diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index 7b3ce5918ce5..3906df778bcd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ - (RCTSurfaceView *)view
 
   if (!_view) {
     _view = [[RCTSurfaceView alloc] initWithSurface:(RCTSurface *)self];
+    [self _updateLayoutContext];
     _touchHandler = [RCTSurfaceTouchHandler new];
     [_touchHandler attachToView:_view];
   }