diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
index 96fd88a7afd..50e2e0bf166 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ typedef std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::JSEngineInstance> (^RCTHostJSEngineProv
  */
 @interface RCTHost : NSObject
 
-- (instancetype)initWithHostDelegate:(id<RCTHostDelegate>)hostDelegate
-          turboModuleManagerDelegate:(id<RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate>)turboModuleManagerDelegate
-                 bindingsInstallFunc:(facebook::react::ReactInstance::BindingsInstallFunc)bindingsInstallFunc
-                    jsEngineProvider:(RCTHostJSEngineProvider)jsEngineProvider NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER FB_OBJC_DIRECT;
+- (instancetype)initWithBundleURL:(NSURL *)bundleURL
+                     hostDelegate:(id<RCTHostDelegate>)hostDelegate
+       turboModuleManagerDelegate:(id<RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate>)turboModuleManagerDelegate
+              bindingsInstallFunc:(facebook::react::ReactInstance::BindingsInstallFunc)bindingsInstallFunc
+                 jsEngineProvider:(RCTHostJSEngineProvider)jsEngineProvider NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER FB_OBJC_DIRECT;
 
 /**
  * This function initializes an RCTInstance if one does not yet exist.  This function is currently only called on the
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
index 97e9c1be4f9..7ab1b72146c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
  Host initialization should not be resource intensive. A host may be created before any intention of using React Native
  has been expressed.
  */
-- (instancetype)initWithHostDelegate:(id<RCTHostDelegate>)hostDelegate
-          turboModuleManagerDelegate:(id<RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate>)turboModuleManagerDelegate
-                 bindingsInstallFunc:(facebook::react::ReactInstance::BindingsInstallFunc)bindingsInstallFunc
-                    jsEngineProvider:(RCTHostJSEngineProvider)jsEngineProvider
+- (instancetype)initWithBundleURL:(NSURL *)bundleURL
+                     hostDelegate:(id<RCTHostDelegate>)hostDelegate
+       turboModuleManagerDelegate:(id<RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate>)turboModuleManagerDelegate
+              bindingsInstallFunc:(facebook::react::ReactInstance::BindingsInstallFunc)bindingsInstallFunc
+                 jsEngineProvider:(RCTHostJSEngineProvider)jsEngineProvider
 {
   if (self = [super init]) {
     _hostDelegate = hostDelegate;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
       return strongSelf->_bundleURL;
     };
 
-    auto bundleURLSetter = ^(NSURL *bundleURL) {
+    auto bundleURLSetter = ^(NSURL *bundleURL_) {
       [weakSelf _setBundleURL:bundleURL];
     };
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
       return [strongSelf->_hostDelegate getBundleURL];
     };
 
+    [self _setBundleURL:bundleURL];
     [_bundleManager setBridgelessBundleURLGetter:bundleURLGetter
                                        andSetter:bundleURLSetter
                                 andDefaultGetter:defaultBundleURLGetter];
@@ -140,7 +142,6 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
         @"RCTHost should not be creating a new instance if one already exists. This implies there is a bug with how/when this method is being called.");
     [_instance invalidate];
   }
-  [self _setBundleURL:[_hostDelegate getBundleURL]];
   _instance = [[RCTInstance alloc] initWithDelegate:self
                                    jsEngineInstance:[self _provideJSEngine]
                                       bundleManager:_bundleManager
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.h
index 5006e14ef0c..da866c481a9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 RCT_EXTERN_C_BEGIN
 
 RCTHost *RCTHostCreateDefault(
+    NSURL *bundleURL,
     id<RCTHostDelegate> hostDelegate,
     id<RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate> turboModuleManagerDelegate,
     RCTHostJSEngineProvider jsEngineProvider);
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.mm b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.mm
index 31d1af728d2..3b928e3332e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHostCreationHelpers.mm
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
 #import "RCTHostCreationHelpers.h"
 
 RCTHost *RCTHostCreateDefault(
+    NSURL *bundleURL,
     id<RCTHostDelegate> hostDelegate,
     id<RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate> turboModuleManagerDelegate,
     RCTHostJSEngineProvider jsEngineProvider)
 {
-  return [[RCTHost alloc] initWithHostDelegate:hostDelegate
-                    turboModuleManagerDelegate:turboModuleManagerDelegate
-                           bindingsInstallFunc:nullptr
-                              jsEngineProvider:jsEngineProvider];
+  return [[RCTHost alloc] initWithBundleURL:bundleURL
+                               hostDelegate:hostDelegate
+                 turboModuleManagerDelegate:turboModuleManagerDelegate
+                        bindingsInstallFunc:nullptr
+                           jsEngineProvider:jsEngineProvider];
 }