diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.cpp
index 01a6ab7cad1..acde471a524 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.cpp
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ namespace facebook {
 namespace react {
 
 void ShadowTreeRegistry::add(std::unique_ptr<ShadowTree> &&shadowTree) const {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  std::unique_lock<folly::SharedMutex> lock(mutex_);
+
   registry_.emplace(shadowTree->getSurfaceId(), std::move(shadowTree));
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<ShadowTree> ShadowTreeRegistry::remove(
     SurfaceId surfaceId) const {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  std::unique_lock<folly::SharedMutex> lock(mutex_);
+
   auto iterator = registry_.find(surfaceId);
   auto shadowTree = std::unique_ptr<ShadowTree>(iterator->second.release());
   registry_.erase(iterator);
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<ShadowTree> ShadowTreeRegistry::remove(
 bool ShadowTreeRegistry::get(
     SurfaceId surfaceId,
     std::function<void(const ShadowTree &shadowTree)> callback) const {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  std::shared_lock<folly::SharedMutex> lock(mutex_);
+
   auto iterator = registry_.find(surfaceId);
 
   if (iterator == registry_.end()) {
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.h
index 1bd300f1f75..5df5fc0bb56 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTreeRegistry.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <folly/SharedMutex.h>
+#include <shared_mutex>
+
 #include <react/core/ReactPrimitives.h>
 #include <react/uimanager/ShadowTree.h>
 
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ class ShadowTreeRegistry final {
       std::function<void(const ShadowTree &shadowTree)> callback) const;
 
  private:
-  mutable std::mutex mutex_;
+  mutable folly::SharedMutex mutex_;
   mutable std::unordered_map<SurfaceId, std::unique_ptr<ShadowTree>>
       registry_; // Protected by `mutex_`.
 };