diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m b/packages/react-native/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
index 9fe11430c8b7f0..c6b73cc5bbbdf0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ - (void)invalidate
 
   RCTExecuteOnMainQueue(^{
     RCT_PROFILE_BEGIN_EVENT(RCTProfileTagAlways, @"UIManager invalidate", nil);
+    NSMutableDictionary<NSNumber *, id<RCTComponent>> *viewRegistry =
+        (NSMutableDictionary<NSNumber *, id<RCTComponent>> *)self->_viewRegistry;
     for (NSNumber *rootViewTag in self->_rootViewTags) {
-      UIView *rootView = self->_viewRegistry[rootViewTag];
+      id<RCTComponent> rootView = viewRegistry[rootViewTag];
+      [self _purgeChildren:[rootView reactSubviews] fromRegistry:viewRegistry];
       if ([rootView conformsToProtocol:@protocol(RCTInvalidating)]) {
         [(id<RCTInvalidating>)rootView invalidate];
       }