diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeComponent.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeComponent.js
index 5afdbf0404313..f03e8f7ddf7f7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeComponent.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeComponent.js
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ export default function(
         return;
       }
 
+      const nativeTag =
+        maybeInstance._nativeTag || maybeInstance.canonical._nativeTag;
       const viewConfig: ReactNativeBaseComponentViewConfig<> =
         maybeInstance.viewConfig || maybeInstance.canonical.viewConfig;
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ export default function(
       // view invalidation for certain components (eg RCTTextInput) on iOS.
       if (updatePayload != null) {
         UIManager.updateView(
-          maybeInstance._nativeTag,
+          nativeTag,
           viewConfig.uiViewClassName,
           updatePayload,
         );
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
index 536bb128e0f65..e363a9fed5580 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ describe('ReactFabric', () => {
 
       viewRef.setNativeProps({foo: 'baz'});
       expect(UIManager.updateView).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(UIManager.updateView).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.any(Number),
+        'RCTView',
+        {foo: 'baz'},
+      );
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js
index 3921aa1eb6759..42c999f77f501 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeMount-test.internal.js
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ describe('ReactNative', () => {
 
       viewRef.setNativeProps({foo: 'baz'});
       expect(UIManager.updateView).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(UIManager.updateView).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.any(Number),
+        'RCTView',
+        {foo: 'baz'},
+      );
     });
   });