diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
index 76bb694854b29d7f779f38244cd48113b429ea1f..fd402ac938862e8d39c5467c1b5c86c4e7eb0c83 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
 import androidx.core.view.children
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.PixelUtil
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ class Screen(
                 endTransitionRecursive(childView.toolbar)
             }
 
-            if (childView is ViewGroup) {
+            if (childView is ViewGroup && childView !is RecyclerView) {
                 endTransitionRecursive(childView)
             }
         }
@@ -491,7 +492,10 @@ class Screen(
                     startTransitionRecursive(child.toolbar)
                 }
 
-                if (child is ViewGroup) {
+                // Transition a RecyclerView as one unit. Marking its recyclable children as
+                // transitioning keeps their parent set after removal, so RecyclerView crashes
+                // when it tries to recycle them during the screen transition.
+                if (child is ViewGroup && child !is RecyclerView) {
                     startTransitionRecursive(child)
                 }
             }