diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
index 605aacadf..e64dfc771 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
       ReactShadowNode cssNode,
       int rootViewTag,
       CatalystStylesDiffMap styles) {
-    // nothing to do yet.
+    int tag = cssNode.getReactTag();
+    FlatShadowNode node = (FlatShadowNode) cssNode;
+    if (node.mountsToView()) {
+      mStateBuilder.ensureBackingViewIsCreated(node, tag, styles);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -88,7 +92,11 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
       ReactShadowNode cssNode,
       String className,
       CatalystStylesDiffMap styles) {
-    // nothing to do yet.
+    int tag = cssNode.getReactTag();
+    FlatShadowNode node = (FlatShadowNode) cssNode;
+    if (node.mountsToView()) {
+      mStateBuilder.ensureBackingViewIsCreated(node, tag, styles);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewManager.java
index d055d93f5..ab92cf740 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewManager.java
@@ -10,15 +10,20 @@
 package com.facebook.react.flat;
 
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BaseViewManager;
 
-abstract class FlatViewManager<C extends FlatShadowNode> extends ViewManager<FlatViewGroup, C> {
+abstract class FlatViewManager<C extends FlatShadowNode> extends BaseViewManager<FlatViewGroup, C> {
 
   @Override
   protected FlatViewGroup createViewInstance(ThemedReactContext reactContext) {
     return new FlatViewGroup(reactContext);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setBackgroundColor(FlatViewGroup view, int backgroundColor) {
+    // suppress
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void updateExtraData(FlatViewGroup root, Object extraData) {
   }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
index c3b48b8cc..791768cf4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.CatalystStylesDiffMap;
       int tag,
       @Nullable CatalystStylesDiffMap styles) {
     if (node.isBackingViewCreated()) {
+      if (styles != null) {
+        // if the View is already created, make sure propagate new styles.
+        mOperationsQueue.enqueueUpdateProperties(tag, node.getViewClass(), styles);
+      }
       return;
     }