diff --git a/apps/src/tests/Test2991.tsx b/apps/src/tests/Test2991.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b7ebeeca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/src/tests/Test2991.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { NavigationContainer, ParamListBase } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import {
+  NativeStackNavigationProp,
+  createNativeStackNavigator,
+} from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+import { Button, ScrollView } from 'react-native';
+
+type RouteParamList = {
+  Home: undefined;
+  Second: undefined;
+  Third: undefined;
+};
+
+type NavigationProp<ParamList extends ParamListBase> = {
+  navigation: NativeStackNavigationProp<ParamList>;
+};
+
+type StackNavigationProp = NavigationProp<RouteParamList>;
+
+const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator<RouteParamList>();
+
+const Home = ({ navigation }: StackNavigationProp) => <>
+  <ScrollView contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior='automatic'>
+    <Button title="Open second" onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Second')} />
+    <Button title="Open third" onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Third')} />
+  </ScrollView>
+</>
+
+const Second = ({ navigation }: StackNavigationProp) => <>
+  <ScrollView contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior='automatic'>
+    <Button title="Back" onPress={() => navigation.goBack()} />
+  </ScrollView>
+</>
+
+const Third = ({ navigation }: StackNavigationProp) => <>
+  <ScrollView contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior='automatic'>
+    <Button title="Back" onPress={() => navigation.goBack()} />
+  </ScrollView>
+</>
+
+export default function App() {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <NavigationContainer>
+        <Stack.Navigator>
+          <Stack.Screen
+            name="Home"
+            component={Home}
+            options={{
+              headerShown: false,
+              headerTitle: "Long back button label"
+            }} />
+          <Stack.Screen
+            name="Second"
+            component={Second}
+            options={{
+              headerBackButtonDisplayMode: 'minimal', // <--- REQUIRED
+              headerTitle: "Short title"
+            }}
+          />
+          <Stack.Screen
+            name="Third"
+            component={Third}
+            options={{
+              headerBackButtonDisplayMode: 'minimal',
+              headerTitle: "Really long title that will not fit the phone screen"
+            }}
+          />
+        </Stack.Navigator>
+      </NavigationContainer>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/src/tests/index.ts b/apps/src/tests/index.ts
index 622bbeb346..cf132b29c3 100644
--- a/apps/src/tests/index.ts
+++ b/apps/src/tests/index.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export { default as Test2899 } from './Test2899';
 export { default as Test2926 } from './Test2926'; // [E2E created](iOS): PR related to iOS search bar
 export { default as Test2949 } from './Test2949'; // [E2E skipped]: can't check system bars styles
 export { default as Test2963 } from './Test2963'; // [E2E created](iOS): issue related to iOS
+export { default as Test2991 } from './Test2991';
 export { default as Test3004 } from './Test3004';
 export { default as Test3045 } from './Test3045';
 export { default as Test3093 } from './Test3093';
diff --git a/ios/RNSScreenStackHeaderConfig.mm b/ios/RNSScreenStackHeaderConfig.mm
index 57ff861b84..8ae3e61af9 100644
--- a/ios/RNSScreenStackHeaderConfig.mm
+++ b/ios/RNSScreenStackHeaderConfig.mm
@@ -608,11 +608,10 @@ + (void)updateViewController:(UIViewController *)vc
     }
   }
 
-  [navctr setNavigationBarHidden:shouldHide animated:animated];
-
   [config applySemanticContentAttributeIfNeededToNavCtrl:navctr];
 
   if (shouldHide) {
+    [navctr setNavigationBarHidden:true animated:animated];
     navitem.title = config.title;
     return;
   }
@@ -627,6 +626,8 @@ + (void)updateViewController:(UIViewController *)vc
       config.largeTitle ? UINavigationItemLargeTitleDisplayModeAlways : UINavigationItemLargeTitleDisplayModeNever;
 #endif
 
+  [navctr setNavigationBarHidden:false animated:animated];
+
   UINavigationBarAppearance *appearance = [self buildAppearance:vc withConfig:config];
   navitem.standardAppearance = appearance;
   navitem.compactAppearance = appearance;