diff --git a/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/Flow.swift b/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/Flow.swift
index ae31cb619..5ec217c1a 100644
--- a/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/Flow.swift
+++ b/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/Flow.swift
@@ -44,11 +44,19 @@ public class Flow: CreatedFromJSValue {
     */
     public init(_ value: JSValue) {
         self.value = value
-        hooks = FlowHooks(transition: Hook2(baseValue: value, name: "transition"), afterTransition: Hook(baseValue: value, name: "afterTransition"))
+        hooks = FlowHooks(
+            beforeTransition: WaterfallHook2(baseValue: value, name: "beforeTransition"),
+            transition: Hook2(baseValue: value, name: "transition"),
+            afterTransition: Hook(baseValue: value, name: "afterTransition")
+        )
     }
 }
 
 public struct FlowHooks {
+    /// A hook that fires before a transition, with the current state and transition value. The handler receives
+    /// (state as JSValue, transitionValue as String) and must return the state as JSValue (pass-through or modified).
+    public var beforeTransition: WaterfallHook2
+
     /// A hook that fires when transitioning states and giving the old and new states as parameters
     public var transition: Hook2<NamedState?, NamedState>
 
diff --git a/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/NavigationStates.swift b/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/NavigationStates.swift
index 85e4297fb..573460601 100644
--- a/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/NavigationStates.swift
+++ b/ios/core/Sources/Types/Core/NavigationStates.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ open class NavigationBaseState: CreatedFromJSValue {
 
     internal let rawValue: JSValue
 
+    /// The backing JSValue. Use when returning this state from a waterfall hook (e.g. beforeTransition).
+    public var jsValue: JSValue { rawValue }
+
     public static func createInstance(value: JSValue) -> NavigationBaseState {
         let base = NavigationBaseState(value)
         switch base.stateType {
diff --git a/ios/core/Sources/Types/Hooks/Hook.swift b/ios/core/Sources/Types/Hooks/Hook.swift
index 07e3e57b7..4a806f2a0 100644
--- a/ios/core/Sources/Types/Hooks/Hook.swift
+++ b/ios/core/Sources/Types/Hooks/Hook.swift
@@ -108,6 +108,31 @@ public class Hook2<T, U>: BaseJSHook where T: CreatedFromJSValue, U: CreatedFrom
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ A waterfall hook with 2 parameters. The handler receives (state, transitionValue) and must return
+ the state so the JS runtime can pass it to the next tap or use it as the result.
+ Used for flow hooks like beforeTransition where the return value is the (possibly modified) state.
+ Aligns with FlowHooks.transition and afterTransition: use tap { state, transitionValue in ... return state }.
+ */
+public class WaterfallHook2: BaseJSHook {
+    /**
+     Attach a closure to the hook. When the hook is fired in the JS runtime, the handler receives
+     the current state as NavigationBaseState? and the transition value as String. Return the state
+     (pass-through or modified), or nil to pass through the original state.
+     - parameters:
+       - hook: A function (state, transitionValue) -> state (or nil to pass through)
+     */
+    public func tap(_ hook: @escaping (NavigationBaseState?, String) -> NavigationBaseState?) {
+        let tapMethod: @convention(block) (JSValue?, JSValue?) -> JSValue? = { value, value2 in
+            guard let val = value, let val2 = value2 else { return nil }
+            let transitionValue = val2.toString() ?? ""
+            let typedState = NavigationBaseState.createInstance(value: val)
+            return hook(typedState, transitionValue)?.jsValue ?? val
+        }
+        self.hook.invokeMethod("tap", withArguments: [name, JSValue(object: tapMethod, in: context) as Any])
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  This class represents an object in the JS runtime that can be tapped into
  to receive JS events
diff --git a/ios/core/Tests/FlowStateTests.swift b/ios/core/Tests/FlowStateTests.swift
index 01e150ea5..769cae142 100644
--- a/ios/core/Tests/FlowStateTests.swift
+++ b/ios/core/Tests/FlowStateTests.swift
@@ -104,4 +104,54 @@ class FlowStateTests: XCTestCase {
         wait(for: [endStateHit], timeout: 1)
 
     }
+
+    /// Mirrors JVM FlowControllerIntegrationTest: beforeTransition, transition, and afterTransition hooks fire as expected.
+    func testFlowControllerBeforeTransitionHook() {
+        let player = HeadlessPlayerImpl(plugins: [])
+        var pendingTransition: (NamedState?, String)?
+        var completedTransition: (NamedState?, NamedState)?
+        var flowInstanceAfterTransition: Flow?
+
+        player.hooks?.flowController.tap { flowController in
+            flowController.hooks.flow.tap { flow in
+                flow.hooks.beforeTransition.tap { state, transitionValue in
+                    pendingTransition = (flow.currentState, transitionValue)
+                    return state
+                }
+                flow.hooks.transition.tap { from, to in
+                    if pendingTransition?.0?.name != from?.name { pendingTransition = nil }
+                    completedTransition = (from, to)
+                }
+                flow.hooks.afterTransition.tap { flowInstance in
+                    flowInstanceAfterTransition = flowInstance
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let inProgress = expectation(description: "in progress")
+        player.hooks?.state.tap { newState in
+            if newState is InProgressState { inProgress.fulfill() }
+        }
+
+        player.start(flow: FlowData.COUNTER) { _ in }
+
+        wait(for: [inProgress], timeout: 2)
+
+        XCTAssertNil(pendingTransition)
+        XCTAssertNil(completedTransition?.0)
+        XCTAssertEqual((completedTransition?.1)?.name, "VIEW_1")
+
+        do {
+            try (player.state as? InProgressState)?.controllers?.flow.transition(with: "*")
+        } catch {
+            XCTFail("Transition failed: \(error)")
+        }
+
+        let pendingFrom = pendingTransition?.0?.value as? NavigationFlowViewState
+        XCTAssertEqual(pendingFrom?.ref, "action")
+        XCTAssertEqual(pendingTransition?.1, "*")
+        XCTAssertEqual(completedTransition?.0?.name, "VIEW_1")
+        XCTAssertEqual((completedTransition?.1)?.name, "END_Done")
+        XCTAssertNotNil(flowInstanceAfterTransition)
+    }
 }