diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
index 3f72b057d..539e236bb 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static RCTRootViewSizeFlexibility convertToRootViewSizeFlexibility(RCTSurfaceSiz
 
   if (self = [super initWithBridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties sizeMeasureMode:sizeMeasureMode]) {
     self.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
+    [super.surface start];
   }
 
   RCT_PROFILE_END_EVENT(RCTProfileTagAlways, @"");
diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm
index 9f55e6351..7e4284abe 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (nullable instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder)
 {
   if (self = [super initWithFrame:CGRectZero]) {
     _surface = surface;
-    [_surface start];
     _sizeMeasureMode = sizeMeasureMode;
 
     _surface.delegate = self;
diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h
index 0e01623b7..c4f1f98fb 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @interface RCTSurfacePresenter (Surface)
 
 /**
- * Surface uses those methods to register itself in the Presenter.
- * Registering initiates running, rendering and mounting processes.
+ * Surface uses these methods to register itself in the Presenter.
  */
 - (void)registerSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
+/**
+ * Starting initiates running, rendering and mounting processes.
+ * Should be called after registerSurface and any other surface-specific setup is done
+ */
+- (void)startSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
 - (void)unregisterSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
 - (void)setProps:(NSDictionary *)props
          surface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
index d7f56e3fb..9685f6c78 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
 - (void)registerSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface
 {
   [_surfaceRegistry registerSurface:surface];
+}
+
+- (void)startSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface
+{
   [self _startSurface:surface];
 }
 
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index ddc187568..f5f55cf8e 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     _touchHandler = [RCTSurfaceTouchHandler new];
 
     _stage = RCTSurfaceStageSurfaceDidInitialize;
+
+    [_surfacePresenter registerSurface:self];
   }
 
   return self;
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@
     return NO;
   }
 
-  [_surfacePresenter registerSurface:self];
+  [_surfacePresenter startSurface:self];
+
   return YES;
 }