diff --git a/ios/Fabric/RNCSafeAreaViewComponentView.mm b/ios/Fabric/RNCSafeAreaViewComponentView.mm
index 827fa4d..d622610 100644
--- a/ios/Fabric/RNCSafeAreaViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/ios/Fabric/RNCSafeAreaViewComponentView.mm
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ - (void)safeAreaProviderInsetsDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification
 
 - (void)updateStateIfNecessary
 {
+  // A view detached from the window (e.g. a screen covered by a react-native-screens
+  // native stack) reports zero safeAreaInsets, which would commit a zero-inset layout
+  // for the hidden screen.
+  if (self.window == nil) {
+    return;
+  }
   if (_providerView == nil) {
     return;
   }