diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/legacy/renderer.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/legacy/renderer.js
index 2915d2cd30554..b59c0292942c6 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/legacy/renderer.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/legacy/renderer.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import {
   TREE_OPERATION_ADD,
   TREE_OPERATION_REMOVE,
   TREE_OPERATION_REORDER_CHILDREN,
+  SUSPENSE_TREE_OPERATION_ADD,
+  SUSPENSE_TREE_OPERATION_REMOVE,
   UNKNOWN_SUSPENDERS_NONE,
 } from '../../constants';
 import {decorateMany, forceUpdate, restoreMany} from './utils';
@@ -411,6 +413,13 @@ export function attach(
       pushOperation(0); // StrictMode supported?
       pushOperation(hasOwnerMetadata ? 1 : 0);
       pushOperation(supportsTogglingSuspense ? 1 : 0);
+
+      pushOperation(SUSPENSE_TREE_OPERATION_ADD);
+      pushOperation(id);
+      pushOperation(parentID);
+      pushOperation(getStringID(null)); // name
+      // TODO: Measure rect of root
+      pushOperation(-1);
     } else {
       const type = getElementType(internalInstance);
       const {displayName, key} = getData(internalInstance);
@@ -449,7 +458,12 @@ export function attach(
   }
 
   function recordUnmount(internalInstance: InternalInstance, id: number) {
-    pendingUnmountedIDs.push(id);
+    const isRoot = parentIDStack.length === 0;
+    if (isRoot) {
+      pendingUnmountedRootID = id;
+    } else {
+      pendingUnmountedIDs.push(id);
+    }
     idToInternalInstanceMap.delete(id);
   }
 
@@ -519,6 +533,8 @@ export function attach(
         // All unmounts are batched in a single message.
         // [TREE_OPERATION_REMOVE, removedIDLength, ...ids]
         (numUnmountIDs > 0 ? 2 + numUnmountIDs : 0) +
+        // [SUSPENSE_TREE_OPERATION_REMOVE, 1, pendingUnmountedRootID]
+        (pendingUnmountedRootID === null ? 0 : 3) +
         // Mount operations
         pendingOperations.length,
     );
@@ -555,6 +571,10 @@ export function attach(
       if (pendingUnmountedRootID !== null) {
         operations[i] = pendingUnmountedRootID;
         i++;
+
+        operations[i++] = SUSPENSE_TREE_OPERATION_REMOVE;
+        operations[i++] = 1;
+        operations[i++] = pendingUnmountedRootID;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/store.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/store.js
index bb540f09daf30..79e6957aecfe4 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/store.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/store.js
@@ -895,11 +895,11 @@ export default class Store extends EventEmitter<{
     if (root === null) {
       return [];
     }
-    if (!this.supportsTogglingSuspense(root.id)) {
+    if (!this.supportsTogglingSuspense(rootID)) {
       return [];
     }
     const list: SuspenseNode['id'][] = [];
-    const suspense = this.getSuspenseByID(root.id);
+    const suspense = this.getSuspenseByID(rootID);
     if (suspense !== null) {
       const stack = [suspense];
       while (stack.length > 0) {