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 5ed100ffe..360e36e57 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
       }
 
       if (node.mountsToView()) {
-        mStateBuilder.ensureBackingViewIsCreated(node, styles);
+        mStateBuilder.enqueueCreateOrUpdateView(node, styles);
       }
     } else {
       super.handleCreateView(cssNode, rootViewTag, styles);
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
       node.handleUpdateProperties(styles);
 
       if (node.mountsToView()) {
-        mStateBuilder.ensureBackingViewIsCreated(node, styles);
+        mStateBuilder.enqueueCreateOrUpdateView(node, styles);
       }
     } else {
       super.handleUpdateView(cssNode, className, styles);
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
 
     FlatShadowNode nonVirtualNode = (FlatShadowNode) node;
     nonVirtualNode.forceMountToView();
-    mStateBuilder.ensureBackingViewIsCreated(nonVirtualNode, null);
+    mStateBuilder.ensureBackingViewIsCreated(nonVirtualNode);
 
     FlatUIViewOperationQueue operationsQueue = mStateBuilder.getOperationsQueue();
     operationsQueue.enqueueSetJSResponder(
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 1029e19d3..1e14a747a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     mAttachDetachListeners.add(listener);
   }
 
-  /* package */ void ensureBackingViewIsCreated(
+  /* package */ void enqueueCreateOrUpdateView(
       FlatShadowNode node,
       @Nullable ReactStylesDiffMap styles) {
     if (node.isBackingViewCreated()) {
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
   }
 
+  /* package */ void ensureBackingViewIsCreated(FlatShadowNode node) {
+    if (node.isBackingViewCreated()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    int tag = node.getReactTag();
+    mOperationsQueue.enqueueCreateView(node.getThemedContext(), tag, node.getViewClass(), null);
+
+    node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
+  }
+
   /* package */ void dropView(FlatShadowNode node) {
     mViewsToDrop.add(node);
   }
@@ -445,7 +456,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     float bottom = top + height;
 
     if (node.mountsToView()) {
-      ensureBackingViewIsCreated(node, null);
+      ensureBackingViewIsCreated(node);
 
       addNativeChild(node);
       if (!parentIsAndroidView) {