From 33c9006666d5238bc825b7421b12eebb8b49cf81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SzymczakJ <jakub.szymczak@discordapp.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:18:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add workaround for modal screens animating their children

---
 .../ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm  | 11 +++++++++++
 .../Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm   |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
index 9fb3400d90cd..229daf187b73 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
@@ -374,6 +374,17 @@ @implementation RCTParagraphTextView {
   CAShapeLayer *_highlightLayer;
 }
 
+// TODO(szymczak): this is temporary fix for
+// https://app.asana.com/1/236888843494340/project/1199705967702853/list/1204187545226790,
+// we should remove this after we find a better solution
+- (id<CAAction>)actionForLayer:(CALayer *)layer forKey:(NSString *)event
+{
+  // Disable all implicit animations on this layer to prevent unwanted
+  // scale/position animations when a modal presentation's animation context
+  // is active (UIKit's presentViewController:animated:YES).
+  return (id)[NSNull null];
+}
+
 - (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
   return nil;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm
index 9f50554560e5..b69f99af3c80 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/UIView+ComponentViewProtocol.mm
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #import <React/RCTLog.h>
 #import <React/RCTUtils.h>
 
+#import <QuartzCore/CATransaction.h>
+
 #import "RCTConversions.h"
 
 using namespace facebook::react;
@@ -103,8 +105,14 @@ - (void)updateLayoutMetrics:(const LayoutMetrics &)layoutMetrics
     } else {
       // Note: Changing `frame` when `layer.transform` is not the `identity transform` is undefined behavior.
       // Therefore, we must use `center` and `bounds`.
+      // TODO(szymczak): this is temporary fix for
+      // https://app.asana.com/1/236888843494340/project/1199705967702853/list/1204187545226790,
+      // we should remove this after we find a better solution
+      [CATransaction begin];
+      [CATransaction setDisableActions:YES];
       self.center = CGPoint{CGRectGetMidX(frame), CGRectGetMidY(frame)};
       self.bounds = CGRect{CGPointZero, frame.size};
+      [CATransaction commit];
     }
   }