diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
index 9d8116d2d..80d2bab72 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
     return mUiBackgroundMessageQueueThread != null;
   }
 
+  public void assertOnUIBackgroundOrNativeModulesThread() {
+    if (mUiBackgroundMessageQueueThread == null) {
+      assertOnNativeModulesQueueThread();
+    } else {
+      assertOnUiBackgroundQueueThread();
+    }
+  }
+
   public void runUIBackgroundRunnable(Runnable runnable) {
     if (mUiBackgroundMessageQueueThread == null) {
       runOnNativeModulesQueueThread(runnable);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
index 049d82091..c9074438f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class UIManagerModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements
   }
 
   public void updateNodeSize(int nodeViewTag, int newWidth, int newHeight) {
-    getReactApplicationContext().assertOnNativeModulesQueueThread();
+    getReactApplicationContext().assertOnUIBackgroundOrNativeModulesThread();
 
     mUIImplementation.updateNodeSize(nodeViewTag, newWidth, newHeight);
   }