diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java
index e08133ded25..29a5a93148b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UIManager.java
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ public interface UIManager extends JSIModule, PerformanceCounter {
    */
   <T extends SizeMonitoringFrameLayout & MeasureSpecProvider> int addRootView(final T rootView);
 
+  /**
+   * Unregisters a new root view.
+   */
+  void removeRootView(int reactRootTag);
+
   /**
    * Updates the layout specs of the RootShadowNode based on the Measure specs received by
    * parameters.
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index 345e214c091..76c2ea8aa7c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager, JSHandler, FabricBinder {
   }
 
   public void removeRootView(int rootTag) {
+    mUIViewOperationQueue.enqueueRemoveRootView(rootTag);
     mRootShadowNodeRegistry.removeNode(rootTag);
   }