diff --git a/patches/react-native-screens+3.16.0.patch b/patches/react-native-screens+3.16.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8e1046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/react-native-screens+3.16.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-screens/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenContainer.kt b/node_modules/react-native-screens/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenContainer.kt
+index 55e08c2..dee876b 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native-screens/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenContainer.kt
++++ b/node_modules/react-native-screens/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenContainer.kt
+@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ open class ScreenContainer<T : ScreenFragment>(context: Context?) : ViewGroup(co
+             try {
+                 FragmentManager.findFragment<Fragment>(rootView).childFragmentManager
+             } catch (ex: IllegalStateException) {
+-                throw IllegalStateException("Failed to find fragment for React Root View")
++                context.supportFragmentManager
+             }
+         }
+     }