diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
index 8c0a927a0..560ad9de9 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
@@ -897,7 +897,14 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(createView:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag
   // the view, but it's the only way that makes sense given our threading model
   UIColor *backgroundColor = shadowView.backgroundColor;
 
-  [self addUIBlock:^(RCTUIManager *uiManager, NSDictionary<NSNumber *, UIView *> *viewRegistry){
+  // Dispatch view creation directly to the main thread instead of adding to
+  // UIBlocks array. This way, it doesn't get deferred until after layout.
+  __weak RCTUIManager *weakManager = self;
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    RCTUIManager *uiManager = weakManager;
+    if (!uiManager) {
+      return;
+    }
     UIView *view = [componentData createViewWithTag:reactTag];
     if (view) {
       [componentData setProps:props forView:view]; // Must be done before bgColor to prevent wrong default
@@ -907,13 +914,13 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(createView:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag
       if ([view respondsToSelector:@selector(reactBridgeDidFinishTransaction)]) {
         [uiManager->_bridgeTransactionListeners addObject:view];
       }
-      ((NSMutableDictionary<NSNumber *, UIView *> *)viewRegistry)[reactTag] = view;
+      uiManager->_viewRegistry[reactTag] = view;
 
 #if RCT_DEV
       [view _DEBUG_setReactShadowView:shadowView];
 #endif
     }
-  }];
+  });
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(updateView:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag