diff --git a/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/SharedElementTransitions/ManyScreens.tsx b/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/SharedElementTransitions/ManyScreens.tsx
index 49641464ffec..d7f02f834fdb 100644
--- a/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/SharedElementTransitions/ManyScreens.tsx
+++ b/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/SharedElementTransitions/ManyScreens.tsx
@@ -1,39 +1,57 @@
-import type { ParamListBase } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { useIsFocused, type ParamListBase } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import type { NativeStackScreenProps } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
 import { createNativeStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Button, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
-import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import Animated, { SharedTransitionBoundary } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator();
 
 function Screen1({ navigation }: NativeStackScreenProps<ParamListBase>) {
+  const isFocused = useIsFocused();
   return (
-    <View style={styles.flexOne}>
-      <Animated.View style={styles.redBox} sharedTransitionTag="tag1" />
-      <Button title="Screen2" onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Screen2')} />
-      <Button title="Screen3" onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Screen3')} />
-    </View>
+    <SharedTransitionBoundary isActive={isFocused}>
+      <View style={styles.flexOne}>
+        <Animated.View style={styles.redBox} sharedTransitionTag="tag1" />
+        <Button
+          title="Screen2"
+          onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Screen2')}
+        />
+        <Button
+          title="Screen3"
+          onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Screen3')}
+        />
+      </View>
+    </SharedTransitionBoundary>
   );
 }
 
 function Screen2({ navigation }: NativeStackScreenProps<ParamListBase>) {
+  const isFocused = useIsFocused();
   return (
-    <View style={styles.container}>
-      <Animated.View style={styles.greenBox} sharedTransitionTag="tag1" />
-      <Button title="Screen1" onPress={() => navigation.popTo('Screen1')} />
-      <Button title="Screen3" onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Screen3')} />
-    </View>
+    <SharedTransitionBoundary isActive={isFocused}>
+      <View style={styles.container}>
+        <Animated.View style={styles.greenBox} sharedTransitionTag="tag1" />
+        <Button title="Screen1" onPress={() => navigation.popTo('Screen1')} />
+        <Button
+          title="Screen3"
+          onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Screen3')}
+        />
+      </View>
+    </SharedTransitionBoundary>
   );
 }
 
 function Screen3({ navigation }: NativeStackScreenProps<ParamListBase>) {
+  const isFocused = useIsFocused();
   return (
-    <View style={styles.flexOne}>
-      <Animated.View style={styles.blueBox} sharedTransitionTag="tag1" />
-      <Button title="Screen1" onPress={() => navigation.popTo('Screen1')} />
-      <Button title="Screen2" onPress={() => navigation.popTo('Screen2')} />
-    </View>
+    <SharedTransitionBoundary isActive={isFocused}>
+      <View style={styles.flexOne}>
+        <Animated.View style={styles.blueBox} sharedTransitionTag="tag1" />
+        <Button title="Screen1" onPress={() => navigation.popTo('Screen1')} />
+        <Button title="Screen2" onPress={() => navigation.popTo('Screen2')} />
+      </View>
+    </SharedTransitionBoundary>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/SharedElementTransitions/ScreenlessBasic.tsx b/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/SharedElementTransitions/ScreenlessBasic.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fdae6714e9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/SharedElementTransitions/ScreenlessBasic.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
+import Animated, {
+  SharedTransitionBoundary,
+  SlideInDown,
+  FadeOutRight,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+export default function ScreenlessBasic() {
+  const [activeID, setActiveID] = React.useState(0);
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <Button onPress={() => setActiveID((id) => 1 - id)} title="toggle" />
+      <View style={styles.fakeScreen}>
+        <SharedTransitionBoundary isActive={activeID === 0}>
+          <Animated.View
+            sharedTransitionTag="tag"
+            style={{ backgroundColor: 'red', width: 100, height: 100 }}
+          />
+        </SharedTransitionBoundary>
+      </View>
+      {activeID === 1 && (
+        <Animated.View
+          entering={SlideInDown}
+          exiting={FadeOutRight}
+          style={styles.fakeScreen}>
+          <SharedTransitionBoundary isActive={activeID === 1}>
+            <Animated.View
+              sharedTransitionTag="tag"
+              style={{
+                backgroundColor: 'blue',
+                width: 100,
+                height: 100,
+                transform: [{ rotate: '-225deg' }],
+              }}
+            />
+          </SharedTransitionBoundary>
+        </Animated.View>
+      )}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    marginTop: 150,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+  },
+  fakeScreen: {
+    backgroundColor: 'grey',
+    width: 200,
+    height: 200,
+    margin: 10,
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/index.ts b/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/index.ts
index 70eac19d18c8..d86dccc8bc1b 100644
--- a/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/index.ts
+++ b/apps/common-app/src/apps/reanimated/examples/index.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ import WithClampExample from './WithClampExample';
 import WithoutBabelPluginExample from './WithoutBabelPluginExample';
 import WobbleExample from './WobbleExample';
 import WorkletRuntimeExample from './WorkletRuntimeExample';
+import ScreenlessBasic from './SharedElementTransitions/ScreenlessBasic';
 
 export const REAPlatform = {
   IOS: 'ios',
@@ -1044,4 +1045,12 @@ export const EXAMPLES: Record<string, Example> = {
       android: false,
     },
   },
+  ScreenlessBasic: {
+    title: '[SET] Screenless Basic',
+    screen: ScreenlessBasic,
+    shouldWork: {
+      ios: true,
+      android: true,
+    },
+  },
 } as const;
diff --git a/apps/fabric-example/ios/Podfile.lock b/apps/fabric-example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 78ab5035fd22..be500362bd8a 100644
--- a/apps/fabric-example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/apps/fabric-example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1977,6 +1977,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactNativeDependencies
     - RNReanimated/apple (= 4.3.0-main)
     - RNReanimated/common (= 4.3.0-main)
+    - RNReanimated/view (= 4.3.0-main)
     - RNWorklets
     - Yoga
   - RNReanimated/apple (4.3.0-main):
@@ -2027,6 +2028,30 @@ PODS:
     - ReactNativeDependencies
     - RNWorklets
     - Yoga
+  - RNReanimated/view (4.3.0-main):
+    - hermes-engine
+    - RCTRequired
+    - RCTTypeSafety
+    - React-Core
+    - React-Core-prebuilt
+    - React-debug
+    - React-Fabric
+    - React-featureflags
+    - React-graphics
+    - React-hermes
+    - React-ImageManager
+    - React-jsi
+    - React-NativeModulesApple
+    - React-RCTFabric
+    - React-renderercss
+    - React-rendererdebug
+    - React-utils
+    - ReactCodegen
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
+    - ReactNativeDependencies
+    - RNWorklets
+    - Yoga
   - RNScreens (4.19.0-nightly-20251125-46052f31e):
     - hermes-engine
     - RCTRequired
@@ -2456,7 +2481,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FBLazyVector: 4815a9b6c97de1f17c88b3cf7047fc0aa0018fb8
-  hermes-engine: 2804a328bd7257cab440238977f66e78e500b9aa
+  hermes-engine: 371db9921d7c37c3b2a8d04b8cbe31156f0a277a
   MMKVCore: f2dd4c9befea04277a55e84e7812f930537993df
   NitroMmkv: ca0b67493c62d3f2b29457569ee48d24a1f7afd5
   NitroModules: 42fb1740701d25672d7531652987eca15bbb181e
@@ -2468,7 +2493,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React: ce3b89b04d579b21ba990ff07a1d4cf0a68588dd
   React-callinvoker: 30be38ed761abcb8ae7edaa39e34cb9aade4b33b
   React-Core: 59c718ce09b1b83d4f07c0112b9c5f99ea39ee94
-  React-Core-prebuilt: f3f7d8970f01400a28baa9ece09f99b4af35ef5d
+  React-Core-prebuilt: a76ea4e98bff53e6d1d86863e110eb50efc86fa8
   React-CoreModules: bcb9314b39eaa9134487be0cb8c8ee4a6d2e5cd9
   React-cxxreact: fee24034f430cfbcbedced4157eacd2be7ced010
   React-debug: 5138aa953fe4a9db1690681de71577dd3b4f05b1
@@ -2530,12 +2555,12 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   ReactAppDependencyProvider: dd8001caba9cb3fbe49a61d234262eaaa3d67aee
   ReactCodegen: 3e81858c6242de4bbde48ee222523fe45c41a21a
   ReactCommon: 2f76f91c78f14d4a2c3bc841842a6145d3e99038
-  ReactNativeDependencies: 55dbeb0d5f8af0e4d25f711acc79061bb69631cb
+  ReactNativeDependencies: 1cc786bff619de11c58e19290cbdf3a38d0cadc7
   RNCAsyncStorage: 2ad919e88b8bc2cd80e8697ce66d04d006743283
   RNCClipboard: 715fa7c6c8366f17d00f05a439ee7488f390fa5f
   RNCMaskedView: eb2b2e538afa907f05a5848a1a1ac26092e6fec9
   RNGestureHandler: 29bcf14a2d2562a1d698c6b33d94a74096c6e1ad
-  RNReanimated: c2e7905ab97eb558cfe8e7f49f657559449af983
+  RNReanimated: df9f62e776223e51e90b7e51c283ca22c5032748
   RNScreens: 6ddda03d6564ca1dbde5754fe8effa9ac2cdb091
   RNSVG: f21bef0d41b6495cdd8db5cb010b18bee378152c
   RNWorklets: 27192e240a1512153992300e6c75a4820d481fa4
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2b5646e4410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
+set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE on)
+
+set(ANDROID_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../android)
+set(CODEGEN_JNI_DIR ${ANDROID_DIR}/build/generated/source/codegen/jni)
+set(CODEGEN_COMPONENTS_DIR ${CODEGEN_JNI_DIR}/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated)
+file(
+  GLOB CODEGEN_ORIGINAL_SRCS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+  ${CODEGEN_JNI_DIR}/*.cpp
+  ${CODEGEN_COMPONENTS_DIR}/*.cpp
+)
+
+set(CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_JNI_DIR .)
+set(CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_COMPONENTS_DIR ${CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_JNI_DIR}/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated)
+file(
+  GLOB CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_SRCS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+  ${CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_JNI_DIR}/*.cpp
+  ${CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_COMPONENTS_DIR}/*.cpp
+)
+
+add_library(
+  react_codegen_rnreanimated
+  OBJECT
+  ${CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_SRCS}
+  ${CODEGEN_ORIGINAL_SRCS}
+)
+
+if(ReactAndroid_VERSION_MINOR GREATER_EQUAL 80)
+ target_compile_reactnative_options(react_codegen_rnreanimated PRIVATE)
+endif()
+
+target_include_directories(
+  react_codegen_rnreanimated
+  PUBLIC
+  ${CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_JNI_DIR}
+  ${CODEGEN_OVERWRITTEN_COMPONENTS_DIR}
+  ${CODEGEN_JNI_DIR}
+  ${CODEGEN_COMPONENTS_DIR}
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(
+  react_codegen_rnreanimated
+  fbjni
+  jsi
+  reactnative
+)
+
+target_compile_options(
+  react_codegen_rnreanimated
+  PRIVATE
+  -DLOG_TAG=\"ReactNative\"
+  -fexceptions
+  -frtti
+  -std=c++20
+  -Wall
+)
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/ComponentDescriptors.h b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/ComponentDescriptors.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1274a65a67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/ComponentDescriptors.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+/**
+ * This code was generated by
+ * [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
+ *
+ * Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be
+ * lost once the code is regenerated.
+ *
+ * @generated by codegen project: GenerateComponentDescriptorsH.js
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/ShadowNodes.h>
+#include <react/renderer/core/ConcreteComponentDescriptor.h>
+
+#include "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentDescriptor.h"
+
+namespace facebook::react {} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentDescriptor.h b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentDescriptor.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3bb608d7f4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentDescriptor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+/**
+ * This code was generated by
+ * [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
+ *
+ * Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be
+ * lost once the code is regenerated.
+ *
+ * @generated by codegen project: GenerateComponentDescriptorH.js
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <react/renderer/core/ConcreteComponentDescriptor.h>
+
+#include "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.h"
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+class RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentDescriptor final
+    : public ConcreteComponentDescriptor<RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode> {
+  using ConcreteComponentDescriptor::ConcreteComponentDescriptor;
+  void adopt(ShadowNode &shadowNode) const override {
+    react_native_assert(dynamic_cast<RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode *>(&shadowNode));
+
+    ConcreteComponentDescriptor::adopt(shadowNode);
+  }
+};
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.cpp b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ae8d72664e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.h"
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+extern const char RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentName[] = "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary";
+
+void RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode::initialize() {
+  traits_.unset(ShadowNodeTraits::ForceFlattenView);
+}
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.h b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2fb6a3154dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <jsi/jsi.h>
+#include <react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/EventEmitters.h>
+#include <react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/Props.h>
+#include <react/renderer/components/view/ConcreteViewShadowNode.h>
+#include <react/renderer/core/LayoutContext.h>
+
+#include "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState.h"
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+JSI_EXPORT extern const char RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentName[];
+
+/*
+ * `ShadowNode` for <RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary> component.
+ */
+class RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode final : public ConcreteViewShadowNode<
+                                                                 RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentName,
+                                                                 RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryProps,
+                                                                 RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryEventEmitter,
+                                                                 RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState> {
+ public:
+  RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode(
+      const ShadowNodeFragment &fragment,
+      const ShadowNodeFamily::Shared &family,
+      ShadowNodeTraits traits)
+      : ConcreteViewShadowNode(fragment, family, traits) {
+    initialize();
+  }
+
+  RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode(const ShadowNode &sourceShadowNode, const ShadowNodeFragment &fragment)
+      : ConcreteViewShadowNode(sourceShadowNode, fragment) {
+    initialize();
+  }
+
+ private:
+  void initialize();
+};
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState.h b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ae280e6bcc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * This code was generated by
+ * [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
+ *
+ * Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be
+ * lost once the code is regenerated.
+ *
+ * @generated by codegen project: GenerateStateH.js
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef ANDROID
+#include <folly/dynamic.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+class RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState {
+ public:
+  RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState() = default;
+
+#ifdef ANDROID
+  RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState(
+      RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryState const &previousState,
+      folly::dynamic data) {}
+  folly::dynamic getDynamic() const {
+    return {};
+  }
+#endif
+};
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.cpp b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.cpp
index ba22e753391e..621b82d8232e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ std::optional<MountingTransaction> LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::pullTrans
     updateLightTree(propsParserContext, mutations, filteredMutations);
     handleProgressTransition(filteredMutations, mutations, propsParserContext, surfaceId);
   } else if (!synchronized_) {
-    auto actualTop = topScreen[surfaceId];
     updateLightTree(propsParserContext, mutations, filteredMutations);
-    auto reactTop = findTopScreen(lightNodes_[surfaceId]);
-    if (reactTop == actualTop) {
+    if (!lightNodes_.contains(closingScreenTag_)) {
+      topScreen[surfaceId] = findActiveBoundary(lightNodes_[surfaceId]);
       synchronized_ = true;
+      closingScreenTag_ = -1;
     }
   } else if (!mutations.empty()) {
     auto root = lightNodes_[surfaceId];
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ std::optional<MountingTransaction> LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::pullTrans
 
     updateLightTree(propsParserContext, mutations, filteredMutations);
 
-    auto afterTopScreen = findTopScreen(root);
+    auto afterTopScreen = findActiveBoundary(root);
     topScreen[surfaceId] = afterTopScreen;
     if (afterTopScreen) {
       ReanimatedSystraceSection s("find after elements");
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.h b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.h
index 95604fd13638..f6b4a6b4da85 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.h
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental : public LayoutAnimationsProxyCommon,
   mutable TransitionMap transitionMap_;
   mutable Transitions transitions_;
   mutable bool synchronized_ = true;
+  mutable Tag closingScreenTag_ = -1;
   mutable std::vector<std::shared_ptr<LightNode>> entering_, layout_, exiting_;
   std::shared_ptr<SharedTransitionManager> sharedTransitionManager_;
   mutable std::unordered_map<Tag, std::shared_ptr<LightNode>> lightNodes_;
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ struct LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental : public LayoutAnimationsProxyCommon,
 
   void maybeCancelAnimation(const int tag) const;
 
-  std::shared_ptr<LightNode> findTopScreen(const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) const;
+  std::shared_ptr<LightNode> findActiveBoundary(const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) const;
+  std::shared_ptr<LightNode> findBoundaryGuess(const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) const;
 
   void findSharedElementsOnScreen(
       const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsUtils.h b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsUtils.h
index f8cdaaa397f2..1289e28743d1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsUtils.h
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsUtils.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsManager.h>
-
+#include <Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryShadowNode.h>
 #include <react/renderer/mounting/MountingOverrideDelegate.h>
 #include <react/renderer/mounting/ShadowView.h>
+#include <reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsManager.h>
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ static inline bool isRNSScreen(const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) {
   return !std::strcmp(componentName, "RNSScreen") || !std::strcmp(componentName, "RNSModalScreen");
 }
 
+static inline bool isSETBoundary(const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) {
+  return !std::strcmp(node->current.componentName, RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentName);
+}
+
 static inline bool isRoot(const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) {
   return node->current.tag % 10 == 1;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/SharedTransitions.cpp b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/SharedTransitions.cpp
index a8e08d255a75..1ebc99addde6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/SharedTransitions.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/SharedTransitions.cpp
@@ -1,43 +1,45 @@
+#include <folly/dynamic.h>
+#include <react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/Props.h>
 #include <react/renderer/components/scrollview/ScrollViewState.h>
 #include <reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental.h>
 #include <reanimated/Tools/ReanimatedSystraceSection.h>
-#ifndef ANDROID
-#if __has_include(<react/renderer/components/rnscreens/Props.h>)
-#define HAS_SCREENS_PROPS
-#include <react/renderer/components/rnscreens/Props.h>
-#endif
-#endif // !ANDROID
-
-#include <folly/dynamic.h>
-
 #include <ranges>
 
 namespace reanimated {
 
 // MARK: Shared Element Transitions
 
-std::shared_ptr<LightNode> LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::findTopScreen(
+std::shared_ptr<LightNode> LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::findActiveBoundary(
     const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) const {
   std::shared_ptr<LightNode> result = nullptr;
-  // TODO: We could get rid of the RNScreens c++ dependency if we create a custom native component that would be a boundary for Shared Element Transitions.
-  // This way we could allow for transitions without screens, and across components on the same screen.
-  if (isRNSScreen(node)) {
-    bool isActive = false;
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    // TODO (future): this looks like a RNScreens bug - sometimes there is no active
-    // screen at a deeper level, when going back (uncomment the following when fixed)
-    // float f = node->current.props->rawProps.getDefault("activityState",
-    // 0).asDouble(); isActive = f == 2.0f;
-    isActive = true;
-#elif defined(HAS_SCREENS_PROPS)
-    isActive = std::static_pointer_cast<const RNSScreenProps>(node->current.props)->activityState == 2.0f;
-#endif
-    if (isActive) {
+
+  if (isSETBoundary(node)) {
+    auto boundaryProps = std::static_pointer_cast<const RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryProps>(node->current.props);
+    auto isActive = boundaryProps->isActive;
+    if (isActive && node->state == ExitingState::UNDEFINED) {
       result = node;
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
+  for (const auto &child : std::views::reverse(node->children)) {
+    auto top = findActiveBoundary(child);
+    if (top) {
+      return top;
     }
   }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<LightNode> LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::findBoundaryGuess(
+    const std::shared_ptr<LightNode> &node) const {
+  std::shared_ptr<LightNode> result = nullptr;
+
+  if (isSETBoundary(node)) {
+    result = node;
+  }
   for (const auto &child : std::views::reverse(node->children)) {
-    auto top = findTopScreen(child);
+    auto top = findBoundaryGuess(child);
     if (top) {
       return top;
     }
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ void LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::handleProgressTransition(
   if (transitionState_ == START) {
     auto root = lightNodes_[surfaceId];
     auto beforeTopScreen = topScreen[surfaceId];
-    auto afterTopScreen = lightNodes_[transitionTag_];
+    auto afterTopScreen = findBoundaryGuess(lightNodes_[transitionTag_]);
     if (beforeTopScreen && afterTopScreen && beforeTopScreen != afterTopScreen) {
       findSharedElementsOnScreen(beforeTopScreen, BEFORE, propsParserContext);
       findSharedElementsOnScreen(afterTopScreen, AFTER, propsParserContext);
@@ -164,7 +166,6 @@ void LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::handleProgressTransition(
       }
     }
     if (transitionState_ == END) {
-      topScreen[surfaceId] = lightNodes_[transitionTag_];
       synchronized_ = false;
     }
     sharedTransitionManager_->containerTags_.clear();
@@ -301,6 +302,9 @@ std::optional<SurfaceId> LayoutAnimationsProxy_Experimental::onTransitionProgres
 #endif
   // TODO (future): this new approach causes all back transitions to be progress
   // transitions (maybe that's ok?)
+  if (isClosing && !isGoingForward && !isAndroid) {
+    closingScreenTag_ = tag;
+  }
   if (!isClosing && !isGoingForward && !isAndroid) {
     transitionProgress_ = progress;
     if (transitionState_ == NONE && progress < 1) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/RNReanimated.podspec b/packages/react-native-reanimated/RNReanimated.podspec
index e5cbe633c3a0..ff0a2d467197 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/RNReanimated.podspec
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/RNReanimated.podspec
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.header_mappings_dir = "apple/reanimated"
   end
 
+  s.subspec "view" do |ss|
+      ss.source_files = "Common/NativeView/**/*.{mm,h,cpp}"
+      ss.header_dir = ""
+      ss.header_mappings_dir = "Common/NativeView"
+  end
+
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
     "USE_HEADERMAP" => "YES",
     "DEFINES_MODULE" => "YES",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f87cab8570b..6f5cad582c54 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,18 +37,24 @@ endif()
 set(BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build")
 set(ANDROID_CPP_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/main/cpp")
 set(COMMON_CPP_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common/cpp")
+set(NATIVEVIEW_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common/NativeView")
+set(PACKAGE_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
+set(CODEGEN_OUTPUT_DIR "${BUILD_DIR}/generated/source/codegen/jni")
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE REANIMATED_COMMON_CPP_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
      "${COMMON_CPP_DIR}/reanimated/*.cpp")
 file(GLOB_RECURSE REANIMATED_ANDROID_CPP_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
      "${ANDROID_CPP_DIR}/reanimated/*.cpp")
+file(GLOB_RECURSE REANIMATED_NATIVEVIEW_CPP_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+     "${NATIVEVIEW_DIR}/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/*.cpp")
 
 find_package(fbjni REQUIRED CONFIG)
 find_package(ReactAndroid REQUIRED CONFIG)
 find_package(react-native-worklets REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 add_library(reanimated SHARED ${REANIMATED_COMMON_CPP_SOURCES}
-                              ${REANIMATED_ANDROID_CPP_SOURCES})
+                              ${REANIMATED_ANDROID_CPP_SOURCES}
+                              ${REANIMATED_NATIVEVIEW_CPP_SOURCES})
 
 if(ReactAndroid_VERSION_MINOR GREATER_EQUAL 80)
   include(
@@ -63,6 +69,8 @@ target_include_directories(
   reanimated
   PRIVATE "${COMMON_CPP_DIR}"
           "${ANDROID_CPP_DIR}"
+          "${PACKAGE_ROOT_DIR}"
+          "${CODEGEN_OUTPUT_DIR}"
           "${REACT_NATIVE_DIR}/ReactCommon"
           "${REACT_NATIVE_DIR}/ReactCommon/yoga"
           "${REACT_NATIVE_DIR}/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/turbomodule"
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/ReanimatedPackage.java b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/ReanimatedPackage.java
index eee7e930f859..ba162d10e728 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/ReanimatedPackage.java
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/ReanimatedPackage.java
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModuleList;
 import com.facebook.react.module.model.ReactModuleInfo;
 import com.facebook.react.module.model.ReactModuleInfoProvider;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
+import com.swmansion.reanimated.view.RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryManager;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
@@ -29,6 +32,11 @@ public NativeModule getModule(
     };
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public List<ViewManager> createViewManagers(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
+    return List.of(new RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryManager());
+  }
+
   @Override
   public ReactModuleInfoProvider getReactModuleInfoProvider() {
     Class<? extends NativeModule>[] moduleList =
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryManager.java b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..996a959e0da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.swmansion.reanimated.view;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewGroupManager;
+
+public class RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryManager
+    extends ViewGroupManager<RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView> {
+  @NonNull
+  @Override
+  public String getName() {
+    return "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary";
+  }
+
+  @NonNull
+  @Override
+  protected RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView createViewInstance(
+      @NonNull ThemedReactContext themedReactContext) {
+    return new RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView(themedReactContext);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.java b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..704980489f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.swmansion.reanimated.view;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+
+public class RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView extends ViewGroup {
+  public RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView(Context context) {
+    super(context);
+    this.setClipChildren(false);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {}
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/apple/reanimated/apple/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.h b/packages/react-native-reanimated/apple/reanimated/apple/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..701dda3f8cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/apple/reanimated/apple/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#import <React/RCTViewComponentView.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView : RCTViewComponentView
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/apple/reanimated/apple/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.mm b/packages/react-native-reanimated/apple/reanimated/apple/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.mm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2734f2381899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/apple/reanimated/apple/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#import <reanimated/apple/view/RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView.h>
+
+#import <Common/NativeView/react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/ComponentDescriptors.h>
+#import <react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/EventEmitters.h>
+#import <react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/Props.h>
+#import <react/renderer/components/rnreanimated/RCTComponentViewHelpers.h>
+
+using namespace facebook::react;
+
+@implementation RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView
+
++ (ComponentDescriptorProvider)componentDescriptorProvider
+{
+  return concreteComponentDescriptorProvider<RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentDescriptor>();
+}
+
+- (void)updateProps:(Props::Shared const &)props oldProps:(Props::Shared const &)oldProps
+{
+  [super updateProps:props oldProps:oldProps];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/package.json b/packages/react-native-reanimated/package.json
index 589502f22864..2c920552fae0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/package.json
@@ -154,10 +154,15 @@
   },
   "codegenConfig": {
     "name": "rnreanimated",
-    "type": "modules",
+    "type": "all",
     "jsSrcsDir": "./src/specs",
     "android": {
       "javaPackageName": "com.swmansion.reanimated"
+    },
+    "ios": {
+      "componentProvider": {
+        "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary": "RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryView"
+      }
     }
   },
   "sideEffects": [
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/react-native.config.js b/packages/react-native-reanimated/react-native.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b13dac489ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/react-native.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module.exports = {
+  dependency: {
+    platforms: {
+      android: {
+        componentDescriptors: [
+          'RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundaryComponentDescriptor',
+        ],
+        cmakeListsPath: '../Common/NativeView/CMakeLists.txt',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/component/SharedTransitionBoundary.tsx b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/component/SharedTransitionBoundary.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3223acaa1292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/component/SharedTransitionBoundary.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+
+import RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary from '../specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryProvider';
+
+export type SharedTransitionBoundaryProps = React.PropsWithChildren<{
+  isActive: boolean;
+}>;
+
+export function SharedTransitionBoundary(props: SharedTransitionBoundaryProps) {
+  const { isActive, children } = props;
+
+  return (
+    <RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary
+      style={styles.contents}
+      isActive={isActive}>
+      {children}
+    </RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  contents: {
+    overflow: 'visible',
+    display: 'contents',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/index.ts b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/index.ts
index 743549f34ca7..fe9f3ebd07c9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/index.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ export type { PerformanceMonitorProps } from './component/PerformanceMonitor';
 export { PerformanceMonitor } from './component/PerformanceMonitor';
 export { ReducedMotionConfig } from './component/ReducedMotionConfig';
 export type { AnimatedScrollViewProps } from './component/ScrollView';
+export type { SharedTransitionBoundaryProps } from './component/SharedTransitionBoundary';
+export { SharedTransitionBoundary } from './component/SharedTransitionBoundary';
 export { configureReanimatedLogger } from './ConfigHelper';
 export {
   enableLayoutAnimations,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryNativeComponent.ts b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryNativeComponent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a7a98a469599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryNativeComponent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+import type { HostComponent, ViewProps } from 'react-native';
+import { codegenNativeComponent } from 'react-native';
+
+interface NativeProps extends ViewProps {
+  isActive: boolean;
+}
+
+export default codegenNativeComponent<NativeProps>(
+  'RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary',
+  { interfaceOnly: true }
+) as HostComponent<NativeProps>;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryProvider.native.ts b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryProvider.native.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..123a368e1106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryProvider.native.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+import RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary from './SharedTransitionBoundaryNativeComponent';
+
+// ts-prune-ignore-next-line
+export default RNReanimatedSharedTransitionBoundary;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryProvider.ts b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryProvider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5697dd11e865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/src/specs/SharedTransitionBoundaryProvider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import type { HostComponent } from 'react-native';
+
+// This is workaround for next.js
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export default {} as HostComponent<any>;