diff --git a/ios/RNSScreen.mm b/ios/RNSScreen.mm
index cd8b60fcbd..1673de6e3b 100644
--- a/ios/RNSScreen.mm
+++ b/ios/RNSScreen.mm
@@ -550,6 +550,17 @@ - (void)prepareForRecycle
   _dismissed = NO;
   _state.reset();
   _touchHandler = nil;
+
+  // We set this prop to default value here to workaround view-recycling.
+  // Let's assume the view has had _stackPresentation == <some modal stack presentation> set
+  // before below line was executed. Then, when instantiated again (with the same modal presentation)
+  // updateProps:oldProps: method would be called and setter for stack presentation would not be called.
+  // This is crucial as in that setter we register `self.controller` as a delegate
+  // (UIAdaptivePresentationControllerDelegate) to presentation controller and this leads to buggy modal behaviour as we
+  // rely on UIAdaptivePresentationControllerDelegate callbacks. Restoring the default value and then comparing against
+  // it in updateProps:oldProps: allows for setter to be called, however if there was some additional logic to execute
+  // when stackPresentation is set to "push" the setter would not be triggered.
+  _stackPresentation = RNSScreenStackPresentationPush;
 }
 
 - (void)updateProps:(facebook::react::Props::Shared const &)props
@@ -603,9 +614,12 @@ - (void)updateProps:(facebook::react::Props::Shared const &)props
   }
 #endif
 
-  if (newScreenProps.stackPresentation != oldScreenProps.stackPresentation) {
-    [self
-        setStackPresentation:[RNSConvert RNSScreenStackPresentationFromCppEquivalent:newScreenProps.stackPresentation]];
+  // Notice that we compare against _stackPresentation, not oldScreenProps.stackPresentation.
+  // See comment in prepareForRecycle method for explanation.
+  RNSScreenStackPresentation newStackPresentation =
+      [RNSConvert RNSScreenStackPresentationFromCppEquivalent:newScreenProps.stackPresentation];
+  if (newStackPresentation != _stackPresentation) {
+    [self setStackPresentation:newStackPresentation];
   }
 
   if (newScreenProps.stackAnimation != oldScreenProps.stackAnimation) {