diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativepagerview/ComposePagerView.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativepagerview/ComposePagerView.kt
index 17e2766b..ef4f9be4 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativepagerview/ComposePagerView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativepagerview/ComposePagerView.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,17 @@ class ComposePagerView(context: Context) : FrameLayout(context) {
   // untouched. It only reaches DESTROYED for real in dispose() below.
   private val composeLifecycleOwner = ComposeViewLifecycleOwner()
   private var composeView: ComposeView? = null
+  private var isDisposePending = false
+  // `children` is what React Native sees (getChildCount/getChildAt) and is
+  // updated synchronously by the view manager. `pages` is what the Compose
+  // pager renders. Removals reach `pages` one frame later, so that when RN
+  // tears the pager down - removing every page and then dropping the pager
+  // in the same mount batch - while react-native-screens still keeps it
+  // on-screen for a pop transition, dispose() can freeze the rendered pages
+  // instead of blanking them before the animation finishes.
+  private val children = mutableListOf<View>()
   private val pages = mutableStateListOf<View>()
+  private val syncPagesRunnable = Runnable { syncPages() }
   private val scrollEnabledState = mutableStateOf(true)
   private val orientationState = mutableStateOf(Orientation.Horizontal)
   private val layoutDirectionState = mutableStateOf(LayoutDirection.Ltr)
@@ -131,10 +141,24 @@ class ComposePagerView(context: Context) : FrameLayout(context) {
     // dispose the composition, since DisposeOnLifecycleDestroyed only acts
     // on ON_DESTROY.
     composeLifecycleOwner.detach()
+    if (isDisposePending) {
+      isDisposePending = false
+      composeLifecycleOwner.destroy()
+    }
     super.onDetachedFromWindow()
   }
 
   fun dispose() {
+    // If the view is still attached when RN drops it, react-native-screens is
+    // keeping it on-screen for an in-progress navigation transition (e.g. a
+    // pop). Destroying the Lifecycle now disposes the composition and blanks
+    // the pages before the animation finishes, so defer it until the view is
+    // detached from the window.
+    if (isAttachedToWindow) {
+      isDisposePending = true
+      removeCallbacks(syncPagesRunnable)
+      return
+    }
     composeLifecycleOwner.destroy()
   }
 
@@ -223,35 +247,55 @@ class ComposePagerView(context: Context) : FrameLayout(context) {
     if (child == null) {
       return
     }
-    val insertionIndex = index.coerceIn(0, pages.size)
-    pages.add(insertionIndex, child)
+    val insertionIndex = index.coerceIn(0, children.size)
+    children.add(insertionIndex, child)
+    syncPages()
   }
 
-  fun getPageCount(): Int = pages.size
+  fun getPageCount(): Int = children.size
 
-  fun getPageAt(index: Int): View = pages[index]
+  fun getPageAt(index: Int): View = children[index]
 
   fun removePage(view: View) {
-    val index = pages.indexOf(view)
+    val index = children.indexOf(view)
     if (index >= 0) {
       removePageAt(index)
     }
   }
 
   fun removePageAt(index: Int) {
-    if (index !in pages.indices) {
+    if (index !in children.indices) {
       return
     }
-    val view = pages.removeAt(index)
-    (view.parent as? ViewGroup)?.removeView(view)
+    children.removeAt(index)
+    schedulePagesSync()
   }
 
   fun removeAllPages() {
+    children.clear()
+    resetPagerState()
+    schedulePagesSync()
+  }
+
+  private fun schedulePagesSync() {
+    removeCallbacks(syncPagesRunnable)
+    post(syncPagesRunnable)
+  }
+
+  private fun syncPages() {
+    removeCallbacks(syncPagesRunnable)
+    if (isDisposePending) {
+      return
+    }
     pages.forEach { view ->
-      (view.parent as? ViewGroup)?.removeView(view)
+      if (view !in children) {
+        (view.parent as? ViewGroup)?.removeView(view)
+      }
+    }
+    if (pages != children) {
+      pages.clear()
+      pages.addAll(children)
     }
-    pages.clear()
-    resetPagerState()
   }
 
   private fun resetPagerState() {
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index 5264c21b..efae5969 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ import {
   Issue1142SearchBarInsetRepro,
 } from './gh-issues/Issue1142SearchBarInsetRepro';
 import { Issue1154PageChangeFocusRepro } from './gh-issues/Issue1154PageChangeFocusRepro';
+import {
+  ExitAnimationExample,
+  ExitAnimationPagerScreen,
+} from './ExitAnimationExample';
 import { colors, radius } from './theme';
 
 function BasicPagerViewExampleScreen() {
@@ -135,6 +139,10 @@ const sections: { title: string; data: Example[] }[] = [
         component: ReanimatedOnPageScrollExample,
         name: 'Reanimated onPageScroll example',
       },
+      {
+        component: ExitAnimationExample,
+        name: 'PagerView Exit Animation Example',
+      },
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -285,6 +293,11 @@ export function Navigation() {
               animation: 'slide_from_bottom',
             }}
           />
+          <NavigationStack.Screen
+            name="PagerView Exit Animation"
+            component={ExitAnimationPagerScreen}
+            options={{ animation: 'slide_from_bottom' }}
+          />
           <NavigationStack.Screen
             name="Issue #1142 Plain List"
             component={Issue1142PlainListScreen}
diff --git a/example/src/ExitAnimationExample.tsx b/example/src/ExitAnimationExample.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b497edad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/ExitAnimationExample.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/**
+ * PagerView content must stay visible for the whole native-stack exit
+ * animation. React Native drops the PagerView instance as soon as the screen
+ * is popped, while react-native-screens keeps the view on-screen until its
+ * slide-out transition finishes. On Android the Compose pager used to be
+ * disposed at drop time, blanking the pages mid-animation.
+ */
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Pressable, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { type NativeStackNavigationProp } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+import PagerView from 'react-native-pager-view';
+import { colors, radius } from './theme';
+
+export type ExitAnimationParamList = {
+  'PagerView Exit Animation Example': undefined;
+  'PagerView Exit Animation': undefined;
+};
+
+const PAGES = [
+  { label: '01', color: '#a0b4f5' },
+  { label: '02', color: '#f5c6a0' },
+  { label: '03', color: '#a0f5c6' },
+];
+
+export function ExitAnimationExample() {
+  const navigation =
+    useNavigation<
+      NativeStackNavigationProp<
+        ExitAnimationParamList,
+        'PagerView Exit Animation Example'
+      >
+    >();
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.launcher}>
+      <Text style={styles.description}>
+        Open the pager screen, then close it. The pager pages should stay
+        visible until the screen has fully slid out.
+      </Text>
+      <Pressable
+        testID="exit-animation-open"
+        style={({ pressed }) => [styles.button, pressed && styles.pressed]}
+        onPress={() => navigation.navigate('PagerView Exit Animation')}
+      >
+        <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Open pager screen</Text>
+      </Pressable>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+export function ExitAnimationPagerScreen() {
+  const navigation =
+    useNavigation<
+      NativeStackNavigationProp<
+        ExitAnimationParamList,
+        'PagerView Exit Animation'
+      >
+    >();
+  const [page, setPage] = React.useState(0);
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.flex}>
+      <PagerView
+        style={styles.flex}
+        initialPage={0}
+        onPageSelected={(e) => setPage(e.nativeEvent.position)}
+      >
+        {PAGES.map(({ label, color }, i) => (
+          <View
+            key={label}
+            testID={`exit-animation-page-${i}`}
+            style={styles.page}
+          >
+            <View style={[styles.card, { backgroundColor: color }]}>
+              <Text style={styles.cardLabel}>{label}</Text>
+            </View>
+            <Text style={styles.title}>Page {i + 1}</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.description}>
+              This content should stay visible until the screen slides out.
+            </Text>
+          </View>
+        ))}
+      </PagerView>
+      <View style={styles.footer}>
+        <View style={styles.progressTrack}>
+          <View
+            style={[
+              styles.progressFill,
+              { width: `${((page + 1) / PAGES.length) * 100}%` },
+            ]}
+          />
+        </View>
+        <Pressable
+          testID="exit-animation-close"
+          style={({ pressed }) => [styles.button, pressed && styles.pressed]}
+          onPress={() => navigation.goBack()}
+        >
+          <Text style={styles.buttonText}>↓ Close page</Text>
+        </Pressable>
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  flex: { flex: 1, backgroundColor: colors.background },
+  launcher: {
+    flex: 1,
+    padding: 24,
+    gap: 16,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: colors.background,
+  },
+  page: {
+    flex: 1,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    padding: 24,
+    gap: 24,
+  },
+  card: {
+    width: 220,
+    height: 220,
+    borderRadius: 24,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  cardLabel: { fontSize: 48, color: colors.foreground },
+  title: { fontSize: 24, color: colors.foreground },
+  description: {
+    fontSize: 15,
+    textAlign: 'center',
+    color: colors.foreground,
+  },
+  footer: { padding: 24, gap: 32, alignItems: 'center' },
+  progressTrack: {
+    alignSelf: 'stretch',
+    height: 4,
+    borderRadius: radius.full,
+    backgroundColor: colors.border,
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+  },
+  progressFill: { height: '100%', backgroundColor: colors.primary },
+  button: {
+    paddingHorizontal: 20,
+    paddingVertical: 10,
+    borderRadius: radius.full,
+    backgroundColor: colors.primary,
+  },
+  pressed: { opacity: 0.7 },
+  buttonText: { color: colors.primaryForeground, fontWeight: '600' },
+});