diff --git a/FabricExample/App.tsx b/FabricExample/App.tsx
index e1c4c512ae..bdd5ddeb55 100644
--- a/FabricExample/App.tsx
+++ b/FabricExample/App.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import App from '../apps';
 import { featureFlags } from 'react-native-screens';
 
-featureFlags.experiment.synchronousScreenUpdatesEnabled = false;
+featureFlags.experiment.synchronousScreenUpdatesEnabled = true;
 featureFlags.experiment.synchronousHeaderConfigUpdatesEnabled = true;
 featureFlags.experiment.synchronousHeaderSubviewUpdatesEnabled = true;
 featureFlags.experiment.androidResetScreenShadowStateOnOrientationChangeEnabled =
diff --git a/apps/src/tests/issue-tests/Test2543.tsx b/apps/src/tests/issue-tests/Test2543.tsx
index f4175db157..8aedca9e4e 100644
--- a/apps/src/tests/issue-tests/Test2543.tsx
+++ b/apps/src/tests/issue-tests/Test2543.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ function FormSheet({ route }: StackNavigationProp) {
       </Text>
       <View
         style={{
-          flex: 1,
           alignItems: 'center',
           justifyContent: 'center',
           height: 180,
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ function FormSheet({ route }: StackNavigationProp) {
       </View>
       <View
         style={{
-          flex: 1,
           alignItems: 'center',
           justifyContent: 'center',
           height: 180,
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ function FormSheet({ route }: StackNavigationProp) {
       </View>
       <View
         style={{
-          flex: 1,
           alignItems: 'center',
           justifyContent: 'center',
           height: 200,
diff --git a/ios/RNSScreen.mm b/ios/RNSScreen.mm
index 69d4d9a470..8f6ab23232 100644
--- a/ios/RNSScreen.mm
+++ b/ios/RNSScreen.mm
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ - (void)initCommonProps
   _sheetsScrollView = nil;
   _sheetContentHeight = 0.0;
   _markedForUnmountInCurrentTransaction = NO;
+  _synchronousShadowStateUpdatesEnabled = YES;
 }
 
 + (RNSViewInteractionManager *)viewInteractionManagerInstance
diff --git a/src/fabric/ModalScreenNativeComponent.ts b/src/fabric/ModalScreenNativeComponent.ts
index 3721cbefe7..171e3993bd 100644
--- a/src/fabric/ModalScreenNativeComponent.ts
+++ b/src/fabric/ModalScreenNativeComponent.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export interface NativeProps extends ViewProps {
   leftScrollEdgeEffect?: CT.WithDefault<ScrollEdgeEffect, 'automatic'>;
   rightScrollEdgeEffect?: CT.WithDefault<ScrollEdgeEffect, 'automatic'>;
   topScrollEdgeEffect?: CT.WithDefault<ScrollEdgeEffect, 'automatic'>;
-  synchronousShadowStateUpdatesEnabled?: CT.WithDefault<boolean, false>;
+  synchronousShadowStateUpdatesEnabled?: CT.WithDefault<boolean, true>;
 }
 
 export default codegenNativeComponent<NativeProps>('RNSModalScreen', {
diff --git a/src/fabric/ScreenNativeComponent.ts b/src/fabric/ScreenNativeComponent.ts
index fa037c9218..5d4da075b0 100644
--- a/src/fabric/ScreenNativeComponent.ts
+++ b/src/fabric/ScreenNativeComponent.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export interface NativeProps extends ViewProps {
   leftScrollEdgeEffect?: CT.WithDefault<ScrollEdgeEffect, 'automatic'>;
   rightScrollEdgeEffect?: CT.WithDefault<ScrollEdgeEffect, 'automatic'>;
   topScrollEdgeEffect?: CT.WithDefault<ScrollEdgeEffect, 'automatic'>;
-  synchronousShadowStateUpdatesEnabled?: CT.WithDefault<boolean, false>;
+  synchronousShadowStateUpdatesEnabled?: CT.WithDefault<boolean, true>;
   androidResetScreenShadowStateOnOrientationChangeEnabled?: CT.WithDefault<
     boolean,
     true
diff --git a/src/flags.ts b/src/flags.ts
index bd439e156e..b3d0c1cf7b 100644
--- a/src/flags.ts
+++ b/src/flags.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const RNS_SYNCHRONOUS_SCREEN_STATE_UPDATES_DEFAULT = false;
+const RNS_SYNCHRONOUS_SCREEN_STATE_UPDATES_DEFAULT = true;
 const RNS_SYNCHRONOUS_HEADER_CONFIG_STATE_UPDATES_DEFAULT = true;
 const RNS_SYNCHRONOUS_HEADER_SUBVIEW_STATE_UPDATES_DEFAULT = true;
 const RNS_ANDROID_LEGACY_TOP_INSET_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT = false;