diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContext.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContext.java
index 97a1bedabef657..739555e2f7bca7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContext.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContext.java
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public <T extends JavaScriptModule> T getJSModule(Class<T> jsInterface) {
         && mInteropModuleRegistry.shouldReturnInteropModule(jsInterface)) {
       return mInteropModuleRegistry.getInteropModule(jsInterface);
     }
+
+    // TODO T189052462: ReactContext caches JavaScriptModule instances
     JavaScriptModule interfaceProxy =
         (JavaScriptModule)
             Proxy.newProxyInstance(
@@ -143,6 +145,13 @@ public <T extends JavaScriptModule> T getJSModule(Class<T> jsInterface) {
     return (T) interfaceProxy;
   }
 
+  /** Shortcut RCTDeviceEventEmitter.emit since it's frequently used */
+  @Override
+  public void emitDeviceEvent(String eventName, @Nullable Object args) {
+    mReactHost.callFunctionOnModule(
+        "RCTDeviceEventEmitter", "emit", Arguments.fromJavaArgs(new Object[] {args}));
+  }
+
   @Override
   public <T extends NativeModule> boolean hasNativeModule(Class<T> nativeModuleInterface) {
     return mReactHost.hasNativeModule(nativeModuleInterface);