diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index 191d463ab..cd6045f00 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager {
   /** Creates a new {@link ReactShadowNode} */
   @Nullable
   public ReactShadowNode createNode(
-      int reactTag, String viewName, int rootTag, ReadableNativeMap props) {
+      int reactTag, String viewName, int rootTag, ReadableNativeMap props, int instanceHandle) {
     if (DEBUG) {
       Log.d(TAG, "createNode \n\ttag: " + reactTag +
           "\n\tviewName: " + viewName +
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jsc/jni/FabricJSCBinding.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jsc/jni/FabricJSCBinding.cpp
index 6ce8b9976..83023f488 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jsc/jni/FabricJSCBinding.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jsc/jni/FabricJSCBinding.cpp
@@ -83,17 +83,16 @@ JSValueRef createNode(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef function, JSObjectRef thisOb
 
   static auto createNode =
     jni::findClassStatic("com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager")
-      ->getMethod<alias_ref<JShadowNode>(jint, jstring, jint, ReadableNativeMap::javaobject)>("createNode");
+      ->getMethod<alias_ref<JShadowNode>(jint, jstring, jint, ReadableNativeMap::javaobject, jint)>("createNode");
 
   int reactTag = (int)JSC_JSValueToNumber(ctx, arguments[0], NULL);
   auto viewName = JSValueToJString(ctx, arguments[1]);
   int rootTag = (int)JSC_JSValueToNumber(ctx, arguments[2], NULL);
   auto props = JSC_JSValueIsNull(ctx, arguments[3]) ? local_ref<ReadableNativeMap::jhybridobject>(nullptr) :
                JSValueToReadableMapViaJSON(ctx, arguments[3]);;
+  int instanceHandle = (int)JSC_JSValueToNumber(ctx, arguments[4], NULL);
 
-  // TODO: Retain object in arguments[4] using a weak ref.
-
-  auto node = createNode(manager, reactTag, viewName.get(), rootTag, props.get());
+  auto node = createNode(manager, reactTag, viewName.get(), rootTag, props.get(), instanceHandle);
 
   return JSC_JSObjectMake(ctx, classRef, makePlainGlobalRef(node.get()));
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerTest.java
index 441003004..32a0bbb40 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerTest.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class FabricUIManagerTest {
   private FabricUIManager mFabricUIManager;
   private ThemedReactContext mThemedReactContext;
   private int mNextReactTag;
+  private int mNextInstanceHandle;
 
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -70,8 +71,10 @@ public class FabricUIManagerTest {
         new ReactRootView(RuntimeEnvironment.application.getApplicationContext());
     int rootTag = mFabricUIManager.addRootView(rootView);
     int reactTag = mNextReactTag++;
+    int instanceHandle = mNextInstanceHandle++;
     String viewClass = ReactViewManager.REACT_CLASS;
-    ReactShadowNode node = mFabricUIManager.createNode(reactTag, viewClass, rootTag, null);
+    ReactShadowNode node =
+        mFabricUIManager.createNode(reactTag, viewClass, rootTag, null, instanceHandle);
 
     assertThat(reactTag).isEqualTo(node.getReactTag());
     assertThat(viewClass).isEqualTo(node.getViewClass());
@@ -89,8 +92,10 @@ public class FabricUIManagerTest {
         new ReactRootView(RuntimeEnvironment.application.getApplicationContext());
     int rootTag = mFabricUIManager.addRootView(rootView);
     int reactTag = mNextReactTag++;
+    int instanceHandle = mNextInstanceHandle++;
     String viewClass = ReactViewManager.REACT_CLASS;
-    ReactShadowNode node = mFabricUIManager.createNode(reactTag, viewClass, rootTag, null);
+    ReactShadowNode node =
+        mFabricUIManager.createNode(reactTag, viewClass, rootTag, null, instanceHandle);
 
     List<ReactShadowNode> childSet = mFabricUIManager.createChildSet(rootTag);
     mFabricUIManager.appendChildToSet(childSet, node);
@@ -220,9 +225,8 @@ public class FabricUIManagerTest {
     ReactRootView rootView =
         new ReactRootView(RuntimeEnvironment.application.getApplicationContext());
     int rootTag = mFabricUIManager.addRootView(rootView);
-
     ReactShadowNode text =
-        mFabricUIManager.createNode(0, ReactTextViewManager.REACT_CLASS, rootTag, null);
+        mFabricUIManager.createNode(0, ReactTextViewManager.REACT_CLASS, rootTag, null, mNextInstanceHandle++);
     assertThat(text.isMeasureDefined()).isTrue();
 
     ReactShadowNode textCopy = text.mutableCopy();
@@ -248,13 +252,13 @@ public class FabricUIManagerTest {
     int rootTag = mFabricUIManager.addRootView(rootView);
     String viewClass = ReactViewManager.REACT_CLASS;
 
-    ReactShadowNode aa = mFabricUIManager.createNode(2, viewClass, rootTag, null);
-    ReactShadowNode a = mFabricUIManager.createNode(3, viewClass, rootTag, null);
+    ReactShadowNode aa = mFabricUIManager.createNode(2, viewClass, rootTag, null, mNextInstanceHandle++);
+    ReactShadowNode a = mFabricUIManager.createNode(3, viewClass, rootTag, null, mNextInstanceHandle++);
     mFabricUIManager.appendChild(a, aa);
-    ReactShadowNode bb = mFabricUIManager.createNode(4, viewClass, rootTag, null);
-    ReactShadowNode b = mFabricUIManager.createNode(5, viewClass, rootTag, null);
+    ReactShadowNode bb = mFabricUIManager.createNode(4, viewClass, rootTag, null, mNextInstanceHandle++);
+    ReactShadowNode b = mFabricUIManager.createNode(5, viewClass, rootTag, null, mNextInstanceHandle++);
     mFabricUIManager.appendChild(b, bb);
-    ReactShadowNode container = mFabricUIManager.createNode(6, viewClass, rootTag, null);
+    ReactShadowNode container = mFabricUIManager.createNode(6, viewClass, rootTag, null, mNextInstanceHandle++);
     mFabricUIManager.appendChild(container, a);
     mFabricUIManager.appendChild(container, b);
     List<ReactShadowNode> childSet = mFabricUIManager.createChildSet(rootTag);