diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
index 5f866a27ba51dc..d2f1c1e7a5de0e 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.h
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
 @property (nonatomic, assign) UIBarStyle barStyle;
 #endif
 
+- (void)uiManagerDidPerformMounting;
+
 @end
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
index 1f6d29d7a090b7..f9d297d567dfeb 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBar.m
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ - (void)removeReactSubview:(RCTTabBarItem *)subview
 
 - (void)didUpdateReactSubviews
 {
-  // Do nothing, as subviews are managed by `reactBridgeDidFinishTransaction`
+  // Do nothing, as subviews are managed by `uiManagerDidPerformMounting`
 }
 
 - (void)layoutSubviews
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ - (void)layoutSubviews
   _tabController.view.frame = self.bounds;
 }
 
-- (void)reactBridgeDidFinishTransaction
+- (void)uiManagerDidPerformMounting
 {
   // we can't hook up the VC hierarchy in 'init' because the subviews aren't
   // hooked up yet, so we do it on demand here whenever a transaction has finished
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
index 471a875979021d..f8e98854d05590 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTabBarManager.m
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTTabBar.h"
+#import "RCTUIManager.h"
+#import "RCTUIManagerObserverCoordinator.h"
 
 @implementation RCTConvert (UITabBar)
 
@@ -22,13 +24,39 @@ @implementation RCTConvert (UITabBar)
 
 @end
 
+@interface RCTTabBarManager () <RCTUIManagerObserver>
+
+@end
+
 @implementation RCTTabBarManager
+{
+  // The main thread only.
+  NSHashTable<RCTTabBar *> *_viewRegistry;
+}
+
+- (void)setBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+{
+  [super setBridge:bridge];
+
+  [self.bridge.uiManager.observerCoordinator addObserver:self];
+}
+
+- (void)invalidate
+{
+  [self.bridge.uiManager.observerCoordinator removeObserver:self];
+}
 
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
 - (UIView *)view
 {
-  return [RCTTabBar new];
+  if (!_viewRegistry) {
+    _viewRegistry = [NSHashTable hashTableWithOptions:NSPointerFunctionsWeakMemory];
+  }
+
+  RCTTabBar *view = [RCTTabBar new];
+  [_viewRegistry addObject:view];
+  return view;
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(unselectedTintColor, UIColor)
@@ -41,4 +69,15 @@ - (UIView *)view
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(itemPositioning, UITabBarItemPositioning)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(unselectedItemTintColor, UIColor)
 
+#pragma mark - RCTUIManagerObserver
+
+- (void)uiManagerDidPerformMounting:(__unused RCTUIManager *)manager
+{
+  RCTExecuteOnMainQueue(^{
+    for (RCTTabBar *view in self->_viewRegistry) {
+      [view uiManagerDidPerformMounting];
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 @end