diff --git a/ios/RNNBottomTabsController.mm b/ios/RNNBottomTabsController.mm
index 7f0a944d50..3134bc63f9 100644
--- a/ios/RNNBottomTabsController.mm
+++ b/ios/RNNBottomTabsController.mm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #import "RNNBottomTabsController.h"
+#import "UITabBarController+RNNOptions.h"
 #import "UITabBarController+RNNUtils.h"
 
 @interface RNNBottomTabsController ()
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ - (void)createTabBarItems:(NSArray<UIViewController *> *)childViewControllers {
     for (UIViewController *child in childViewControllers) {
         [_bottomTabPresenter applyOptions:child.resolveOptions child:child];
     }
+
+    [self syncTabBarItemTestIDs];
 }
 
 - (void)mergeChildOptions:(RNNNavigationOptions *)options child:(UIViewController *)child {
@@ -111,6 +114,8 @@ - (void)mergeChildOptions:(RNNNavigationOptions *)options child:(UIViewControlle
     [_dotIndicatorPresenter mergeOptions:options
                          resolvedOptions:childViewController.resolveOptions
                                    child:childViewController];
+
+    [self syncTabBarItemTestIDs];
 }
 
 - (id<UITabBarControllerDelegate>)delegate {
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ - (void)render {
 
 - (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews {
     [super viewDidLayoutSubviews];
+    [self syncTabBarItemTestIDs];
     [self.presenter viewDidLayoutSubviews];
     [_dotIndicatorPresenter bottomTabsDidLayoutSubviews:self];
 }
diff --git a/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.h b/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.h
index 806a647cc5..fb50bc194f 100644
--- a/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.h
+++ b/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.h
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@
 
 - (void)hideTabBar:(BOOL)animated;
 
+- (void)syncTabBarItemTestIDs;
+
 @end
diff --git a/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.mm b/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.mm
index 265841c4d6..8d8c5004ad 100644
--- a/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.mm
+++ b/ios/UITabBarController+RNNOptions.mm
@@ -1,9 +1,85 @@
 #import "RNNBottomTabsController.h"
 #import "UITabBar+utils.h"
 #import "UITabBarController+RNNOptions.h"
+#import <objc/runtime.h>
+
+static const NSTimeInterval RNNTabBarTestIDRetryDelay = 0.15;
+static const NSUInteger RNNTabBarTestIDMaxRetryAttempts = 5;
+static const void *RNNTabBarTestIDRetryScheduledKey = &RNNTabBarTestIDRetryScheduledKey;
+static const void *RNNTabBarTestIDRetryAttemptsKey = &RNNTabBarTestIDRetryAttemptsKey;
+static const void *RNNOriginalTabBarViewAccessibilityIdentifierKey =
+    &RNNOriginalTabBarViewAccessibilityIdentifierKey;
 
 @implementation UITabBarController (RNNOptions)
 
+- (void)rnn_storeOriginalAccessibilityIdentifierIfNeededForTabView:(UIView *)tabView {
+    if (objc_getAssociatedObject(tabView, RNNOriginalTabBarViewAccessibilityIdentifierKey))
+        return;
+
+    id originalAccessibilityIdentifier = tabView.accessibilityIdentifier ?: [NSNull null];
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(tabView, RNNOriginalTabBarViewAccessibilityIdentifierKey,
+                             originalAccessibilityIdentifier,
+                             OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+}
+
+- (void)rnn_applyTestID:(NSString *)testID toTabView:(UIView *)tabView {
+    [self rnn_storeOriginalAccessibilityIdentifierIfNeededForTabView:tabView];
+    tabView.accessibilityIdentifier = testID;
+}
+
+- (void)rnn_restoreOriginalAccessibilityIdentifierForTabView:(UIView *)tabView {
+    id originalAccessibilityIdentifier =
+        objc_getAssociatedObject(tabView, RNNOriginalTabBarViewAccessibilityIdentifierKey);
+    if (!originalAccessibilityIdentifier)
+        return;
+
+    tabView.accessibilityIdentifier =
+        [originalAccessibilityIdentifier isKindOfClass:NSNull.class]
+            ? nil
+            : originalAccessibilityIdentifier;
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(tabView, RNNOriginalTabBarViewAccessibilityIdentifierKey, nil,
+                             OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+}
+
+- (BOOL)rnn_isTabBarTestIDRetryScheduled {
+    return [objc_getAssociatedObject(self, RNNTabBarTestIDRetryScheduledKey) boolValue];
+}
+
+- (void)rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryScheduled:(BOOL)scheduled {
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, RNNTabBarTestIDRetryScheduledKey, @(scheduled),
+                             OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+}
+
+- (NSUInteger)rnn_tabBarTestIDRetryAttempts {
+    NSNumber *retryAttempts = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, RNNTabBarTestIDRetryAttemptsKey);
+    return retryAttempts.unsignedIntegerValue;
+}
+
+- (void)rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryAttempts:(NSUInteger)retryAttempts {
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, RNNTabBarTestIDRetryAttemptsKey, @(retryAttempts),
+                             OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+}
+
+- (BOOL)rnn_applyTabBarItemTestIDs {
+    NSArray<UITabBarItem *> *items = self.tabBar.items ?: @[];
+    BOOL appliedAllKnownTestIDs = YES;
+
+    for (NSUInteger tabIndex = 0; tabIndex < items.count; tabIndex++) {
+        UITabBarItem *item = items[tabIndex];
+        NSString *testID = item.accessibilityIdentifier;
+        UIView *tabView = [self.tabBar tabBarItemViewAtIndex:tabIndex];
+        if (testID.length > 0 && tabView) {
+            [self rnn_applyTestID:testID toTabView:tabView];
+        } else if (tabView) {
+            [self rnn_restoreOriginalAccessibilityIdentifierForTabView:tabView];
+        } else if (testID.length > 0) {
+            appliedAllKnownTestIDs = NO;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return appliedAllKnownTestIDs;
+}
+
 - (void)setCurrentTabIndex:(NSUInteger)currentTabIndex {
     [self setSelectedIndex:currentTabIndex];
 }
@@ -16,6 +92,38 @@ - (void)setTabBarTestID:(NSString *)testID {
     self.tabBar.accessibilityIdentifier = testID;
 }
 
+- (void)syncTabBarItemTestIDs {
+    if ([self rnn_applyTabBarItemTestIDs]) {
+        [self rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryScheduled:NO];
+        [self rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryAttempts:0];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ([self rnn_isTabBarTestIDRetryScheduled])
+        return;
+
+    NSUInteger retryAttempts = [self rnn_tabBarTestIDRetryAttempts];
+    if (retryAttempts >= RNNTabBarTestIDMaxRetryAttempts) {
+        [self rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryAttempts:0];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    [self rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryScheduled:YES];
+    [self rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryAttempts:retryAttempts + 1];
+
+    __weak UITabBarController *weakSelf = self;
+    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW,
+                                 (int64_t)(RNNTabBarTestIDRetryDelay * NSEC_PER_SEC)),
+                   dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        UITabBarController *controller = weakSelf;
+        if (!controller)
+            return;
+
+        [controller rnn_setTabBarTestIDRetryScheduled:NO];
+        [controller syncTabBarItemTestIDs];
+    });
+}
+
 - (void)setTabBarStyle:(UIBarStyle)barStyle {
     self.tabBar.barStyle = barStyle;
 }