diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h
index c8f946c7a50877..fe4c7212528e5e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ typedef BOOL (^RCTBridgeDidNotFindModuleBlock)(RCTBridge *bridge, NSString *modu
 
 #pragma mark - RCTRootViewFactory Helpers
 
-- (RCTHost *)createReactHost;
+- (RCTHost *)createReactHost:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
index 48bc46c2839b0b..bf5dc737729097 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ - (void)createReactHostIfNeeded:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
   if (self.reactHost) {
     return;
   }
-  self.reactHost = [self createReactHost];
+  self.reactHost = [self createReactHost:launchOptions];
 }
 
-- (RCTHost *)createReactHost
+- (RCTHost *)createReactHost:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
 {
   __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
   RCTHost *reactHost = [[RCTHost alloc] initWithBundleURLProvider:self->_configuration.bundleURLBlock