diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/reanimatedNativeDetector.test.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/reanimatedNativeDetector.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd838c17a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/reanimatedNativeDetector.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react-native';
+import React, { act, Activity, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import * as ReactNative from 'react-native';
+import type { ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer';
+import { create } from 'react-test-renderer';
+
+import type { NativeEventsManager } from '../handlers/gestures/reanimatedWrapper';
+import type { RNGestureHandlerDetectorNativeComponentProps } from '../v3/detectors/HostGestureDetector';
+import { ReanimatedNativeDetector } from '../v3/detectors/ReanimatedNativeDetector';
+
+// Keep Reanimated's event diffing; replace only its native registration boundary.
+jest.mock('react-native-reanimated/src/WorkletEventHandler', () => ({
+  WorkletEventHandler: class {
+    registered = new Set<number>();
+    registerForEvents = jest.fn((tag: number) => this.registered.add(tag));
+    unregisterFromEvents = jest.fn((tag: number) =>
+      this.registered.delete(tag)
+    );
+  },
+}));
+
+jest.mock(
+  'react-native-reanimated/src/platform-specific/findHostInstance',
+  () => ({
+    findHostInstance: jest.fn(() => {
+      throw new Error('Expected the retained detector tag');
+    }),
+  })
+);
+
+jest.mock(
+  'react-native-reanimated/src/platformFunctions/findNodeHandle',
+  () => ({
+    findNodeHandle: jest.fn(() => 42),
+  })
+);
+
+jest.mock('../handlers/gestures/reanimatedWrapper', () => ({
+  Reanimated: jest.requireActual<{ NativeEventsManager: NativeEventsManager }>(
+    'react-native-reanimated/src/createAnimatedComponent/NativeEventsManager'
+  ),
+}));
+
+type RecordedHandler = {
+  registered: Set<number>;
+  registerForEvents: jest.Mock;
+  unregisterFromEvents: jest.Mock;
+};
+
+// The wrapper mock always supplies NativeEventsManager.
+const Detector = ReanimatedNativeDetector as NonNullable<
+  typeof ReanimatedNativeDetector
+>;
+
+const { WorkletEventHandler } = jest.requireMock<{
+  WorkletEventHandler: new () => RecordedHandler;
+}>('react-native-reanimated/src/WorkletEventHandler');
+
+type WorkletProp =
+  RNGestureHandlerDetectorNativeComponentProps['onGestureHandlerReanimatedEvent'];
+
+const eventProp = (handler: RecordedHandler) =>
+  ({ workletEventHandler: handler }) as unknown as WorkletProp;
+
+describe('ReanimatedNativeDetector event registrations', () => {
+  let findNodeHandle: jest.SpyInstance;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    findNodeHandle = jest
+      .spyOn(
+        jest.requireActual<typeof ReactNative>('react-native'),
+        'findNodeHandle'
+      )
+      .mockReturnValue(42);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    findNodeHandle.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  test('replaces handlers while preserving the host and child state', () => {
+    const first = new WorkletEventHandler();
+    const second = new WorkletEventHandler();
+    const third = new WorkletEventHandler();
+    const mounted = jest.fn();
+    const unmounted = jest.fn();
+
+    function Child() {
+      const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
+      useEffect(() => {
+        mounted();
+        return () => {
+          unmounted();
+        };
+      }, []);
+      return (
+        <ReactNative.Pressable
+          testID="child"
+          onPress={() => setCount(count + 1)}>
+          <ReactNative.Text>{count}</ReactNative.Text>
+        </ReactNative.Pressable>
+      );
+    }
+
+    const tree = (handler: RecordedHandler) => (
+      <Detector
+        handlerTags={[1]}
+        virtualChildren={[]}
+        testID="detector"
+        onGestureHandlerReanimatedEvent={eventProp(handler)}>
+        <Child />
+      </Detector>
+    );
+    const view = render(tree(first));
+    const host = view.getByTestId('detector');
+    fireEvent.press(view.getByTestId('child'));
+    expect([...first.registered]).toEqual([42]);
+
+    for (const handler of [second, first, second, third]) {
+      view.rerender(tree(handler));
+      for (const candidate of [first, second, third]) {
+        expect([...candidate.registered]).toEqual(
+          candidate === handler ? [42] : []
+        );
+      }
+      expect(view.getByTestId('detector')).toBe(host);
+      expect(view.getByText('1')).toBeDefined();
+      expect(mounted).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(unmounted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }
+
+    view.unmount();
+    expect([...third.registered]).toEqual([]);
+    expect(third.unregisterFromEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(unmounted).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  test('adds and removes a handler on the retained host', () => {
+    const handler = new WorkletEventHandler();
+    const view = render(<Detector handlerTags={[1]} virtualChildren={[]} />);
+    view.rerender(
+      <Detector
+        handlerTags={[1]}
+        virtualChildren={[]}
+        onGestureHandlerReanimatedEvent={eventProp(handler)}
+      />
+    );
+    expect([...handler.registered]).toEqual([42]);
+    view.rerender(<Detector handlerTags={[1]} virtualChildren={[]} />);
+    expect([...handler.registered]).toEqual([]);
+    expect(handler.unregisterFromEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    view.unmount();
+    expect(handler.unregisterFromEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  test('keeps an unchanged handler registered until unmount', () => {
+    const handler = new WorkletEventHandler();
+    const tree = (label: string) => (
+      <Detector
+        handlerTags={[1]}
+        virtualChildren={[]}
+        accessibilityLabel={label}
+        onGestureHandlerReanimatedEvent={eventProp(handler)}
+      />
+    );
+    const view = render(tree('first'));
+    view.rerender(tree('second'));
+    expect(handler.registerForEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(handler.unregisterFromEvents).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    view.unmount();
+    expect(handler.unregisterFromEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect([...handler.registered]).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test.each(['hidden', 'visible'] as const)(
+    'attaches the current handler once when an initially %s Activity is revealed',
+    async (initialMode) => {
+      const first = new WorkletEventHandler();
+      const second = new WorkletEventHandler();
+      const tree = (mode: 'hidden' | 'visible', handler: RecordedHandler) => (
+        <Activity mode={mode}>
+          <Detector
+            handlerTags={[1]}
+            virtualChildren={[]}
+            onGestureHandlerReanimatedEvent={eventProp(handler)}
+          />
+        </Activity>
+      );
+      const options = {
+        createNodeMock: () => null,
+        unstable_isConcurrent: true,
+      };
+      let renderer!: ReactTestRenderer;
+      await act(() => {
+        renderer = create(tree(initialMode, first), options);
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      });
+      expect(first.registerForEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(
+        initialMode === 'visible' ? 1 : 0
+      );
+
+      await act(() => Promise.resolve(renderer.update(tree('hidden', first))));
+      expect([...first.registered]).toEqual([]);
+      await act(() => Promise.resolve(renderer.update(tree('hidden', second))));
+      expect(second.registerForEvents).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      await act(() =>
+        Promise.resolve(renderer.update(tree('visible', second)))
+      );
+      expect([...first.registered]).toEqual([]);
+      expect([...second.registered]).toEqual([42]);
+      expect(second.registerForEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      await act(() => Promise.resolve(renderer.unmount()));
+      expect([...first.registered]).toEqual([]);
+      expect([...second.registered]).toEqual([]);
+      expect(second.unregisterFromEvents).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/ReanimatedNativeDetector.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/ReanimatedNativeDetector.tsx
index ffcd9ffd1d..ae28998792 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/ReanimatedNativeDetector.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/ReanimatedNativeDetector.tsx
@@ -60,14 +60,21 @@ function LeanReanimatedNativeDetector(
     ]
   );
 
+  const committedProps = useRef(reaProps);
+
   useEffect(() => {
+    committedProps.current = reaProps;
+    prevProps.current = null;
     const nativeTag = findNodeHandle(viewRef.current) ?? -1;
     // @ts-expect-error Reanimated expects __nativeTag to be present on the ref
     viewRef.__nativeTag = nativeTag;
     // @ts-expect-error NativeEventsManager should be defined here, if it isn't, we should
     // go the fallback way and use Reanimated's createAnimatedComponent
     eventManager.current = new NativeEventsManagerImpl({
-      props: reaProps,
+      // NativeEventsManager reads this object again when handlers change.
+      get props() {
+        return committedProps.current;
+      },
       _componentRef: viewRef,
       _componentViewTag: nativeTag,
       getComponentViewTag: () => nativeTag,
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ function LeanReanimatedNativeDetector(
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    committedProps.current = reaProps;
     if (prevProps.current) {
       eventManager.current?.updateEvents(prevProps.current);
     }