diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/API/List.tsx b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/List.tsx
index 7b4200dc4f..405660d604 100644
--- a/apps/example/src/Examples/API/List.tsx
+++ b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/List.tsx
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ export const examples = [
     screen: "StressTest4",
     title: "🔥 Stress Test 4",
   },
+  {
+    screen: "PictureViewCrashTest",
+    title: "💥 PictureView Race Condition",
+  },
   {
     screen: "FirstFrame",
     title: "🎬 First Frame",
diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/API/PictureViewCrashTest.tsx b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/PictureViewCrashTest.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..737f0d46ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/PictureViewCrashTest.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import { Button, ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text, View } from "react-native";
+import { Canvas, Fill } from "@shopify/react-native-skia";
+import {
+  useSharedValue,
+  withRepeat,
+  withTiming,
+  useDerivedValue,
+} from "react-native-reanimated";
+
+/**
+ * This stress test attempts to reproduce a race condition crash in RNSkPictureView.
+ *
+ * The crash occurs when:
+ * 1. A Canvas with animations is rapidly mounted/unmounted
+ * 2. The render thread may still be drawing while the view is being torn down
+ * 3. _picture could become invalid between the null check and drawPicture() call
+ *
+ * The crash manifests as:
+ *   null pointer dereference: SIGSEGV
+ *   at SkRecord::Record::visit (SkRecordDraw)
+ *
+ * This test rapidly mounts/unmounts animated Canvas components to maximize
+ * the chance of hitting this race condition.
+ */
+
+const AnimatedCanvas = () => {
+  const progress = useSharedValue(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    progress.value = withRepeat(withTiming(1, { duration: 16 }), -1, true);
+  }, [progress]);
+
+  const color = useDerivedValue(() => {
+    const r = Math.floor(progress.value * 255);
+    const g = Math.floor((1 - progress.value) * 255);
+    const b = Math.floor(Math.abs(0.5 - progress.value) * 2 * 255);
+    return `rgb(${r}, ${g}, ${b})`;
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <Canvas style={styles.smallCanvas}>
+      <Fill color={color} />
+    </Canvas>
+  );
+};
+
+export const PictureViewCrashTest = () => {
+  const [isRunning, setIsRunning] = useState(false);
+  const [iterations, setIterations] = useState(0);
+  const [canvasCount, setCanvasCount] = useState(0);
+  const intervalRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
+  const keyRef = useRef(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (intervalRef.current) {
+        clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+      }
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const startTest = () => {
+    if (isRunning) return;
+    setIsRunning(true);
+    setIterations(0);
+    keyRef.current = 0;
+
+    // Rapidly mount/unmount animated Canvas components
+    // This creates a race between:
+    // - The animation mapper setting pictures on the UI thread
+    // - The view unregistering and potentially clearing state
+    // - The render thread drawing the picture
+    intervalRef.current = setInterval(() => {
+      keyRef.current += 1;
+      // Toggle between 0 and 5 canvases to force mount/unmount cycles
+      setCanvasCount((prev) => (prev > 0 ? 0 : 5));
+      setIterations((prev) => prev + 1);
+    }, 50); // 50ms gives enough time for animations to start before unmounting
+  };
+
+  const stopTest = () => {
+    if (intervalRef.current) {
+      clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+      intervalRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setIsRunning(false);
+    setCanvasCount(0);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <ScrollView style={styles.container}>
+      <View style={styles.infoContainer}>
+        <Text style={styles.title}>PictureView Race Condition Test</Text>
+        <Text style={styles.description}>
+          This test rapidly mounts and unmounts animated Canvas components to
+          reproduce the race condition crash where the render thread tries to
+          draw a picture that has been cleared during unmount.
+        </Text>
+        <Text style={styles.iterations}>
+          Mount/Unmount cycles: {iterations}
+        </Text>
+        <Text style={styles.canvasCount}>Active canvases: {canvasCount}</Text>
+        {isRunning && (
+          <Text style={styles.warning}>
+            Running... If the app crashes, the race condition was triggered.
+          </Text>
+        )}
+      </View>
+
+      <View style={styles.canvasContainer}>
+        {Array.from({ length: canvasCount }).map((_, index) => (
+          <AnimatedCanvas key={`${keyRef.current}-${index}`} />
+        ))}
+      </View>
+
+      <View style={styles.buttonContainer}>
+        <Button
+          onPress={isRunning ? stopTest : startTest}
+          title={isRunning ? "Stop Test" : "Start Mount/Unmount Test"}
+          color={isRunning ? "#dc3545" : "#28a745"}
+        />
+      </View>
+    </ScrollView>
+  );
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+  },
+  infoContainer: {
+    padding: 16,
+  },
+  title: {
+    fontSize: 18,
+    fontWeight: "bold",
+    marginBottom: 8,
+  },
+  description: {
+    fontSize: 14,
+    color: "#666",
+    marginBottom: 8,
+  },
+  iterations: {
+    fontSize: 16,
+    fontWeight: "600",
+    marginBottom: 4,
+  },
+  canvasCount: {
+    fontSize: 16,
+    fontWeight: "600",
+    marginBottom: 4,
+  },
+  warning: {
+    fontSize: 14,
+    color: "#dc3545",
+    fontWeight: "600",
+  },
+  canvasContainer: {
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    flexWrap: "wrap",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+    padding: 8,
+    minHeight: 200,
+  },
+  smallCanvas: {
+    width: 80,
+    height: 80,
+    margin: 4,
+    borderColor: "red",
+    borderWidth: 1,
+  },
+  buttonContainer: {
+    padding: 16,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/API/Routes.ts b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/Routes.ts
index 8165f86e82..091823f5ca 100644
--- a/apps/example/src/Examples/API/Routes.ts
+++ b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/Routes.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export type Routes = {
   StressTest2: undefined;
   StressTest3: undefined;
   StressTest4: undefined;
+  PictureViewCrashTest: undefined;
   FirstFrame: undefined;
   FirstFrameEmpty: undefined;
 };
diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/API/index.tsx b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/index.tsx
index 961e94aa3b..594167e271 100644
--- a/apps/example/src/Examples/API/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/example/src/Examples/API/index.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { StressTest } from "./StressTest";
 import { StressTest2 } from "./StressTest2";
 import { StressTest3 } from "./StressTest3";
 import { StressTest4 } from "./StressTest4";
+import { PictureViewCrashTest } from "./PictureViewCrashTest";
 import { FirstFrame, FirstFrameEmpty } from "./FirstFrame";
 import { ZIndexExample } from "./ZIndex";
 
@@ -275,6 +276,13 @@ export const API = () => {
           title: "🔥 Stress Test 4",
         }}
       />
+      <Stack.Screen
+        name="PictureViewCrashTest"
+        component={PictureViewCrashTest}
+        options={{
+          title: "💥 PictureView Race Condition",
+        }}
+      />
       <Stack.Screen
         name="FirstFrame"
         component={FirstFrame}
diff --git a/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPictureView.h b/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPictureView.h
index bc6d1a8ef0..0059ea1c7e 100644
--- a/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPictureView.h
+++ b/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPictureView.h
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ class RNSkPictureRenderer
 
 private:
   bool performDraw(std::shared_ptr<RNSkCanvasProvider> canvasProvider) {
-    return canvasProvider->renderToCanvas([=, this](SkCanvas *canvas) {
-      // Make sure to scale correctly
-      auto pd = _platformContext->getPixelDensity();
+    // Capture picture pointer to ensure thread safety - _picture can be
+    // modified from the JS thread while we're drawing on the render thread
+    sk_sp<SkPicture> picture = _picture;
+    auto pd = _platformContext->getPixelDensity();
+    return canvasProvider->renderToCanvas([=](SkCanvas *canvas) {
       canvas->clear(SK_ColorTRANSPARENT);
       canvas->save();
       canvas->scale(pd, pd);
-      if (_picture != nullptr) {
-        canvas->drawPicture(_picture);
+      if (picture != nullptr) {
+        canvas->drawPicture(picture);
       }
       canvas->restore();
     });