diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.mm b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.mm
index 278256f16889fe..228e9e6fe80c28 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.mm
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.mm
@@ -801,15 +801,15 @@ - (void)trackURLImageVisibilityForRequest:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequ
   }
 }
 
-- (void)trackURLImageRequestDidCancel:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequest
+- (void)trackURLImageRequestDidDestroy:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequest
 {
   if (!loaderRequest) {
     return;
   }
 
   id<RCTImageURLLoader> loadHandler = [self imageURLLoaderForURL:loaderRequest.imageURL];
-  if ([loadHandler respondsToSelector:@selector(trackURLImageRequestDidCancel:)]) {
-    [(id<RCTImageURLLoaderWithAttribution>)loadHandler trackURLImageRequestDidCancel:loaderRequest];
+  if ([loadHandler respondsToSelector:@selector(trackURLImageRequestDidDestroy:)]) {
+    [(id<RCTImageURLLoaderWithAttribution>)loadHandler trackURLImageRequestDidDestroy:loaderRequest];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol.h b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol.h
index c6d1413b3816fc..19bf8c4831bb1e 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol.h
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoaderWithAttributionProtocol.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RCT_EXTERN void RCTEnableImageLoadingPerfInstrumentation(BOOL enabled);
 /**
  * Image instrumentation - notify that the request was cancelled.
  */
-- (void)trackURLImageRequestDidCancel:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequest;
+- (void)trackURLImageRequestDidDestroy:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequest;
 
 /**
  * Image instrumentation - notify that the native image view was destroyed.
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageURLLoaderWithAttribution.h b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageURLLoaderWithAttribution.h
index d976b43d887e0b..d7632746346a44 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageURLLoaderWithAttribution.h
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageURLLoaderWithAttribution.h
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ struct ImageURLLoaderAttribution {
 - (void)trackURLImageVisibilityForRequest:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequest imageView:(UIView *)imageView;
 
 /**
- * Image instrumentation - notify that the request was cancelled.
+ * Image instrumentation - notify that the request was destroyed.
  */
-- (void)trackURLImageRequestDidCancel:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequest;
+- (void)trackURLImageRequestDidDestroy:(RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *)loaderRequest;
 
 /**
  * Image instrumentation - notify that the native image view was destroyed.
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm
index a8b78c52d90f4a..11a0d7838e915d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ @implementation RCTImageView
   BOOL _needsReload;
 
   RCTUIImageViewAnimated *_imageView;
-  
+
   RCTImageURLLoaderRequest *_loaderRequest;
 }
 
@@ -219,23 +219,23 @@ - (void)setResizeMode:(RCTResizeMode)resizeMode
 - (void)cancelImageLoad
 {
   [_loaderRequest cancel];
-  [_imageLoader trackURLImageRequestDidCancel:_loaderRequest];
-
-  _loaderRequest = nil;
   _pendingImageSource = nil;
 }
 
-- (void)clearImage
+- (void)cancelAndClearImageLoad
 {
   [self cancelImageLoad];
-  self.image = nil;
-  _imageSource = nil;
+
+  [_imageLoader trackURLImageRequestDidDestroy:_loaderRequest];
+  _loaderRequest = nil;
 }
 
 - (void)clearImageIfDetached
 {
   if (!self.window) {
-    [self clearImage];
+    [self cancelAndClearImageLoad];
+    self.image = nil;
+    _imageSource = nil;
   }
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ - (BOOL)shouldChangeImageSource
 
 - (void)reloadImage
 {
-  [self cancelImageLoad];
+  [self cancelAndClearImageLoad];
   _needsReload = NO;
 
   RCTImageSource *source = [self imageSourceForSize:self.frame.size];
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ - (void)reloadImage
                                                                    completionBlock:completionHandler];
     _loaderRequest = loaderRequest;
   } else {
-    [self clearImage];
+    [self cancelAndClearImageLoad];
   }
 }
 
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ - (void)didMoveToWindow
     // prioritise image requests that are actually on-screen, this removes
     // requests that have gotten "stuck" from the queue, unblocking other images
     // from loading.
+    // Do not clear _loaderRequest because this component can be visible again without changing image source
     [self cancelImageLoad];
   } else if ([self shouldChangeImageSource]) {
     [self reloadImage];