diff --git a/modules/bottom-sheet/ios/SheetView.swift b/modules/bottom-sheet/ios/SheetView.swift
index 360c7a9101..8d9f07da58 100644
--- a/modules/bottom-sheet/ios/SheetView.swift
+++ b/modules/bottom-sheet/ios/SheetView.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class SheetView: ExpoView, UISheetPresentationControllerDelegate {
   private var innerView: UIView?
   private var touchHandler: RCTTouchHandler?
 
+  // Native content height observation (eliminates JS bridge round-trip)
+  private var contentHeightObservation: NSKeyValueObservation?
+
   // Events
   private let onAttemptDismiss = EventDispatcher()
   private let onSnapPointChange = EventDispatcher()
@@ -106,6 +109,8 @@ class SheetView: ExpoView, UISheetPresentationControllerDelegate {
   }
 
   private func destroy() {
+    self.contentHeightObservation?.invalidate()
+    self.contentHeightObservation = nil
     self.isClosing = false
     self.isOpen = false
     self.sheetVc = nil
@@ -147,6 +152,7 @@ class SheetView: ExpoView, UISheetPresentationControllerDelegate {
 
     self.sheetVc = sheetVc
     self.isOpening = true
+    self.startObservingContentHeight()
 
     rvc.present(sheetVc, animated: true) { [weak self] in
       self?.isOpening = false
@@ -154,6 +160,27 @@ class SheetView: ExpoView, UISheetPresentationControllerDelegate {
     }
   }
 
+  // Observe the content view's bounds via KVO so that height changes are detected
+  // purely on the native side, without a JS bridge round-trip through onLayout.
+  private func startObservingContentHeight() {
+    self.contentHeightObservation?.invalidate()
+
+    guard let contentView = self.innerView?.subviews.first else { return }
+
+    self.contentHeightObservation = contentView.observe(
+      \.bounds,
+      options: [.old, .new]
+    ) { [weak self] _, change in
+      guard let self = self,
+            (self.isOpen || self.isOpening) && !self.isClosing,
+            let oldBounds = change.oldValue,
+            let newBounds = change.newValue,
+            oldBounds.height != newBounds.height,
+            newBounds.height > 0 else { return }
+      self.updateLayout()
+    }
+  }
+
   func updateLayout() {
     // Allow updates either when identifiers match OR when prevLayoutDetentIdentifier is nil (first real content update)
     if self.prevLayoutDetentIdentifier == self.selectedDetentIdentifier || self.prevLayoutDetentIdentifier == nil,
diff --git a/modules/bottom-sheet/src/BottomSheetNativeComponent.tsx b/modules/bottom-sheet/src/BottomSheetNativeComponent.tsx
index 0fa4c8aa23..788abf9d9d 100644
--- a/modules/bottom-sheet/src/BottomSheetNativeComponent.tsx
+++ b/modules/bottom-sheet/src/BottomSheetNativeComponent.tsx
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ export class BottomSheetNativeComponent extends React.Component<
               // a console.log() - just sending the log to the CLI is enough.
               // TODO: Get to the bottom of this and fix it properly! -sfn
               setTimeout(() => this.updateLayout())
-            } else {
-              this.updateLayout()
             }
+            // iOS: content height changes are observed natively via KVO on
+            // the content view's bounds, so no JS bridge round-trip needed.
           }}
         />
       </Portal>