diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewManager.java
index f6382b80be..d1172d82a7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewManager.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.flat;
 
+import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BaseViewManager;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.views.art.ARTSurfaceView;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import com.facebook.yoga.YogaMeasureFunction;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaMeasureMode;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaNode;
 
+
 public class FlatARTSurfaceViewManager extends
   BaseViewManager<ARTSurfaceView, FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode> {
 
@@ -55,6 +57,6 @@ public class FlatARTSurfaceViewManager extends
 
   @Override
   public void updateExtraData(ARTSurfaceView root, Object extraData) {
-    root.setSurfaceTextureListener((FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode) extraData);
+    root.getHolder().addCallback((FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode) extraData);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java
index 09fa6a42a4..aefe34104a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Surface;
-import android.view.TextureView;
+import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 
 import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ReactShadowNode;
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.art.ARTVirtualNode;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaValue;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaUnit;
 
+
 /* package */ class FlatARTSurfaceViewShadowNode extends FlatShadowNode
-    implements AndroidView, TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener {
+    implements AndroidView, SurfaceHolder.Callback {
   private boolean mPaddingChanged = false;
   private @Nullable Surface mSurface;
 
@@ -123,21 +124,16 @@ import com.facebook.yoga.YogaUnit;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void onSurfaceTextureAvailable(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height) {
-    mSurface = new Surface(surface);
+  public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
+    mSurface = holder.getSurface();
     drawOutput();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean onSurfaceTextureDestroyed(SurfaceTexture surface) {
-    surface.release();
+  public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
     mSurface = null;
-    return true;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void onSurfaceTextureSizeChanged(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height) {}
-
-  @Override
-  public void onSurfaceTextureUpdated(SurfaceTexture surface) {}
+  public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {}
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceView.java
index 93f2c21eb1..ac68a9b2e8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceView.java
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 package com.facebook.react.views.art;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.view.TextureView;
+import android.view.SurfaceView;
 
 /**
  * Custom {@link View} implementation that draws an ARTSurface React view and its children.
  */
-public class ARTSurfaceView extends TextureView {
+public class ARTSurfaceView extends SurfaceView {
   public ARTSurfaceView(Context context) {
     super(context);
-    setOpaque(false);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewManager.java
index 24787ef84a..d1ee910d0a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewManager.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.views.art;
 
+import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaMeasureMode;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaMeasureFunction;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaNode;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class ARTSurfaceViewManager extends
 
   @Override
   public void updateExtraData(ARTSurfaceView root, Object extraData) {
-    root.setSurfaceTextureListener((ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode) extraData);
+    root.getHolder().addCallback((ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode) extraData);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java
index 429812e199..c0a893481c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode.java
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.view.Surface;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
+import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 import android.view.TextureView;
 
+
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
 import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.LayoutShadowNode;
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
  * Shadow node for ART virtual tree root - ARTSurfaceView
  */
 public class ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode
-  implements TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener {
+  implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
 
   private @Nullable Surface mSurface;
 
@@ -97,21 +99,17 @@ public class ARTSurfaceViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void onSurfaceTextureAvailable(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height) {
-    mSurface = new Surface(surface);
+  public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
+    mSurface = holder.getSurface();
     drawOutput();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean onSurfaceTextureDestroyed(SurfaceTexture surface) {
-    surface.release();
+  public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
     mSurface = null;
-    return true;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void onSurfaceTextureSizeChanged(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height) {}
+  public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {}
 
-  @Override
-  public void onSurfaceTextureUpdated(SurfaceTexture surface) {}
 }