diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
index 17ca2900ad392a..bab5da758a037d 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ - (instancetype)initWithContextContainer:(ContextContainer::Shared)contextContai
     _observers = [NSMutableArray array];
 
     _scheduler = [self _createScheduler];
+
+    auto reactNativeConfig = _contextContainer->at<std::shared_ptr<ReactNativeConfig const>>("ReactNativeConfig");
+    if (reactNativeConfig->getBool("react_native_new_architecture:suspend_before_app_termination")) {
+      [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                               selector:@selector(_applicationWillTerminate)
+                                                   name:UIApplicationWillTerminateNotification
+                                                 object:nil];
+    }
   }
 
   return self;
@@ -327,6 +335,11 @@ - (void)_stopAllSurfacesWithScheduler:(RCTScheduler *)scheduler
   }];
 }
 
+- (void)_applicationWillTerminate
+{
+  [self suspend];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - RCTSchedulerDelegate
 
 - (void)schedulerDidFinishTransaction:(MountingCoordinator::Shared const &)mountingCoordinator