diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-c628c673-e01f-4887-9fcf-b1e5c468d311.json b/change/react-native-windows-c628c673-e01f-4887-9fcf-b1e5c468d311.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57c9f9fa255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-c628c673-e01f-4887-9fcf-b1e5c468d311.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Fix CompositionHwndHost initialization order: ResizePolicy is now set before Connect and ScaleFactor before the island is connected, matching the ReactNativeWindow reference pattern, so that secondary windows render with correct DPI-aware touch coordinates.",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "gordomacmaster@gmail.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.cpp
index c095f1d4dad..eaf49396132 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.cpp
@@ -34,16 +34,19 @@ void CompositionHwndHost::Initialize(uint64_t hwnd) noexcept {
       ReactViewHost().ReactNativeHost().InstanceSettings().Properties());
   m_compRootView = winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ReactNativeIsland(compositor);
 
-  auto bridge = winrt::Microsoft::UI::Content::DesktopChildSiteBridge::Create(
+  m_bridge = winrt::Microsoft::UI::Content::DesktopChildSiteBridge::Create(
       compositor, winrt::Microsoft::UI::GetWindowIdFromWindow(m_hwnd));
 
-  auto island = m_compRootView.Island();
-
-  bridge.Connect(island);
-  bridge.Show();
+  // ResizePolicy must be set before Connect so the bridge configures the
+  // island's coordinate space with correct DPI awareness (matches
+  // ReactNativeWindow::ContentSiteBridge initialization order).
+  m_bridge.ResizePolicy(winrt::Microsoft::UI::Content::ContentSizePolicy::ResizeContentToParentWindow);
 
+  auto island = m_compRootView.Island();
   m_compRootView.ScaleFactor(ScaleFactor());
-  bridge.ResizePolicy(winrt::Microsoft::UI::Content::ContentSizePolicy::ResizeContentToParentWindow);
+
+  m_bridge.Connect(island);
+  m_bridge.Show();
 
   m_compRootView.ReactViewHost(std::move(m_reactViewHost));
   m_compRootView.ScaleFactor(ScaleFactor());
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.h b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.h
index f0dfda5dbfd..7f3ea7f04a6 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.h
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionHwndHost.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "CompositionHwndHost.g.h"
 
 #include <windows.ui.composition.interop.h>
+#include <winrt/Microsoft.UI.Content.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Composition.Desktop.h>
 #include "ReactHost/React.h"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ struct CompositionHwndHost : CompositionHwndHostT<CompositionHwndHost> {
 
   HWND m_hwnd;
   winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ReactNativeIsland m_compRootView{nullptr};
+  winrt::Microsoft::UI::Content::DesktopChildSiteBridge m_bridge{nullptr};
   LONG m_height{0};
   LONG m_width{0};