diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index 539d1e65255415..8f3419ba4e20a5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -2920,6 +2920,7 @@ public abstract interface class com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/Mo
 
 public final class com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItemFactory {
 	public static final field INSTANCE Lcom/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItemFactory;
+	public static final fun createDestroyViewMountItem (II)Lcom/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItem;
 	public static final fun createDispatchCommandMountItem (IIILcom/facebook/react/bridge/ReadableArray;)Lcom/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/DispatchCommandMountItem;
 	public static final fun createDispatchCommandMountItem (IILjava/lang/String;Lcom/facebook/react/bridge/ReadableArray;)Lcom/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/DispatchCommandMountItem;
 	public static final fun createIntBufferBatchMountItem (I[I[Ljava/lang/Object;I)Lcom/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItem;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index bd092593672710..870544b54d62c5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -760,6 +760,14 @@ private void preallocateView(
             isLayoutable));
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+  @AnyThread
+  @ThreadConfined(ANY)
+  private void destroyUnmountedView(int surfaceId, int reactTag) {
+    mMountItemDispatcher.addMountItem(
+        MountItemFactory.createDestroyViewMountItem(surfaceId, reactTag));
+  }
+
   @SuppressLint("NotInvokedPrivateMethod")
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   @AnyThread
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/DestroyUnmountedViewMountItem.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/DestroyUnmountedViewMountItem.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1096dd86b8a813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/DestroyUnmountedViewMountItem.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.fabric.mounting.mountitems
+
+import com.facebook.react.fabric.mounting.MountingManager
+
+/**
+ * Destroyes the view asociated to the [reactTag] if exists. This MountItem is meant to be used ONLY
+ * for views that were preallcated but never mounted on the screen.
+ */
+internal class DestroyUnmountedViewMountItem(
+    private val _surfaceId: Int,
+    private val reactTag: Int
+) : MountItem {
+
+  public override fun execute(mountingManager: MountingManager) {
+    val surfaceMountingManager = mountingManager.getSurfaceManager(_surfaceId)
+    if (surfaceMountingManager == null) {
+      return
+    }
+    surfaceMountingManager.deleteView(reactTag)
+  }
+
+  public override fun getSurfaceId(): Int = _surfaceId
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItemFactory.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItemFactory.kt
index f74ab4042ed4cb..d3e71cc05368ce 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItemFactory.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/mountitems/MountItemFactory.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public object MountItemFactory {
   ): MountItem =
       PreAllocateViewMountItem(surfaceId, reactTag, component, props, stateWrapper, isLayoutable)
 
+  /** @return a [MountItem] that will be used to destroy views */
+  @JvmStatic
+  public fun createDestroyViewMountItem(surfaceId: Int, reactTag: Int): MountItem =
+      DestroyUnmountedViewMountItem(surfaceId, reactTag)
+
   /**
    * @return a [MountItem] that will be read and execute a collection of MountItems serialized in
    *   the int[] and Object[] received by parameter
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
index 3332d683ba6ef7..b3915ff3afe8b6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
@@ -532,6 +532,19 @@ void Binding::schedulerDidRequestPreliminaryViewAllocation(
     return;
   }
   mountingManager->maybePreallocateShadowNode(shadowNode);
+  // Only the Views of ShadowNode that were pre-allocated (forms views) needs
+  // to be destroyed if the ShadowNode is destroyed but it was never mounted
+  // on the screen.
+  if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableDeletionOfUnmountedViews() &&
+      shadowNode.getTraits().check(ShadowNodeTraits::Trait::FormsView)) {
+    shadowNode.getFamily().onUnmountedFamilyDestroyed(
+        [weakMountingManager =
+             std::weak_ptr(mountingManager)](const ShadowNodeFamily& family) {
+          if (auto mountingManager = weakMountingManager.lock()) {
+            mountingManager->destroyUnmountedShadowNode(family);
+          }
+        });
+  }
 }
 
 void Binding::schedulerDidDispatchCommand(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.cpp
index bec4f2c42bf7e3..36f23bee043c59 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.cpp
@@ -792,6 +792,21 @@ void FabricMountingManager::drainPreallocateViewsQueue() {
   }
 }
 
+void FabricMountingManager::destroyUnmountedShadowNode(
+    const ShadowNodeFamily& family) {
+  auto tag = family.getTag();
+  auto surfaceId = family.getSurfaceId();
+
+  // ThreadScope::WithClassLoader is necessary because
+  // destroyUnmountedShadowNode is being called from a destructor thread
+  facebook::jni::ThreadScope::WithClassLoader([&]() {
+    static auto destroyUnmountedView =
+        JFabricUIManager::javaClassStatic()->getMethod<void(jint, jint)>(
+            "destroyUnmountedView");
+    destroyUnmountedView(javaUIManager_, surfaceId, tag);
+  });
+}
+
 void FabricMountingManager::maybePreallocateShadowNode(
     const ShadowNode& shadowNode) {
   if (!shadowNode.getTraits().check(ShadowNodeTraits::Trait::FormsView)) {
@@ -813,7 +828,7 @@ void FabricMountingManager::maybePreallocateShadowNode(
     preallocatedViewsQueue_.push_back(std::move(shadowView));
   } else {
     // Old implementation where FabricUIManager.preallocateView is called
-    // immediatelly.
+    // immediately.
     preallocateShadowView(shadowView);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.h
index 0cc42f23f7b1ec..afafc989ab3736 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/FabricMountingManager.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class FabricMountingManager final {
 
   void maybePreallocateShadowNode(const ShadowNode& shadowNode);
 
+  void destroyUnmountedShadowNode(const ShadowNodeFamily& family);
+
   /*
    * Drains preallocatedViewsQueue_ by calling preallocateShadowView on each
    * item in the queue. Can be called by any thread.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp
index 44cca7436b984f..9bcedf901cd03e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ void ShadowNode::cloneChildrenIfShared() {
 void ShadowNode::setMounted(bool mounted) const {
   if (mounted) {
     family_->setMostRecentState(getState());
+    family_->setMounted();
     hasBeenMounted_ = mounted;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.cpp
index 0e7fbdc2ca47ab..d9cd860098cbc6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "ShadowNode.h"
 
 #include <react/debug/react_native_assert.h>
+#include <react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/ComponentDescriptor.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/State.h>
 
@@ -58,10 +59,30 @@ ComponentName ShadowNodeFamily::getComponentName() const {
   return componentName_;
 }
 
+void ShadowNodeFamily::setMounted() const {
+  hasBeenMounted_ = true;
+}
+
 const ComponentDescriptor& ShadowNodeFamily::getComponentDescriptor() const {
   return componentDescriptor_;
 }
 
+void ShadowNodeFamily::onUnmountedFamilyDestroyed(
+    std::function<void(const ShadowNodeFamily& family)> callback) const {
+  onUnmountedFamilyDestroyedCallback_ = std::move(callback);
+}
+
+Tag ShadowNodeFamily::getTag() const {
+  return tag_;
+}
+
+ShadowNodeFamily::~ShadowNodeFamily() {
+  if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableDeletionOfUnmountedViews() &&
+      !hasBeenMounted_ && onUnmountedFamilyDestroyedCallback_ != nullptr) {
+    onUnmountedFamilyDestroyedCallback_(*this);
+  }
+}
+
 AncestorList ShadowNodeFamily::getAncestors(
     const ShadowNode& ancestorShadowNode) const {
   auto families = std::vector<const ShadowNodeFamily*>{};
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.h
index faa44d74443efb..c06213774192dd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNodeFamily.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class State;
  * `ShadowNodeFamily` instances.
  *
  * Do not use this class as a general purpose container to share information
- * about a `ShadowNodeFamily`. Pelase define specific purpose containers in
+ * about a `ShadowNodeFamily`. Please define specific purpose containers in
  * those cases.
  *
  */
@@ -87,12 +87,24 @@ class ShadowNodeFamily final {
 
   SharedEventEmitter getEventEmitter() const;
 
+  /**
+   * @param callback will be executed when an unmounted instance of
+   * ShadowNodeFamily is destroyed.
+   */
+  void onUnmountedFamilyDestroyed(
+      std::function<void(const ShadowNodeFamily& family)> callback) const;
+
   /*
    * Sets and gets the most recent state.
    */
   std::shared_ptr<const State> getMostRecentState() const;
   void setMostRecentState(const std::shared_ptr<const State>& state) const;
 
+  /**
+   * Mark this ShadowNodeFamily as mounted.
+   */
+  void setMounted() const;
+
   /*
    * Dispatches a state update with given priority.
    */
@@ -105,6 +117,17 @@ class ShadowNodeFamily final {
    */
   mutable std::unique_ptr<folly::dynamic> nativeProps_DEPRECATED;
 
+  /**
+   * @return tag for the ShadowNodeFamily.
+   */
+  Tag getTag() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Override destructor to call onUnmountedFamilyDestroyedCallback() for
+   * ShadowViews that were preallocated but never mounted on the screen.
+   */
+  ~ShadowNodeFamily();
+
  private:
   friend ShadowNode;
   friend State;
@@ -121,6 +144,9 @@ class ShadowNodeFamily final {
   mutable std::shared_ptr<const State> mostRecentState_;
   mutable std::shared_mutex mutex_;
 
+  mutable std::function<void(ShadowNodeFamily& family)>
+      onUnmountedFamilyDestroyedCallback_ = nullptr;
+
   /*
    * Deprecated.
    */
@@ -165,6 +191,11 @@ class ShadowNodeFamily final {
    * For optimization purposes only.
    */
   mutable bool hasParent_{false};
+
+  /*
+   * Determines if the ShadowNodeFamily was ever mounted on the screen.
+   */
+  mutable bool hasBeenMounted_{false};
 };
 
 } // namespace facebook::react