diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-dots-cheat.md b/.changeset/lucky-dots-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc269f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-dots-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-native-bottom-tabs": patch
+---
+
+fix: propery destroy image loader on Android
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
index 0bea1c16..38a6c364 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
@@ -384,6 +384,10 @@ class ReactBottomNavigationView(context: Context) : LinearLayout(context) {
     updateTextAppearance()
   }
 
+  fun onDropViewInstance() {
+    imageLoader.shutdown()
+  }
+
   private fun updateTextAppearance() {
     if (fontSize != null || fontFamily != null || fontWeight != null) {
       val menuView = bottomNavigation.getChildAt(0) as? ViewGroup ?: return
@@ -455,9 +459,4 @@ class ReactBottomNavigationView(context: Context) : LinearLayout(context) {
     updateItems(items)
     uiModeConfiguration = newConfig?.uiMode ?: uiModeConfiguration
   }
-
-  override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
-    super.onDetachedFromWindow()
-    imageLoader.shutdown()
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
index 228e43ea..5d919760 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ class RCTTabViewManager(context: ReactApplicationContext) :
 
   }
 
+  override fun onDropViewInstance(view: ReactBottomNavigationView) {
+    super.onDropViewInstance(view)
+    view.onDropViewInstance()
+  }
+
   override fun getName(): String {
     return tabViewImpl.getName()
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/oldarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/oldarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
index 6208b8de..1f07658e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/oldarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/oldarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ class RCTTabViewManager(context: ReactApplicationContext) : ViewGroupManager<Rea
     return view
   }
 
+  override fun onDropViewInstance(view: ReactBottomNavigationView) {
+    super.onDropViewInstance(view)
+    view.onDropViewInstance()
+  }
+
   override fun getChildCount(parent: ReactBottomNavigationView): Int {
     return tabViewImpl.getChildCount(parent)
   }