diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h
index 7db5cc6b9c8..e0e316660b0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h
@@ -212,6 +212,15 @@ typedef void (^RCTLoadSourceForBridgeBlock)(RCTBridge *bridge, RCTSourceLoadBloc
 
 #pragma mark - RCTRootViewFactory Helpers
 
+/**
+ * Initialize React Host/Bridge without creating a view.
+ *
+ * Use it to speed up later viewWithModuleName: calls.
+ *
+ * @parameter: launchOptions  - a dictionary with a set of options.
+ */
+- (void)initializeReactHostWithLaunchOptions:(NSDictionary *__nullable)launchOptions;
+
 - (RCTHost *)createReactHost:(NSDictionary *__nullable)launchOptions;
 
 @end
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
index 1ed25b29ba4..b25ee11ce90 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@
   return [self viewWithModuleName:moduleName initialProperties:nil launchOptions:nil];
 }
 
-- (UIView *)viewWithModuleName:(NSString *)moduleName
-             initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initProps
-                 launchOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
+- (void)initializeReactHostWithLaunchOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
 {
   if (_configuration.bridgelessEnabled) {
     // Enable TurboModule interop by default in Bridgeless mode
@@ -142,7 +140,20 @@
     RCTEnableTurboModuleInteropBridgeProxy(YES);
 
     [self createReactHostIfNeeded:launchOptions];
+    return;
+  }
 
+  [self createBridgeIfNeeded:launchOptions];
+  [self createBridgeAdapterIfNeeded];
+}
+
+- (UIView *)viewWithModuleName:(NSString *)moduleName
+             initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initProps
+                 launchOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
+{
+  [self initializeReactHostWithLaunchOptions:launchOptions];
+
+  if (_configuration.bridgelessEnabled) {
     RCTFabricSurface *surface = [self.reactHost createSurfaceWithModuleName:moduleName initialProperties:initProps];
 
     RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView *surfaceHostingProxyRootView =
@@ -155,9 +166,6 @@
     return surfaceHostingProxyRootView;
   }
 
-  [self createBridgeIfNeeded:launchOptions];
-  [self createBridgeAdapterIfNeeded];
-
   UIView *rootView;
   if (_configuration.createRootViewWithBridge != nil) {
     rootView = _configuration.createRootViewWithBridge(self.bridge, moduleName, initProps);