diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js
index 9761aa02dd98..a9f6921fc604 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends EventTarget {
   upload: XMLHttpRequestEventTarget = new XMLHttpRequestEventTarget();
 
   _requestId: ?number;
+  _requestGeneration: number = 0;
   _subscriptions: Array<EventSubscription>;
 
   _aborted: boolean = false;
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends EventTarget {
   }
 
   _reset(): void {
+    this._requestGeneration++;
     this.readyState = this.UNSENT;
     this.responseHeaders = undefined;
     this.status = 0;
@@ -652,6 +654,7 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends EventTarget {
         'XMLHttpRequest URL needs to be defined (%s).',
         friendlyName,
       );
+      const currentGeneration = ++this._requestGeneration;
       RCTNetworking.sendRequest(
         method,
         this._trackingName ?? undefined,
@@ -661,7 +664,13 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends EventTarget {
         nativeResponseType,
         incrementalEvents,
         this.timeout,
-        (requestId: number) => this.__didCreateRequest(requestId),
+        (requestId: number) => {
+          if (currentGeneration !== this._requestGeneration || this._aborted) {
+            RCTNetworking.abortRequest(requestId);
+            return;
+          }
+          this.__didCreateRequest(requestId);
+        },
         this.withCredentials,
       );
     };
@@ -674,6 +683,7 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends EventTarget {
 
   abort(): void {
     this._aborted = true;
+    this._requestGeneration++;
     if (this._requestId != null) {
       RCTNetworking.abortRequest(this._requestId);
     }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/__tests__/XMLHttpRequest-test.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/__tests__/XMLHttpRequest-test.js
index 70fa857e2a8e..1307d4992823 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/__tests__/XMLHttpRequest-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/__tests__/XMLHttpRequest-test.js
@@ -318,4 +318,24 @@ describe('XMLHttpRequest', function () {
       'also-here: Mr. PB\r\newok: lego\r\nfoo-test: 1, 2\r\n__custom: token\r\n',
     );
   });
+  it('should abort late native request when aborted before requestId was delivered', function () {
+    const NativeModules = require('../../BatchedBridge/NativeModules').default;
+    const abortSpy = jest.spyOn(NativeModules.Networking, 'abortRequest');
+    let capturedCallback;
+    jest.spyOn(NativeModules.Networking, 'sendRequest').mockImplementation((...args) => {
+      capturedCallback = args[8];
+    });
+
+    xhr.open('GET', 'http://example.com');
+    xhr.send();
+    xhr.abort();
+
+    // Simulate late native request creation callback arriving after abort
+    expect(abortSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    capturedCallback(999);
+    expect(abortSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(999);
+    // Ensure this late request ID did not corrupt the XHR state
+    // $FlowFixMe[prop-missing]
+    expect(xhr._requestId).toBeNull();
+  });
 });