From c19e93bd49e5e6bde9ab18c3c1577fa88e380e43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Serhii Lizunov <34252204+LizunovSergey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:58:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: keep sticky header offset out of content layout

---
 src/__tests__/RecyclerView.test.tsx | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 src/recyclerview/RecyclerView.tsx   |  3 +--
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/__tests__/RecyclerView.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/RecyclerView.test.tsx
index c01af4834..efccc56fa 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/RecyclerView.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/RecyclerView.test.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,27 @@ describe("RecyclerView", () => {
         }),
       });
     });
+
+    it("does not apply the sticky header offset to the content layout", () => {
+      const result = render(
+        <FlashList
+          data={[0, 1, 2]}
+          renderItem={({ item }) => <Text>{item}</Text>}
+          stickyHeaderIndices={[0]}
+          stickyHeaderConfig={{ offset: 100 }}
+          overrideProps={{ initialDrawBatchSize: 1 }}
+          drawDistance={0}
+        />
+      );
+
+      const measurementView = result.findAll(View).find(({ props }) => {
+        const style = props.style;
+        return !Array.isArray(style) && style?.height === 0;
+      });
+
+      expect(measurementView).toBeDefined();
+      expect(measurementView?.props.style).not.toHaveProperty("marginTop");
+    });
   });
 
   describe("Masonry Layout", () => {
diff --git a/src/recyclerview/RecyclerView.tsx b/src/recyclerview/RecyclerView.tsx
index 3c25e7e89..dd45de264 100644
--- a/src/recyclerview/RecyclerView.tsx
+++ b/src/recyclerview/RecyclerView.tsx
@@ -505,14 +505,13 @@ const RecyclerViewComponent = <T,>(
     return (
       <CompatView
         style={{
-          marginTop: horizontal ? undefined : stickyHeaderOffset,
           height: horizontal ? undefined : 0,
           width: horizontal ? 0 : undefined,
         }}
         ref={firstChildViewRef}
       />
     );
-  }, [horizontal, stickyHeaderOffset]);
+  }, [horizontal]);
 
   const scrollAnchor = useMemo(() => {
     if (shouldMaintainVisibleContentPosition) {