diff --git a/docs-site/docs/api/components/sortable-item.mdx b/docs-site/docs/api/components/sortable-item.mdx
index 9d415e5..dd155eb 100644
--- a/docs-site/docs/api/components/sortable-item.mdx
+++ b/docs-site/docs/api/components/sortable-item.mdx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Returns: `itemKey`, `index`, `isActive` (SharedValue), `activeItemId` (SharedVal
 - Shift values come from `shiftsRef` SharedValue (keyed by item key)
 - Visibility controlled by `hoverReadySV` + `draggedIdSV` — hidden when being dragged
 - Measures itself on layout and stores in `itemMeasurements` Map
-- Calls `onItemSnapEnd` when snap-back completes (triggers reorder finalization)
+- Calls `onItemSnapEndRef.current` when snap-back completes (triggers reorder finalization)
 - Respects reduced motion via `useReducedMotion()`
 
 ## Related
diff --git a/docs-site/versioned_docs/version-1.x/api/components/sortable-item.mdx b/docs-site/versioned_docs/version-1.x/api/components/sortable-item.mdx
index 9d415e5..dd155eb 100644
--- a/docs-site/versioned_docs/version-1.x/api/components/sortable-item.mdx
+++ b/docs-site/versioned_docs/version-1.x/api/components/sortable-item.mdx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Returns: `itemKey`, `index`, `isActive` (SharedValue), `activeItemId` (SharedVal
 - Shift values come from `shiftsRef` SharedValue (keyed by item key)
 - Visibility controlled by `hoverReadySV` + `draggedIdSV` — hidden when being dragged
 - Measures itself on layout and stores in `itemMeasurements` Map
-- Calls `onItemSnapEnd` when snap-back completes (triggers reorder finalization)
+- Calls `onItemSnapEndRef.current` when snap-back completes (triggers reorder finalization)
 - Respects reduced motion via `useReducedMotion()`
 
 ## Related
diff --git a/src/SortableContainer.tsx b/src/SortableContainer.tsx
index 9f1d0ae..8dd4008 100644
--- a/src/SortableContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/SortableContainer.tsx
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export const SortableContainer = ({
   // calls the latest version, even if it has a stale _internal reference
   // (e.g., after MATCH path skips FlatList re-render).
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    sortable._internal.onItemSnapEnd = finalizeDrag;
+    sortable._internal.onItemSnapEndRef.current = finalizeDrag;
   }, [sortable._internal, finalizeDrag]);
 
   // ── Auto-scroll ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/src/SortableItem.tsx b/src/SortableItem.tsx
index c5504c8..54cf530 100644
--- a/src/SortableItem.tsx
+++ b/src/SortableItem.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const SortableItemInner = ({
     rawData,
     originalIndexes,
     scrollPosition,
-    onItemSnapEnd,
+    onItemSnapEndRef,
     fixedKeys,
   } = sortable._internal;
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ const SortableItemInner = ({
           draxViewProps.onDragDrop?.(event);
         }}
         onSnapEnd={(snapData) => {
-          onItemSnapEnd?.();
+          onItemSnapEndRef.current?.();
           draxViewProps.onSnapEnd?.(snapData);
         }}
         onMeasure={(measurements) => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSortableList.ts b/src/hooks/useSortableList.ts
index 1ff54d0..129bec6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSortableList.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSortableList.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ export const useSortableList = <T,>(
   // ── Drag tracking (refs, no re-render) ────────────────────────────
   const draggedDisplayIndexRef = useRef<number | undefined>(undefined);
   const dragStartIndexRef = useRef<number | undefined>(undefined);
+  /**
+   * Holds the `finalizeDrag` callback registered by `SortableContainer`.
+   * A ref (not a plain property) so `SortableItem` reads the latest value at
+   * call time — `_internal` is rebuilt every render, so a value stored on it
+   * directly is always `undefined` for consumers that destructure at render.
+   */
+  const onItemSnapEndRef = useRef<(() => void) | undefined>(undefined);
   /**
    * Pending reorder during drag. Tracks the desired display order
    * as indices into rawData. Updated by moveDraggedItem (ref, not state).
@@ -1023,7 +1030,7 @@ export const useSortableList = <T,>(
     getMeasurementByOriginalIndex,
     dropTargetPositionSV,
     dropTargetVisibleSV,
-    onItemSnapEnd: undefined as (() => void) | undefined,
+    onItemSnapEndRef,
     draggedDisplayIndexRef,
     dragStartIndexRef,
     shiftsRef,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f393ffc..2e8d274 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ export interface SortableListInternal<T> {
   /** Called by SortableItem's onSnapEnd to finalize the drag.
    *  Stored as a ref so the latest finalizeDrag is always called,
    *  even if SortableItem has a stale _internal reference. */
-  onItemSnapEnd?: () => void;
+  onItemSnapEndRef: RefObject<(() => void) | undefined>;
   /** Current display index of the dragged item (updated during live reorder) */
   draggedDisplayIndexRef: RefObject<number | undefined>;
   /** Original display index where the drag started */