diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.h b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
index 32eeb7ab007dcb..6ed9c5b8fc48f2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.h
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ extern
  */
 @property (nonatomic, weak, nullable) UIViewController *reactViewController;
 
+/**
+ * The root view casted as UIView. Used by splash screen libraries.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) UIView *view;
+
 /**
  * The React-managed contents view of the root view.
  */
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
index 5cb98b5ce9794d..a7b9b22881543f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ - (instancetype)initWithBundleURL:(NSURL *)bundleURL
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)initWithFrame : (CGRect)frame)
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)initWithCoder : (NSCoder *)aDecoder)
 
+- (UIView *)view
+{
+  return self;
+}
+
 - (BOOL)hasBridge
 {
   return _bridge != nil;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.h b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.h
index 3b2f7911464015..bb5a574e2ee1f5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, assign) RCTRootViewSizeFlexibility sizeFlexibility;
 @property (nonatomic, weak) id<RCTRootViewDelegate> delegate;
 @property (nonatomic, weak) UIViewController *reactViewController;
+@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) UIView *view;
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) UIView *contentView;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *loadingView;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL passThroughTouches;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
index 8f48551167f398..91ead4e7492774 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ - (NSString *)moduleName
   return super.surface.moduleName;
 }
 
+- (UIView *)view
+{
+  return (UIView *)super.surface.view;
+}
+
 - (UIView *)contentView
 {
   return self;