diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactSoftExceptionLogger.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactSoftExceptionLogger.kt
index 51ff4d0224b1..877f2fc2843e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactSoftExceptionLogger.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactSoftExceptionLogger.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.StringDef
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog
 import com.facebook.proguard.annotations.DoNotStrip
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftExceptionLogger.Categories.CLIPPING_PROHIBITED_VIEW
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftExceptionLogger.Categories.RVG_ADD_CHILDREN_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftExceptionLogger.Categories.RVG_IS_VIEW_CLIPPED
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftExceptionLogger.Categories.RVG_ON_VIEW_REMOVED
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftExceptionLogger.Categories.SOFT_ASSERTIONS
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
 internal object ReactSoftExceptionLogger {
   @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
   @StringDef(
+      RVG_ADD_CHILDREN_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY,
       RVG_IS_VIEW_CLIPPED,
       RVG_ON_VIEW_REMOVED,
       CLIPPING_PROHIBITED_VIEW,
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ internal object ReactSoftExceptionLogger {
 
   /** Constants that listeners can utilize for custom category-based behavior. */
   object Categories {
+    const val RVG_ADD_CHILDREN_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY: String =
+        "ReactViewGroup.addChildrenForAccessibility"
     const val RVG_IS_VIEW_CLIPPED: String = "ReactViewGroup.isViewClipped"
     const val RVG_ON_VIEW_REMOVED: String = "ReactViewGroup.onViewRemoved"
     const val CLIPPING_PROHIBITED_VIEW: String = "ReactClippingProhibitedView"
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.kt
index 44aeba9e2047..880c15362a4b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.kt
@@ -997,12 +997,12 @@ public open class ReactViewGroup public constructor(context: Context?) :
     } else if (axOrderParentOrderList != null) {
       // view is a container so add its children normally
       if (!isFocusable) {
-        super.addChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
+        safeAddChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
         return
 
         // If this view can coopt, turn the focusability off its children but add them to the tree
       } else if (isFocusable && (contentDescription == null || contentDescription == "")) {
-        super.addChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
+        safeAddChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
         for (i in 0..<childCount) {
           ReactAxOrderHelper.disableFocusForSubtree(getChildAt(i), axOrderParentOrderList)
         }
@@ -1012,7 +1012,23 @@ public open class ReactViewGroup public constructor(context: Context?) :
         return
       }
     } else {
+      safeAddChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun safeAddChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren: ArrayList<View>) {
+    try {
       super.addChildrenForAccessibility(outChildren)
+    } catch (error: IllegalArgumentException) {
+      // Android 16 can race while building accessibility child lists during fast re-parenting.
+      if (error.message?.contains("descendant of this view") == true) {
+        logSoftException(
+            ReactSoftExceptionLogger.Categories.RVG_ADD_CHILDREN_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY,
+            error,
+        )
+      } else {
+        throw error
+      }
     }
   }