diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm
index 04c201d773..c9dc5f98d7 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
 - (void)updateLayoutMetrics:(LayoutMetrics const &)layoutMetrics
            oldLayoutMetrics:(LayoutMetrics const &)oldLayoutMetrics
 {
-  if (layoutMetrics.frame != oldLayoutMetrics.frame) {
+  bool forceUpdate = oldLayoutMetrics == EmptyLayoutMetrics;
+
+  if (forceUpdate || (layoutMetrics.frame != oldLayoutMetrics.frame)) {
     CGRect frame = RCTCGRectFromRect(layoutMetrics.frame);
 
     if (!std::isfinite(frame.origin.x) || !std::isfinite(frame.origin.y) || !std::isfinite(frame.size.width) ||
@@ -86,13 +88,13 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
     self.bounds = CGRect{CGPointZero, frame.size};
   }
 
-  if (layoutMetrics.layoutDirection != oldLayoutMetrics.layoutDirection) {
+  if (forceUpdate || (layoutMetrics.layoutDirection != oldLayoutMetrics.layoutDirection)) {
     self.semanticContentAttribute = layoutMetrics.layoutDirection == LayoutDirection::RightToLeft
         ? UISemanticContentAttributeForceRightToLeft
         : UISemanticContentAttributeForceLeftToRight;
   }
 
-  if (layoutMetrics.displayType != oldLayoutMetrics.displayType) {
+  if (forceUpdate || (layoutMetrics.displayType != oldLayoutMetrics.displayType)) {
     self.hidden = layoutMetrics.displayType == DisplayType::None;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutMetrics.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutMetrics.h
index 10fd949f63..12980f65f2 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutMetrics.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutMetrics.h
@@ -57,29 +57,10 @@ struct LayoutMetrics {
  * Represents some undefined, not-yet-computed or meaningless value of
  * `LayoutMetrics` type.
  * The value is comparable by equality with any other `LayoutMetrics` value.
- * All individual sub-properties of `EmptyLayoutMetrics` have the most possible
- * "invalid" values; this is useful when we compare them with some valid values.
  */
-static const LayoutMetrics EmptyLayoutMetrics = {
-    /* .frame = */ {
-        /* .origin = */ {std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(),
-                         std::numeric_limits<Float>::min()},
-        /* .size = */
-        {std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(), std::numeric_limits<Float>::min()},
-    },
-    /* .contentInsets = */
-    {std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(),
-     std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(),
-     std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(),
-     std::numeric_limits<Float>::min()},
-    /* .borderWidth = */
-    {std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(),
-     std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(),
-     std::numeric_limits<Float>::min(),
-     std::numeric_limits<Float>::min()},
-    /* .displayType = */ (DisplayType)-1,
-    /* .layoutDirection = */ (LayoutDirection)-1,
-    /* .pointScaleFactor = */ std::numeric_limits<Float>::min()};
+static LayoutMetrics const EmptyLayoutMetrics = {
+    /* .frame = */ {{0, 0}, {-1.0, -1.0}}
+};
 
 } // namespace react
 } // namespace facebook