diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js
index 351601a301e..5b3d260b503 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/components/events.js
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@ function findEventArgumentsAndType(
   } else if (name === 'BubblingEventHandler' || name === 'DirectEventHandler') {
     const eventType = name === 'BubblingEventHandler' ? 'bubble' : 'direct';
     const paperTopLevelNameDeprecated =
-      typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params.length > 1
-        ? typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[1].value
-        : null;
+      parser.getPaperTopLevelNameDeprecated(typeAnnotation);
     if (
       typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[0].type ===
       parser.nullLiteralTypeAnnotation
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js
index 0b2a2a00d7e..b54cff76f40 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/flow/parser.js
@@ -547,6 +547,12 @@ class FlowParser implements Parser {
   getLiteralValue(option: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe {
     return option.value;
   }
+
+  getPaperTopLevelNameDeprecated(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe {
+    return typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params.length > 1
+      ? typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[1].value
+      : null;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js
index ff855417a95..3c0a2b76551 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parser.js
@@ -421,4 +421,11 @@ export interface Parser {
    * @returns: the literal value of an union represented.
    */
   getLiteralValue(option: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe;
+
+  /**
+   * Given a type annotation, it returns top level name in the AST if it exists else returns null.
+   * @parameter typeAnnotation: the annotation for a type in the AST.
+   * @returns: the top level name properties in the AST if it exists else null.
+   */
+  getPaperTopLevelNameDeprecated(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js
index 898a6af7307..f8e9cc5d81e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/parserMock.js
@@ -486,4 +486,10 @@ export class MockedParser implements Parser {
   getLiteralValue(option: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe {
     return option.value;
   }
+
+  getPaperTopLevelNameDeprecated(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe {
+    return typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params.length > 1
+      ? typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[1].value
+      : null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js
index 0b8045ac32e..87bb91bf023 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/components/events.js
@@ -202,9 +202,7 @@ function findEventArgumentsAndType(
   } else if (name === 'BubblingEventHandler' || name === 'DirectEventHandler') {
     const eventType = name === 'BubblingEventHandler' ? 'bubble' : 'direct';
     const paperTopLevelNameDeprecated =
-      typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params.length > 1
-        ? typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[1].literal.value
-        : null;
+      parser.getPaperTopLevelNameDeprecated(typeAnnotation);
 
     switch (typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[0].type) {
       case parser.nullLiteralTypeAnnotation:
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js
index b1c4745282f..80e08ba1207 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/parsers/typescript/parser.js
@@ -561,6 +561,12 @@ class TypeScriptParser implements Parser {
   getLiteralValue(option: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe {
     return option.literal.value;
   }
+
+  getPaperTopLevelNameDeprecated(typeAnnotation: $FlowFixMe): $FlowFixMe {
+    return typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params.length > 1
+      ? typeAnnotation.typeParameters.params[1].literal.value
+      : null;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = {