diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/SimpleThreadSafeCache.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/SimpleThreadSafeCache.h
index 3cc22f7fbcac..3624359f0d67 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/SimpleThreadSafeCache.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/SimpleThreadSafeCache.h
@@ -79,15 +79,27 @@ class SimpleThreadSafeCache {
 
   auto getMapIterator(const KeyT &key, CacheGeneratorFunction<ValueT> auto generator) const
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+      if (auto it = map_.find(key); it != map_.end()) {
+        // Move accessed item to front of list
+        list_.splice(list_.begin(), list_, it->second);
+        return it;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // The generator runs without the lock: it may block on another thread
+    // that needs this cache. On iOS, text measurement creates an
+    // NSTextStorage whose editing notification can wait for the main queue,
+    // while the main thread waits for this lock to measure text.
+    auto value = generator();
 
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
     if (auto it = map_.find(key); it != map_.end()) {
-      // Move accessed item to front of list
+      // Another thread generated the same key meanwhile
       list_.splice(list_.begin(), list_, it->second);
       return it;
     }
-
-    auto value = generator();
     // Add new value to front of list and map
     list_.emplace_front(key, value);
     auto [it, _] = map_.insert_or_assign(key, list_.begin());
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/tests/SimpleThreadSafeCacheTest.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/tests/SimpleThreadSafeCacheTest.cpp
index 1fc5812769fa..c6a07701f5c8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/tests/SimpleThreadSafeCacheTest.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/tests/SimpleThreadSafeCacheTest.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <react/utils/SimpleThreadSafeCache.h>
 
+#include <chrono>
+#include <future>
+#include <thread>
+
 namespace facebook::react {
 
 TEST(EvictingCacheMapTest, BasicInsertAndGet) {
@@ -37,4 +41,40 @@ TEST(EvictingCacheMapTest, Eviction) {
   EXPECT_EQ(cache.get(3), "three");
 }
 
+TEST(EvictingCacheMapTest, GeneratorDoesNotBlockOtherThreads) {
+  SimpleThreadSafeCache<int, std::string, 3> cache;
+  std::promise<void> otherThreadDone;
+  std::thread other;
+
+  // The generator waits for a second thread that reads the same cache, as an
+  // iOS text measurement waits for the main thread.
+  auto value = cache.get(1, [&]() {
+    other = std::thread([&]() {
+      cache.get(2, []() { return std::string("two"); });
+      otherThreadDone.set_value();
+    });
+    auto status =
+        otherThreadDone.get_future().wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+    return std::string(
+        status == std::future_status::ready ? "one" : "blocked");
+  });
+  other.join();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(value, "one");
+  EXPECT_EQ(cache.get(2), "two");
+}
+
+TEST(EvictingCacheMapTest, ConcurrentMissKeepsFirstInsertedValue) {
+  SimpleThreadSafeCache<int, std::string, 3> cache;
+
+  auto value = cache.get(1, [&]() {
+    std::thread other([&]() { cache.get(1, []() { return std::string("first"); }); });
+    other.join();
+    return std::string("second");
+  });
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(value, "first");
+  EXPECT_EQ(cache.get(1), "first");
+}
+
 } // namespace facebook::react