diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js
index 632bf3b366f..a3a29f75658 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js
@@ -152,7 +152,13 @@ const ReactFabric: ReactFabricType = {
     return getPublicRootInstance(root);
   },
 
+  // Deprecated - this function is being renamed to stopSurface, use that instead.
+  // TODO (T47576999): Delete this once it's no longer called from native code.
   unmountComponentAtNode(containerTag: number) {
+    this.stopSurface(containerTag);
+  },
+
+  stopSurface(containerTag: number) {
     const root = roots.get(containerTag);
     if (root) {
       // TODO: Is it safe to reset this now or should I wait since this unmount could be deferred?
diff --git a/scripts/rollup/shims/react-native/ReactFabric.js b/scripts/rollup/shims/react-native/ReactFabric.js
index 8f6a708fd20..536ce9a6f30 100644
--- a/scripts/rollup/shims/react-native/ReactFabric.js
+++ b/scripts/rollup/shims/react-native/ReactFabric.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ if (__DEV__) {
   ReactFabric = require('../implementations/ReactFabric-prod');
 }
 
-BatchedBridge.registerCallableModule('ReactFabric', ReactFabric);
+if (global.RN$Bridgeless) {
+  global.RN$stopSurface = ReactFabric.stopSurface;
+} else {
+  BatchedBridge.registerCallableModule('ReactFabric', ReactFabric);
+}
 
 module.exports = (ReactFabric: ReactNativeType);