diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index 983763385ad2a0..6e1d552a6a00d7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -445,12 +445,18 @@ public void invalidate() {
 
   @Override
   public void markActiveTouchForTag(int surfaceId, int reactTag) {
-    mMountingManager.getSurfaceManager(surfaceId).markActiveTouchForTag(reactTag);
+    SurfaceMountingManager surfaceMountingManager = mMountingManager.getSurfaceManager(surfaceId);
+    if (surfaceMountingManager != null) {
+      surfaceMountingManager.markActiveTouchForTag(reactTag);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
   public void sweepActiveTouchForTag(int surfaceId, int reactTag) {
-    mMountingManager.getSurfaceManager(surfaceId).sweepActiveTouchForTag(reactTag);
+    SurfaceMountingManager surfaceMountingManager = mMountingManager.getSurfaceManager(surfaceId);
+    if (surfaceMountingManager != null) {
+      surfaceMountingManager.sweepActiveTouchForTag(reactTag);
+    }
   }
 
   /**