diff --git a/lib/ios/AnimatedReactView.m b/lib/ios/AnimatedReactView.m
index 40daa6d44c3..b934929ad45 100644
--- a/lib/ios/AnimatedReactView.m
+++ b/lib/ios/AnimatedReactView.m
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ - (void)reset {
     _reactView.bounds = _originalLayoutBounds;
     _reactView.layer.bounds = _originalLayoutBounds;
     _reactView.layer.transform = _originalTransform;
-    [_originalParent addSubview:_reactView];
+    [_originalParent insertSubview:_reactView atIndex:self.location.index];
     _toElement.hidden = NO;
     _reactView.backgroundColor = _fromColor;
     [self removeFromSuperview];
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.h b/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.h
index 0ea367b6e8a..8a5ae2e4cfb 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.h
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 @property(nonatomic) CGFloat toAngle;
 @property(nonatomic) CGFloat fromCornerRadius;
 @property(nonatomic) CGFloat toCornerRadius;
+@property(nonatomic) NSUInteger index;
 @property(nonatomic) CATransform3D fromTransform;
 @property(nonatomic) CATransform3D toTransform;
 
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.m b/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.m
index 6d99bc5fdbd..6b9981dbc6d 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNViewLocation.m
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithFromElement:(UIView *)fromElement toElement:(UIView *)to
     self.fromCornerRadius =
         fromElement.layer.cornerRadius ?: [self getClippedCornerRadius:fromElement];
     self.toCornerRadius = toElement.layer.cornerRadius ?: [self getClippedCornerRadius:toElement];
+    self.index = [fromElement.superview.subviews indexOfObject:fromElement];
     return self;
 }