diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd8f9830..9699996d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "@emotion/react": "^11.10.5",
     "@preconstruct/cli": "^2.3.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-icons": "^1.1.1",
+    "@react-three/fiber": "^9.3.0",
     "@size-limit/preset-big-lib": "^8.1.0",
     "@stitches/react": "^1.2.8",
     "@storybook/addon-docs": "10.0.2",
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.0",
     "eslint-plugin-storybook": "10.0.2",
     "husky": "^8.0.3",
+    "jsdom": "^27.1.0",
     "playwright": "^1.56.1",
     "playwright-core": "^1.56.1",
     "pnpm": "^7.25.0",
@@ -100,9 +102,9 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "size-limit": "^8.1.0",
     "storybook": "^10.0.2",
+    "three": "^0.169.0",
     "tsd": "^0.25.0",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
-    "jsdom": "^27.1.0",
     "vitest": "^4.0.8"
   },
   "prettier": {
diff --git a/packages/leva/src/hooks/useToggle.ts b/packages/leva/src/hooks/useToggle.ts
index b5676b03..7438f093 100644
--- a/packages/leva/src/hooks/useToggle.ts
+++ b/packages/leva/src/hooks/useToggle.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ import { useRef, useEffect, useLayoutEffect } from 'react'
 export function useToggle(toggled: boolean) {
   const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const contentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-  const firstRender = useRef(true)
+  const prevToggledRef = useRef<boolean | null>(null)
 
   // this should be fine for SSR since the store is set in useEffect and
   // therefore the pane doesn't show on first render.
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ export function useToggle(toggled: boolean) {
   }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // prevents first animation
-    if (firstRender.current) {
-      firstRender.current = false
+    // On initial render (including StrictMode's double-invocation),
+    // prevToggledRef.current is null, so we skip animation.
+    // We only animate when toggled actually changes from a previous value.
+    if (prevToggledRef.current === null || prevToggledRef.current === toggled) {
+      prevToggledRef.current = toggled
       return
     }
 
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ export function useToggle(toggled: boolean) {
       timeout = window.setTimeout(() => (ref.style.height = '0px'), 50)
     }
 
+    prevToggledRef.current = toggled
+
     return () => {
       ref.removeEventListener('transitionend', fixHeight)
       clearTimeout(timeout)
diff --git a/packages/leva/stories/bug-repros.stories.tsx b/packages/leva/stories/bug-repros.stories.tsx
index 118568e9..7769abcd 100644
--- a/packages/leva/stories/bug-repros.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/leva/stories/bug-repros.stories.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import React, { StrictMode, useState } from 'react'
 import Reset from './components/decorator-reset'
 import { Meta } from '@storybook/react'
-import { Leva, LevaPanel, useControls, useCreateStore } from '../src'
+import { Leva, LevaPanel, useControls, useCreateStore, folder } from '../src'
 
 export default {
   title: 'Dev/BugRepro',
@@ -102,3 +102,78 @@ export const ConditionalControls = () => {
 }
 
 ConditionalControls.storyName = '540 / conditional controls should work'
+
+// repro for https://github.com/pmndrs/leva/issues/552
+// Dynamic import to avoid build errors if @react-three/fiber is not installed
+let Canvas: any = null
+let Box: any = null
+
+try {
+  const fiber = require('@react-three/fiber')
+  Canvas = fiber.Canvas
+
+  // Simple box component that uses leva controls
+  Box = ({ position }: { position: [number, number, number] }) => {
+    const { scale, color, wireframe, rotation } = useControls('Mesh Settings', {
+      scale: { value: 1, min: 0.1, max: 3, step: 0.1 },
+      color: '#ff6b6b',
+      rotation: { value: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 }, step: 0.01 },
+      wireframe: false,
+    })
+
+    return (
+      <mesh position={position} scale={scale} rotation={[rotation.x, rotation.y, rotation.z]}>
+        <boxGeometry args={[1, 1, 1]} />
+        <meshStandardMaterial color={color} wireframe={wireframe} />
+      </mesh>
+    )
+  }
+} catch (e) {
+  // R3F not installed, story will show error message
+}
+
+export const StrictModeWithR3FCanvas = () => {
+  if (!Canvas) {
+    return (
+      <div style={{ padding: 20, background: '#fff3cd', border: '2px solid #ffc107' }}>
+        <h3>@react-three/fiber not installed</h3>
+        <p>
+          This story requires @react-three/fiber and three to be installed as dev dependencies.
+          <br />
+          Run: <code>npm install --save-dev @react-three/fiber three</code>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <StrictMode>
+      <div style={{ width: '100%', height: '100vh' }}>
+        <div
+          style={{
+            position: 'absolute',
+            top: 10,
+            left: 10,
+            zIndex: 1,
+            padding: 10,
+            background: '#fff3cd',
+            border: '2px solid #ffc107',
+            borderRadius: 4,
+          }}>
+          <strong>StrictMode Enabled</strong>
+          <p style={{ margin: '5px 0 0 0', fontSize: '12px' }}>
+            Controls should render correctly despite StrictMode's double-invocation.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <Canvas>
+          <ambientLight intensity={0.5} />
+          <spotLight position={[10, 10, 10]} angle={0.15} penumbra={1} />
+          <pointLight position={[-10, -10, -10]} />
+          <Box position={[0, 0, 0]} />
+        </Canvas>
+      </div>
+    </StrictMode>
+  )
+}
+
+StrictModeWithR3FCanvas.storyName = '552 / StrictMode with R3F Canvas should render controls'