diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
index c06d0e0c350..7705d229527 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
@@ -89,4 +89,7 @@ public class ReactFeatureFlags {
 
   /** Feature flag to configure initialization of Fabric surfaces. */
   public static boolean enableFabricStartSurfaceWithLayoutMetrics = true;
+
+  /** Feature flag to have FabricUIManager teardown stop all active surfaces. */
+  public static boolean enableFabricStopAllSurfacesOnTeardown = false;
 }
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 b80ee9f25c5..a556eb5fc24 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager, LifecycleEventListener {
     // memory immediately.
     mDispatchUIFrameCallback.stop();
 
+    // Stop all attached surfaces
+    if (ReactFeatureFlags.enableFabricStopAllSurfacesOnTeardown) {
+      FLog.e(TAG, "stop all attached surfaces");
+      for (int surfaceId : mReactContextForRootTag.keySet()) {
+        FLog.e(TAG, "stop attached surface: " + surfaceId);
+        stopSurface(surfaceId);
+      }
+    }
+
     mBinding.unregister();
     mBinding = null;