diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.h b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.h
index f131431ea6ac..6ff99177a554 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #import "RCTImageResponseDelegate.h"
 
-#include <react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageResponseObserver.h>
+#include <React/ImageManager.h>
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManager.h
index da6223a542d2..f9775cbffbb7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManager.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/PrivateGuard.h>
+
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
 #import "RCTImageManagerProtocol.h"
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManagerProtocol.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManagerProtocol.h
index 408b6c45b9ab..112402f4c900 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManagerProtocol.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImageManagerProtocol.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/PrivateGuard.h>
+
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #import <React/RendererCore.h>
 #import <react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageRequest.h>
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImagePrimitivesConversions.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImagePrimitivesConversions.h
index a13e6fb6d408..bb302fae99de 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImagePrimitivesConversions.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImagePrimitivesConversions.h
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
+
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
+#import <React/ImageManager.h>
 #import <React/RCTConvert.h>
 #import <React/RCTImageLoader.h>
-#import <react/renderer/imagemanager/primitives.h>
 
 inline static UIViewContentMode RCTContentModeFromImageResizeMode(facebook::react::ImageResizeMode imageResizeMode)
 {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTSyncImageManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTSyncImageManager.h
index 395f65b9c6b1..23fd292550b1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTSyncImageManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios/react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTSyncImageManager.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+#include <react/cxxstableapi/PrivateGuard.h>
+
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
 #import "RCTImageManagerProtocol.h"
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api
index b2cee85173bf..fcf43bca99d2 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api
@@ -1173,11 +1173,6 @@ interface RCTImageLoader : public NSObject <RCTBridgeModule, RCTImageLoaderProto
   public virtual instancetype initWithRedirectDelegate:loadersProvider:decodersProvider:(id<RCTImageRedirectProtocol> redirectDelegate, NSArray<id<RCTImageURLLoader>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getLoaders, NSArray<id<RCTImageDataDecoder>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getDecoders);
 }
 
-interface RCTImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTImageSource : public NSObject {
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGFloat scale;
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGSize size;
@@ -1897,11 +1892,6 @@ interface RCTSwiftUIContainerViewWrapper : public NSObject {
 interface RCTSwitchComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
-interface RCTSyncImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTTextInputComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
@@ -2767,10 +2757,6 @@ protocol RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol : public RCTImageLoaderProtocol,
   public virtual void trackURLImageVisibilityForRequest:imageView:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest* loaderRequest, UIView* imageView);
 }
 
-protocol RCTImageManagerProtocol : public NSObject {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-}
-
 protocol RCTImageRedirectProtocol {
   public virtual NSURL* redirectAssetsURL:(NSURL* URL);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleFrameworksCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleFrameworksCxx.api
index a3bfd7f91a8a..078488235774 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleFrameworksCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleFrameworksCxx.api
@@ -1196,11 +1196,6 @@ interface RCTImageLoader : public NSObject <RCTBridgeModule, RCTImageLoaderProto
   public virtual instancetype initWithRedirectDelegate:loadersProvider:decodersProvider:(id<RCTImageRedirectProtocol> redirectDelegate, NSArray<id<RCTImageURLLoader>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getLoaders, NSArray<id<RCTImageDataDecoder>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getDecoders);
 }
 
-interface RCTImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTImageSource : public NSObject {
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGFloat scale;
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGSize size;
@@ -1940,11 +1935,6 @@ interface RCTSwiftUIContainerViewWrapper : public NSObject {
 interface RCTSwitchComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
-interface RCTSyncImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTTextInputComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
@@ -2835,10 +2825,6 @@ protocol RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol : public RCTImageLoaderProtocol,
   public virtual void trackURLImageVisibilityForRequest:imageView:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest* loaderRequest, UIView* imageView);
 }
 
-protocol RCTImageManagerProtocol : public NSObject {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-}
-
 protocol RCTImageRedirectProtocol {
   public virtual NSURL* redirectAssetsURL:(NSURL* URL);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api
index 14908f165160..718ec96f5dfb 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api
@@ -1173,11 +1173,6 @@ interface RCTImageLoader : public NSObject <RCTBridgeModule, RCTImageLoaderProto
   public virtual instancetype initWithRedirectDelegate:loadersProvider:decodersProvider:(id<RCTImageRedirectProtocol> redirectDelegate, NSArray<id<RCTImageURLLoader>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getLoaders, NSArray<id<RCTImageDataDecoder>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getDecoders);
 }
 
-interface RCTImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTImageSource : public NSObject {
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGFloat scale;
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGSize size;
@@ -1890,11 +1885,6 @@ interface RCTSwiftUIContainerViewWrapper : public NSObject {
 interface RCTSwitchComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
-interface RCTSyncImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTTextInputComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
@@ -2759,10 +2749,6 @@ protocol RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol : public RCTImageLoaderProtocol,
   public virtual void trackURLImageVisibilityForRequest:imageView:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest* loaderRequest, UIView* imageView);
 }
 
-protocol RCTImageManagerProtocol : public NSObject {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-}
-
 protocol RCTImageRedirectProtocol {
   public virtual NSURL* redirectAssetsURL:(NSURL* URL);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api
index ea827a36dd01..78c6a23aded8 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api
@@ -1173,11 +1173,6 @@ interface RCTImageLoader : public NSObject <RCTBridgeModule, RCTImageLoaderProto
   public virtual instancetype initWithRedirectDelegate:loadersProvider:decodersProvider:(id<RCTImageRedirectProtocol> redirectDelegate, NSArray<id<RCTImageURLLoader>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getLoaders, NSArray<id<RCTImageDataDecoder>>*(^)(RCTModuleRegistry*) getDecoders);
 }
 
-interface RCTImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTImageSource : public NSObject {
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGFloat scale;
   public @property (assign, readonly) CGSize size;
@@ -1897,11 +1892,6 @@ interface RCTSwiftUIContainerViewWrapper : public NSObject {
 interface RCTSwitchComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
-interface RCTSyncImageManager : public NSObject <RCTImageManagerProtocol> {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-  public virtual instancetype initWithImageLoader:(id<RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol> imageLoader);
-}
-
 interface RCTTextInputComponentView : public RCTViewComponentView {
 }
 
@@ -2767,10 +2757,6 @@ protocol RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol : public RCTImageLoaderProtocol,
   public virtual void trackURLImageVisibilityForRequest:imageView:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest* loaderRequest, UIView* imageView);
 }
 
-protocol RCTImageManagerProtocol : public NSObject {
-  public virtual facebook::react::ImageRequest requestImage:surfaceId:(facebook::react::ImageSource imageSource, facebook::react::SurfaceId surfaceId);
-}
-
 protocol RCTImageRedirectProtocol {
   public virtual NSURL* redirectAssetsURL:(NSURL* URL);
 }