diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurface.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurface.java
index a65673d8209ebe..1bac3bb52c916c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurface.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurface.java
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ public SurfaceHandler getSurfaceHandler() {
     return mSurfaceView.get();
   }
 
-  public Task<Void> prerender() {
+  @Override
+  public TaskInterface prerender() {
     ReactHost host = mReactHost.get();
     if (host == null) {
       return Task.forError(
@@ -164,7 +165,8 @@ public TaskInterface start() {
     return host.startSurface(this);
   }
 
-  public Task<Void> stop() {
+  @Override
+  public TaskInterface stop() {
     ReactHost host = mReactHost.get();
     if (host == null) {
       return Task.forError(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/ReactSurfaceInterface.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/ReactSurfaceInterface.kt
index a045b02754f5bc..c10f4ebb85488d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/ReactSurfaceInterface.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/ReactSurfaceInterface.kt
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@ interface ReactSurfaceInterface {
   // the API of this interface will be completed as we analyze and refactor API of ReactSurface,
   // ReactRootView, etc.
 
+  // Prerender this surface
+  fun prerender(): TaskInterface
+
   // Start running this surface
   fun start(): TaskInterface
 
+  // Stop running this surface
+  fun stop(): TaskInterface
+
   // Get React root view of this surface
   fun getView(): ViewGroup?
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceTest.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceTest.java
index 70ea7531537ebb..dbf0554e1a37fe 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceTest.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceTest.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public void testAttachThrowExeption() {
   @Test
   public void testPrerender() throws InterruptedException {
     mReactSurface.attach(mReactHost);
-    Task<Void> task = mReactSurface.prerender();
+    Task<Void> task = (Task<Void>) mReactSurface.prerender();
     task.waitForCompletion();
 
     verify(mReactHost).prerenderSurface(mReactSurface);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public void testStop() throws InterruptedException {
     Task<Void> task = (Task<Void>) mReactSurface.start();
     task.waitForCompletion();
 
-    task = mReactSurface.stop();
+    task = (Task<Void>) mReactSurface.stop();
     task.waitForCompletion();
 
     verify(mReactHost).stopSurface(mReactSurface);
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ public void testStartStopHandlerCalls() throws InterruptedException {
 
     assertThat(mReactSurface.isRunning()).isTrue();
 
-    mReactSurface.stop().waitForCompletion();
+    task = (Task<Void>) mReactSurface.stop();
+    task.waitForCompletion();
 
     assertThat(mReactSurface.isRunning()).isFalse();
   }