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 bdab2af5a..bd2a33555 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerModule.java
@@ -806,7 +806,9 @@ public class UIManagerModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule
    * @return the rootTag
    */
   public int resolveRootTagFromReactTag(int reactTag) {
-    return mUIImplementation.resolveRootTagFromReactTag(reactTag);
+    return ViewUtil.isRootTag(reactTag)
+        ? reactTag
+        : mUIImplementation.resolveRootTagFromReactTag(reactTag);
   }
 
   /** Dirties the node associated with the given react tag */
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/common/ViewUtil.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/common/ViewUtil.java
index c84d265af..2333fccc1 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/common/ViewUtil.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/common/ViewUtil.java
@@ -25,4 +25,13 @@ public class ViewUtil {
     return DEFAULT;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param reactTag {@link int} react tag
+   * @return if the react tag received by parameter is a RootTag or not.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public static boolean isRootTag(int reactTag) {
+    return reactTag % 10 == 1;
+  }
+
 }