? new WritableNativeMap()
+                  : Arguments.fromBundle(initialProperties),
+              reactRoot.getInitialUITemplate());
+      reactRoot.setRootViewTag(rootTag);
       reactRoot.runApplication();
     }
     Systrace.beginAsyncSection(
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java
index 89ef6a71720..170fc7fcd3f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package com.facebook.react.bridge;
 import static com.facebook.infer.annotation.ThreadConfined.UI;
 
 import android.view.View;
+import androidx.annotation.AnyThread;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.ThreadConfined;
@@ -22,6 +23,15 @@ public interface UIManager extends JSIModule, PerformanceCounter {
   <T extends View> int addRootView(
       final T rootView, WritableMap initialProps, @Nullable String initialUITemplate);
 
+  /** Registers a new root view with width and height. */
+  @AnyThread
+  <T extends View> int startSurface(
+      final T rootView,
+      final String moduleName,
+      final WritableMap initialProps,
+      int widthMeasureSpec,
+      int heightMeasureSpec);
+
   /**
    * Updates the layout specs of the RootShadowNode based on the Measure specs received by
    * parameters.
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index f16b08a4179..e5239c8db98 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import static com.facebook.react.fabric.mounting.LayoutMetricsConversions.getYog
 import static com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType.FABRIC;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.view.View;
 import androidx.annotation.AnyThread;
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager, LifecycleEventListener {
     return rootTag;
   }
 
+  @Override
   @AnyThread
   @ThreadConfined(ANY)
   public <T extends View> int startSurface(
@@ -204,8 +206,9 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager, LifecycleEventListener {
       int widthMeasureSpec,
       int heightMeasureSpec) {
     final int rootTag = ReactRootViewTagGenerator.getNextRootViewTag();
+    Context context = rootView.getContext();
     ThemedReactContext reactContext =
-        new ThemedReactContext(mReactApplicationContext, rootView.getContext(), moduleName);
+        new ThemedReactContext(mReactApplicationContext, context, moduleName);
     if (ENABLE_FABRIC_LOGS) {
       FLog.d(TAG, "Starting surface for module: %s and reactTag: %d", moduleName, rootTag);
     }
@@ -219,8 +222,8 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager, LifecycleEventListener {
         getMaxSize(widthMeasureSpec),
         getMinSize(heightMeasureSpec),
         getMaxSize(heightMeasureSpec),
-        I18nUtil.getInstance().isRTL(rootView.getContext()),
-        I18nUtil.getInstance().doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL(rootView.getContext()));
+        I18nUtil.getInstance().isRTL(context),
+        I18nUtil.getInstance().doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL(context));
     return rootTag;
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactRoot.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactRoot.java
index a97220763e4..2fba8c52164 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactRoot.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactRoot.java
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ public interface ReactRoot {
   /** Return native view for root */
   ViewGroup getRootViewGroup();
 
-  /** @return Cached values for widthMeasureSpec and heightMeasureSpec */
+  /** @return Cached values for widthMeasureSpec. */
   int getWidthMeasureSpec();
 
+  /** @return Cached values for and heightMeasureSpec. */
   int getHeightMeasureSpec();
 
   /** Sets a flag that determines whether to log that content appeared on next view added. */
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
index a6ce7ff7115..d753e252a56 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
@@ -425,6 +425,16 @@ public class UIManagerModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule
     return tag;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public <T extends View> int startSurface(
+      final T rootView,
+      final String moduleName,
+      final WritableMap initialProps,
+      int widthMeasureSpec,
+      int heightMeasureSpec) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
   /** Unregisters a new root view. */
   @ReactMethod
   public void removeRootView(int rootViewTag) {