diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.h b/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
index 15bdd59e86e132..214e0c81fc678c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ extern NSString *const RCTRemoteNotificationReceived;
 
 @interface RCTPushNotificationManager : RCTEventEmitter
 
-@property (nonatomic, nullable, readwrite) UNNotification *initialNotification;
-
 typedef void (^RCTRemoteNotificationCallback)(UIBackgroundFetchResult result);
 
 + (void)didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData *)deviceToken;
@@ -41,6 +39,12 @@ typedef void (^RCTRemoteNotificationCallback)(UIBackgroundFetchResult result);
 + (void)didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)notification
               fetchCompletionHandler:(RCTRemoteNotificationCallback)completionHandler;
 
+/**
+ * Call this in `userNotificationCenter:didReceiveNotificationResponse:withCompletionHandler:`
+ * to get the correct value from .getInitialNotification in JS.
+ */
++ (void)setInitialNotification:(UNNotification *)notification;
+
 /** DEPRECATED. Use didReceiveNotification instead. */
 + (void)didReceiveLocalNotification:(UILocalNotification *)notification RCT_DEPRECATED;
 /** DEPRECATED. Use didReceiveNotification instead. */
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.mm
index e366d196aad8bd..31b7dcb7a89296 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.mm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 static NSString *const kRemoteNotificationRegistrationFailed = @"RemoteNotificationRegistrationFailed";
 
 static NSString *const kErrorUnableToRequestPermissions = @"E_UNABLE_TO_REQUEST_PERMISSIONS";
+static UNNotification *kInitialNotification = nil;
 
 @interface RCTPushNotificationManager () <NativePushNotificationManagerIOSSpec>
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableDictionary *remoteNotificationCallbacks;
@@ -261,6 +262,11 @@ + (void)didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)notification
                                                     userInfo:userInfo];
 }
 
++ (void)setInitialNotification:(UNNotification *)notification
+{
+  kInitialNotification = notification;
+}
+
 // Deprecated
 + (void)didReceiveLocalNotification:(UILocalNotification *)notification
 {
@@ -278,6 +284,18 @@ + (void)didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)notification
                                                     userInfo:userInfo];
 }
 
+- (void)invalidate
+{
+  [super invalidate];
+
+  kInitialNotification = nil;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+  kInitialNotification = nil;
+}
+
 - (void)handleLocalNotificationReceived:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
   [self sendEventWithName:@"localNotificationReceived" body:notification.userInfo];
@@ -532,10 +550,10 @@ - (void)handleRemoteNotificationRegistrationError:(NSNotification *)notification
   // The user actioned a local or remote notification to launch the app. Notification is represented by UNNotification.
   // Set this property in the implementation of
   // userNotificationCenter:didReceiveNotificationResponse:withCompletionHandler.
-  if (self.initialNotification) {
+  if (kInitialNotification) {
     NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *notificationDict =
-        RCTFormatUNNotificationContent(self.initialNotification.request.content);
-    if (IsNotificationRemote(self.initialNotification)) {
+        RCTFormatUNNotificationContent(kInitialNotification.request.content);
+    if (IsNotificationRemote(kInitialNotification)) {
       // For backwards compatibility, remote notifications only returns a userInfo dict.
       NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, id> *userInfoCopy = [notificationDict[@"userInfo"] mutableCopy];
       userInfoCopy[@"remote"] = @YES;