diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIImplementation.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIImplementation.java
index 0b88c078d..b58d25aaa 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIImplementation.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIImplementation.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class UIImplementation {
     return viewManager.createShadowNodeInstance(mReactContext);
   }
 
-  protected final ReactShadowNode resolveShadowNode(int reactTag) {
+  public final ReactShadowNode resolveShadowNode(int reactTag) {
     return mShadowNodeRegistry.getNode(reactTag);
   }