diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTScheduler.mm b/React/Fabric/RCTScheduler.mm
index d89af23b385..67afffa3b0f 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTScheduler.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTScheduler.mm
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class LayoutAnimationDelegateProxy : public LayoutAnimationStatusDelegate, publi
 
     if (_layoutAnimationsEnabled) {
       _layoutAnimationDelegateProxy = std::make_shared<LayoutAnimationDelegateProxy>((__bridge void *)self);
-      _animationDriver = std::make_unique<LayoutAnimationDriver>(_layoutAnimationDelegateProxy.get());
+      _animationDriver = std::make_shared<LayoutAnimationDriver>(_layoutAnimationDelegateProxy.get());
       _uiRunLoopObserver =
           toolbox.mainRunLoopObserverFactory(RunLoopObserver::Activity::BeforeWaiting, _layoutAnimationDelegateProxy);
       _uiRunLoopObserver->setDelegate(_layoutAnimationDelegateProxy.get());
@@ -152,12 +152,7 @@ class LayoutAnimationDelegateProxy : public LayoutAnimationStatusDelegate, publi
 
   auto props = convertIdToFollyDynamic(initialProps);
   _scheduler->startSurface(
-      surfaceId,
-      RCTStringFromNSString(moduleName),
-      props,
-      layoutConstraints,
-      layoutContext,
-      (_animationDriver ? _animationDriver.get() : nullptr));
+      surfaceId, RCTStringFromNSString(moduleName), props, layoutConstraints, layoutContext, _animationDriver);
   _scheduler->renderTemplateToSurface(
       surfaceId, props.getDefault("navigationConfig").getDefault("initialUITemplate", "").getString());
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp
index 025d035502e..f78973739fc 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<Scheduler> Binding::getScheduler() {
   return scheduler_;
 }
 
-LayoutAnimationDriver *Binding::getAnimationDriver() {
-  return (animationDriver_ ? animationDriver_.get() : nullptr);
-}
-
 void Binding::startSurface(
     jint surfaceId,
     jni::alias_ref<jstring> moduleName,
@@ -97,7 +93,7 @@ void Binding::startSurface(
       initialProps->consume(),
       {},
       context,
-      getAnimationDriver());
+      animationDriver_);
 }
 
 void Binding::startSurfaceWithConstraints(
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ void Binding::startSurfaceWithConstraints(
       initialProps->consume(),
       constraints,
       context,
-      getAnimationDriver());
+      animationDriver_);
 }
 
 void Binding::renderTemplateToSurface(jint surfaceId, jstring uiTemplate) {
@@ -297,9 +293,10 @@ void Binding::installFabricUIManager(
   toolbox.asynchronousEventBeatFactory = asynchronousBeatFactory;
 
   if (enableLayoutAnimations_) {
-    animationDriver_ = std::make_unique<LayoutAnimationDriver>(this);
+    animationDriver_ = std::make_shared<LayoutAnimationDriver>(this);
   }
-  scheduler_ = std::make_shared<Scheduler>(toolbox, getAnimationDriver(), this);
+  scheduler_ = std::make_shared<Scheduler>(
+      toolbox, (animationDriver_ ? animationDriver_.get() : nullptr), this);
 }
 
 void Binding::uninstallFabricUIManager() {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.h b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.h
index 504fc83b252..77b6842e47f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.h
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/Binding.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Binding : public jni::HybridClass<Binding>,
   virtual void onAnimationStarted() override;
   virtual void onAllAnimationsComplete() override;
   LayoutAnimationDriver *getAnimationDriver();
-  std::unique_ptr<LayoutAnimationDriver> animationDriver_;
+  std::shared_ptr<LayoutAnimationDriver> animationDriver_;
 
   std::shared_ptr<Scheduler> scheduler_;
   std::mutex schedulerMutex_;
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.cpp
index ad1552f1569..ee6b7440fe8 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace react {
 
 MountingCoordinator::MountingCoordinator(
     ShadowTreeRevision baseRevision,
-    MountingOverrideDelegate *delegate)
+    std::weak_ptr<MountingOverrideDelegate const> delegate)
     : surfaceId_(baseRevision.getRootShadowNode().getSurfaceId()),
       baseRevision_(baseRevision),
       mountingOverrideDelegate_(delegate) {
@@ -115,8 +115,10 @@ better::optional<MountingTransaction> MountingCoordinator::pullTransaction()
     const {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
 
-  bool shouldOverridePullTransaction = mountingOverrideDelegate_ != nullptr &&
-      mountingOverrideDelegate_->shouldOverridePullTransaction();
+  auto mountingOverrideDelegate = mountingOverrideDelegate_.lock();
+
+  bool shouldOverridePullTransaction = mountingOverrideDelegate &&
+      mountingOverrideDelegate->shouldOverridePullTransaction();
 
   if (!shouldOverridePullTransaction && !lastRevision_.has_value()) {
     return {};
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ better::optional<MountingTransaction> MountingCoordinator::pullTransaction()
   // even if there's no `lastRevision_`. Consider cases of animation frames
   // in between React tree updates.
   if (shouldOverridePullTransaction) {
-    transaction = mountingOverrideDelegate_->pullTransaction(
+    transaction = mountingOverrideDelegate->pullTransaction(
         surfaceId_, number_, telemetry, std::move(diffMutations));
   } else if (lastRevision_.hasValue()) {
     transaction = MountingTransaction{
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.h
index 6976f35f48b..556258ef2eb 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/MountingCoordinator.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class MountingCoordinator final {
    */
   MountingCoordinator(
       ShadowTreeRevision baseRevision,
-      MountingOverrideDelegate *delegate);
+      std::weak_ptr<MountingOverrideDelegate const> delegate);
 
   /*
    * Returns the id of the surface that the coordinator belongs to.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class MountingCoordinator final {
   mutable better::optional<ShadowTreeRevision> lastRevision_{};
   mutable MountingTransaction::Number number_{0};
   mutable std::condition_variable signal_;
-  mutable MountingOverrideDelegate *mountingOverrideDelegate_{nullptr};
+  std::weak_ptr<MountingOverrideDelegate const> mountingOverrideDelegate_;
 
 #ifdef RN_SHADOW_TREE_INTROSPECTION
   void validateTransactionAgainstStubViewTree(
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp
index d6a40be9170..a834310e1db 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ ShadowTree::ShadowTree(
     LayoutContext const &layoutContext,
     RootComponentDescriptor const &rootComponentDescriptor,
     ShadowTreeDelegate const &delegate,
-    MountingOverrideDelegate *mountingOverrideDelegate)
+    std::weak_ptr<MountingOverrideDelegate const> mountingOverrideDelegate)
     : surfaceId_(surfaceId), delegate_(delegate) {
   const auto noopEventEmitter = std::make_shared<const ViewEventEmitter>(
       nullptr, -1, std::shared_ptr<const EventDispatcher>());
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.h
index a4606ba9a88..5090aeafd70 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ShadowTree final {
       LayoutContext const &layoutContext,
       RootComponentDescriptor const &rootComponentDescriptor,
       ShadowTreeDelegate const &delegate,
-      MountingOverrideDelegate *mountingOverrideDelegate);
+      std::weak_ptr<MountingOverrideDelegate const> mountingOverrideDelegate);
 
   ~ShadowTree();
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/tests/StateReconciliationTest.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/tests/StateReconciliationTest.cpp
index 665f18bcf6c..eb6129f5bf4 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/tests/StateReconciliationTest.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/tests/StateReconciliationTest.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TEST(StateReconciliationTest, testStateReconciliation) {
                         LayoutContext{},
                         rootComponentDescriptor,
                         shadowTreeDelegate,
-                        nullptr};
+                        {}};
 
   shadowTree.commit(
       [&](RootShadowNode::Shared const &oldRootShadowNode) {
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index d4dafd716b6..076d269e58c 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ void Scheduler::startSurface(
     const folly::dynamic &initialProps,
     const LayoutConstraints &layoutConstraints,
     const LayoutContext &layoutContext,
-    MountingOverrideDelegate *mountingOverrideDelegate) const {
+    std::weak_ptr<MountingOverrideDelegate const> mountingOverrideDelegate)
+    const {
   SystraceSection s("Scheduler::startSurface");
 
   auto shadowTree = std::make_unique<ShadowTree>(
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.h
index 9ee114ec21e..2693b821939 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/scheduler/Scheduler.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class Scheduler final : public UIManagerDelegate {
       const folly::dynamic &initialProps,
       const LayoutConstraints &layoutConstraints = {},
       const LayoutContext &layoutContext = {},
-      MountingOverrideDelegate *mountingOverrideDelegate = nullptr) const;
+      std::weak_ptr<MountingOverrideDelegate const> mountingOverrideDelegate =
+          {}) const;
 
   void renderTemplateToSurface(
       SurfaceId surfaceId,