diff --git a/src/__tests__/native/image-fit.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/native/image-fit.test.tsx
index de49f163..44730ffc 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/native/image-fit.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/native/image-fit.test.tsx
@@ -85,3 +85,38 @@ test("important image fitting overrides inline style and preserves its siblings"
   );
   expect(style()).toMatchObject({ objectFit: "cover", opacity: 0.5 });
 });
+
+describe("a mapping on an image with object-fit", () => {
+  const TintedImage = styled(RNImage, {
+    tintClassName: {
+      target: "style",
+      nativeStyleMapping: { color: "tintColor" },
+    },
+    className: "style",
+  });
+
+  test.each([
+    ["a normal", `.tint { color: red; }`],
+    ["an important", `.tint { color: red !important; }`],
+  ])(
+    "keeps %s mapped value when another config follows it, on every render",
+    (_, tintCss) => {
+      registerCSS(`.contain { object-fit: contain; } ${tintCss}`);
+      const element = (
+        <TintedImage
+          source={{ uri: "test-image" }}
+          className="contain"
+          tintClassName="tint"
+        />
+      );
+
+      render(element);
+      expect(props().tintColor).toBe("#f00");
+      expect(style()?.objectFit).toBe("contain");
+
+      screen.rerender(element);
+      expect(props().tintColor).toBe("#f00");
+      expect(style()?.objectFit).toBe("contain");
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/native/objects.test.ts b/src/__tests__/native/objects.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30431193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/native/objects.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { withDeepPath, withoutKeys } from "../../native/objects";
+
+describe("withDeepPath", () => {
+  test("sets a nested value on copies of the objects on its path, leaving the source untouched", () => {
+    const style = { color: "red" };
+    const source = { style, testID: "image" };
+
+    const result = withDeepPath(source, ["style", "tintColor"], "blue");
+
+    expect(result).toStrictEqual({
+      style: { color: "red", tintColor: "blue" },
+      testID: "image",
+    });
+    expect(result.style).not.toBe(style);
+    expect(source).toStrictEqual({ style: { color: "red" }, testID: "image" });
+  });
+
+  test("creates the objects its path is missing", () => {
+    expect(withDeepPath({}, ["outer", "inner"], 1)).toStrictEqual({
+      outer: { inner: 1 },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("returns its source for an empty path", () => {
+    const source = { style: { color: "red" } };
+
+    expect(withDeepPath(source, [], "blue")).toBe(source);
+  });
+
+  test("gives the same result for the same input", () => {
+    const source = { style: { color: "red" } };
+
+    expect(withDeepPath(source, ["style", "opacity"], 0.5)).toStrictEqual(
+      withDeepPath(source, ["style", "opacity"], 0.5),
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe("withoutKeys", () => {
+  test("returns the source itself when it has none of the keys", () => {
+    const source = { color: "red" };
+
+    expect(withoutKeys(source, ["tintColor"])).toBe(source);
+  });
+
+  test("drops the keys from a copy, leaving the source untouched", () => {
+    const source = { color: "red", opacity: 1 };
+
+    expect(withoutKeys(source, ["color"])).toStrictEqual({ opacity: 1 });
+    expect(source).toStrictEqual({ color: "red", opacity: 1 });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/native/styled.test.ios.tsx b/src/__tests__/native/styled.test.ios.tsx
index 3f4ef620..3f958488 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/native/styled.test.ios.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/native/styled.test.ios.tsx
@@ -181,6 +181,39 @@ test.each([false, true])(
   },
 );
 
+test("a mapping onto a nested target waits for its class, then maps on every render", () => {
+  registerCSS(`.faded { opacity: 0.5; } .label { color: blue; }`);
+  const Base = (props: {
+    style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+    nested?: { style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle> };
+    accessibilityLabel?: string;
+  }) => (
+    <View
+      testID={testID}
+      accessibilityLabel={props.accessibilityLabel}
+      style={[props.style, props.nested?.style]}
+    />
+  );
+  const Labelled = styled(Base, {
+    className: "style",
+    labelClassName: {
+      target: "nested.style",
+      nativeStyleMapping: { color: "accessibilityLabel" },
+    },
+  });
+
+  render(<Labelled className="faded" />);
+  expect(screen.getByTestId(testID).props.accessibilityLabel).toBeUndefined();
+
+  for (let round = 0; round < 2; round++) {
+    screen.rerender(<Labelled className="faded" labelClassName="label" />);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId(testID).props.accessibilityLabel).toBe("#00f");
+    expect(StyleSheet.flatten(screen.getByTestId(testID).props.style)).toEqual({
+      opacity: 0.5,
+    });
+  }
+});
+
 test("passThrough resolves three segment targets and updates without leaking root props", () => {
   registerCSS(`.first { width: 40px; } .second { width: 80px; }`);
   interface Props {
diff --git a/src/native/objects.ts b/src/native/objects.ts
index 12e69ccd..ec2315fd 100644
--- a/src/native/objects.ts
+++ b/src/native/objects.ts
@@ -107,3 +107,42 @@ export function setDeepPath(
 
   return target;
 }
+
+export function isPlainObject(
+  value: unknown,
+): value is Readonly<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+export function withDeepPath(
+  source: Readonly<Record<string, unknown>>,
+  paths: readonly string[],
+  value: unknown,
+): Readonly<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const [path, ...rest] = paths;
+  if (path === undefined) {
+    return source;
+  }
+
+  const child = source[path];
+  return {
+    ...source,
+    [path]:
+      rest.length === 0
+        ? value
+        : withDeepPath(isPlainObject(child) ? child : {}, rest, value),
+  };
+}
+
+export function withoutKeys(
+  source: Readonly<Record<string, unknown>>,
+  keys: readonly string[],
+): Readonly<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  if (!keys.some((key) => key in source)) {
+    return source;
+  }
+
+  return Object.fromEntries(
+    Object.entries(source).filter(([key]) => !keys.includes(key)),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/native/styles/index.ts b/src/native/styles/index.ts
index 6be03daa..b966b4dc 100644
--- a/src/native/styles/index.ts
+++ b/src/native/styles/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 import type { InlineVariable, StyleRule } from "react-native-css/compiler";
 import { specificityCompareFn } from "react-native-css/utilities";
 
+import {
+  getDeepPath,
+  isPlainObject,
+  withDeepPath,
+  withoutKeys,
+} from "../objects";
 import { getInteractionHandler } from "../react/interaction";
 import type { ComponentState, Config } from "../react/useNativeCss";
 import {
@@ -200,20 +206,17 @@ export function getStyledProps(
   const computedTargets: { path: string[]; value: unknown }[] = [];
   const consumedSources: string[] = [];
 
+  // The computed props are shared by every render, so each config maps the props the config before it produced
+  let normal = adaptProps(styledProps?.normal);
+  let important = adaptProps(styledProps?.important);
+
   for (const config of state.configs) {
-    result = deepMergeConfig(
-      config,
-      nativeStyleMapping(config, adaptProps(styledProps?.normal)),
-      inline,
-      true,
-    );
-
-    if (styledProps?.important) {
-      result = deepMergeConfig(
-        config,
-        result,
-        nativeStyleMapping(config, adaptProps(styledProps.important)),
-      );
+    normal = nativeStyleMapping(config, normal);
+    result = deepMergeConfig(config, normal, inline, true);
+
+    if (important) {
+      important = nativeStyleMapping(config, important);
+      result = deepMergeConfig(config, result, important);
     }
 
     if (result && config.target) {
@@ -545,61 +548,48 @@ function deepMergeConfig(
 
 function nativeStyleMapping(
   config: Config,
-  props: Record<string, any> | undefined,
+  props: Readonly<Record<string, unknown>> | undefined,
 ) {
   if (!props) {
     return props;
   }
-  if (!config.nativeStyleMapping) {
-    if (config.target === false) delete props.style;
-    return props;
-  }
-
-  let source: Record<string, any> | undefined;
 
-  if (typeof config.target === "string") {
-    source = props[config.target];
-  } else if (config.target === false) {
-    source = props["style"];
-  } else {
-    const tokens = [...config.target];
-    const lastToken = tokens.pop()!;
-
-    source = props;
-    for (const token of tokens) {
-      source = source[token];
-      if (!source) {
-        return props;
-      }
-    }
+  const mapped = config.nativeStyleMapping
+    ? mapNativeStyles(config, config.nativeStyleMapping, props)
+    : props;
 
-    source = source[lastToken];
-  }
+  return config.target === false ? withoutKeys(mapped, ["style"]) : mapped;
+}
 
-  if (!source) {
+function mapNativeStyles(
+  config: Config,
+  mapping: Readonly<Record<string, string>>,
+  props: Readonly<Record<string, unknown>>,
+) {
+  const sourcePath =
+    config.target === false
+      ? ["style"]
+      : typeof config.target === "string"
+        ? [config.target]
+        : config.target;
+  const source: unknown = getDeepPath(props, sourcePath);
+
+  if (!isPlainObject(source)) {
     return props;
   }
 
-  for (const [key, path] of Object.entries(config.nativeStyleMapping)) {
-    const styleValue = source[key];
-
-    delete source[key];
+  const remaining = withoutKeys(source, Object.keys(mapping));
+  let result =
+    config.target === false || remaining === source
+      ? props
+      : withDeepPath(props, sourcePath, remaining);
 
-    if (styleValue === undefined) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    let target = props;
-    const tokens = path.split(".");
-    const lastToken = tokens.pop();
-    for (const token of tokens) {
-      target[token] ??= {};
-      target = target[token];
+  for (const [key, path] of Object.entries(mapping)) {
+    const value = source[key];
+    if (value !== undefined) {
+      result = withDeepPath(result, path.split("."), value);
     }
-
-    target[lastToken!] = styleValue;
   }
 
-  if (config.target === false) delete props.style;
-  return props;
+  return result;
 }