diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedNode-test.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedValue-test.js
similarity index 83%
rename from packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedNode-test.js
rename to packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedValue-test.js
index feb327b65387..ece374cd86c2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedNode-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/AnimatedValue-test.js
@@ -8,21 +8,15 @@
  * @oncall react_native
  */
 
-describe('AnimatedNode', () => {
+describe('AnimatedValue', () => {
   let NativeAnimatedHelper;
-  let AnimatedNode;
-
-  function createNativeAnimatedNode(): AnimatedNode {
-    class NativeAnimatedNode extends AnimatedNode {
-      __isNative = true;
-      __getNativeConfig(): {} {
-        return {};
-      }
-    }
-    return new NativeAnimatedNode();
+  let AnimatedValue;
+
+  function createNativeAnimatedValue(): AnimatedValue {
+    return new AnimatedValue(0, {useNativeDriver: true});
   }
 
-  function emitMockUpdate(node: AnimatedNode, mockValue: number): void {
+  function emitMockUpdate(node: AnimatedValue, mockValue: number): void {
     const nativeTag = node.__nativeTag;
     expect(nativeTag).not.toBe(undefined);
 
@@ -50,7 +44,7 @@ describe('AnimatedNode', () => {
 
     NativeAnimatedHelper =
       require('../../../src/private/animated/NativeAnimatedHelper').default;
-    AnimatedNode = require('../nodes/AnimatedNode').default;
+    AnimatedValue = require('../nodes/AnimatedValue').default;
 
     jest.spyOn(NativeAnimatedHelper.API, 'createAnimatedNode');
     jest.spyOn(NativeAnimatedHelper.API, 'dropAnimatedNode');
@@ -58,7 +52,7 @@ describe('AnimatedNode', () => {
 
   it('emits update events for listeners added', () => {
     const callback = jest.fn();
-    const node = createNativeAnimatedNode();
+    const node = createNativeAnimatedValue();
     node.__attach();
     const id = node.addListener(callback);
 
@@ -75,7 +69,7 @@ describe('AnimatedNode', () => {
   });
 
   it('creates a native node when adding a listener', () => {
-    const node = createNativeAnimatedNode();
+    const node = createNativeAnimatedValue();
     node.__attach();
     expect(NativeAnimatedHelper.API.createAnimatedNode).not.toBeCalled();
 
@@ -85,7 +79,7 @@ describe('AnimatedNode', () => {
   });
 
   it('drops a created native node on detach', () => {
-    const node = createNativeAnimatedNode();
+    const node = createNativeAnimatedValue();
     node.__attach();
     expect(NativeAnimatedHelper.API.createAnimatedNode).toBeCalledTimes(0);
 
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ describe('AnimatedNode', () => {
 
   it('emits update events for listeners added after re-attach', () => {
     const callbackA = jest.fn();
-    const node = createNativeAnimatedNode();
+    const node = createNativeAnimatedValue();
     node.__attach();
 
     node.addListener(callbackA);
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedAddition.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedAddition.js
index 5dc40064c8d7..7b885521c289 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedAddition.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedAddition.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default class AnimatedAddition extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   __attach(): void {
     this._a.__addChild(this);
     this._b.__addChild(this);
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDiffClamp.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDiffClamp.js
index 242bd840442d..a192bee7215e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDiffClamp.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDiffClamp.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export default class AnimatedDiffClamp extends AnimatedWithChildren {
 
   __attach(): void {
     this._a.__addChild(this);
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDivision.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDivision.js
index 4abbb362f4ea..39c6eff566e2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDivision.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedDivision.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export default class AnimatedDivision extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   __attach(): void {
     this._a.__addChild(this);
     this._b.__addChild(this);
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedInterpolation.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedInterpolation.js
index e425d1cbf48c..908790bca5b6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedInterpolation.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedInterpolation.js
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ export default class AnimatedInterpolation<
 
   __attach(): void {
     this._parent.__addChild(this);
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedModulo.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedModulo.js
index 3dd59b88ee63..0766ae7918c3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedModulo.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedModulo.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export default class AnimatedModulo extends AnimatedWithChildren {
 
   __attach(): void {
     this._a.__addChild(this);
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedMultiplication.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedMultiplication.js
index 3e2f66efa110..dcf3066e7085 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedMultiplication.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedMultiplication.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export default class AnimatedMultiplication extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   __attach(): void {
     this._a.__addChild(this);
     this._b.__addChild(this);
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
index e09a2c7edea2..c97222e2e1da 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
@@ -8,15 +8,11 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-import type {EventSubscription} from '../../vendor/emitter/EventEmitter';
 import type {PlatformConfig} from '../AnimatedPlatformConfig';
 
 import NativeAnimatedHelper from '../../../src/private/animated/NativeAnimatedHelper';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
-const {startListeningToAnimatedNodeValue, stopListeningToAnimatedNodeValue} =
-  NativeAnimatedHelper.API;
-
 type ValueListenerCallback = (state: {value: number, ...}) => mixed;
 
 export type AnimatedNodeConfig = $ReadOnly<{
@@ -33,7 +29,6 @@ let _assertNativeAnimatedModule: ?() => void = () => {
 
 export default class AnimatedNode {
   #listeners: Map<string, ValueListenerCallback> = new Map();
-  #updateSubscription: ?EventSubscription = null;
 
   _platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig = undefined;
 
@@ -78,9 +73,6 @@ export default class AnimatedNode {
     );
 
     this._platformConfig = platformConfig;
-    if (this.#listeners.size > 0) {
-      this.#ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists();
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -93,9 +85,6 @@ export default class AnimatedNode {
   addListener(callback: (value: any) => mixed): string {
     const id = String(_uniqueId++);
     this.#listeners.set(id, callback);
-    if (this.__isNative) {
-      this.#ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists();
-    }
     return id;
   }
 
@@ -107,9 +96,6 @@ export default class AnimatedNode {
    */
   removeListener(id: string): void {
     this.#listeners.delete(id);
-    if (this.__isNative && this.#listeners.size === 0) {
-      this.#updateSubscription?.remove();
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,44 +105,12 @@ export default class AnimatedNode {
    */
   removeAllListeners(): void {
     this.#listeners.clear();
-    if (this.__isNative) {
-      this.#updateSubscription?.remove();
-    }
   }
 
   hasListeners(): boolean {
     return this.#listeners.size > 0;
   }
 
-  #ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists(): void {
-    if (this.#updateSubscription != null) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const nativeTag = this.__getNativeTag();
-    startListeningToAnimatedNodeValue(nativeTag);
-    const subscription: EventSubscription =
-      NativeAnimatedHelper.nativeEventEmitter.addListener(
-        'onAnimatedValueUpdate',
-        data => {
-          if (data.tag === nativeTag) {
-            this.__onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(data.value);
-          }
-        },
-      );
-
-    this.#updateSubscription = {
-      remove: () => {
-        // Only this function assigns to `this.#updateSubscription`.
-        if (this.#updateSubscription == null) {
-          return;
-        }
-        this.#updateSubscription = null;
-        subscription.remove();
-        stopListeningToAnimatedNodeValue(nativeTag);
-      },
-    };
-  }
-
   __onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(value: number): void {
     this.__callListeners(value);
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedObject.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedObject.js
index 8077ed9d22fb..ba0aab03c767 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedObject.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedObject.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export default class AnimatedObject extends AnimatedWithChildren {
       const node = nodes[ii];
       node.__addChild(this);
     }
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js
index 80e29a5704c0..82121000cccb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedProps.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ export default class AnimatedProps extends AnimatedNode {
       const node = nodes[ii];
       node.__addChild(this);
     }
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedStyle.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedStyle.js
index 439d1a46fe5e..89a2561ac447 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedStyle.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedStyle.js
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ export default class AnimatedStyle extends AnimatedWithChildren {
       const node = nodes[ii];
       node.__addChild(this);
     }
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedSubtraction.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedSubtraction.js
index 7e0b9cad884f..39601816e984 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedSubtraction.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedSubtraction.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default class AnimatedSubtraction extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   __attach(): void {
     this._a.__addChild(this);
     this._b.__addChild(this);
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTracking.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTracking.js
index f4541817aedf..8fabf2cc9fdc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTracking.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTracking.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export default class AnimatedTracking extends AnimatedNode {
       let {platformConfig} = this._animationConfig;
       this.__makeNative(platformConfig);
     }
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTransform.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTransform.js
index c77a546090f4..b0b79b1b0b62 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTransform.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedTransform.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export default class AnimatedTransform extends AnimatedWithChildren {
       const node = nodes[ii];
       node.__addChild(this);
     }
+    super.__attach();
   }
 
   __detach(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
index fe72a33d243d..44122d9fe5bc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-'use strict';
-
+import type {EventSubscription} from '../../vendor/emitter/EventEmitter';
+import type {PlatformConfig} from '../AnimatedPlatformConfig';
 import type Animation, {EndCallback} from '../animations/Animation';
 import type {InterpolationConfigType} from './AnimatedInterpolation';
 import type AnimatedNode from './AnimatedNode';
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ function _executeAsAnimatedBatch(id: string, operation: () => void) {
  * See https://reactnative.dev/docs/animatedvalue
  */
 export default class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
+  #listenerCount: number = 0;
+  #updateSubscription: ?EventSubscription = null;
+
   _value: number;
   _startingValue: number;
   _offset: number;
@@ -118,6 +121,67 @@ export default class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
     return this._value + this._offset;
   }
 
+  __makeNative(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig): void {
+    super.__makeNative(platformConfig);
+    if (this.#listenerCount > 0) {
+      this.#ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists();
+    }
+  }
+
+  addListener(callback: (value: any) => mixed): string {
+    const id = super.addListener(callback);
+    this.#listenerCount++;
+    if (this.__isNative) {
+      this.#ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists();
+    }
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  removeListener(id: string): void {
+    super.removeListener(id);
+    this.#listenerCount--;
+    if (this.__isNative && this.#listenerCount === 0) {
+      this.#updateSubscription?.remove();
+    }
+  }
+
+  removeAllListeners(): void {
+    super.removeAllListeners();
+    this.#listenerCount = 0;
+    if (this.__isNative) {
+      this.#updateSubscription?.remove();
+    }
+  }
+
+  #ensureUpdateSubscriptionExists(): void {
+    if (this.#updateSubscription != null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const nativeTag = this.__getNativeTag();
+    NativeAnimatedAPI.startListeningToAnimatedNodeValue(nativeTag);
+    const subscription: EventSubscription =
+      NativeAnimatedHelper.nativeEventEmitter.addListener(
+        'onAnimatedValueUpdate',
+        data => {
+          if (data.tag === nativeTag) {
+            this.__onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(data.value);
+          }
+        },
+      );
+
+    this.#updateSubscription = {
+      remove: () => {
+        // Only this function assigns to `this.#updateSubscription`.
+        if (this.#updateSubscription == null) {
+          return;
+        }
+        this.#updateSubscription = null;
+        subscription.remove();
+        NativeAnimatedAPI.stopListeningToAnimatedNodeValue(nativeTag);
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Directly set the value.  This will stop any animations running on the value
    * and update all the bound properties.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
index b56956a0396f..8de483cf2955 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
@@ -1168,6 +1168,10 @@ declare export default class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   constructor(value: number, config?: ?AnimatedValueConfig): void;
   __detach(): void;
   __getValue(): number;
+  __makeNative(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig): void;
+  addListener(callback: (value: any) => mixed): string;
+  removeListener(id: string): void;
+  removeAllListeners(): void;
   setValue(value: number): void;
   setOffset(offset: number): void;
   flattenOffset(): void;