diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java
index 1f3c219250a71f..418a52ec77cfda 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java
@@ -53,10 +53,18 @@ public ViewManagerRegistry(Map<String, ViewManager> viewManagerMap) {
    * @return the {@link ViewManager} registered to the className received as a parameter
    */
   public synchronized ViewManager get(String className) {
+    // 1. Try to get the manager without the prefix.
     ViewManager viewManager = mViewManagers.get(className);
     if (viewManager != null) {
       return viewManager;
     }
+
+    // 2. Try to get the manager with the RCT prefix.
+    String rctViewManagerName = "RCT" + className;
+    viewManager = mViewManagers.get(rctViewManagerName);
+    if (viewManager != null) {
+      return viewManager;
+    }
     if (mViewManagerResolver != null) {
       viewManager = getViewManagerFromResolver(className);
       if (viewManager != null) return viewManager;