diff --git a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index c1c7e5366d9..204f28b38a3 100644
--- a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import { isPlatform } from '@utils/platform';
 import { config } from '../../global/config';
 import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
 
+// These helpers listen on the document and must outlive individual app elements.
+let appInitialization: Promise<FocusVisibleUtility> | undefined;
+
 @Component({
   tag: 'ion-app',
   styleUrl: 'app.scss',
@@ -21,46 +24,51 @@ export class App implements ComponentInterface {
   componentDidLoad() {
     if (Build.isBrowser) {
       this.rIC(async () => {
-        const isHybrid = isPlatform(window, 'hybrid');
-        if (!config.getBoolean('_testing')) {
-          import('../../utils/tap-click').then((module) => module.startTapClick(config));
-        }
-        if (config.getBoolean('statusTap', isHybrid)) {
-          import('../../utils/status-tap').then((module) => module.startStatusTap());
-        }
-        if (config.getBoolean('inputShims', needInputShims())) {
-          /**
-           * needInputShims() ensures that only iOS and Android
-           * platforms proceed into this block.
-           */
-          const platform = isPlatform(window, 'ios') ? 'ios' : 'android';
-          import('../../utils/input-shims/input-shims').then((module) => module.startInputShims(config, platform));
-        }
-        const hardwareBackButtonModule = await import('../../utils/hardware-back-button');
-        const supportsHardwareBackButtonEvents = isHybrid || shouldUseCloseWatcher();
-        if (config.getBoolean('hardwareBackButton', supportsHardwareBackButtonEvents)) {
-          hardwareBackButtonModule.startHardwareBackButton();
-        } else {
-          /**
-           * If an app sets hardwareBackButton: false and experimentalCloseWatcher: true
-           * then the close watcher will not be used.
-           */
-          if (shouldUseCloseWatcher()) {
-            printIonWarning(
-              '[ion-app] - experimentalCloseWatcher was set to `true`, but hardwareBackButton was set to `false`. Both config options must be `true` for the Close Watcher API to be used.'
-            );
-          }
-
-          hardwareBackButtonModule.blockHardwareBackButton();
-        }
-        if (typeof (window as any) !== 'undefined') {
-          import('../../utils/keyboard/keyboard').then((module) => module.startKeyboardAssist(window));
-        }
-        import('../../utils/focus-visible').then((module) => (this.focusVisible = module.startFocusVisible()));
+        appInitialization ??= this.initialize();
+        this.focusVisible = await appInitialization;
       });
     }
   }
 
+  private async initialize(): Promise<FocusVisibleUtility> {
+    const isHybrid = isPlatform(window, 'hybrid');
+    if (!config.getBoolean('_testing')) {
+      import('../../utils/tap-click').then((module) => module.startTapClick(config));
+    }
+    if (config.getBoolean('statusTap', isHybrid)) {
+      import('../../utils/status-tap').then((module) => module.startStatusTap());
+    }
+    if (config.getBoolean('inputShims', needInputShims())) {
+      /**
+       * needInputShims() ensures that only iOS and Android
+       * platforms proceed into this block.
+       */
+      const platform = isPlatform(window, 'ios') ? 'ios' : 'android';
+      import('../../utils/input-shims/input-shims').then((module) => module.startInputShims(config, platform));
+    }
+    const hardwareBackButtonModule = await import('../../utils/hardware-back-button');
+    const supportsHardwareBackButtonEvents = isHybrid || shouldUseCloseWatcher();
+    if (config.getBoolean('hardwareBackButton', supportsHardwareBackButtonEvents)) {
+      hardwareBackButtonModule.startHardwareBackButton();
+    } else {
+      /**
+       * If an app sets hardwareBackButton: false and experimentalCloseWatcher: true
+       * then the close watcher will not be used.
+       */
+      if (shouldUseCloseWatcher()) {
+        printIonWarning(
+          '[ion-app] - experimentalCloseWatcher was set to `true`, but hardwareBackButton was set to `false`. Both config options must be `true` for the Close Watcher API to be used.'
+        );
+      }
+
+      hardwareBackButtonModule.blockHardwareBackButton();
+    }
+    if (typeof (window as any) !== 'undefined') {
+      import('../../utils/keyboard/keyboard').then((module) => module.startKeyboardAssist(window));
+    }
+    return (await import('../../utils/focus-visible')).startFocusVisible();
+  }
+
   disconnectedCallback() {
     if (this.loadTimeout) {
       clearTimeout(this.loadTimeout);
diff --git a/core/src/components/app/test/remount/app.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/app/test/remount/app.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6ff637db63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/app/test/remount/app.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import type { Locator } from '@playwright/test';
+import { configs, test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+
+const waitForApp = async (app: Locator) => {
+  await expect
+    .poll(() =>
+      app.evaluate(async (el: HTMLIonAppElement) => {
+        const button = el.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.ion-focusable')!;
+        await el.setFocus([button]);
+        return button.classList.contains('ion-focused');
+      })
+    )
+    .toBe(true);
+};
+
+configs({ modes: ['md'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
+  test.describe(title('app: remounting'), () => {
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+      // Tap effects are intentionally disabled by the normal testing config.
+      await page.goto('/src/components/app/test/remount?ionic:_testing=false', config);
+      await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app'));
+    });
+
+    test('should add one ripple after repeated remounts', async ({ page }) => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        await page.evaluate(() => (window as any).remount());
+        await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app'));
+      }
+      await page.locator('.ion-activatable').hover();
+      await page.mouse.down();
+      await expect(page.locator('ion-ripple-effect .ripple-effect')).toHaveCount(1);
+      await page.mouse.up();
+    });
+
+    test('should dispatch one back-button event after repeated remounts', async ({ page }) => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        await page.evaluate(() => (window as any).remount());
+        await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app'));
+      }
+      const events = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        let count = 0;
+        document.addEventListener('ionBackButton', () => count++);
+        document.dispatchEvent(new Event('backbutton'));
+        return count;
+      });
+      expect(events).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    test('should keep helpers usable when apps are replaced in quick succession', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.evaluate(() => {
+        (window as any).remount();
+        (window as any).remount();
+      });
+      await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app'));
+      const events = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        let count = 0;
+        document.addEventListener('ionBackButton', () => count++);
+        document.dispatchEvent(new Event('backbutton'));
+        return count;
+      });
+      expect(events).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    test('should share in-flight initialization and preserve setFocus on each app', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.goto('/src/components/app/test/remount?ionic:_testing=false&multiple=true', config);
+      await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app').first());
+      await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app').last());
+      const events = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        let count = 0;
+        document.addEventListener('ionBackButton', () => count++);
+        document.dispatchEvent(new Event('backbutton'));
+        return count;
+      });
+      expect(events).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    test('should preserve the disabled hardware-back-button configuration', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.goto('/src/components/app/test/remount?ionic:_testing=false&hardwareBackButton=false', config);
+      await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app'));
+      await page.evaluate(() => (window as any).remount());
+      await waitForApp(page.locator('ion-app'));
+      const events = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        let count = 0;
+        document.addEventListener('ionBackButton', () => count++);
+        document.dispatchEvent(new Event('backbutton'));
+        return count;
+      });
+      expect(events).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/app/test/remount/index.html b/core/src/components/app/test/remount/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a33b9cc048e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/app/test/remount/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>App - Remounting</title>
+    <link href="../../../../../css/ionic.bundle.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link href="../../../../../scripts/testing/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <script src="../../../../../scripts/testing/scripts.js"></script>
+    <script>
+      window.Ionic.config.hardwareBackButton =
+        new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('hardwareBackButton') !== 'false';
+      window.Ionic.config.inputShims = false;
+      window.Ionic.config.statusTap = false;
+    </script>
+    <script type="module" src="../../../../../dist/ionic/ionic.esm.js"></script>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div id="apps">
+      <ion-app>
+        <ion-content>
+          <button
+            class="ion-activatable ion-activatable-instant ion-focusable"
+            style="position: relative; padding: 24px"
+          >
+            Tap for a ripple
+            <ion-ripple-effect></ion-ripple-effect>
+          </button>
+          <button onclick="remount()">Remount app</button>
+        </ion-content>
+      </ion-app>
+    </div>
+    <script>
+      const appMarkup = document.querySelector('ion-app').outerHTML;
+      if (new URLSearchParams(location.search).has('multiple')) {
+        document.querySelector('#apps').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', appMarkup);
+      }
+      window.remount = () => (document.querySelector('#apps').innerHTML = appMarkup);
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>