diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerBinding.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerBinding.cpp
index d5284596846..27976b921ba 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerBinding.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerBinding.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ void FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurfaceWithSurfaceHandler(
   }
   scheduler->registerSurface(surfaceHandler);
 
+  auto mountingManager = getMountingManager("startSurfaceWithSurfaceHandler");
+  if (mountingManager != nullptr) {
+    mountingManager->onSurfaceStart(surfaceId);
+  }
+
   surfaceHandler.start();
 
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableLayoutAnimationsOnAndroid()) {
@@ -167,14 +172,8 @@ void FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurfaceWithSurfaceHandler(
   {
     std::unique_lock lock(surfaceHandlerRegistryMutex_);
     surfaceHandlerRegistry_.emplace(
-        surfaceHandler.getSurfaceId(), jni::make_weak(surfaceHandlerBinding));
+        surfaceId, jni::make_weak(surfaceHandlerBinding));
   }
-
-  auto mountingManager = getMountingManager("startSurfaceWithSurfaceHandler");
-  if (!mountingManager) {
-    return;
-  }
-  mountingManager->onSurfaceStart(surfaceHandler.getSurfaceId());
 }
 
 // Used by non-bridgeless+Fabric
@@ -206,6 +205,11 @@ void FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurface(
 
   scheduler->registerSurface(surfaceHandler);
 
+  auto mountingManager = getMountingManager("startSurface");
+  if (mountingManager != nullptr) {
+    mountingManager->onSurfaceStart(surfaceId);
+  }
+
   surfaceHandler.start();
 
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableLayoutAnimationsOnAndroid()) {
@@ -214,17 +218,9 @@ void FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurface(
   }
 
   {
-    SystraceSection s2("FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurface::surfaceId::lock");
     std::unique_lock lock(surfaceHandlerRegistryMutex_);
-    SystraceSection s3("FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurface::surfaceId");
     surfaceHandlerRegistry_.emplace(surfaceId, std::move(surfaceHandler));
   }
-
-  auto mountingManager = getMountingManager("startSurface");
-  if (!mountingManager) {
-    return;
-  }
-  mountingManager->onSurfaceStart(surfaceId);
 }
 
 // Used by non-bridgeless+Fabric
@@ -278,6 +274,11 @@ void FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurfaceWithConstraints(
 
   scheduler->registerSurface(surfaceHandler);
 
+  auto mountingManager = getMountingManager("startSurfaceWithConstraints");
+  if (mountingManager != nullptr) {
+    mountingManager->onSurfaceStart(surfaceId);
+  }
+
   surfaceHandler.start();
 
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableLayoutAnimationsOnAndroid()) {
@@ -286,19 +287,9 @@ void FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurfaceWithConstraints(
   }
 
   {
-    SystraceSection s2(
-        "FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurfaceWithConstraints::surfaceId::lock");
     std::unique_lock lock(surfaceHandlerRegistryMutex_);
-    SystraceSection s3(
-        "FabricUIManagerBinding::startSurfaceWithConstraints::surfaceId");
     surfaceHandlerRegistry_.emplace(surfaceId, std::move(surfaceHandler));
   }
-
-  auto mountingManager = getMountingManager("startSurfaceWithConstraints");
-  if (!mountingManager) {
-    return;
-  }
-  mountingManager->onSurfaceStart(surfaceId);
 }
 
 // Used by non-bridgeless+Fabric