diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
index fb4260fc3b..1ab8594ef3 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class Screen(
         )
     }
 
+    fun isTransparent(): Boolean = stackPresentation === StackPresentation.TRANSPARENT_MODAL
+
     private fun hasWebView(viewGroup: ViewGroup): Boolean {
         for (i in 0 until viewGroup.childCount) {
             val child = viewGroup.getChildAt(i)
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStack.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStack.kt
index 4b520d14ac..afd6848978 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStack.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStack.kt
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ class ScreenStack(
         var visibleBottom: ScreenFragmentWrapper? = null // this is only set if newTop has TRANSPARENT_MODAL presentation mode
         isDetachingCurrentScreen = false // we reset it so the previous value is not used by mistake
         for (i in screenWrappers.indices.reversed()) {
-            val screen = getScreenFragmentWrapperAt(i)
-            if (!dismissedWrappers.contains(screen)) {
+            val screenWrapper = getScreenFragmentWrapperAt(i)
+            if (!dismissedWrappers.contains(screenWrapper)) {
                 if (newTop == null) {
-                    newTop = screen
+                    newTop = screenWrapper
                 } else {
-                    visibleBottom = screen
+                    visibleBottom = screenWrapper
                 }
-                if (!isTransparent(screen)) {
+                if (!screenWrapper.screen.isTransparent()) {
                     break
                 }
             }
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class ScreenStack(
     private fun turnOffA11yUnderTransparentScreen(visibleBottom: ScreenFragmentWrapper?) {
         if (screenWrappers.size > 1 && visibleBottom != null) {
             topScreenWrapper?.let {
-                if (isTransparent(it)) {
+                if (it.screen.isTransparent()) {
                     val screenFragmentsBeneathTop = screenWrappers.slice(0 until screenWrappers.size - 1).asReversed()
                     // go from the top of the stack excluding the top screen
                     for (fragmentWrapper in screenFragmentsBeneathTop) {
@@ -363,9 +363,6 @@ class ScreenStack(
     }
 
     companion object {
-        private fun isTransparent(fragmentWrapper: ScreenFragmentWrapper): Boolean =
-            fragmentWrapper.screen.stackPresentation === Screen.StackPresentation.TRANSPARENT_MODAL
-
         private fun needsDrawReordering(fragmentWrapper: ScreenFragmentWrapper): Boolean =
             // On Android sdk 33 and above the animation is different and requires draw reordering.
             // For React Native 0.70 and lower versions, `Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU` is not defined yet.
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt
index dc7f6ba493..cca93143c9 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt
@@ -154,7 +154,12 @@ class ScreenStackFragment :
     }
 
     override fun onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu: Menu) {
-        updateToolbarMenu(menu)
+        // If the screen is a transparent modal with hidden header we don't want to update the toolbar
+        // menu because it may erase the menu of the previous screen (which is still visible in these
+        // circumstances). See here: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/issues/2271
+        if (!screen.isTransparent() || screen.headerConfig?.isHeaderHidden == false) {
+            updateToolbarMenu(menu)
+        }
         return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu)
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/src/tests/Test2271.tsx b/apps/src/tests/Test2271.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a858607545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/src/tests/Test2271.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import {
+  NativeStackScreenProps,
+  createNativeStackNavigator,
+} from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { GestureHandlerRootView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+
+type StackParamList = {
+  Home: undefined;
+  Details: undefined;
+};
+
+const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator<StackParamList>();
+
+function HomeScreen({
+  navigation,
+}: NativeStackScreenProps<StackParamList, 'Home'>) {
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <Text>Home Screen</Text>
+      <Button
+        title="Open Modal"
+        onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Details')}
+      />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+function DetailScreen({
+  navigation,
+}: NativeStackScreenProps<StackParamList, 'Details'>) {
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <Text>DetailScreen</Text>
+      <Button title={'Bo Back'} onPress={navigation.goBack} />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function App(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <GestureHandlerRootView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+      <NavigationContainer>
+        <Stack.Navigator>
+          <Stack.Screen
+            options={{
+              headerSearchBarOptions: {
+                autoCapitalize: 'none',
+                placement: 'stacked',
+                hideWhenScrolling: false,
+                shouldShowHintSearchIcon: false,
+                hideNavigationBar: true,
+                tintColor: 'blue',
+                textColor: 'black',
+                hintTextColor: 'black',
+                headerIconColor: 'black',
+              },
+            }}
+            name="Home"
+            component={HomeScreen}
+          />
+          <Stack.Screen
+            name="Details"
+            component={DetailScreen}
+            options={{
+              headerShown: false,
+              presentation: 'transparentModal',
+            }}
+          />
+        </Stack.Navigator>
+      </NavigationContainer>
+    </GestureHandlerRootView>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/apps/src/tests/index.ts b/apps/src/tests/index.ts
index 5c87cf8bab..2a90426c68 100644
--- a/apps/src/tests/index.ts
+++ b/apps/src/tests/index.ts
@@ -108,5 +108,6 @@ export { default as Test2231 } from './Test2231';
 export { default as Test2232 } from './Test2232';
 export { default as Test2235 } from './Test2235';
 export { default as Test2252 } from './Test2252';
+export { default as Test2271 } from './Test2271';
 export { default as TestScreenAnimation } from './TestScreenAnimation';
 export { default as TestHeader } from './TestHeader';