diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ca03205c016d61..00000000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-package com.facebook.react.fabric;
-
-import static com.facebook.react.fabric.mounting.LayoutMetricsConversions.getMaxSize;
-import static com.facebook.react.fabric.mounting.LayoutMetricsConversions.getMinSize;
-
-import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Nullsafe;
-import com.facebook.jni.HybridClassBase;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeMap;
-import com.facebook.react.interfaces.fabric.SurfaceHandler;
-
-@Nullsafe(Nullsafe.Mode.LOCAL)
-public class SurfaceHandlerBinding extends HybridClassBase implements SurfaceHandler {
-  static {
-    FabricSoLoader.staticInit();
-  }
-
-  private static final int NO_SURFACE_ID = 0;
-
-  /* Keep in sync with SurfaceHandler.cpp */
-  public static final int DISPLAY_MODE_VISIBLE = 0;
-  public static final int DISPLAY_MODE_SUSPENDED = 1;
-  public static final int DISPLAY_MODE_HIDDEN = 2;
-
-  private native void initHybrid(int surfaceId, String moduleName);
-
-  public SurfaceHandlerBinding(String moduleName) {
-    initHybrid(NO_SURFACE_ID, moduleName);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public native int getSurfaceId();
-
-  @Override
-  public native String getModuleName();
-
-  @Override
-  public native boolean isRunning();
-
-  @Override
-  public void setLayoutConstraints(
-      int widthMeasureSpec,
-      int heightMeasureSpec,
-      int offsetX,
-      int offsetY,
-      boolean doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL,
-      boolean isRTL,
-      float pixelDensity) {
-    setLayoutConstraintsNative(
-        getMinSize(widthMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
-        getMaxSize(widthMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
-        getMinSize(heightMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
-        getMaxSize(heightMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
-        offsetX / pixelDensity,
-        offsetY / pixelDensity,
-        doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL,
-        isRTL,
-        pixelDensity);
-  }
-
-  private native void setLayoutConstraintsNative(
-      float minWidth,
-      float maxWidth,
-      float minHeight,
-      float maxHeight,
-      float offsetX,
-      float offsetY,
-      boolean doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL,
-      boolean isRTL,
-      float pixelDensity);
-
-  @Override
-  public native void setProps(NativeMap props);
-
-  @Override
-  public void setMountable(boolean mountable) {
-    setDisplayMode(mountable ? DISPLAY_MODE_VISIBLE : DISPLAY_MODE_SUSPENDED);
-  }
-
-  private native void setDisplayMode(int mode);
-}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6b579493465a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.fabric
+
+import com.facebook.jni.HybridClassBase
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeMap
+import com.facebook.react.fabric.mounting.LayoutMetricsConversions
+import com.facebook.react.interfaces.fabric.SurfaceHandler
+
+public open class SurfaceHandlerBinding(moduleName: String) : HybridClassBase(), SurfaceHandler {
+
+  init {
+    initHybrid(NO_SURFACE_ID, moduleName)
+  }
+
+  private external fun initHybrid(surfaceId: Int, moduleName: String)
+
+  override val surfaceId: Int
+    get() = _getSurfaceId()
+
+  override val isRunning: Boolean
+    get() = _isRunning()
+
+  override val moduleName: String
+    get() = _getModuleName()
+
+  private external fun _getSurfaceId(): Int
+
+  private external fun _getModuleName(): String
+
+  private external fun _isRunning(): Boolean
+
+  override fun setLayoutConstraints(
+      widthMeasureSpec: Int,
+      heightMeasureSpec: Int,
+      offsetX: Int,
+      offsetY: Int,
+      doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL: Boolean,
+      isRTL: Boolean,
+      pixelDensity: Float
+  ) {
+    setLayoutConstraintsNative(
+        LayoutMetricsConversions.getMinSize(widthMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
+        LayoutMetricsConversions.getMaxSize(widthMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
+        LayoutMetricsConversions.getMinSize(heightMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
+        LayoutMetricsConversions.getMaxSize(heightMeasureSpec) / pixelDensity,
+        offsetX / pixelDensity,
+        offsetY / pixelDensity,
+        doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL,
+        isRTL,
+        pixelDensity)
+  }
+
+  private external fun setLayoutConstraintsNative(
+      minWidth: Float,
+      maxWidth: Float,
+      minHeight: Float,
+      maxHeight: Float,
+      offsetX: Float,
+      offsetY: Float,
+      doLeftAndRightSwapInRTL: Boolean,
+      isRTL: Boolean,
+      pixelDensity: Float
+  )
+
+  external override fun setProps(props: NativeMap)
+
+  override fun setMountable(mountable: Boolean) {
+    setDisplayMode(if (mountable) DISPLAY_MODE_VISIBLE else DISPLAY_MODE_SUSPENDED)
+  }
+
+  private external fun setDisplayMode(mode: Int)
+
+  private companion object {
+    private const val NO_SURFACE_ID = 0
+
+    // Keep in sync with SurfaceHandler.cpp
+    const val DISPLAY_MODE_VISIBLE = 0
+    const val DISPLAY_MODE_SUSPENDED = 1
+    const val DISPLAY_MODE_HIDDEN = 2
+
+    init {
+      FabricSoLoader.staticInit()
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.cpp
index 37e5624fced319..50b68d631f6216 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/SurfaceHandlerBinding.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ const SurfaceHandler& SurfaceHandlerBinding::getSurfaceHandler() {
 void SurfaceHandlerBinding::registerNatives() {
   registerHybrid({
       makeNativeMethod("initHybrid", SurfaceHandlerBinding::initHybrid),
-      makeNativeMethod("getSurfaceId", SurfaceHandlerBinding::getSurfaceId),
-      makeNativeMethod("isRunning", SurfaceHandlerBinding::isRunning),
-      makeNativeMethod("getModuleName", SurfaceHandlerBinding::getModuleName),
+      makeNativeMethod("_getSurfaceId", SurfaceHandlerBinding::getSurfaceId),
+      makeNativeMethod("_isRunning", SurfaceHandlerBinding::isRunning),
+      makeNativeMethod("_getModuleName", SurfaceHandlerBinding::getModuleName),
       makeNativeMethod(
           "setLayoutConstraintsNative",
           SurfaceHandlerBinding::setLayoutConstraints),