diff --git a/app/src/examples/SetNativePropsExample.tsx b/app/src/examples/SetNativePropsExample.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3ae75960abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/examples/SetNativePropsExample.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import Animated, {
+  runOnJS,
+  setNativeProps,
+  useAnimatedRef,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import { Button, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  Gesture,
+  GestureDetector,
+  GestureHandlerRootView,
+  TextInput,
+} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+
+import React from 'react';
+
+const AnimatedTextInput = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(TextInput);
+
+function delay(ms: number) {
+  const start = performance.now();
+  while (performance.now() - start < ms) {}
+}
+
+export default function SetNativePropsExample() {
+  const [text, setText] = React.useState('Hello');
+
+  const animatedRef = useAnimatedRef<TextInput>();
+
+  const send = () => {
+    delay(500);
+    console.log('SEND', text);
+    setText(''); // calling setText affects the JS state but doesn't update the native view
+  };
+
+  const tap = Gesture.Tap().onEnd(() => {
+    'worklet';
+    setNativeProps(animatedRef, {
+      text: '',
+      backgroundColor: `hsl(${Math.random() * 360}, 100%, 50%)`,
+    });
+    runOnJS(send)();
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <GestureHandlerRootView style={styles.container}>
+      <AnimatedTextInput
+        value={text}
+        onChangeText={setText}
+        style={styles.input}
+        ref={animatedRef}
+        autoFocus
+      />
+      <GestureDetector gesture={tap}>
+        <Button title="Send" />
+      </GestureDetector>
+    </GestureHandlerRootView>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  input: {
+    width: 250,
+    padding: 3,
+    borderWidth: 1,
+  },
+});
diff --git a/app/src/examples/index.ts b/app/src/examples/index.ts
index 75613ab88e3c..59f5f2dfc7de 100644
--- a/app/src/examples/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/examples/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import AnimatedTabBarExample from './AnimatedTabBarExample';
 import AnimatedTextInputExample from './AnimatedTextInputExample';
 import AnimatedTextWidthExample from './AnimatedTextWidthExample';
 import ArticleProgressExample from './ArticleProgressExample';
+import BabelVersionCheckExample from './BabelVersionCheckExample';
 import BasicLayoutAnimation from './LayoutAnimations/BasicLayoutAnimation';
 import BasicNestedAnimation from './LayoutAnimations/BasicNestedAnimation';
 import BasicNestedLayoutAnimation from './LayoutAnimations/BasicNestedLayoutAnimation';
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import DefaultAnimations from './LayoutAnimations/DefaultAnimations';
 import DeleteAncestorOfExiting from './LayoutAnimations/DeleteAncestorOfExiting';
 import DispatchCommandExample from './DispatchCommandExample';
 import DragAndSnapExample from './DragAndSnapExample';
+import DuplicateTagsExample from './SharedElementTransitions/DuplicateTags';
 import EmojiWaterfallExample from './EmojiWaterfallExample';
 import EmptyExample from './EmptyExample';
 import ExtrapolationExample from './ExtrapolationExample';
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ import LightBoxExample from './LightBoxExample';
 import LiquidSwipe from './LiquidSwipe/LiquidSwipe';
 import ManyScreensExample from './SharedElementTransitions/ManyScreens';
 import ManyTagsExample from './SharedElementTransitions/ManyTags';
+import MatrixTransform from './MatrixTransform';
 import MeasureExample from './MeasureExample';
 import Modal from './LayoutAnimations/Modal';
 import ModalNewAPI from './LayoutAnimations/ModalNewAPI';
@@ -54,7 +57,6 @@ import MountingUnmounting from './LayoutAnimations/MountingUnmounting';
 import NativeModals from './LayoutAnimations/NativeModals';
 import NestedNativeStacksWithLayout from './LayoutAnimations/NestedNativeStacksWithLayout';
 import NestedStacksExample from './SharedElementTransitions/NestedStacks';
-import ProgressTransitionExample from './SharedElementTransitions/ProgressTransition';
 import NestedTest from './LayoutAnimations/Nested';
 import NewestShadowNodesRegistryRemoveExample from './NewestShadowNodesRegistryRemoveExample';
 import NonLayoutPropAndRenderExample from './NonLayoutPropAndRenderExample';
@@ -63,7 +65,10 @@ import OldMeasureExample from './OldMeasureExample';
 import OlympicAnimation from './LayoutAnimations/OlympicAnimation';
 import OverlappingBoxesExample from './OverlappingBoxesExample';
 import PagerExample from './CustomHandler/PagerExample';
+import PendulumExample from './PendulumExample';
 import PinExample from './PinExample';
+import ProfilesExample from './SharedElementTransitions/Profiles';
+import ProgressTransitionExample from './SharedElementTransitions/ProgressTransition';
 import RainbowExample from './RainbowExample';
 import ReactionsCounterExample from './LayoutAnimations/ReactionsCounterExample';
 import ReducedMotionExample from './ReducedMotionExample';
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ import ScrollToExample from './ScrollToExample';
 import ScrollViewExample from './ScrollViewExample';
 import ScrollViewOffsetExample from './ScrollViewOffsetExample';
 import ScrollableViewExample from './ScrollableViewExample';
+import SetNativePropsExample from './SetNativePropsExample';
 import SharedStyleExample from './SharedStyleExample';
 import SpringLayoutAnimation from './LayoutAnimations/SpringLayoutAnimation';
 import SvgExample from './SvgExample';
@@ -83,17 +89,12 @@ import SwipeableList from './LayoutAnimations/SwipeableList';
 import SwipeableListExample from './SwipeableListExample';
 import TransformExample from './TransformExample';
 import UpdatePropsPerfExample from './UpdatePropsPerfExample';
+import VolumeExample from './VolumeExample';
 import WaterfallGridExample from './LayoutAnimations/WaterfallGridExample';
 import WidthExample from './WidthExample';
 import WithoutBabelPluginExample from './WithoutBabelPluginExample';
 import WobbleExample from './WobbleExample';
 import WorkletExample from './WorkletExample';
-import ProfilesExample from './SharedElementTransitions/Profiles';
-import VolumeExample from './VolumeExample';
-import MatrixTransform from './MatrixTransform';
-import PendulumExample from './PendulumExample';
-import DuplicateTagsExample from './SharedElementTransitions/DuplicateTags';
-import BabelVersionCheckExample from './BabelVersionCheckExample';
 
 interface Example {
   icon?: string;
@@ -162,6 +163,11 @@ export const EXAMPLES: Record<string, Example> = {
     title: 'Letters',
     screen: LettersExample,
   },
+  SetNativePropsExample: {
+    icon: '🪄',
+    title: 'setNativeProps',
+    screen: SetNativePropsExample,
+  },
   UpdatePropsPerfExample: {
     icon: '🏎️',
     title: 'Update props performance',
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/Colors.ts b/src/reanimated2/Colors.ts
index 2b02d95eb96c..1c5353278dcf 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/Colors.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/Colors.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 /* eslint no-bitwise: 0 */
+import { StyleProps } from './commonTypes';
 import { makeShareable } from './core';
 import { isAndroid, isWeb } from './PlatformChecker';
 
@@ -274,6 +275,27 @@ const names: any = makeShareable({
   yellowgreen: 0x9acd32ff,
 });
 
+// copied from react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ReactNativeStyleAttributes
+export const ColorProperties = makeShareable([
+  'backgroundColor',
+  'borderBottomColor',
+  'borderColor',
+  'borderLeftColor',
+  'borderRightColor',
+  'borderTopColor',
+  'borderStartColor',
+  'borderEndColor',
+  'borderBlockColor',
+  'borderBlockEndColor',
+  'borderBlockStartColor',
+  'color',
+  'shadowColor',
+  'textDecorationColor',
+  'tintColor',
+  'textShadowColor',
+  'overlayColor',
+]);
+
 function normalizeColor(color: unknown): number | null {
   'worklet';
 
@@ -597,6 +619,15 @@ export function processColor(color: unknown): number | null | undefined {
   return normalizedColor;
 }
 
+export function processColorsInProps(props: StyleProps) {
+  'worklet';
+  for (const key in props) {
+    if (ColorProperties.includes(key)) {
+      props[key] = processColor(props[key]);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export type ParsedColorArray = [number, number, number, number];
 
 export function convertToRGBA(color: unknown): ParsedColorArray {
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/NativeMethods.ts b/src/reanimated2/NativeMethods.ts
index a2b433e3006f..8f6113e52a0c 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/NativeMethods.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/NativeMethods.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { MeasuredDimensions, ShadowNodeWrapper } from './commonTypes';
+import { MeasuredDimensions, ShadowNodeWrapper } from './commonTypes';
 import {
   isChromeDebugger,
   isJest,
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/SetNativeProps.ts b/src/reanimated2/SetNativeProps.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d66000dc94f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reanimated2/SetNativeProps.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { ShadowNodeWrapper, StyleProps } from './commonTypes';
+import {
+  isChromeDebugger,
+  isJest,
+  isWeb,
+  shouldBeUseWeb,
+} from './PlatformChecker';
+
+import type { AnimatedRef } from './hook/commonTypes';
+import type { Component } from 'react';
+import { _updatePropsJS } from './js-reanimated';
+import { processColorsInProps } from './Colors';
+
+const IS_NATIVE = !shouldBeUseWeb();
+
+export let setNativeProps: <T extends Component>(
+  animatedRef: AnimatedRef<T>,
+  updates: StyleProps
+) => void;
+
+if (isWeb()) {
+  setNativeProps = (_animatedRef, _updates) => {
+    const component = (_animatedRef as any)();
+    _updatePropsJS(_updates, { _component: component });
+  };
+} else if (IS_NATIVE && global._IS_FABRIC) {
+  setNativeProps = (animatedRef, updates) => {
+    'worklet';
+    const shadowNodeWrapper = (animatedRef as any)() as ShadowNodeWrapper;
+    processColorsInProps(updates);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+    _updatePropsFabric!([{ shadowNodeWrapper, updates }]);
+  };
+} else if (IS_NATIVE) {
+  setNativeProps = (animatedRef, updates) => {
+    'worklet';
+    const tag = (animatedRef as any)() as number;
+    const name = (animatedRef as any).viewName.value;
+    processColorsInProps(updates);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+    _updatePropsPaper!([{ tag, name, updates }]);
+  };
+} else if (isChromeDebugger()) {
+  setNativeProps = () => {
+    console.warn(
+      '[Reanimated] setNativeProps() is not supported with Chrome Debugger.'
+    );
+  };
+} else if (isJest()) {
+  setNativeProps = () => {
+    console.warn('[Reanimated] setNativeProps() is not supported with Jest.');
+  };
+} else {
+  setNativeProps = () => {
+    console.warn(
+      '[Reanimated] setNativeProps() is not supported on this configuration.'
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/UpdateProps.ts b/src/reanimated2/UpdateProps.ts
index 496f55ce9bce..83ba30122af4 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/UpdateProps.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/UpdateProps.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,13 @@
 import type { MutableRefObject } from 'react';
-import { processColor } from './Colors';
+import { processColorsInProps } from './Colors';
 import type { ShadowNodeWrapper, SharedValue, StyleProps } from './commonTypes';
 import type { AnimatedStyle } from './helperTypes';
-import { makeShareable } from './core';
 import type { Descriptor } from './hook/commonTypes';
 import { _updatePropsJS } from './js-reanimated';
 import { shouldBeUseWeb } from './PlatformChecker';
 import type { ViewRefSet } from './ViewDescriptorsSet';
 import { runOnUIImmediately } from './threads';
 
-// copied from react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ReactNativeStyleAttributes
-const colorProps = [
-  'backgroundColor',
-  'borderBottomColor',
-  'borderColor',
-  'borderLeftColor',
-  'borderRightColor',
-  'borderTopColor',
-  'borderStartColor',
-  'borderEndColor',
-  'color',
-  'shadowColor',
-  'textDecorationColor',
-  'tintColor',
-  'textShadowColor',
-  'overlayColor',
-];
-
-export const ColorProperties = makeShareable(colorProps);
-
 let updateProps: (
   viewDescriptor: SharedValue<Descriptor[]>,
   updates: StyleProps | AnimatedStyle<any>,
@@ -47,11 +26,7 @@ if (shouldBeUseWeb()) {
 } else {
   updateProps = (viewDescriptors, updates) => {
     'worklet';
-    for (const key in updates) {
-      if (ColorProperties.indexOf(key) !== -1) {
-        updates[key] = processColor(updates[key]);
-      }
-    }
+    processColorsInProps(updates);
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
     global.UpdatePropsManager!.update(viewDescriptors, updates);
   };
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/animation/styleAnimation.ts b/src/reanimated2/animation/styleAnimation.ts
index cd85fd58fb6f..e7e5e2b8c1e5 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/animation/styleAnimation.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/animation/styleAnimation.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import type {
 import type { AnimatedStyle } from '../helperTypes';
 import type { StyleLayoutAnimation } from './commonTypes';
 import { withTiming } from './timing';
-import { ColorProperties } from '../UpdateProps';
-import { processColor } from '../Colors';
+import { ColorProperties, processColor } from '../Colors';
 
 // resolves path to value for nested objects
 // if path cannot be resolved returns undefined
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/hook/useAnimatedRef.ts b/src/reanimated2/hook/useAnimatedRef.ts
index a91cbf0a04e8..7cf7972e4fcf 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/hook/useAnimatedRef.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/hook/useAnimatedRef.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ import {
   makeShareableCloneRecursive,
   registerShareableMapping,
 } from '../shareables';
-import { findNodeHandle } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, findNodeHandle } from 'react-native';
+
 interface MaybeScrollableComponent extends Component {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   getNativeScrollRef?: any;
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   getScrollableNode?: any;
+  viewConfig?: {
+    uiViewClassName?: string;
+  };
 }
 
 function getComponentOrScrollable(component: MaybeScrollableComponent) {
@@ -33,6 +37,8 @@ export function useAnimatedRef<
   T extends MaybeScrollableComponent
 >(): AnimatedRef<T> {
   const tag = useSharedValue<number | ShadowNodeWrapper | null>(-1);
+  const viewName = useSharedValue<string | null>(null);
+
   const ref = useRef<AnimatedRef<T>>();
 
   if (!ref.current) {
@@ -41,6 +47,10 @@ export function useAnimatedRef<
       if (component) {
         tag.value = getTagValueFunction(getComponentOrScrollable(component));
         fun.current = component;
+        // viewName is required only on iOS with Paper
+        if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && !global._IS_FABRIC) {
+          viewName.value = component?.viewConfig?.uiViewClassName || 'RCTView';
+        }
       }
       return tag.value;
     });
@@ -50,7 +60,9 @@ export function useAnimatedRef<
     const remoteRef = makeShareableCloneRecursive({
       __init: () => {
         'worklet';
-        return () => tag.value;
+        const f = () => tag.value;
+        f.viewName = viewName;
+        return f;
       },
     });
     registerShareableMapping(fun, remoteRef);
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/index.ts b/src/reanimated2/index.ts
index cd075ca01e06..473c4b8087f6 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/index.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export * from './interpolation';
 export * from './interpolateColor';
 export * from './Easing';
 export * from './NativeMethods';
+export { setNativeProps } from './SetNativeProps';
 export * from './Colors';
 export * from './PropAdapters';
 export * from './layoutReanimation';