diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/tests/SchedulerDelegateInvalidationTest.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/tests/SchedulerDelegateInvalidationTest.cpp
index 9005250d6063..056b774559d0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/tests/SchedulerDelegateInvalidationTest.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/tests/SchedulerDelegateInvalidationTest.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,24 @@ TEST_F(
   EXPECT_EQ(delegate_->shouldRenderTransactionsCount(), 1);
 }
 
+TEST_F(
+    SchedulerDelegateInvalidationTest,
+    EmptySurfaceStartRunsSurfaceStartCallbacks) {
+  setUp();
+  std::vector<SurfaceId> startedSurfaces;
+  scheduler_->getUIManager()->addOnSurfaceStartCallback(
+      [&](const ShadowTree& shadowTree) {
+        startedSurfaces.push_back(shadowTree.getSurfaceId());
+      });
+  surfaceHandler_->constraintLayout(
+      {.layoutDirection = LayoutDirection::LeftToRight}, {});
+
+  surfaceHandler_->start();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(startedSurfaces, std::vector<SurfaceId>{11});
+  surfaceHandler_->stop();
+}
+
 TEST(SchedulerDelegateTest, animatedPropsUseExistingViewUpdatesByDefault) {
   class PropsDelegate : public RecordingDelegate {
    public:
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
index 7eefe4606177..8bdad687b8a3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,15 @@ void UIManager::startSurface(
 void UIManager::startEmptySurface(
     ShadowTree::Unique&& shadowTree) const noexcept {
   TraceSection s("UIManager::startEmptySurface");
+  auto surfaceId = shadowTree->getSurfaceId();
   shadowTreeRegistry_.add(std::move(shadowTree));
+
+  shadowTreeRegistry_.visit(
+      surfaceId, [delegate = delegate_](const ShadowTree& shadowTree) {
+        if (delegate != nullptr) {
+          delegate->uiManagerDidStartSurface(shadowTree);
+        }
+      });
 }
 
 void UIManager::setSurfaceProps(