diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
index 83d7f3cf34af..a16cc2ff5ec5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public ReactTextViewManager(@Nullable ReactTextViewManagerCallback reactTextView
       // Defaults from ReactTextAnchorViewManager
       setSelectionColor(preparedView, null);
     }
-    return view;
+    return preparedView;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt
index c17d7627442e..233be99a71e0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.kt
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ public open class ReactViewManager : ReactClippingViewManager<ReactViewGroup>()
   override fun prepareToRecycleView(
       reactContext: ThemedReactContext,
       view: ReactViewGroup
-  ): ReactViewGroup {
+  ): ReactViewGroup? {
     // BaseViewManager
     val preparedView = super.prepareToRecycleView(reactContext, view)
     preparedView?.recycleView()
-    return view
+    return preparedView
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = "accessible")