diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfig.java b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfig.java
index 93121d01..e6065dc2 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfig.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfig.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class ScreenStackHeaderConfig extends ViewGroup {
   private boolean mGestureEnabled = true;
   private boolean mIsBackButtonHidden;
   private boolean mIsShadowHidden;
+  private boolean mDestroyed;
   private int mTintColor;
   private final Toolbar mToolbar;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ public class ScreenStackHeaderConfig extends ViewGroup {
     // no-op
   }
 
+  public void destroy() {
+    mDestroyed = true;
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
     super.onAttachedToWindow();
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ public class ScreenStackHeaderConfig extends ViewGroup {
     boolean isRoot = stack == null ? true : stack.getRootScreen() == parent;
     boolean isTop = stack == null ? true : stack.getTopScreen() == parent;
 
-    if (!mIsAttachedToWindow || !isTop) {
+    if (!mIsAttachedToWindow || !isTop || mDestroyed) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ public class ScreenStackHeaderConfig extends ViewGroup {
   }
 
   private void maybeUpdate() {
-    if (getParent() != null) {
+    if (getParent() != null && !mDestroyed) {
       onUpdate();
     }
   }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfigViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfigViewManager.java
index 0e271470..7ba8f26c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfigViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackHeaderConfigViewManager.java
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import android.view.View;
 
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSApplicationCausedNativeException;
 import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModule;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.PixelUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewGroupManager;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
 @ReactModule(name = ScreenStackHeaderConfigViewManager.REACT_CLASS)
 public class ScreenStackHeaderConfigViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ScreenStackHeaderConfig> {
 
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ public class ScreenStackHeaderConfigViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ScreenS
     parent.addConfigSubview((ScreenStackHeaderSubview) child, index);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void onDropViewInstance(@Nonnull ScreenStackHeaderConfig view) {
+    view.destroy();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void removeAllViews(ScreenStackHeaderConfig parent) {
     parent.removeAllConfigSubviews();