diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
index ab8f3c490780..0e4bbe376463 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
@@ -349,8 +349,16 @@ - (void)schedulerShouldMergeReactRevision:(SurfaceId)surfaceId
     return;
   }
 
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_pendingReactRevisionMergesMutex);
-  _pendingReactRevisionMerges.insert(surfaceId);
+  bool needsWake = false;
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_pendingReactRevisionMergesMutex);
+    needsWake = _pendingReactRevisionMerges.empty();
+    _pendingReactRevisionMerges.insert(surfaceId);
+  }
+
+  if (needsWake) {
+    CFRunLoopWakeUp(CFRunLoopGetMain());
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)_mergeReactRevisionForSurfaceId:(SurfaceId)surfaceId