diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.h b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.h
index e6bfad491e1..47ab463eaea 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.h
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
-@class RCTSurface;
+@protocol RCTSurfaceProtocol;
 
 /**
  * UIView instance which represents the Surface
  */
 @interface RCTSurfaceView : UIView
 
-- (instancetype)initWithSurface:(RCTSurface *)surface NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
+- (instancetype)initWithSurface:(id<RCTSurfaceProtocol>)surface NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
-@property (nonatomic, weak, readonly, nullable) RCTSurface *surface;
+@property (nonatomic, weak, readonly, nullable) id<RCTSurfaceProtocol> surface;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.mm
index 0f49650d52c..35040be1f77 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurfaceView.mm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)init)
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)initWithFrame : (CGRect)frame)
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(nullable instancetype)initWithCoder : (NSCoder *)coder)
 
-- (instancetype)initWithSurface:(RCTSurface *)surface
+- (instancetype)initWithSurface:(id<RCTSurfaceProtocol>)surface
 {
   if (self = [super initWithFrame:CGRectZero]) {
     _stage = surface.stage;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index 3906df778bc..259de763da7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
   RCTAssertMainQueue();
 
   if (!_view) {
-    _view = [[RCTSurfaceView alloc] initWithSurface:(RCTSurface *)self];
+    _view = [[RCTSurfaceView alloc] initWithSurface:self];
     [self _updateLayoutContext];
     _touchHandler = [RCTSurfaceTouchHandler new];
     [_touchHandler attachToView:_view];