diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp
index bf56e2fee4dd..355e69ac7010 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp
@@ -519,6 +519,17 @@ NativeAnimatedNodesManager::ensureEventEmitterListener() noexcept {
 }
 
 void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::startRenderCallbackIfNeeded(bool isAsync) {
+  // This method can be called from either the UI thread or JavaScript thread.
+  // It ensures `startOnRenderCallback_` is called exactly once using atomic
+  // operations. We use std::atomic_bool rather than std::mutex to avoid
+  // potential deadlocks that could occur if we called external code while
+  // holding a mutex.
+  auto isRenderCallbackStarted = isRenderCallbackStarted_.exchange(true);
+  if (isRenderCallbackStarted) {
+    // onRender callback is already started.
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::useSharedAnimatedBackend()) {
 #ifdef RN_USE_ANIMATION_BACKEND
     if (auto animationBackend = animationBackend_.lock()) {
@@ -531,16 +542,6 @@ void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::startRenderCallbackIfNeeded(bool isAsync) {
 
     return;
   }
-  // This method can be called from either the UI thread or JavaScript thread.
-  // It ensures `startOnRenderCallback_` is called exactly once using atomic
-  // operations. We use std::atomic_bool rather than std::mutex to avoid
-  // potential deadlocks that could occur if we called external code while
-  // holding a mutex.
-  auto isRenderCallbackStarted = isRenderCallbackStarted_.exchange(true);
-  if (isRenderCallbackStarted) {
-    // onRender callback is already started.
-    return;
-  }
 
   if (startOnRenderCallback_) {
     startOnRenderCallback_([this]() { onRender(); }, isAsync);
@@ -549,18 +550,21 @@ void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::startRenderCallbackIfNeeded(bool isAsync) {
 
 void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::stopRenderCallbackIfNeeded(
     bool isAsync) noexcept {
-  if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::useSharedAnimatedBackend()) {
-    if (auto animationBackend = animationBackend_.lock()) {
-      animationBackend->stop(isAsync);
-    }
-    return;
-  }
   // When multiple threads reach this point, only one thread should call
   // stopOnRenderCallback_. This synchronization is primarily needed during
   // destruction of NativeAnimatedNodesManager. In normal operation,
   // stopRenderCallbackIfNeeded is always called from the UI thread.
   auto isRenderCallbackStarted = isRenderCallbackStarted_.exchange(false);
 
+  if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::useSharedAnimatedBackend()) {
+    if (isRenderCallbackStarted) {
+      if (auto animationBackend = animationBackend_.lock()) {
+        animationBackend->stop(isAsync);
+      }
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (isRenderCallbackStarted) {
     if (stopOnRenderCallback_) {
       stopOnRenderCallback_(isAsync);
@@ -988,6 +992,7 @@ AnimationMutations NativeAnimatedNodesManager::pullAnimationMutations() {
             AnimationMutation{tag, nullptr, propsBuilder.get()});
         containsChange = true;
       }
+      updateViewPropsDirect_.clear();
     }
 
     if (!containsChange) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp
index b92bf481d471..ed571e15019b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp
@@ -80,12 +80,16 @@ NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider::getOrCreate(
           std::move(directManipulationCallback),
           std::move(fabricCommitCallback),
           uiManager);
-#endif
 
       nativeAnimatedNodesManager_ =
           std::make_shared<NativeAnimatedNodesManager>(animationBackend_);
 
+      nativeAnimatedDelegate_ =
+          std::make_shared<UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl>(
+              animationBackend_);
+
       uiManager->unstable_setAnimationBackend(animationBackend_);
+#endif
     } else {
       nativeAnimatedNodesManager_ =
           std::make_shared<NativeAnimatedNodesManager>(
@@ -93,6 +97,10 @@ NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider::getOrCreate(
               std::move(fabricCommitCallback),
               std::move(startOnRenderCallback_),
               std::move(stopOnRenderCallback_));
+
+      nativeAnimatedDelegate_ =
+          std::make_shared<UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateImpl>(
+              nativeAnimatedNodesManager_);
     }
 
     addEventEmitterListener(
@@ -117,10 +125,6 @@ NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider::getOrCreate(
               return false;
             }));
 
-    nativeAnimatedDelegate_ =
-        std::make_shared<UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateImpl>(
-            nativeAnimatedNodesManager_);
-
     uiManager->setNativeAnimatedDelegate(nativeAnimatedDelegate_);
 
     // TODO: remove force casting.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp
index c9a9b062ee32..2aaa449bb05a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
 
 namespace facebook::react {
 
+UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl::
+    UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl(
+        std::weak_ptr<UIManagerAnimationBackend> animationBackend)
+    : animationBackend_(std::move(animationBackend)) {}
+
+void UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl::runAnimationFrame() {
+  if (auto animationBackendStrong = animationBackend_.lock()) {
+    animationBackendStrong->onAnimationFrame(
+        std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count() / 1000);
+  }
+}
+
 static inline Props::Shared cloneProps(
     AnimatedProps& animatedProps,
     const ShadowNode& shadowNode) {
@@ -108,15 +120,20 @@ void AnimationBackend::onAnimationFrame(double timestamp) {
 void AnimationBackend::start(const Callback& callback, bool isAsync) {
   callbacks.push_back(callback);
   // TODO: startOnRenderCallback_ should provide the timestamp from the platform
-  startOnRenderCallback_(
-      [this]() {
-        onAnimationFrame(
-            std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count() / 1000);
-      },
-      isAsync);
+  if (startOnRenderCallback_) {
+    startOnRenderCallback_(
+        [this]() {
+          onAnimationFrame(
+              std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count() /
+              1000);
+        },
+        isAsync);
+  }
 }
 void AnimationBackend::stop(bool isAsync) {
-  stopOnRenderCallback_(isAsync);
+  if (stopOnRenderCallback_) {
+    stopOnRenderCallback_(isAsync);
+  }
   callbacks.clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h
index 9236370c3829..544beae7b16a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
 
 namespace facebook::react {
 
+class AnimationBackend;
+
+class UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl : public UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegate {
+ public:
+  explicit UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl(std::weak_ptr<UIManagerAnimationBackend> animationBackend);
+
+  void runAnimationFrame() override;
+
+ private:
+  std::weak_ptr<UIManagerAnimationBackend> animationBackend_;
+};
+
 struct AnimationMutation {
   Tag tag;
   const ShadowNodeFamily *family;