diff --git a/ios/ReactNativeBlurView.mm b/ios/ReactNativeBlurView.mm
index c095081..48ac3e9 100644
--- a/ios/ReactNativeBlurView.mm
+++ b/ios/ReactNativeBlurView.mm
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ - (void)layoutSubviews
 
 - (void)mountChildComponentView:(UIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index
 {
-  [_advancedBlurView addSubview:childComponentView];
+  // Index zero belongs to the internal effect view, below all React children.
+  [_advancedBlurView insertSubview:childComponentView atIndex:index + 1];
 }
 
 - (void)unmountChildComponentView:(UIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index
diff --git a/ios/ReactNativeProgressiveBlurView.mm b/ios/ReactNativeProgressiveBlurView.mm
index 45894fb..66c699f 100644
--- a/ios/ReactNativeProgressiveBlurView.mm
+++ b/ios/ReactNativeProgressiveBlurView.mm
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ - (void)layoutSubviews
 
 - (void)mountChildComponentView:(UIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index
 {
-  [_progressiveBlurView addSubview:childComponentView];
+  // Index zero belongs to the internal effect view, below all React children.
+  [_progressiveBlurView insertSubview:childComponentView atIndex:index + 1];
 }
 
 - (void)unmountChildComponentView:(UIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index