diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index 6a4c0df440d9a1..be0ca24b62f2ad 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -1408,7 +1408,9 @@ private ReactApplicationContext createReactContext(
     }
     if (ReactFeatureFlags.enableFabricRenderer) {
       if (mUIManagerProvider != null) {
-        catalystInstance.setFabricUIManager(mUIManagerProvider.createUIManager(reactContext));
+        UIManager uiManager = mUIManagerProvider.createUIManager(reactContext);
+        uiManager.initialize();
+        catalystInstance.setFabricUIManager(uiManager);
       } else {
         catalystInstance.getJSIModule(JSIModuleType.UIManager);
       }