diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index 6e087d2273d..30fd9846728 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -3388,6 +3388,7 @@ public final class com/facebook/react/uimanager/BackgroundStyleApplicator {
 public abstract class com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager : com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager, android/view/View$OnLayoutChangeListener {
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public fun <init> (Lcom/facebook/react/bridge/ReactApplicationContext;)V
+	protected fun addEventEmitters (Lcom/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContext;Landroid/view/View;)V
 	public fun getExportedCustomBubblingEventTypeConstants ()Ljava/util/Map;
 	public fun getExportedCustomDirectEventTypeConstants ()Ljava/util/Map;
 	protected fun onAfterUpdateTransaction (Landroid/view/View;)V
@@ -6784,12 +6785,9 @@ public class com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager : com/facebook/react
 	public static final field Companion Lcom/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager$Companion;
 	public static final field REACT_CLASS Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun <init> ()V
-	public synthetic fun addEventEmitters (Lcom/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContext;Landroid/view/View;)V
-	protected fun addEventEmitters (Lcom/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContext;Lcom/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup;)V
 	public synthetic fun createViewInstance (Lcom/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContext;)Landroid/view/View;
 	public fun createViewInstance (Lcom/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContext;)Lcom/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup;
 	public fun getCommandsMap ()Ljava/util/Map;
-	public fun getExportedCustomBubblingEventTypeConstants ()Ljava/util/Map;
 	public fun getName ()Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun nextFocusDown (Lcom/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup;I)V
 	public fun nextFocusForward (Lcom/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup;I)V
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
index 97501e341c9..5b9ce2188f1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.View.OnFocusChangeListener;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewParent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ReactAccessibilityDelegate.Role;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.ViewUtil;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.BlurEvent;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.FocusEvent;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.PointerEventHelper;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.style.OutlineStyle;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.util.ReactFindViewUtil;
@@ -165,6 +169,36 @@ public abstract class BaseViewManager<T extends View, C extends LayoutShadowNode
     return view;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected void addEventEmitters(@NonNull ThemedReactContext reactContext, @NonNull T view) {
+    super.addEventEmitters(reactContext, view);
+
+    @Nullable OnFocusChangeListener originalFocusChangeListener = view.getOnFocusChangeListener();
+    view.setOnFocusChangeListener(
+        (v, hasFocus) -> {
+          if (originalFocusChangeListener != null) {
+            originalFocusChangeListener.onFocusChange(v, hasFocus);
+          }
+          int surfaceId = UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(v.getContext());
+          if (surfaceId == View.NO_ID) {
+            return;
+          }
+          if (view.getContext() instanceof ThemedReactContext) {
+            ThemedReactContext themedReactContext = (ThemedReactContext) v.getContext();
+            @Nullable
+            EventDispatcher eventDispatcher =
+                UIManagerHelper.getEventDispatcherForReactTag(themedReactContext, view.getId());
+            if (eventDispatcher != null) {
+              if (hasFocus) {
+                eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(new FocusEvent(surfaceId, view.getId()));
+              } else {
+                eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(new BlurEvent(surfaceId, view.getId()));
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        });
+  }
+
   // Currently, layout listener is only attached when transform or transformOrigin is set.
   @Override
   public void onLayoutChange(
@@ -778,6 +812,16 @@ public abstract class BaseViewManager<T extends View, C extends LayoutShadowNode
                 MapBuilder.of(
                     "phasedRegistrationNames",
                     MapBuilder.of("bubbled", "onClick", "captured", "onClickCapture")))
+            .put(
+                "topBlur",
+                MapBuilder.of(
+                    "phasedRegistrationNames",
+                    MapBuilder.of("bubbled", "onBlur", "captured", "onBlurCapture")))
+            .put(
+                "topFocus",
+                MapBuilder.of(
+                    "phasedRegistrationNames",
+                    MapBuilder.of("bubbled", "onFocus", "captured", "onFocusCapture")))
             .build());
     return eventTypeConstants;
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
index cb464b8ccae..116e0929a73 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
@@ -123,14 +123,6 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
                 mapOf(
                     "phasedRegistrationNames" to
                         mapOf("bubbled" to "onEndEditing", "captured" to "onEndEditingCapture")),
-            "topFocus" to
-                mapOf(
-                    "phasedRegistrationNames" to
-                        mapOf("bubbled" to "onFocus", "captured" to "onFocusCapture")),
-            "topBlur" to
-                mapOf(
-                    "phasedRegistrationNames" to
-                        mapOf("bubbled" to "onBlur", "captured" to "onBlurCapture")),
             "topKeyPress" to
                 mapOf(
                     "phasedRegistrationNames" to
@@ -894,6 +886,9 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
   override fun addEventEmitters(reactContext: ThemedReactContext, editText: ReactEditText) {
     editText.setEventDispatcher(getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText))
     editText.addTextChangedListener(ReactTextInputTextWatcher(reactContext, editText))
+
+    // Implements focus/blur dispatching on behalf of BaseViewManager since only one focus listener
+    // can be set on a view instance
     editText.onFocusChangeListener = OnFocusChangeListener { _: View?, hasFocus: Boolean ->
       val surfaceId = reactContext.surfaceId
       val eventDispatcher = getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt
index c40e222946b..7f16d4e4c32 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package com.facebook.react.views.view
 
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.view.View
-import android.view.View.OnFocusChangeListener
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Dynamic
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.DynamicFromObject
@@ -34,8 +33,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactPropGroup
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.ViewUtil
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.BlurEvent
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.FocusEvent
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.style.BackgroundImageLayer
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.style.BorderRadiusProp
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.style.BorderStyle
@@ -345,40 +342,6 @@ public open class ReactViewManager : ReactClippingViewManager<ReactViewGroup>()
   public override fun createViewInstance(context: ThemedReactContext): ReactViewGroup =
       ReactViewGroup(context)
 
-  override fun getExportedCustomBubblingEventTypeConstants(): Map<String, Any> {
-    val baseEventTypeConstants = super.getExportedCustomBubblingEventTypeConstants()
-    val eventTypeConstants = baseEventTypeConstants ?: mutableMapOf()
-    eventTypeConstants.putAll(
-        mapOf(
-            FocusEvent.EVENT_NAME to
-                mapOf(
-                    "phasedRegistrationNames" to
-                        mapOf("bubbled" to "onFocus", "captured" to "onFocusCapture")),
-            BlurEvent.EVENT_NAME to
-                mapOf(
-                    "phasedRegistrationNames" to
-                        mapOf("bubbled" to "onBlur", "captured" to "onBlurCapture")),
-        ))
-    return eventTypeConstants
-  }
-
-  override fun addEventEmitters(reactContext: ThemedReactContext, view: ReactViewGroup) {
-    view.onFocusChangeListener = OnFocusChangeListener { _: View?, hasFocus: Boolean ->
-      val surfaceId = UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(view.context)
-      if (surfaceId == View.NO_ID) {
-        return@OnFocusChangeListener
-      }
-      val eventDispatcher =
-          UIManagerHelper.getEventDispatcherForReactTag((view.context as ReactContext), view.id)
-              ?: return@OnFocusChangeListener
-      if (hasFocus) {
-        eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(FocusEvent(surfaceId, view.id))
-      } else {
-        eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BlurEvent(surfaceId, view.id))
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   override fun getCommandsMap(): MutableMap<String, Int> =
       mutableMapOf(HOTSPOT_UPDATE_KEY to CMD_HOTSPOT_UPDATE, "setPressed" to CMD_SET_PRESSED)
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt
index 24ccffee48a..f99ded815f2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.uimanager
 
+import android.view.View.OnFocusChangeListener
 import com.facebook.react.R
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.BridgeReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyArray
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyMap
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableArray
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.MockedStatic
 import org.mockito.Mockito
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.times
+import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
 import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
 
@@ -31,12 +36,15 @@ class BaseViewManagerTest {
   private lateinit var viewManager: BaseViewManager<ReactViewGroup, *>
   private lateinit var view: ReactViewGroup
   private lateinit var arguments: MockedStatic<Arguments>
+  private lateinit var themedReactContext: ThemedReactContext
 
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
     ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
     viewManager = ReactViewManager()
-    view = ReactViewGroup(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
+    val context = BridgeReactContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
+    themedReactContext = ThemedReactContext(context, context, null, -1)
+    view = ReactViewGroup(themedReactContext)
     arguments = Mockito.mockStatic(Arguments::class.java)
     arguments.`when`<WritableArray> { Arguments.createMap() }.thenAnswer { JavaOnlyArray() }
   }
@@ -75,4 +83,14 @@ class BaseViewManagerTest {
     viewManager.setRole(view, "list")
     Assertions.assertThat(view.getTag(R.id.role)).isEqualTo(ReactAccessibilityDelegate.Role.LIST)
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testAddEventEmittersDoesNotOverrideExistingEventEmitters() {
+    val originalFocusListener = mock<OnFocusChangeListener>()
+    view.onFocusChangeListener = originalFocusListener
+    viewManager.addEventEmitters(themedReactContext, view)
+    Assertions.assertThat(view.onFocusChangeListener).isNotEqualTo(originalFocusListener)
+    view.onFocusChangeListener.onFocusChange(view, true)
+    verify(originalFocusListener, times(1)).onFocusChange(view, true)
+  }
 }