diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm
index 9e8cb4de485..cb8dcd7fc0e 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
   return self;
 }
 
+#pragma mark - RCTComponentViewProtocol
+
 - (void)updateProps:(SharedProps)props oldProps:(SharedProps)oldProps
 {
   if (!oldProps) {
@@ -79,6 +81,14 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
   });
 }
 
+- (void)prepareForRecycle
+{
+  [super prepareForRecycle];
+  _imageView.image = nil;
+}
+
+#pragma mark - Other
+
 - (void)setImage:(UIImage *)image
 {
   const auto &imageProps = *std::static_pointer_cast<const ImageProps>(_props);