diff --git a/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.cpp b/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.cpp
index 6201efb0252..52a1d073387 100644
--- a/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.cpp
+++ b/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ YOGA_EXPORT YGNodeRef YGNodeClone(YGNodeRef oldNode) {
 }
 
 YOGA_EXPORT void YGNodeFree(const YGNodeRef node) {
+  Event::publish<Event::NodeDeallocation>(node, {node->getConfig()});
+  delete node;
+}
+
+YOGA_EXPORT void YGNodeDetachAndFree(const YGNodeRef node) {
   if (YGNodeRef owner = node->getOwner()) {
     owner->removeChild(node);
     node->setOwner(nullptr);
diff --git a/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.h b/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.h
index 9e9060b9b49..8c81c4b0051 100644
--- a/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.h
+++ b/lib/yoga/src/main/cpp/yoga/Yoga.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ WIN_EXPORT YGNodeRef YGNodeNew(void);
 WIN_EXPORT YGNodeRef YGNodeNewWithConfig(YGConfigRef config);
 WIN_EXPORT YGNodeRef YGNodeClone(YGNodeRef node);
 WIN_EXPORT void YGNodeFree(YGNodeRef node);
+WIN_EXPORT void YGNodeDeatchAndFree(YGNodeRef node);
 WIN_EXPORT void YGNodeFreeRecursiveWithCleanupFunc(
     YGNodeRef node,
     YGNodeCleanupFunc cleanup);