diff --git a/__tests__/components/MapView.test.js b/__tests__/components/MapView.test.js
index e580fe217..e0e22966e 100644
--- a/__tests__/components/MapView.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/components/MapView.test.js
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ describe('MapView', () => {
       getByTestId(expectedTestId);
     }).not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  test('defaults cameraChangedThrottleInterval to zero', () => {
+    expect(MapView.defaultProps.cameraChangedThrottleInterval).toBe(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt
index 63ca76733..826781e0b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.Looper
+import android.os.SystemClock
 import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.View.OnLayoutChangeListener
@@ -176,6 +177,8 @@ open class RNMBXMapView(private val mContext: Context, var mManager: RNMBXMapVie
 
     private var wasGestureActive = false
     private var isGestureActive = false
+    private var mCameraChangedThrottleInterval: Long = 0
+    private var mLastCameraChangedEventTimestamp: Long = 0
 
     var mapViewImpl: String? = null
 
@@ -581,6 +584,32 @@ open class RNMBXMapView(private val mContext: Context, var mManager: RNMBXMapVie
         }
     }
 
+    fun setReactCameraChangedThrottleInterval(cameraChangedThrottleInterval: Int) {
+        mCameraChangedThrottleInterval = cameraChangedThrottleInterval.toLong().coerceAtLeast(0L)
+        if (mCameraChangedThrottleInterval == 0L) {
+            resetCameraChangedThrottle()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun resetCameraChangedThrottle() {
+        mLastCameraChangedEventTimestamp = 0L
+    }
+
+    private fun shouldEmitCameraChangedEvent(): Boolean {
+        val interval = mCameraChangedThrottleInterval
+        if (interval <= 0L) {
+            return true
+        }
+
+        val now = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()
+        if (now - mLastCameraChangedEventTimestamp < interval) {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        mLastCameraChangedEventTimestamp = now
+        return true
+    }
+
     fun setReactMaxPitch(maxPitch: Double?) {
         mMaxPitch = maxPitch
         changes.add(Property.MAX_PITCH)
@@ -782,11 +811,13 @@ open class RNMBXMapView(private val mContext: Context, var mManager: RNMBXMapVie
     fun sendRegionDidChangeEvent() {
         handleMapChangedEvent(EventTypes.REGION_DID_CHANGE)
         mCameraChangeTracker.setReason(CameraChangeReason.NONE)
+        resetCameraChangedThrottle()
     }
 
     private fun handleMapChangedEvent(eventType: String) {
         this.wasGestureActive = isGestureActive
         if (!canHandleEvent(eventType)) return
+        if (eventType == EventTypes.CAMERA_CHANGED && !shouldEmitCameraChangedEvent()) return
 
         val event: IEvent
         event = when (eventType) {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapViewManager.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapViewManager.kt
index bdc25714d..620441486 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapViewManager.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapViewManager.kt
@@ -220,6 +220,15 @@ open class RNMBXMapViewManager(context: ReactApplicationContext, val viewTagReso
         mapView.setReactPreferredFramesPerSecond(preferredFramesPerSecond.asInt())
     }
 
+    @ReactProp(name = "cameraChangedThrottleInterval")
+    override fun setCameraChangedThrottleInterval(mapView: RNMBXMapView, cameraChangedThrottleInterval: Dynamic) {
+        if (cameraChangedThrottleInterval.type == ReadableType.Null) {
+            mapView.setReactCameraChangedThrottleInterval(0)
+            return
+        }
+        mapView.setReactCameraChangedThrottleInterval(cameraChangedThrottleInterval.asInt())
+    }
+
     @ReactProp(name = "zoomEnabled")
     override fun setZoomEnabled(map: RNMBXMapView, zoomEnabled: Dynamic) {
         map.withMapView {
diff --git a/docs/MapView.md b/docs/MapView.md
index dbc7f1b0c..b16aaf5bb 100644
--- a/docs/MapView.md
+++ b/docs/MapView.md
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ func
 v10 only, replaces onRegionIsChanging
 *signature:*`(state:{properties: {center: GeoJSON.Position, bounds: {ne: GeoJSON.Position, sw: GeoJSON.Position}, zoom: number, heading: number, pitch: number}, gestures: {isGestureActive: boolean}, timestamp: number}) =&gt; void`
 
+[Map Handlers](../examples/V10/MapHandlers)
+
 
   
 ### onMapIdle
@@ -531,6 +533,23 @@ The emitted frequency of regiondidchange events
   _defaults to:_ `500`
 
   
+### cameraChangedThrottleInterval
+
+```tsx
+number
+```
+Native-side throttle interval for onCameraChanged emissions, in milliseconds.
+
+This is useful when camera changes trigger expensive JS work during gestures
+like pinch-zoom. The final camera state remains available through onMapIdle.
+Opt-in only: omitting this prop preserves the current behavior.
+Defaults to 0, which emits every native camera change event.
+
+  _defaults to:_ `0`
+
+[Map Handlers](../examples/V10/MapHandlers)
+
+  
 ### deselectAnnotationOnTap
 
 ```tsx
diff --git a/docs/examples.json b/docs/examples.json
index 6567edf54..a779053f2 100644
--- a/docs/examples.json
+++ b/docs/examples.json
@@ -547,9 +547,11 @@
         "metadata": {
           "title": "Map Handlers",
           "tags": [
-            "MapView#onMapIdle"
+            "MapView#onCameraChanged",
+            "MapView#onMapIdle",
+            "MapView#cameraChangedThrottleInterval"
           ],
-          "docs": "\nMap Handlers\n"
+          "docs": "\nMap Handlers and cameraChangedThrottleInterval\n"
         },
         "fullPath": "example/src/examples/V10/MapHandlers.tsx",
         "relPath": "V10/MapHandlers.tsx",
diff --git a/example/src/examples/V10/MapHandlers.tsx b/example/src/examples/V10/MapHandlers.tsx
index 8f84234d1..5c3c2d98e 100644
--- a/example/src/examples/V10/MapHandlers.tsx
+++ b/example/src/examples/V10/MapHandlers.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Divider, Text } from '@rneui/base';
+import { Button, Divider, Text } from '@rneui/base';
 import {
   Camera,
   CircleLayer,
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ const styles = {
     flex: 0,
     padding: 10,
   },
+  controls: {
+    gap: 8,
+  },
   divider: {
     marginVertical: 6,
   },
@@ -40,8 +43,14 @@ const styles = {
   },
 };
 
+const CAMERA_CHANGED_THROTTLE_MS = 250;
+
 const MapHandlers = () => {
   const [lastCallback, setLastCallback] = useState('');
+  const [cameraChangedThrottleInterval, setCameraChangedThrottleInterval] =
+    useState(0);
+  const [cameraChangedCount, setCameraChangedCount] = useState(0);
+  const [mapIdleCount, setMapIdleCount] = useState(0);
   const [mapState, setMapState] = useState<MapState>({
     properties: {
       center: [0, 0],
@@ -65,6 +74,15 @@ const MapHandlers = () => {
   const heading = properties?.heading;
   const gestures = mapState?.gestures;
 
+  const toggleCameraChangedThrottle = () => {
+    setCameraChangedThrottleInterval((current) =>
+      current > 0 ? 0 : CAMERA_CHANGED_THROTTLE_MS,
+    );
+    setCameraChangedCount(0);
+    setMapIdleCount(0);
+    setLastCallback('');
+  };
+
   const buildShape = (feature: Feature<Geometry>): Geometry => {
     return {
       type: 'Point',
@@ -91,6 +109,7 @@ const MapHandlers = () => {
     <>
       <MapView
         style={styles.map}
+        cameraChangedThrottleInterval={cameraChangedThrottleInterval}
         onPress={(_feature: Feature<Geometry, GeoJsonProperties>) => {
           addFeature(_feature, 'press');
         }}
@@ -99,10 +118,12 @@ const MapHandlers = () => {
         }}
         onCameraChanged={(_state) => {
           setLastCallback('onCameraChanged');
+          setCameraChangedCount((count) => count + 1);
           setMapState(_state);
         }}
         onMapIdle={(_state) => {
           setLastCallback('onMapIdle');
+          setMapIdleCount((count) => count + 1);
           setMapState(_state);
         }}
       >
@@ -136,11 +157,29 @@ const MapHandlers = () => {
       <SafeAreaView>
         <View style={styles.info}>
           <Text style={styles.fadedText}>
-            Tap or long-press to create a marker.
+            Tap or long-press to create a marker. Pan or pinch-zoom the map to
+            compare event volume with and without throttling.
           </Text>
 
           <Divider style={styles.divider} />
 
+          <View style={styles.controls}>
+            <Button
+              title={
+                cameraChangedThrottleInterval > 0
+                  ? 'Disable onCameraChanged throttle'
+                  : 'Enable onCameraChanged throttle'
+              }
+              type="outline"
+              onPress={toggleCameraChangedThrottle}
+            />
+
+            <Text style={styles.fadedText}>cameraChangedThrottleInterval</Text>
+            <Text>{cameraChangedThrottleInterval} ms</Text>
+          </View>
+
+          <Divider style={styles.divider} />
+
           <Text style={styles.fadedText}>center</Text>
           <Text>{displayCoord(center)}</Text>
 
@@ -162,6 +201,16 @@ const MapHandlers = () => {
 
           <Divider style={styles.divider} />
 
+          <Text style={styles.fadedText}>onCameraChanged count</Text>
+          <Text>{cameraChangedCount}</Text>
+
+          <Divider style={styles.divider} />
+
+          <Text style={styles.fadedText}>onMapIdle count</Text>
+          <Text>{mapIdleCount}</Text>
+
+          <Divider style={styles.divider} />
+
           <View
             style={{
               flex: 0,
@@ -186,9 +235,13 @@ export default MapHandlers;
 
 const metadata: ExampleWithMetadata['metadata'] = {
   title: 'Map Handlers',
-  tags: ['MapView#onMapIdle'],
+  tags: [
+    'MapView#onCameraChanged',
+    'MapView#onMapIdle',
+    'MapView#cameraChangedThrottleInterval',
+  ],
   docs: `
-Map Handlers
+Map Handlers and cameraChangedThrottleInterval
 `,
 };
 MapHandlers.metadata = metadata;
diff --git a/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapView.swift b/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapView.swift
index 62861b53c..69d7ea613 100644
--- a/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapView.swift
+++ b/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapView.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @_spi(Restricted) import MapboxMaps
 import Turf
 import MapKit
+import QuartzCore
 
 public typealias RNMBXMapViewFactoryFunc = (String, UIView) -> (MapView?)
 
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ open class RNMBXMapView: UIView, RCTInvalidating {
   private var isPendingInitialLayout = true
   private var wasGestureActive = false
   private var isGestureActive = false
+  private var cameraChangedThrottleInterval: TimeInterval = 0
+  private var lastCameraChangedEventAt: CFTimeInterval = 0
 
   var layerWaiters : [String:[(String) -> Void]] = [:]
 
@@ -227,6 +230,15 @@ open class RNMBXMapView: UIView, RCTInvalidating {
   @objc
   public var mapViewImpl : String? = nil
 
+  @objc public var reactCameraChangedThrottleInterval: NSNumber? {
+    didSet {
+      cameraChangedThrottleInterval = max(0.0, reactCameraChangedThrottleInterval?.doubleValue ?? 0.0) / 1000.0
+      if cameraChangedThrottleInterval == 0 {
+        resetCameraChangedThrottle()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   var cancelables = Set<AnyCancelable>()
 
   lazy var pointAnnotationManager : RNMBXPointAnnotationManager = {
@@ -1025,6 +1037,24 @@ open class RNMBXMapView: UIView, RCTInvalidating {
 // MARK: - event handlers
 
 extension RNMBXMapView {
+  private func resetCameraChangedThrottle() {
+    lastCameraChangedEventAt = 0
+  }
+
+  private func shouldEmitCameraChangedEvent() -> Bool {
+    guard cameraChangedThrottleInterval > 0 else {
+      return true
+    }
+
+    let now = CACurrentMediaTime()
+    guard now - lastCameraChangedEventAt >= cameraChangedThrottleInterval else {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    lastCameraChangedEventAt = now
+    return true
+  }
+
   private func onEvery<T>(event: MapEventType<T>, handler: @escaping (RNMBXMapView, T) -> Void) {
     let signal = event.method(self.mapView.mapboxMap)
     signal.observe { [weak self] (mapEvent) in
@@ -1055,6 +1085,7 @@ extension RNMBXMapView {
         let event = RNMBXEvent(type:.regionIsChanging, payload: self.buildRegionObject())
         self.fireEvent(event: event, callback: self.reactOnMapChange)
       } else if self.handleMapChangedEvents.contains(.cameraChanged) {
+        guard self.shouldEmitCameraChangedEvent() else { return }
         let event = RNMBXCameraChanged(type:.cameraChanged, payload: self.buildStateObject(), reactTag: self.reactTag)
         self.eventDispatcher.send(event)
       }
@@ -1070,6 +1101,7 @@ extension RNMBXMapView {
       }
 
       self.wasGestureActive = false
+      self.resetCameraChangedThrottle()
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapViewComponentView.mm b/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapViewComponentView.mm
index 6ee6808cd..320442b5d 100644
--- a/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapViewComponentView.mm
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ - (void)updateProps:(const Props::Shared &)props oldProps:(const Props::Shared &
         _view.reactPreferredFramesPerSecond = [preferredFramesPerSecond integerValue];
     }
 
+    if (!oldProps.get() || oldViewProps.cameraChangedThrottleInterval != newViewProps.cameraChangedThrottleInterval) {
+        _view.reactCameraChangedThrottleInterval = RNMBXPropConvert_Optional_NSNumber(newViewProps.cameraChangedThrottleInterval, @"cameraChangedThrottleInterval");
+    }
+
     id projection = RNMBXConvertFollyDynamicToId(newViewProps.projection);
     if (projection != nil) {
         _view.reactProjection = projection;
diff --git a/src/components/MapView.tsx b/src/components/MapView.tsx
index d551c8ef0..f253d0ed2 100644
--- a/src/components/MapView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MapView.tsx
@@ -437,6 +437,16 @@ type Props = ViewProps & {
    */
   regionDidChangeDebounceTime?: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Native-side throttle interval for onCameraChanged emissions, in milliseconds.
+   *
+   * This is useful when camera changes trigger expensive JS work during gestures
+    * like pinch-zoom. The final camera state remains available through onMapIdle.
+    * Opt-in only: omitting this prop preserves the current behavior.
+    * Defaults to 0, which emits every native camera change event.
+   */
+  cameraChangedThrottleInterval?: number;
+
   /**
    * Set to true to deselect any selected annotation when the map is tapped. If set to true you will not receive
    * the onPress event for the taps that deselect the annotation. Default is false.
@@ -502,6 +512,7 @@ class MapView extends NativeBridgeComponent(
     requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent: false,
     regionWillChangeDebounceTime: 10,
     regionDidChangeDebounceTime: 500,
+    cameraChangedThrottleInterval: 0,
   };
 
   deprecationLogged: {
diff --git a/src/specs/RNMBXMapViewNativeComponent.ts b/src/specs/RNMBXMapViewNativeComponent.ts
index 57d92e7c3..cc4c125ed 100644
--- a/src/specs/RNMBXMapViewNativeComponent.ts
+++ b/src/specs/RNMBXMapViewNativeComponent.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export interface NativeProps extends ViewProps {
 
   mapViewImpl?: OptionalProp<string>;
   preferredFramesPerSecond?: OptionalProp<Int32>;
+  cameraChangedThrottleInterval?: OptionalProp<Int32>;
 }
 
 // @ts-ignore-error - Codegen requires single cast but TypeScript prefers double cast