diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index 7a3586df16..4cb25a51c7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager, JSHandler {
         TAG,
         "Dispatching event for target: " + eventTarget);
     }
+    if (params == null) {
+      params = new WritableNativeMap();
+    }
     mBinding.dispatchEventToTarget(mJSContext.get(), mEventHandlerPointer, eventTarget, name, (WritableNativeMap) params);
   }