diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.h b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.h
index edf1ae9ed3..c479be3847 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.h
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL dispatchesReanimatedEvents;
 @property (nonatomic, weak, nullable) RNGHUIView *hostDetectorView;
 @property (nonatomic, nullable, assign) NSNumber *virtualViewTag;
+@property (nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSNumber *viewTag;
 
 - (BOOL)isViewParagraphComponent:(nullable RNGHUIView *)view;
 - (nonnull RNGHUIView *)chooseViewForInteraction:(nonnull UIGestureRecognizer *)recognizer;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
index 72be857c69..30283b337e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ - (void)bindToView:(RNGHUIView *)view
 
   [recognizerView addGestureRecognizer:self.recognizer];
   [self bindManualActivationToView:recognizerView];
+
+  self.viewTag = view.reactTag;
 }
 
 - (void)unbindFromView
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ - (void)unbindFromView
 
   self.hostDetectorView = nil;
   self.virtualViewTag = nil;
+  self.viewTag = nil;
 
   [self unbindManualActivation];
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h
index 7e83b286eb..970de2d143 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@
 - (nullable RNGestureHandler *)handlerWithTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag;
 
 - (nullable RNGHUIView *)viewForReactTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag;
+
+- (void)reattachHandlersIfNeeded;
 @end
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
index 319ef9efbd..e19c63ca60 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
@@ -171,6 +171,21 @@ - (void)attachGestureHandler:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag
   }
 
   [_attachRetryCounter removeObjectForKey:viewTag];
+  [self maybeBindHandler:handlerTag toViewWithTag:viewTag withActionType:actionType withHostDetector:hostDetector];
+}
+
+// Resolves a view tag to its native UIView (including contentView unwrapping),
+// sets reactTag, and binds the gesture handler to it. No-op if the handler is
+// already attached to the correct view.
+- (void)maybeBindHandler:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag
+           toViewWithTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)viewTag
+          withActionType:(RNGestureHandlerActionType)actionType
+        withHostDetector:(nullable RNGHUIView *)hostDetector
+{
+  RNGHUIView *view = [_viewRegistry viewForReactTag:viewTag];
+  if (view == nil || view.superview == nil) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   // I think it should be moved to RNNativeViewHandler, but that would require
   // additional logic for setting contentView.reactTag, this works for now
@@ -181,12 +196,17 @@ - (void)attachGestureHandler:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag
     }
   }
 
+  RNGestureHandler *handler = [_registry handlerWithTag:handlerTag];
+
+  // Already attached to the correct native view, nothing to do.
+  if (handler != nil && handler.recognizer.view == view && handler.actionType == actionType) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   view.reactTag = viewTag; // necessary for RNReanimated eventHash (e.g. "42onGestureHandlerEvent"), also will be
                            // returned as event.target
 
   [_registry attachHandlerWithTag:handlerTag toView:view withActionType:actionType withHostDetector:hostDetector];
-
-  // register view if not already there
   [self registerViewWithGestureRecognizerAttachedIfNeeded:view];
 }
 
@@ -224,6 +244,24 @@ - (id)handlerWithTag:(NSNumber *)handlerTag
   return [_registry handlerWithTag:handlerTag];
 }
 
+- (void)reattachHandlersIfNeeded
+{
+  // Re-bind handlers to their current native views. On Fabric, when a parent view has
+  // display:none and siblings change, the native UIView backing a component may be recycled
+  // and replaced. maybeBindHandler is a no-op if the view is nil or unchanged. This is only
+  // needed for handlers using the old api.
+  for (RNGestureHandler *handler in _registry.handlers.objectEnumerator) {
+    if (handler.viewTag == nil || [handler usesNativeOrVirtualDetector]) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    [self maybeBindHandler:handler.tag
+             toViewWithTag:handler.viewTag
+            withActionType:handler.actionType
+          withHostDetector:nil];
+  }
+}
+
 #pragma mark Root Views Management
 
 - (void)registerViewWithGestureRecognizerAttachedIfNeeded:(RNGHUIView *)childView
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm
index 0f224571f0..e3d6ac0450 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm
@@ -171,18 +171,21 @@ - (void)flushOperations
 {
   // On the new arch we rely on `flushOperations` for scheduling the operations on the UI thread.
   // On the old arch we rely on `uiManagerWillPerformMounting`
-  if (_operations.count == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   RNGestureHandlerManager *manager = [RNGestureHandlerModule handlerManagerForModuleId:_moduleId];
-  NSArray<GestureHandlerOperation> *operations = _operations;
-  _operations = [NSMutableArray new];
+
+  if (_operations.count > 0) {
+    NSArray<GestureHandlerOperation> *operations = _operations;
+    _operations = [NSMutableArray new];
+
+    [self.viewRegistry_DEPRECATED addUIBlock:^(RCTViewRegistry *viewRegistry) {
+      for (GestureHandlerOperation operation in operations) {
+        operation(manager);
+      }
+    }];
+  }
 
   [self.viewRegistry_DEPRECATED addUIBlock:^(RCTViewRegistry *viewRegistry) {
-    for (GestureHandlerOperation operation in operations) {
-      operation(manager);
-    }
+    [manager reattachHandlersIfNeeded];
   }];
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.h b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.h
index da2fb97f91..0122de2db6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.h
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.h
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@
 - (void)dropHandlerWithTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag;
 - (void)dropAllHandlers;
 
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, nonnull) NSDictionary<NSNumber *, RNGestureHandler *> *handlers;
+
 @end
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.m b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.m
index 8192f6d0c5..e2245902c3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.m
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerRegistry.m
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ - (instancetype)init
   return self;
 }
 
+- (NSDictionary<NSNumber *, RNGestureHandler *> *)handlers
+{
+  return _handlers;
+}
+
 - (RNGestureHandler *)handlerWithTag:(NSNumber *)handlerTag
 {
   return _handlers[handlerTag];