diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70d90672b..80d27915f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "react-native": "^0.62.2",
     "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.18.1",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "^1.10.3",
-    "react-native-reanimated": "^2.8.0",
+    "react-native-reanimated": "^3.5.4",
     "release-it": "^16.1.5",
     "typescript": "^4.2.4"
   },
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "react": "*",
     "react-native": "*",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": ">=1.10.1",
-    "react-native-reanimated": ">=2.2.0"
+    "react-native-reanimated": ">=3.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@types/react-native": {
diff --git a/src/components/bottomSheet/BottomSheet.tsx b/src/components/bottomSheet/BottomSheet.tsx
index 1050af591..46789cf98 100644
--- a/src/components/bottomSheet/BottomSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bottomSheet/BottomSheet.tsx
@@ -807,39 +807,58 @@ const BottomSheetComponent = forwardRef<BottomSheet, BottomSheetProps>(
           },
         });
 
-        /**
-         * normalized provided position.
-         */
-        const nextPosition = normalizeSnapPoint(
-          position,
-          animatedContainerHeight.value
-        );
+        const snapToPosition = () => {
+          /**
+           * normalized provided position.
+           */
+          const nextPosition = normalizeSnapPoint(
+            position,
+            animatedContainerHeight.value
+          );
 
-        /**
-         * exit method if :
-         * - layout is not calculated.
-         * - already animating to next position.
-         * - sheet is forced closing.
-         */
-        if (
-          !isLayoutCalculated ||
-          nextPosition === animatedNextPosition.value ||
-          isForcedClosing.value
-        ) {
-          return;
-        }
+          /**
+           * exit method if :
+           * - layout is not calculated.
+           * - already animating to next position.
+           * - sheet is forced closing.
+           */
+          if (
+            !isLayoutCalculated ||
+            nextPosition === animatedNextPosition.value ||
+            isForcedClosing.value
+          ) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          /**
+           * mark the new position as temporary.
+           */
+          isInTemporaryPosition.value = true;
+
+          runOnUI(animateToPosition)(
+            nextPosition,
+            ANIMATION_SOURCE.USER,
+            0,
+            animationConfigs
+          );
+        };
 
         /**
-         * mark the new position as temporary.
+         * Checks whether the library has measured the container's height or if it was passed from props.
+         * If the height is not measured, the function waits for the value to be updated.
+         * The variable 'isContainerHeightCalculated' cannot be solely trusted,
+         * as it only checks if the value is neither undefined nor null.
+         * Fixes: https://github.com/gorhom/react-native-bottom-sheet/issues/1294
          */
-        isInTemporaryPosition.value = true;
-
-        runOnUI(animateToPosition)(
-          nextPosition,
-          ANIMATION_SOURCE.USER,
-          0,
-          animationConfigs
-        );
+        if (animatedContainerHeight.value === INITIAL_CONTAINER_HEIGHT)
+          runOnUI(() => {
+            const id = Math.random();
+            animatedContainerHeight.addListener(id, () => {
+              runOnJS(snapToPosition)();
+              animatedContainerHeight.removeListener(id);
+            });
+          })();
+        else snapToPosition();
       },
       [
         animateToPosition,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 110b52fe4..e3f6ce4f5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1969,11 +1969,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/invariant/-/invariant-2.2.34.tgz#05e4f79f465c2007884374d4795452f995720bbe"
   integrity sha512-lYUtmJ9BqUN688fGY1U1HZoWT1/Jrmgigx2loq4ZcJpICECm/Om3V314BxdzypO0u5PORKGMM6x0OXaljV1YFg==
 
-"@types/invariant@^2.2.35":
-  version "2.2.35"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/invariant/-/invariant-2.2.35.tgz#cd3ebf581a6557452735688d8daba6cf0bd5a3be"
-  integrity sha512-DxX1V9P8zdJPYQat1gHyY0xj3efl8gnMVjiM9iCY6y27lj+PoQWkgjt8jDqmovPqULkKVpKRg8J36iQiA+EtEg==
-
 "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage@*", "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage@^2.0.0":
   version "2.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/istanbul-lib-coverage/-/istanbul-lib-coverage-2.0.3.tgz#4ba8ddb720221f432e443bd5f9117fd22cfd4762"
@@ -3455,6 +3450,11 @@ convert-source-map@^1.7.0:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "~5.1.1"
 
+convert-source-map@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/convert-source-map/-/convert-source-map-2.0.0.tgz#4b560f649fc4e918dd0ab75cf4961e8bc882d82a"
+  integrity sha512-Kvp459HrV2FEJ1CAsi1Ku+MY3kasH19TFykTz2xWmMeq6bk2NU3XXvfJ+Q61m0xktWwt+1HSYf3JZsTms3aRJg==
+
 copy-descriptor@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/copy-descriptor/-/copy-descriptor-0.1.1.tgz#676f6eb3c39997c2ee1ac3a924fd6124748f578d"
@@ -6388,11 +6388,6 @@ lodash.escaperegexp@^4.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.escaperegexp/-/lodash.escaperegexp-4.1.2.tgz#64762c48618082518ac3df4ccf5d5886dae20347"
   integrity sha512-TM9YBvyC84ZxE3rgfefxUWiQKLilstD6k7PTGt6wfbtXF8ixIJLOL3VYyV/z+ZiPLsVxAsKAFVwWlWeb2Y8Yyw==
 
-lodash.isequal@^4.5.0:
-  version "4.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isequal/-/lodash.isequal-4.5.0.tgz#415c4478f2bcc30120c22ce10ed3226f7d3e18e0"
-  integrity sha1-QVxEePK8wwEgwizhDtMib30+GOA=
-
 lodash.isfunction@^3.0.9:
   version "3.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isfunction/-/lodash.isfunction-3.0.9.tgz#06de25df4db327ac931981d1bdb067e5af68d051"
@@ -8071,18 +8066,15 @@ react-native-gesture-handler@^1.10.3:
     invariant "^2.2.4"
     prop-types "^15.7.2"
 
-react-native-reanimated@^2.8.0:
-  version "2.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-reanimated/-/react-native-reanimated-2.8.0.tgz#93c06ca84d91fb3865110b0857c49a24e316130e"
-  integrity sha512-kJvf/UWLBMaGCs9X66MKq5zdFMgwx8D0nHnolbHR7s8ZnbLdb7TlQ/yuzIXqn/9wABfnwtNRI3CyaP1aHWMmZg==
+react-native-reanimated@^3.5.4:
+  version "3.5.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-reanimated/-/react-native-reanimated-3.5.4.tgz#a6c2b0c43b6dad246f5d276213974afedb8e3fc7"
+  integrity sha512-8we9LLDO1o4Oj9/DICeEJ2K1tjfqkJagqQUglxeUAkol/HcEJ6PGxIrpBcNryLqCDYEcu6FZWld/FzizBIw6bg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/plugin-transform-object-assign" "^7.16.7"
     "@babel/preset-typescript" "^7.16.7"
-    "@types/invariant" "^2.2.35"
+    convert-source-map "^2.0.0"
     invariant "^2.2.4"
-    lodash.isequal "^4.5.0"
-    setimmediate "^1.0.5"
-    string-hash-64 "^1.0.3"
 
 react-native@^0.62.2:
   version "0.62.3"
@@ -9060,11 +9052,6 @@ string-argv@0.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-argv/-/string-argv-0.3.1.tgz#95e2fbec0427ae19184935f816d74aaa4c5c19da"
   integrity sha512-a1uQGz7IyVy9YwhqjZIZu1c8JO8dNIe20xBmSS6qu9kv++k3JGzCVmprbNN5Kn+BgzD5E7YYwg1CcjuJMRNsvg==
 
-string-hash-64@^1.0.3:
-  version "1.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-hash-64/-/string-hash-64-1.0.3.tgz#0deb56df58678640db5c479ccbbb597aaa0de322"
-  integrity sha512-D5OKWKvDhyVWWn2x5Y9b+37NUllks34q1dCDhk/vYcso9fmhs+Tl3KR/gE4v5UNj2UA35cnX4KdVVGkG1deKqw==
-
 string-width@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-2.1.1.tgz#ab93f27a8dc13d28cac815c462143a6d9012ae9e"