diff --git a/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/EXPermissions.m b/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/EXPermissions.m
index 118fdac908102..479f6225dd804 100644
--- a/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/EXPermissions.m
+++ b/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/EXPermissions.m
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ - (void)registerRequesters:(NSArray<id<UMPermissionsRequester>> *)newRequesters
 - (void)setModuleRegistry:(UMModuleRegistry *)moduleRegistry
 {
   _moduleRegistry = moduleRegistry;
-  
-  id<UMPermissionsRequester> userNotificationRequester = [[EXUserNotificationPermissionRequester alloc] initWithNotificationProxy:[moduleRegistry getModuleImplementingProtocol:@protocol(UMUserNotificationCenterProxyInterface)] withMethodQueue:self.methodQueue];
-  id<UMPermissionsRequester> remoteNotificationRequester = [[EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester alloc] initWithUserNotificationPermissionRequester:userNotificationRequester withMethodQueue:self.methodQueue];
-
-  [self registerRequesters:@[userNotificationRequester, remoteNotificationRequester]];
 }
 
 # pragma mark - Exported methods
@@ -110,7 +105,7 @@ - (NSDictionary *)getPermissionUsingRequesterClass:(Class)requesterClass
 
 - (NSDictionary *)getPermissionsForResource:(NSString *)type
 {
-  return [self getPermissionUsingRequester:_requesters[type]];
+  return [self getPermissionUsingRequester:[self getPermissionRequesterForType:type]];
 }
 
 - (NSDictionary *)getPermissionUsingRequester:(id<UMPermissionsRequester>)requester
@@ -213,6 +208,10 @@ + (UMPermissionStatus)statusForPermission:(NSDictionary *)permission
 
 - (id<UMPermissionsRequester>)getPermissionRequesterForType:(NSString *)type
 {
+  static dispatch_once_t once;
+  dispatch_once(&once, ^{
+    [self ensureRequestersFallbacksAreRegistered];
+  });
   return _requesters[type];
 }
 
@@ -221,8 +220,19 @@ + (UMPermissionStatus)statusForPermission:(NSDictionary *)permission
   return [_requestersByClass objectForKey:requesterClass];
 }
 
-- (UMModuleRegistry *)getModuleRegistry {
-  return _moduleRegistry;
+- (void)ensureRequestersFallbacksAreRegistered
+{
+  // TODO: Remove once we promote `expo-notifications` to a stable unimodule (and integrate into Expo client)
+  if (!_requesters[@"userFacingNotifications"]) {
+    id<UMPermissionsRequester> userNotificationRequester = [[EXUserNotificationPermissionRequester alloc] initWithNotificationProxy:[_moduleRegistry getModuleImplementingProtocol:@protocol(UMUserNotificationCenterProxyInterface)] withMethodQueue:self.methodQueue];
+    [self registerRequesters:@[userNotificationRequester]];
+  }
+
+  // TODO: Remove once we deprecate and remove "notifications" permission type
+  if (!_requesters[@"notifications"] && _requesters[@"userFacingNotifications"]) {
+    id<UMPermissionsRequester> remoteNotificationsRequester = [[EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester alloc] initWithUserNotificationPermissionRequester:_requesters[@"userFacingNotifications"] withMethodQueue:self.methodQueue];
+    [self registerRequesters:@[remoteNotificationsRequester]];
+  }
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.h b/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.h
index 29f5cae79f3d8..3ff8a987ebe86 100644
--- a/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.h
+++ b/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.h
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 #import <UMPermissionsInterface/UMPermissionsInterface.h>
 #import <EXPermissions/EXPermissions.h>
-#import <EXPermissions/EXUserNotificationPermissionRequester.h>
 
 FOUNDATION_EXPORT NSString * const EXAppDidRegisterForRemoteNotificationsNotificationName;
 
 @interface EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester : NSObject<UMPermissionsRequester>
 
-- (instancetype)initWithUserNotificationPermissionRequester:(EXUserNotificationPermissionRequester *)userNotificationPermissionRequester
+- (instancetype)initWithUserNotificationPermissionRequester:(id<UMPermissionsRequester>)userNotificationPermissionRequester
                                             withMethodQueue:(dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue;
 @end
diff --git a/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.m b/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.m
index 27091b43769f3..ca80a242d48e1 100644
--- a/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.m
+++ b/packages/expo-permissions/ios/EXPermissions/Requesters/RemoteNotification/EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester.m
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ @interface EXRemoteNotificationPermissionRequester ()
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UMPromiseResolveBlock resolve;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UMPromiseRejectBlock reject;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL remoteNotificationsRegistrationIsPending;
-@property (nonatomic, weak) EXUserNotificationPermissionRequester* userNotificationPermissionRequester;
+@property (nonatomic, weak) id<UMPermissionsRequester> userNotificationPermissionRequester;
 @property (nonatomic, weak) dispatch_queue_t methodQueue;
 
 @end
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ + (NSString *)permissionType
   return @"notifications";
 }
 
-- (instancetype)initWithUserNotificationPermissionRequester:(EXUserNotificationPermissionRequester *)userNotificationPermissionRequester
+- (instancetype)initWithUserNotificationPermissionRequester:(id<UMPermissionsRequester>)userNotificationPermissionRequester
                                             withMethodQueue:(dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
 {
   if (self = [super init]) {