diff --git a/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.cpp b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.cpp
index 8a7aac5c06a1..cf98a4f4620a 100644
--- a/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.cpp
@@ -58,4 +58,10 @@ void NativePerformanceObserver::setOnPerformanceEntryCallback(
   PerformanceEntryReporter::getInstance().setReportingCallback(callback);
 }
 
+void NativePerformanceObserver::logRawEntry(
+    jsi::Runtime &rt,
+    RawPerformanceEntry entry) {
+  PerformanceEntryReporter::getInstance().logEntry(entry);
+}
+
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.h b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.h
index 7eb5349c0eed..2b4fdc2f156b 100644
--- a/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.h
+++ b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class NativePerformanceObserver
       jsi::Runtime &rt,
       std::optional<AsyncCallback<>> callback);
 
+  void logRawEntry(jsi::Runtime &rt, RawPerformanceEntry entry);
+
  private:
 };
 
diff --git a/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.js b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.js
index ae87d47151fb..e407652d8715 100644
--- a/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.js
+++ b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserver.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import type {TurboModule} from '../TurboModule/RCTExport';
 
 import * as TurboModuleRegistry from '../TurboModule/TurboModuleRegistry';
+import NativePerformanceObserverRef from './NativePerformanceObserverRef';
 
 export const RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues = {
   UNDEFINED: 0,
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
   +stopReporting: (entryType: string) => void;
   +popPendingEntries: () => GetPendingEntriesResult;
   +setOnPerformanceEntryCallback: (callback?: () => void) => void;
+  +logRawEntry: (entry: RawPerformanceEntry) => void;
 }
 
-export default (TurboModuleRegistry.get<Spec>(
-  'NativePerformanceObserverCxx',
-): ?Spec);
+export default (TurboModuleRegistry.get<Spec>('NativePerformanceObserverCxx') ??
+  NativePerformanceObserverRef: ?Spec);
diff --git a/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserverRef.js b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserverRef.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f85eec7c779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/WebPerformance/NativePerformanceObserverRef.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import type {
+  GetPendingEntriesResult,
+  RawPerformanceEntry,
+  RawPerformanceEntryType,
+  Spec as NativePerformanceObserver,
+} from './NativePerformanceObserver';
+
+import {RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues} from './NativePerformanceObserver';
+
+function performanceEntryTypeToRaw(type: string): RawPerformanceEntryType {
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'mark':
+      return RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues.MARK;
+    case 'measure':
+      return RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues.MEASURE;
+    case 'event':
+      return RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues.EVENT;
+    default:
+      throw new TypeError(
+        `performanceEntryTypeToRaw: unexpected performance entry type received: ${type}`,
+      );
+  }
+}
+
+const NativePerformanceObserverRef: NativePerformanceObserver = (function () {
+  const _reportingType: Set<RawPerformanceEntryType> = new Set();
+  let _entries: Array<RawPerformanceEntry> = [];
+  let _onPerformanceEntryCallback: ?() => void;
+
+  return {
+    startReporting: (entryType: string) => {
+      _reportingType.add(performanceEntryTypeToRaw(entryType));
+    },
+
+    stopReporting: (entryType: string) => {
+      _reportingType.delete(performanceEntryTypeToRaw(entryType));
+    },
+
+    popPendingEntries: (): GetPendingEntriesResult => {
+      const res = _entries;
+      _entries = [];
+      return {
+        droppedEntriesCount: 0,
+        entries: res,
+      };
+    },
+
+    setOnPerformanceEntryCallback: (callback?: () => void) => {
+      _onPerformanceEntryCallback = callback;
+    },
+
+    logRawEntry: (entry: RawPerformanceEntry) => {
+      if (_reportingType.has(entry.entryType)) {
+        _entries.push(entry);
+        _onPerformanceEntryCallback?.();
+      }
+    },
+  };
+})();
+
+export default NativePerformanceObserverRef;
diff --git a/Libraries/WebPerformance/__tests__/NativePerformanceObserverRef-test.js b/Libraries/WebPerformance/__tests__/NativePerformanceObserverRef-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e60ebbd75d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/WebPerformance/__tests__/NativePerformanceObserverRef-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @oncall react_native
+ */
+
+import {RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues} from '../NativePerformanceObserver';
+import NativePerformanceObserverRef from '../NativePerformanceObserverRef';
+
+describe('NativePerformanceObserver', () => {
+  it('correctly starts and stops listening to entries in a nominal scenario', async () => {
+    NativePerformanceObserverRef.startReporting('mark');
+
+    NativePerformanceObserverRef.logRawEntry({
+      name: 'mark1',
+      entryType: RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues.MARK,
+      startTime: 0,
+      duration: 10,
+    });
+
+    NativePerformanceObserverRef.logRawEntry({
+      name: 'mark2',
+      entryType: RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues.MARK,
+      startTime: 0,
+      duration: 20,
+    });
+
+    NativePerformanceObserverRef.logRawEntry({
+      name: 'event1',
+      entryType: RawPerformanceEntryTypeValues.EVENT,
+      startTime: 0,
+      duration: 20,
+    });
+
+    const entriesResult = NativePerformanceObserverRef.popPendingEntries();
+    expect(entriesResult).not.toBe(undefined);
+    const entries = entriesResult.entries;
+
+    expect(entries.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(entries[0].name).toBe('mark1');
+    expect(entries[1].name).toBe('mark2');
+
+    const entriesResult1 = NativePerformanceObserverRef.popPendingEntries();
+    expect(entriesResult1).not.toBe(undefined);
+    const entries1 = entriesResult1.entries;
+    expect(entries1.length).toBe(0);
+
+    NativePerformanceObserverRef.stopReporting('mark');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/Libraries/WebPerformance/__tests__/PerformanceObserver-test.js b/Libraries/WebPerformance/__tests__/PerformanceObserver-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58edcc24c8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/WebPerformance/__tests__/PerformanceObserver-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @oncall react_native
+ */
+
+import NativePerformanceObserver from '../NativePerformanceObserver';
+import PerformanceObserver from '../PerformanceObserver';
+
+describe('PerformanceObserver', () => {
+  it('is backed by an existing NativePerformanceObserver implementation', async () => {
+    expect(NativePerformanceObserver).not.toBe(undefined);
+
+    const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list, _observer) => {});
+    expect(() => observer.observe({entryTypes: []})).not.toThrow();
+    observer.disconnect();
+  });
+});