diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp
index d22dfb384e2..26eacc5cae0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp
@@ -266,13 +266,37 @@ void Binding::stopSurface(jint surfaceId) {
 }
 
 void Binding::registerSurface(SurfaceHandlerBinding *surfaceHandlerBinding) {
+  auto const &surfaceHandler = surfaceHandlerBinding->getSurfaceHandler();
   auto scheduler = getScheduler();
-  scheduler->registerSurface(surfaceHandlerBinding->getSurfaceHandler());
+  if (!scheduler) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Binding::registerSurface: scheduler disappeared";
+    return;
+  }
+  scheduler->registerSurface(surfaceHandler);
+
+  auto mountingManager =
+      verifyMountingManager("FabricUIManagerBinding::registerSurface");
+  if (!mountingManager) {
+    return;
+  }
+  mountingManager->onSurfaceStart(surfaceHandler.getSurfaceId());
 }
 
 void Binding::unregisterSurface(SurfaceHandlerBinding *surfaceHandlerBinding) {
+  auto const &surfaceHandler = surfaceHandlerBinding->getSurfaceHandler();
   auto scheduler = getScheduler();
-  scheduler->unregisterSurface(surfaceHandlerBinding->getSurfaceHandler());
+  if (!scheduler) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Binding::unregisterSurface: scheduler disappeared";
+    return;
+  }
+  scheduler->unregisterSurface(surfaceHandler);
+
+  auto mountingManager =
+      verifyMountingManager("FabricUIManagerBinding::unregisterSurface");
+  if (!mountingManager) {
+    return;
+  }
+  mountingManager->onSurfaceStop(surfaceHandler.getSurfaceId());
 }
 
 void Binding::setConstraints(