diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedBackend-itest.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedBackend-itest.js
index ae7e2f61ca8423..ceb8d93bcd0de1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedBackend-itest.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedBackend-itest.js
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import type {HostInstance} from 'react-native';
 
 import ensureInstance from '../../../src/private/__tests__/utilities/ensureInstance';
 import * as Fantom from '@react-native/fantom';
-import {createRef} from 'react';
+import {createRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {Animated, useAnimatedValue} from 'react-native';
 import ReactNativeElement from 'react-native/src/private/webapis/dom/nodes/ReactNativeElement';
+import {allowStyleProp} from 'react-native/Libraries/Animated/NativeAnimatedAllowlist';
 
 test('animated opacity', () => {
   let _opacity;
@@ -73,3 +74,119 @@ test('animated opacity', () => {
     <rn-view opacity="0" />,
   );
 });
+
+test('animate layout props', () => {
+  const viewRef = createRef<HostInstance>();
+  allowStyleProp('height');
+
+  let _animatedHeight;
+  let _heightAnimation;
+
+  function MyApp() {
+    const animatedHeight = useAnimatedValue(0);
+    _animatedHeight = animatedHeight;
+    return (
+      <Animated.View
+        ref={viewRef}
+        style={[
+          {
+            width: 100,
+            height: animatedHeight,
+          },
+        ]}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  const root = Fantom.createRoot();
+
+  Fantom.runTask(() => {
+    root.render(<MyApp />);
+  });
+
+  const viewElement = ensureInstance(viewRef.current, ReactNativeElement);
+
+  Fantom.runTask(() => {
+    _heightAnimation = Animated.timing(_animatedHeight, {
+      toValue: 100,
+      duration: 10,
+      useNativeDriver: true,
+    }).start();
+  });
+
+  Fantom.unstable_produceFramesForDuration(10);
+
+  // TODO: this shouldn't be neccessary since animation should be stopped after duration
+  Fantom.runTask(() => {
+    _heightAnimation?.stop();
+  });
+
+  // TODO: getFabricUpdateProps is not working with the cloneMutliple method
+  // expect(Fantom.unstable_getFabricUpdateProps(viewElement).height).toBe(100);
+  expect(root.getRenderedOutput({props: ['height']}).toJSX()).toEqual(
+    <rn-view height="100.000000" />,
+  );
+});
+
+test('animate layout props and rerender', () => {
+  const viewRef = createRef<HostInstance>();
+  allowStyleProp('height');
+
+  let _animatedHeight;
+  let _heightAnimation;
+  let _setWidth;
+
+  function MyApp() {
+    const animatedHeight = useAnimatedValue(0);
+    const [width, setWidth] = useState(100);
+    _animatedHeight = animatedHeight;
+    _setWidth = setWidth;
+    return (
+      <Animated.View
+        ref={viewRef}
+        style={[
+          {
+            width: width,
+            height: animatedHeight,
+          },
+        ]}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  const root = Fantom.createRoot();
+
+  Fantom.runTask(() => {
+    root.render(<MyApp />);
+  });
+
+  const viewElement = ensureInstance(viewRef.current, ReactNativeElement);
+
+  Fantom.runTask(() => {
+    _heightAnimation = Animated.timing(_animatedHeight, {
+      toValue: 100,
+      duration: 1000,
+      useNativeDriver: true,
+    }).start();
+  });
+
+  Fantom.unstable_produceFramesForDuration(500);
+  expect(root.getRenderedOutput({props: ['height', 'width']}).toJSX()).toEqual(
+    <rn-view height="50.000000" width="100.000000" />,
+  );
+
+  Fantom.runTask(() => {
+    _setWidth(200);
+  });
+
+  // TODO: this shouldn't be neccessary since animation should be stopped after duration
+  Fantom.runTask(() => {
+    _heightAnimation?.stop();
+  });
+
+  // TODO: getFabricUpdateProps is not working with the cloneMutliple method
+  // expect(Fantom.unstable_getFabricUpdateProps(viewElement).height).toBe(50);
+  expect(root.getRenderedOutput({props: ['height', 'width']}).toJSX()).toEqual(
+    <rn-view height="50.000000" width="200.000000" />,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js
index af89f0d9ba21a1..f3d4499fe235d1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import type {AnimatedStyleAllowlist} from './AnimatedStyle';
 
 import NativeAnimatedHelper from '../../../src/private/animated/NativeAnimatedHelper';
 import {findNodeHandle} from '../../ReactNative/RendererProxy';
+import {getInternalInstanceHandleFromPublicInstance} from '../../ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface';
 import flattenStyle from '../../StyleSheet/flattenStyle';
 import {AnimatedEvent} from '../AnimatedEvent';
 import AnimatedNode from './AnimatedNode';
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ export default class AnimatedProps extends AnimatedNode {
 
       if (this._target != null) {
         this.#connectAnimatedView(this._target);
+        this.#connectShadowNode(this._target);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ export default class AnimatedProps extends AnimatedNode {
     this._target = {instance, connectedViewTag: null};
     if (this.__isNative) {
       this.#connectAnimatedView(this._target);
+      this.#connectShadowNode(this._target);
     }
   }
 
@@ -279,6 +282,17 @@ export default class AnimatedProps extends AnimatedNode {
     target.connectedViewTag = viewTag;
   }
 
+  #connectShadowNode(target: TargetView): void {
+    invariant(this.__isNative, 'Expected node to be marked as "native"');
+    let shadowNode = getInternalInstanceHandleFromPublicInstance(
+      target.instance,
+    ).stateNode.node;
+    NativeAnimatedHelper.API.connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(
+      this.__getNativeTag(),
+      shadowNode,
+    );
+  }
+
   #disconnectAnimatedView(target: TargetView): void {
     invariant(this.__isNative, 'Expected node to be marked as "native"');
     const viewTag = target.connectedViewTag;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedTurboModule.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedTurboModule.mm
index 000aa701865375..4b22981b0d46a5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedTurboModule.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/NativeAnimation/RCTNativeAnimatedTurboModule.mm
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ - (void)setSurfacePresenter:(id<RCTSurfacePresenterStub>)surfacePresenter
   }];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode:(double)nodeTag shadowNode:(NSDictionary *)shadowNode)
+{
+  
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView : (double)nodeTag viewTag : (double)viewTag)
 {
   [self queueOperationBlock:^(RCTNativeAnimatedNodesManager *nodesManager) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.cpp
index d03cd98595a1ac..05270dfa186aab 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,17 @@ void AnimatedModule::connectAnimatedNodeToView(
       ConnectAnimatedNodeToViewOp{.nodeTag = nodeTag, .viewTag = viewTag});
 }
 
+void AnimatedModule::connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(
+    jsi::Runtime& rt,
+    Tag nodeTag,
+    jsi::Object shadowNode) {
+  auto nativeState = shadowNode.getNativeState(rt);
+  auto shadowNodeWrapper =
+      std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ShadowNodeWrapper>(nativeState);
+  operations_.emplace_back(ConnectAnimatedNodeToShadowNodeOp{
+      .nodeTag = nodeTag, .shadowNode = shadowNodeWrapper->shadowNode});
+}
+
 void AnimatedModule::disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView(
     jsi::Runtime& /*rt*/,
     Tag nodeTag,
@@ -270,6 +281,11 @@ void AnimatedModule::executeOperation(const Operation& operation) {
           nodesManager_->extractAnimatedNodeOffsetOp(op.nodeTag);
         } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, ConnectAnimatedNodeToViewOp>) {
           nodesManager_->connectAnimatedNodeToView(op.nodeTag, op.viewTag);
+        } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<
+                                 T,
+                                 ConnectAnimatedNodeToShadowNodeOp>) {
+          nodesManager_->connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(
+              op.nodeTag, op.shadowNode);
         } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<
                                  T,
                                  DisconnectAnimatedNodeFromViewOp>) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.h
index a0f84ccbb2c4fd..cd4d2822796dda 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/AnimatedModule.h
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class AnimatedModule : public NativeAnimatedModuleCxxSpec<AnimatedModule>,
     Tag viewTag{};
   };
 
+  struct ConnectAnimatedNodeToShadowNodeOp {
+    Tag nodeTag{};
+    ShadowNode::Shared shadowNode{};
+  };
+
   struct DisconnectAnimatedNodeFromViewOp {
     Tag nodeTag{};
     Tag viewTag{};
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ class AnimatedModule : public NativeAnimatedModuleCxxSpec<AnimatedModule>,
       SetAnimatedNodeOffsetOp,
       SetAnimatedNodeValueOp,
       ConnectAnimatedNodeToViewOp,
+      ConnectAnimatedNodeToShadowNodeOp,
       DisconnectAnimatedNodeFromViewOp,
       RestoreDefaultValuesOp,
       FlattenAnimatedNodeOffsetOp,
@@ -178,6 +184,11 @@ class AnimatedModule : public NativeAnimatedModuleCxxSpec<AnimatedModule>,
 
   void connectAnimatedNodeToView(jsi::Runtime& rt, Tag nodeTag, Tag viewTag);
 
+  void connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(
+      jsi::Runtime& rt,
+      Tag nodeTag,
+      jsi::Object shadowNode);
+
   void
   disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView(jsi::Runtime& rt, Tag nodeTag, Tag viewTag);
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp
index 248018cb4ed218..da7bf72425d25a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::connectAnimatedNodeToView(
   }
 }
 
+void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(
+    Tag propsNodeTag,
+    ShadowNode::Shared shadowNode) noexcept {
+  react_native_assert(propsNodeTag);
+  auto node = getAnimatedNode<PropsAnimatedNode>(propsNodeTag);
+  if (node != nullptr) {
+    node->connectToShadowNode(shadowNode);
+    updatedNodeTags_.insert(node->tag());
+  } else {
+    LOG(WARNING)
+        << "Cannot ConnectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode, animated node has to be props type";
+  }
+}
+
 void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView(
     Tag propsNodeTag,
     Tag viewTag) noexcept {
@@ -861,10 +875,14 @@ void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::schedulePropsCommit(
     Tag viewTag,
     const folly::dynamic& props,
     bool layoutStyleUpdated,
-    bool forceFabricCommit) noexcept {
+    bool forceFabricCommit,
+    ShadowNode::Shared shadowNode) noexcept {
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::useSharedAnimatedBackend()) {
     if (layoutStyleUpdated) {
       mergeObjects(updateViewProps_[viewTag], props);
+      if (shadowNode) {
+        tagToShadowNode_[viewTag] = std::move(shadowNode);
+      }
     } else {
       mergeObjects(updateViewPropsDirect_[viewTag], props);
     }
@@ -975,6 +993,28 @@ AnimationMutations NativeAnimatedNodesManager::pullAnimationMutations() {
             AnimationMutation{tag, nullptr, propsBuilder.get()});
         containsChange = true;
       }
+      for (auto& [tag, props] : updateViewProps_) {
+        auto node = tagToShadowNode_.find(tag);
+        if (node != tagToShadowNode_.end()) {
+          if (props.find("width") != props.items().end()) {
+            propsBuilder.setWidth(
+                yoga::Style::SizeLength::points(props["width"].asDouble()));
+          }
+          if (props.find("height") != props.items().end()) {
+            propsBuilder.setHeight(
+                yoga::Style::SizeLength::points(props["height"].asDouble()));
+          }
+          // propsBuilder.storeDynamic(props);
+          mutations.push_back(AnimationMutation{
+              tag, &node->second->getFamily(), propsBuilder.get()});
+        }
+        containsChange = true;
+      }
+      if (containsChange) {
+        updateViewPropsDirect_.clear();
+        updateViewProps_.clear();
+        tagToShadowNode_.clear();
+      }
     }
 
     if (!containsChange) {
@@ -994,7 +1034,8 @@ AnimationMutations NativeAnimatedNodesManager::pullAnimationMutations() {
         }
       }
 
-      // Step 2: update all nodes that are connected to the finished animations.
+      // Step 2: update all nodes that are connected to the finished
+      // animations.
       updateNodes(finishedAnimationValueNodes);
 
       isEventAnimationInProgress_ = false;
@@ -1005,6 +1046,14 @@ AnimationMutations NativeAnimatedNodesManager::pullAnimationMutations() {
         mutations.push_back(
             AnimationMutation{tag, nullptr, propsBuilder.get()});
       }
+      for (auto& [tag, props] : updateViewProps_) {
+        auto node = tagToShadowNode_.find(tag);
+        if (node != tagToShadowNode_.end()) {
+          propsBuilder.storeDynamic(props);
+          mutations.push_back(AnimationMutation{
+              tag, &node->second->getFamily(), propsBuilder.get()});
+        }
+      }
     }
   } else {
     // There is no active animation. Stop the render callback.
@@ -1073,7 +1122,8 @@ void NativeAnimatedNodesManager::onRender() {
         }
       }
 
-      // Step 2: update all nodes that are connected to the finished animations.
+      // Step 2: update all nodes that are connected to the finished
+      // animations.
       updateNodes(finishedAnimationValueNodes);
 
       isEventAnimationInProgress_ = false;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.h
index 9ecf6de7443b6d..906e1a59d252cc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManager.h
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class NativeAnimatedNodesManager {
 
   void connectAnimatedNodeToView(Tag propsNodeTag, Tag viewTag) noexcept;
 
+  void connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(
+      Tag propsNodeTag,
+      ShadowNode::Shared node) noexcept;
+
   void disconnectAnimatedNodes(Tag parentTag, Tag childTag) noexcept;
 
   void disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView(Tag propsNodeTag, Tag viewTag) noexcept;
@@ -158,7 +162,8 @@ class NativeAnimatedNodesManager {
       Tag viewTag,
       const folly::dynamic& props,
       bool layoutStyleUpdated,
-      bool forceFabricCommit) noexcept;
+      bool forceFabricCommit,
+      ShadowNode::Shared shadowNode = nullptr) noexcept;
 
   /**
    * Commits all pending animated property updates to their respective views.
@@ -266,6 +271,7 @@ class NativeAnimatedNodesManager {
 
   std::unordered_map<Tag, folly::dynamic> updateViewProps_{};
   std::unordered_map<Tag, folly::dynamic> updateViewPropsDirect_{};
+  std::unordered_map<Tag, ShadowNode::Shared> tagToShadowNode_{};
 
   /*
    * Sometimes a view is not longer connected to a PropsAnimatedNode, but
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp
index 8f45b416490735..c5dd2fc586f390 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider::getOrCreate(
       nativeAnimatedNodesManager_ =
           std::make_shared<NativeAnimatedNodesManager>(animationBackend_);
 
+      nativeAnimatedDelegate_ =
+          std::make_shared<UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl>(
+              animationBackend_);
+
+      uiManager->setNativeAnimatedDelegate(nativeAnimatedDelegate_);
+
       uiManager->unstable_setAnimationBackend(animationBackend_);
     } else {
       nativeAnimatedNodesManager_ =
@@ -90,6 +96,12 @@ NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider::getOrCreate(
               std::move(fabricCommitCallback),
               std::move(startOnRenderCallback_),
               std::move(stopOnRenderCallback_));
+
+      nativeAnimatedDelegate_ =
+          std::make_shared<UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateImpl>(
+              nativeAnimatedNodesManager_);
+
+      uiManager->setNativeAnimatedDelegate(nativeAnimatedDelegate_);
     }
 
     addEventEmitterListener(
@@ -112,36 +124,32 @@ NativeAnimatedNodesManagerProvider::getOrCreate(
           return false;
         }));
 
-    nativeAnimatedDelegate_ =
-        std::make_shared<UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateImpl>(
-            nativeAnimatedNodesManager_);
-
-    uiManager->setNativeAnimatedDelegate(nativeAnimatedDelegate_);
-
-    // TODO: remove force casting.
-    auto* scheduler = (Scheduler*)uiManager->getDelegate();
-    animatedMountingOverrideDelegate_ =
-        std::make_shared<AnimatedMountingOverrideDelegate>(
-            *nativeAnimatedNodesManager_, *scheduler);
-
-    // Register on existing surfaces
-    uiManager->getShadowTreeRegistry().enumerate(
-        [animatedMountingOverrideDelegate =
-             std::weak_ptr<const AnimatedMountingOverrideDelegate>(
-                 animatedMountingOverrideDelegate_)](
-            const ShadowTree& shadowTree, bool& /*stop*/) {
-          shadowTree.getMountingCoordinator()->setMountingOverrideDelegate(
-              animatedMountingOverrideDelegate);
-        });
-    // Register on surfaces started in the future
-    uiManager->setOnSurfaceStartCallback(
-        [animatedMountingOverrideDelegate =
-             std::weak_ptr<const AnimatedMountingOverrideDelegate>(
-                 animatedMountingOverrideDelegate_)](
-            const ShadowTree& shadowTree) {
-          shadowTree.getMountingCoordinator()->setMountingOverrideDelegate(
-              animatedMountingOverrideDelegate);
-        });
+    if (!ReactNativeFeatureFlags::useSharedAnimatedBackend()) {
+      // TODO: remove force casting.
+      auto* scheduler = (Scheduler*)uiManager->getDelegate();
+      animatedMountingOverrideDelegate_ =
+          std::make_shared<AnimatedMountingOverrideDelegate>(
+              *nativeAnimatedNodesManager_, *scheduler);
+
+      // Register on existing surfaces
+      uiManager->getShadowTreeRegistry().enumerate(
+          [animatedMountingOverrideDelegate =
+               std::weak_ptr<const AnimatedMountingOverrideDelegate>(
+                   animatedMountingOverrideDelegate_)](
+              const ShadowTree& shadowTree, bool& /*stop*/) {
+            shadowTree.getMountingCoordinator()->setMountingOverrideDelegate(
+                animatedMountingOverrideDelegate);
+          });
+      // Register on surfaces started in the future
+      uiManager->setOnSurfaceStartCallback(
+          [animatedMountingOverrideDelegate =
+               std::weak_ptr<const AnimatedMountingOverrideDelegate>(
+                   animatedMountingOverrideDelegate_)](
+              const ShadowTree& shadowTree) {
+            shadowTree.getMountingCoordinator()->setMountingOverrideDelegate(
+                animatedMountingOverrideDelegate);
+          });
+    }
   }
   return nativeAnimatedNodesManager_;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.cpp
index 8303b74741b898..f5e13d43b8960f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ void PropsAnimatedNode::connectToView(Tag viewTag) {
   connectedViewTag_ = viewTag;
 }
 
+void PropsAnimatedNode::connectToShadowNode(
+    std::shared_ptr<const ShadowNode> shadowNode) {
+  viewShadowNode_ = shadowNode;
+}
+
 void PropsAnimatedNode::disconnectFromView(Tag viewTag) {
   react_native_assert(
       connectedViewTag_ == viewTag &&
@@ -144,7 +149,11 @@ void PropsAnimatedNode::update(bool forceFabricCommit) {
   layoutStyleUpdated_ = isLayoutStyleUpdated(getConfig()["props"], *manager_);
 
   manager_->schedulePropsCommit(
-      connectedViewTag_, props_, layoutStyleUpdated_, forceFabricCommit);
+      connectedViewTag_,
+      props_,
+      layoutStyleUpdated_,
+      forceFabricCommit,
+      viewShadowNode_.lock());
 }
 
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.h
index 29e300b42f8479..142ccab90518d9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animated/nodes/PropsAnimatedNode.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "AnimatedNode.h"
 
 #include <react/renderer/animated/internal/primitives.h>
+#include <react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.h>
 #include <mutex>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class PropsAnimatedNode final : public AnimatedNode {
       const folly::dynamic& config,
       NativeAnimatedNodesManager& manager);
   void connectToView(Tag viewTag);
+  void connectToShadowNode(std::shared_ptr<const ShadowNode> shadowNode);
   void disconnectFromView(Tag viewTag);
   void restoreDefaultValues();
 
@@ -46,5 +48,6 @@ class PropsAnimatedNode final : public AnimatedNode {
   bool layoutStyleUpdated_{false};
 
   Tag connectedViewTag_{animated::undefinedAnimatedNodeIdentifier};
+  std::weak_ptr<const ShadowNode> viewShadowNode_{};
 };
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimatedPropsRegistry.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimatedPropsRegistry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e42a9cbb447a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimatedPropsRegistry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include "AnimatedPropsRegistry.h"
+#include <react/renderer/core/PropsParserContext.h>
+#include "AnimatedProps.h"
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+void AnimatedPropsRegistry::update(
+    std::unordered_map<Tag, AnimatedProps>& animatedPropsMap,
+    std::unordered_set<const ShadowNodeFamily*>& families) {
+  for (const auto& family : families) {
+    if (family != nullptr) {
+      surfaceToFamilies_[family->getSurfaceId()].insert(family);
+    }
+  }
+  for (auto& [tag, animatedProps] : animatedPropsMap) {
+    auto& snapshot = map_[tag];
+    auto& viewProps = snapshot.props;
+
+    for (auto& animatedProp : animatedProps.props) {
+      snapshot.propNames.insert(animatedProp->propName);
+      switch (animatedProp->propName) {
+        case OPACITY:
+          viewProps.opacity = get<Float>(animatedProp);
+          break;
+
+        case WIDTH:
+          viewProps.yogaStyle.setDimension(
+              yoga::Dimension::Width,
+              get<yoga::Style::SizeLength>(animatedProp));
+          break;
+
+        case HEIGHT:
+          viewProps.yogaStyle.setDimension(
+              yoga::Dimension::Height,
+              get<yoga::Style::SizeLength>(animatedProp));
+          break;
+
+        case BORDER_RADII:
+          viewProps.borderRadii = get<CascadedBorderRadii>(animatedProp);
+          break;
+
+        case FLEX:
+          viewProps.yogaStyle.setFlex(get<yoga::FloatOptional>(animatedProp));
+          break;
+
+        case TRANSFORM:
+          viewProps.transform = get<Transform>(animatedProp);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimatedPropsRegistry.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimatedPropsRegistry.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1770b8831d451b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimatedPropsRegistry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <folly/dynamic.h>
+#include <react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.h>
+#include <react/renderer/core/ReactPrimitives.h>
+#include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h>
+#include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerCommitHook.h>
+#include "AnimatedProps.h"
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+struct PropsSnapshot {
+  BaseViewProps props;
+  std::unordered_set<PropName> propNames;
+};
+
+class AnimatedPropsRegistry {
+ public:
+  std::unordered_map<Tag, PropsSnapshot> map_;
+  std::unordered_map<SurfaceId, std::unordered_set<const ShadowNodeFamily*>>
+      surfaceToFamilies_;
+
+  void update(
+      std::unordered_map<Tag, AnimatedProps>& animatedPropsMap,
+      std::unordered_set<const ShadowNodeFamily*>& families);
+};
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp
index c5e438c6eea384..932052b5581f6f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,22 @@
 
 #include "AnimationBackend.h"
 #include <chrono>
+#include "AnimatedPropsRegistry.h"
 
 namespace facebook::react {
 
+UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl::
+    UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl(
+        std::weak_ptr<AnimationBackend> 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) {
@@ -83,7 +96,11 @@ AnimationBackend::AnimationBackend(
       stopOnRenderCallback_(std::move(stopOnRenderCallback)),
       directManipulationCallback_(std::move(directManipulationCallback)),
       fabricCommitCallback_(std::move(fabricCommitCallback)),
-      uiManager_(uiManager) {}
+      animatedPropsRegistry_(std::make_shared<AnimatedPropsRegistry>()),
+      uiManager_(uiManager),
+      commitHook_(std::make_unique<AnimationBackendCommitHook>(
+          uiManager,
+          animatedPropsRegistry_)) {}
 
 void AnimationBackend::onAnimationFrame(double timestamp) {
   std::unordered_map<Tag, AnimatedProps> updates;
@@ -98,6 +115,8 @@ void AnimationBackend::onAnimationFrame(double timestamp) {
     }
   }
 
+  animatedPropsRegistry_->update(updates, families);
+
   if (hasAnyLayoutUpdates) {
     commitUpdatesWithFamilies(families, updates);
   } else {
@@ -108,39 +127,58 @@ void AnimationBackend::onAnimationFrame(double timestamp) {
 void AnimationBackend::start(const Callback& callback) {
   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);
-  });
+  if (startOnRenderCallback_) {
+    startOnRenderCallback_([this]() {
+      onAnimationFrame(
+          std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count() / 1000);
+    });
+  }
 }
 void AnimationBackend::stop() {
-  stopOnRenderCallback_();
+  if (stopOnRenderCallback_) {
+    stopOnRenderCallback_();
+  }
   callbacks.clear();
 }
 
 void AnimationBackend::commitUpdatesWithFamilies(
     const std::unordered_set<const ShadowNodeFamily*>& families,
     std::unordered_map<Tag, AnimatedProps>& updates) {
-  uiManager_->getShadowTreeRegistry().enumerate(
-      [families, &updates](const ShadowTree& shadowTree, bool& /*stop*/) {
-        shadowTree.commit(
-            [families, &updates](const RootShadowNode& oldRootShadowNode) {
-              return std::static_pointer_cast<RootShadowNode>(
-                  oldRootShadowNode.cloneMultiple(
-                      families,
-                      [families, &updates](
-                          const ShadowNode& shadowNode,
-                          const ShadowNodeFragment& fragment) {
-                        auto& animatedProps = updates.at(shadowNode.getTag());
-                        auto newProps = cloneProps(animatedProps, shadowNode);
-                        return shadowNode.clone(
-                            {newProps,
-                             fragment.children,
-                             shadowNode.getState()});
-                      }));
-            },
-            {.mountSynchronously = true});
-      });
+  std::unordered_map<SurfaceId, std::unordered_set<const ShadowNodeFamily*>>
+      surfaceToFamilies;
+  for (auto& family : families) {
+    surfaceToFamilies[family->getSurfaceId()].insert(family);
+  }
+  for (const auto& [surfaceId, surfaceFamilies] : surfaceToFamilies) {
+    uiManager_->getShadowTreeRegistry().visit(
+        surfaceId, [&surfaceFamilies, &updates](const ShadowTree& shadowTree) {
+          shadowTree.commit(
+              [&surfaceFamilies,
+               &updates](const RootShadowNode& oldRootShadowNode) {
+                return std::static_pointer_cast<RootShadowNode>(
+                    oldRootShadowNode.cloneMultiple(
+                        surfaceFamilies,
+                        [&surfaceFamilies, &updates](
+                            const ShadowNode& shadowNode,
+                            const ShadowNodeFragment& fragment) {
+                          auto newProps =
+                              ShadowNodeFragment::propsPlaceholder();
+                          if (surfaceFamilies.contains(
+                                  &shadowNode.getFamily())) {
+                            auto& animatedProps =
+                                updates.at(shadowNode.getTag());
+                            newProps = cloneProps(animatedProps, shadowNode);
+                          }
+                          return shadowNode.clone(
+                              {.props = newProps,
+                               .children = fragment.children,
+                               .state = shadowNode.getState(),
+                               .runtimeShadowNodeReference = false});
+                        }));
+              },
+              {.mountSynchronously = true});
+        });
+  }
 }
 
 void AnimationBackend::synchronouslyUpdateProps(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h
index b4eea2d64c3368..fa2adc52909779 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h
@@ -15,9 +15,25 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "AnimatedProps.h"
 #include "AnimatedPropsBuilder.h"
+#include "AnimatedPropsRegistry.h"
+#include "AnimationBackendCommitHook.h"
 
 namespace facebook::react {
 
+class AnimationBackend;
+
+class UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl
+    : public UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegate {
+ public:
+  explicit UIManagerNativeAnimatedDelegateBackendImpl(
+      std::weak_ptr<AnimationBackend> animationBackend);
+
+  void runAnimationFrame() override;
+
+ private:
+  std::weak_ptr<AnimationBackend> animationBackend_;
+};
+
 struct AnimationMutation {
   Tag tag;
   const ShadowNodeFamily* family;
@@ -41,7 +57,9 @@ class AnimationBackend : public UIManagerAnimationBackend {
   const StopOnRenderCallback stopOnRenderCallback_;
   const DirectManipulationCallback directManipulationCallback_;
   const FabricCommitCallback fabricCommitCallback_;
+  std::shared_ptr<AnimatedPropsRegistry> animatedPropsRegistry_;
   UIManager* uiManager_;
+  std::unique_ptr<AnimationBackendCommitHook> commitHook_;
 
   AnimationBackend(
       StartOnRenderCallback&& startOnRenderCallback,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackendCommitHook.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackendCommitHook.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bda38022e170da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackendCommitHook.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackendCommitHook.h>
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+AnimationBackendCommitHook::AnimationBackendCommitHook(
+    UIManager* uiManager,
+    std::shared_ptr<AnimatedPropsRegistry> animatedPropsRegistry)
+    : uiManager_(uiManager),
+      animatedPropsRegistry_(std::move(animatedPropsRegistry)) {
+  uiManager_->registerCommitHook(*this);
+}
+
+RootShadowNode::Unshared AnimationBackendCommitHook::shadowTreeWillCommit(
+    const ShadowTree& shadowTree,
+    const RootShadowNode::Shared& oldRootShadowNode,
+    const RootShadowNode::Unshared& newRootShadowNode,
+    const ShadowTreeCommitOptions& commitOptions) noexcept {
+  if (commitOptions.source != ShadowTreeCommitSource::React) {
+    return newRootShadowNode;
+  }
+  auto surfaceFamilies =
+      animatedPropsRegistry_->surfaceToFamilies_[shadowTree.getSurfaceId()];
+  auto& updates = animatedPropsRegistry_->map_;
+  if (surfaceFamilies.empty()) {
+    return newRootShadowNode;
+  }
+  return std::static_pointer_cast<
+      RootShadowNode>(newRootShadowNode->cloneMultiple(
+      surfaceFamilies,
+      [&surfaceFamilies, &updates](
+          const ShadowNode& shadowNode, const ShadowNodeFragment& fragment) {
+        auto newProps = ShadowNodeFragment::propsPlaceholder();
+        std::shared_ptr<BaseViewProps> viewProps = nullptr;
+        if (surfaceFamilies.contains(&shadowNode.getFamily())) {
+          auto& snapshot = updates.at(shadowNode.getTag());
+          if (!snapshot.propNames.empty()) {
+            PropsParserContext propsParserContext{
+                shadowNode.getSurfaceId(), *shadowNode.getContextContainer()};
+
+            newProps = shadowNode.getComponentDescriptor().cloneProps(
+                propsParserContext, shadowNode.getProps(), {});
+            viewProps = std::const_pointer_cast<BaseViewProps>(
+                std::static_pointer_cast<const BaseViewProps>(newProps));
+          }
+
+          for (const auto& propName : snapshot.propNames) {
+            switch (propName) {
+              case OPACITY:
+                viewProps->opacity = snapshot.props.opacity;
+                break;
+
+              case WIDTH:
+                viewProps->yogaStyle.setDimension(
+                    yoga::Dimension::Width,
+                    snapshot.props.yogaStyle.dimension(yoga::Dimension::Width));
+                break;
+
+              case HEIGHT:
+                viewProps->yogaStyle.setDimension(
+                    yoga::Dimension::Height,
+                    snapshot.props.yogaStyle.dimension(
+                        yoga::Dimension::Height));
+                break;
+
+              case TRANSFORM:
+                viewProps->transform = snapshot.props.transform;
+                break;
+
+              case BORDER_RADII:
+                viewProps->borderRadii = snapshot.props.borderRadii;
+                break;
+
+              case FLEX:
+                viewProps->yogaStyle.setFlex(snapshot.props.yogaStyle.flex());
+                break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        return shadowNode.clone(
+            {.props = newProps,
+             .children = fragment.children,
+             .state = shadowNode.getState(),
+             .runtimeShadowNodeReference = false});
+      }));
+}
+
+AnimationBackendCommitHook::~AnimationBackendCommitHook() {
+  // TODO: fix
+  // uiManager get's deallocated first, so we can't call unregisterCommitHook
+  // here (or need to get a shared_ptr) uiManager_->unregisterCommitHook(*this);
+}
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackendCommitHook.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackendCommitHook.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ee4907f4426781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackendCommitHook.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <folly/dynamic.h>
+#include <react/renderer/core/ReactPrimitives.h>
+#include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h>
+#include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerCommitHook.h>
+#include "AnimatedPropsRegistry.h"
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+class AnimationBackendCommitHook : public UIManagerCommitHook {
+  UIManager* uiManager_;
+  std::shared_ptr<AnimatedPropsRegistry> animatedPropsRegistry_;
+
+ public:
+  AnimationBackendCommitHook(
+      UIManager* uiManager,
+      std::shared_ptr<AnimatedPropsRegistry> animatedPropsRegistry);
+  RootShadowNode::Unshared shadowTreeWillCommit(
+      const ShadowTree& shadowTree,
+      const RootShadowNode::Shared& oldRootShadowNode,
+      const RootShadowNode::Unshared& newRootShadowNode,
+      const ShadowTreeCommitOptions& commitOptions) noexcept override;
+  void commitHookWasRegistered(const UIManager& uiManager) noexcept override {}
+  void commitHookWasUnregistered(const UIManager& uiManager) noexcept override {
+  }
+  ~AnimationBackendCommitHook() override;
+};
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp
index e50a06cbf35bd8..8679fa247f7e81 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/ShadowNode.cpp
@@ -435,11 +435,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<ShadowNode> cloneMultipleRecursive(
     }
   }
 
-  ShadowNodeFragment fragment{.children = newChildren};
-  if (familiesToUpdate.contains(family)) {
-    return callback(shadowNode, fragment);
-  }
-  return shadowNode.clone(fragment);
+  return callback(shadowNode, {.children = newChildren});
 }
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
index 5cde2ceef75da7..14d7090771ee5e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function createNativeOperations(): $NonMaybeType<typeof NativeAnimatedModule> {
     'removeAnimatedEventFromView', // 19
     'addListener', // 20
     'removeListener', // 21
+    'connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode', // 22
   ];
   const nativeOperations: {
     [$Values<typeof methodNames>]: (...$ReadOnlyArray<mixed>) => void,
@@ -312,6 +313,10 @@ const API = {
     NativeOperations.connectAnimatedNodeToView(nodeTag, viewTag);
   },
 
+  connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(nodeTag: number, shadowNode: {}): void {
+    NativeOperations.connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode(nodeTag, shadowNode);
+  },
+
   disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView(nodeTag: number, viewTag: number): void {
     NativeOperations.disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView(nodeTag, viewTag);
   },
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedModule.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedModule.js
index 91f64cdcdc3929..8e04813a5c010f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedModule.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedModule.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
   +flattenAnimatedNodeOffset: (nodeTag: number) => void;
   +extractAnimatedNodeOffset: (nodeTag: number) => void;
   +connectAnimatedNodeToView: (nodeTag: number, viewTag: number) => void;
+  +connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode: (
+    nodeTag: number,
+    shadowNode: Object,
+  ) => void;
   +disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView: (nodeTag: number, viewTag: number) => void;
   +restoreDefaultValues: (nodeTag: number) => void;
   +dropAnimatedNode: (tag: number) => void;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedTurboModule.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedTurboModule.js
index 5a20ac1539de67..788c936856c43e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedTurboModule.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/specs_DEPRECATED/modules/NativeAnimatedTurboModule.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
   +flattenAnimatedNodeOffset: (nodeTag: number) => void;
   +extractAnimatedNodeOffset: (nodeTag: number) => void;
   +connectAnimatedNodeToView: (nodeTag: number, viewTag: number) => void;
+  +connectAnimatedNodeToShadowNode: (
+    nodeTag: number,
+    shadowNode: Object,
+  ) => void;
   +disconnectAnimatedNodeFromView: (nodeTag: number, viewTag: number) => void;
   +restoreDefaultValues: (nodeTag: number) => void;
   +dropAnimatedNode: (tag: number) => void;