diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
index 889bfa51825e1c..2e500bf64b480d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 import type {EventSubscription} from '../../vendor/emitter/EventEmitter';
+import type {PlatformConfig} from '../AnimatedPlatformConfig';
 import type Animation, {EndCallback} from '../animations/Animation';
 import type {InterpolationConfigType} from './AnimatedInterpolation';
 import type AnimatedNode from './AnimatedNode';
@@ -131,6 +132,11 @@ export default class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
     return this._value + this._offset;
   }
 
+  __makeNative(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig): void {
+    super.__makeNative(platformConfig);
+    this.#ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists();
+  }
+
   #ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists(): void {
     if (this.#updateSubscription != null) {
       return;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
index 205551403b9648..d34ea1c58456eb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ declare export default class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   __attach(): void;
   __detach(): void;
   __getValue(): number;
+  __makeNative(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig): void;
   setValue(value: number): void;
   setOffset(offset: number): void;
   flattenOffset(): void;