diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java
index 00e5d0a6501763..cad2c17d7b9f0f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaMeasureMode;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Stack;
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ public abstract class ViewManager<T extends View, C extends ReactShadowNode>
 
   private static final String NAME = ViewManager.class.getSimpleName();
 
+  private @Nullable Optional<ViewManagerDelegate<T>> mDelegate = Optional.empty();
+
   /**
    * For View recycling: we store a Stack of unused, dead Views. This is null by default, and when
    * null signals that View Recycling is disabled. `enableViewRecycling` must be explicitly called
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ protected void setupViewRecycling() {
    * @param props {@link ReactStylesDiffMap} props to update the view with
    */
   public void updateProperties(@NonNull T viewToUpdate, ReactStylesDiffMap props) {
-    final ViewManagerDelegate<T> delegate = getDelegate();
+    final ViewManagerDelegate<T> delegate = getOrCreacteViewManagerDelegate();
     if (delegate != null) {
       ViewManagerPropertyUpdater.updateProps(delegate, viewToUpdate, props);
     } else {
@@ -109,11 +112,14 @@ public void updateProperties(@NonNull T viewToUpdate, ReactStylesDiffMap props)
    * @return an instance of {@link ViewManagerDelegate} if the props of the view managed by this
    *     view manager should be set via this delegate
    */
-  @Nullable
-  protected ViewManagerDelegate<T> getDelegate() {
+  protected @Nullable ViewManagerDelegate<T> getDelegate() {
     return null;
   }
 
+  private @Nullable ViewManagerDelegate<T> getOrCreacteViewManagerDelegate() {
+    return mDelegate.orElseGet(this::getDelegate);
+  }
+
   /** Creates a view with knowledge of props and state. */
   public @NonNull T createView(
       int reactTag,
@@ -306,7 +312,7 @@ public void receiveCommand(@NonNull T root, int commandId, @Nullable ReadableArr
    * @param args optional arguments for the command
    */
   public void receiveCommand(@NonNull T root, String commandId, @Nullable ReadableArray args) {
-    final ViewManagerDelegate<T> delegate = getDelegate();
+    final ViewManagerDelegate<T> delegate = getOrCreacteViewManagerDelegate();
     if (delegate != null) {
       delegate.receiveCommand(root, commandId, args);
     }