diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp
index 7b3ca3f19c3921..be385ea00c55c5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ SurfaceHandler::SurfaceHandler(
   parameters_.surfaceId = surfaceId;
 }
 
+SurfaceHandler::SurfaceHandler(SurfaceId surfaceId) noexcept {
+  parameters_.surfaceId = surfaceId;
+}
+
 SurfaceHandler::SurfaceHandler(SurfaceHandler&& other) noexcept {
   operator=(std::move(other));
 }
@@ -81,11 +85,15 @@ void SurfaceHandler::start() const noexcept {
 
   link_.shadowTree = shadowTree.get();
 
-  link_.uiManager->startSurface(
-      std::move(shadowTree),
-      parameters.moduleName,
-      parameters.props,
-      parameters_.displayMode);
+  if (!parameters.moduleName.empty()) {
+    link_.uiManager->startSurface(
+        std::move(shadowTree),
+        parameters.moduleName,
+        parameters.props,
+        parameters_.displayMode);
+  } else {
+    link_.uiManager->startEmptySurface(std::move(shadowTree));
+  }
 
   link_.status = Status::Running;
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
index 4963e2379501ff..6985f15468bf0f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ class SurfaceHandler {
    * Can be constructed anytime with a `moduleName` and a `surfaceId`.
    */
   SurfaceHandler(const std::string& moduleName, SurfaceId surfaceId) noexcept;
+
+  /*
+   * Can be constructed anytime with a `surfaceId`.
+   * As the module name is not passed, the surface will have to be rendered
+   * manually by the caller (AppRegistry will not be called).
+   */
+  SurfaceHandler(SurfaceId surfaceId) noexcept;
+
   virtual ~SurfaceHandler() noexcept;
 
   /*
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp
index 3d8d484efe7292..65e3548ccb2410 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ void SurfaceManager::startSurface(
   });
 }
 
+void SurfaceManager::startEmptySurface(
+    SurfaceId surfaceId,
+    const LayoutConstraints& layoutConstraints,
+    const LayoutContext& layoutContext) const noexcept {
+  startSurface(surfaceId, "", {}, layoutConstraints, layoutContext);
+}
+
 void SurfaceManager::stopSurface(SurfaceId surfaceId) const noexcept {
   visit(surfaceId, [&](const SurfaceHandler& surfaceHandler) {
     surfaceHandler.stop();
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
index 404185818acb5a..db6a7499243293 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ class SurfaceManager final {
       const LayoutConstraints& layoutConstraints = {},
       const LayoutContext& layoutContext = {}) const noexcept;
 
+  void startEmptySurface(
+      SurfaceId surfaceId,
+      const LayoutConstraints& layoutConstraints = {},
+      const LayoutContext& layoutContext = {}) const noexcept;
+
   void stopSurface(SurfaceId surfaceId) const noexcept;
 
   Size measureSurface(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
index 9b9fe24cbe7875..2241c3aa96acf8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ void UIManager::startSurface(
   });
 }
 
+void UIManager::startEmptySurface(ShadowTree::Unique&& shadowTree) const {
+  SystraceSection s("UIManager::startEmptySurface");
+  shadowTreeRegistry_.add(std::move(shadowTree));
+}
+
 void UIManager::setSurfaceProps(
     SurfaceId surfaceId,
     const std::string& moduleName,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h
index a84845d9a035a8..cdd4f2d3ccd9f6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ class UIManager final : public ShadowTreeDelegate {
       const folly::dynamic& props,
       DisplayMode displayMode) const;
 
+  void startEmptySurface(ShadowTree::Unique&& shadowTree) const;
+
   void setSurfaceProps(
       SurfaceId surfaceId,
       const std::string& moduleName,