diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTDataRequestHandler.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTDataRequestHandler.mm
index f95d0c078e0d5a..6e1cb74eb26c19 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTDataRequestHandler.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTDataRequestHandler.mm
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ - (NSOperation *)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request withDelegate:(id<RCTURLRequ
 
   __weak __block NSBlockOperation *weakOp;
   __block NSBlockOperation *op = [NSBlockOperation blockOperationWithBlock:^{
+    // [macOS
+    NSBlockOperation *strongOp = weakOp;  // Strong reference to avoid deallocation during execution
+    if (strongOp == nil || [strongOp isCancelled]) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // macOS]
+
     // Get mime type
     NSRange firstSemicolon = [request.URL.resourceSpecifier rangeOfString:@";"];
     NSString *mimeType =
@@ -51,15 +58,15 @@ - (NSOperation *)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request withDelegate:(id<RCTURLRequ
                                            expectedContentLength:-1
                                                 textEncodingName:nil];
 
-    [delegate URLRequest:weakOp didReceiveResponse:response];
+    [delegate URLRequest:strongOp didReceiveResponse:response]; // [macOS]
 
     // Load data
     NSError *error;
     NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:request.URL options:NSDataReadingMappedIfSafe error:&error];
     if (data) {
-      [delegate URLRequest:weakOp didReceiveData:data];
+      [delegate URLRequest:strongOp didReceiveData:data]; // [macOS]
     }
-    [delegate URLRequest:weakOp didCompleteWithError:error];
+    [delegate URLRequest:strongOp didCompleteWithError:error]; // [macOS]
   }];
 
   weakOp = op;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTFileRequestHandler.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTFileRequestHandler.mm
index 5838e167f96d55..a4ee3eda6d72f4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTFileRequestHandler.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/RCTFileRequestHandler.mm
@@ -48,12 +48,19 @@ - (NSOperation *)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request withDelegate:(id<RCTURLRequ
 
   __weak __block NSBlockOperation *weakOp;
   __block NSBlockOperation *op = [NSBlockOperation blockOperationWithBlock:^{
+    // [macOS
+    NSBlockOperation *strongOp = weakOp;  // Strong reference to avoid deallocation during execution
+    if (strongOp == nil || [strongOp isCancelled]) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // macOS]
+
     // Get content length
     NSError *error = nil;
     NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager new];
     NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *fileAttributes = [fileManager attributesOfItemAtPath:request.URL.path error:&error];
     if (!fileAttributes) {
-      [delegate URLRequest:weakOp didCompleteWithError:error];
+      [delegate URLRequest:strongOp didCompleteWithError:error]; // [macOS]
       return;
     }
 
@@ -70,14 +77,14 @@ - (NSOperation *)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request withDelegate:(id<RCTURLRequ
                                            expectedContentLength:[fileAttributes[NSFileSize] ?: @-1 integerValue]
                                                 textEncodingName:nil];
 
-    [delegate URLRequest:weakOp didReceiveResponse:response];
+    [delegate URLRequest:strongOp didReceiveResponse:response]; // [macOS]
 
     // Load data
     NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:request.URL options:NSDataReadingMappedIfSafe error:&error];
     if (data) {
-      [delegate URLRequest:weakOp didReceiveData:data];
+      [delegate URLRequest:strongOp didReceiveData:data]; // [macOS]
     }
-    [delegate URLRequest:weakOp didCompleteWithError:error];
+    [delegate URLRequest:strongOp didCompleteWithError:error]; // [macOS]
   }];
 
   weakOp = op;