diff --git a/apps/example/app.json b/apps/example/app.json
index 88ffbe8..a477cbd 100644
--- a/apps/example/app.json
+++ b/apps/example/app.json
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
     "android": [
       "dist/res",
       "dist/main.android.jsbundle",
-      "./node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/MaterialCommunityIcons.ttf"
+      "../../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/MaterialCommunityIcons.ttf"
     ],
     "ios": [
       "dist/assets",
       "dist/main.ios.jsbundle",
-      "./node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/MaterialCommunityIcons.ttf"
+      "../../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/MaterialCommunityIcons.ttf"
     ],
     "macos": [
       "dist/assets",
diff --git a/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index fd71fc1..38125d7 100644
--- a/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1209,32 +1209,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
     - Yoga
-  - react-native-bottom-tabs (0.7.3):
-    - DoubleConversion
-    - glog
-    - RCT-Folly (= 2024.01.01.00)
-    - RCTRequired
-    - RCTTypeSafety
-    - React-Core
-    - React-debug
-    - React-Fabric
-    - React-featureflags
-    - React-graphics
-    - React-ImageManager
-    - React-jsi
-    - react-native-bottom-tabs/common (= 0.7.3)
-    - React-NativeModulesApple
-    - React-RCTFabric
-    - React-rendererdebug
-    - React-utils
-    - ReactCodegen
-    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
-    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
-    - SDWebImage (>= 5.19.1)
-    - SDWebImageSVGCoder (>= 1.7.0)
-    - SwiftUIIntrospect (~> 1.0)
-    - Yoga
-  - react-native-bottom-tabs/common (0.7.3):
+  - react-native-bottom-tabs (0.8.3):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
     - RCT-Folly (= 2024.01.01.00)
@@ -1914,68 +1889,68 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FBLazyVector: 430e10366de01d1e3d57374500b1b150fe482e6d
   fmt: 4c2741a687cc09f0634a2e2c72a838b99f1ff120
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-  RCT-Folly: 4464f4d875961fce86008d45f4ecf6cef6de0740
+  RCT-Folly: 34124ae2e667a0e5f0ea378db071d27548124321
   RCTDeprecation: 726d24248aeab6d7180dac71a936bbca6a994ed1
   RCTRequired: a94e7febda6db0345d207e854323c37e3a31d93b
   RCTTypeSafety: 28e24a6e44f5cbf912c66dde6ab7e07d1059a205
   React: c2830fa483b0334bda284e46a8579ebbe0c5447e
   React-callinvoker: 4aecde929540c26b841a4493f70ebf6016691eb8
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-  React-CoreModules: 9fac2d31803c0ed03e4ddaa17f1481714f8633a5
-  React-cxxreact: c72a7a8066fc4323ea85a3137de50c8a10a69794
+  React-Core: 65374ea054f3f00eaa3c8bb5e989cb1ba8128844
+  React-CoreModules: f53e0674e1747fa41c83bc970e82add97b14ad87
+  React-cxxreact: bb77e88b645c5378ecd0c30c94f965a8294001d8
   React-debug: 3d21f69d8def0656f8b8ec25c0f05954f4d862c5
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-  React-domnativemodule: dc8aac826a90479ca4e05f096f1f8cd35c216f31
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-  React-FabricImage: 062e20f8b360ca008f44d00a639951c8c37ba2aa
+  React-defaultsnativemodule: 7af17cb26da34dc11b9f285d20d500a7e02f4f31
+  React-domnativemodule: c1068e2e275e192459690bd27d680cacf2396962
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   React-featureflags: ee1abd6f71555604a36cda6476e3c502ca9a48e5
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-  React-ImageManager: ab7a7d17dd0ff1ef1d4e1e88197d1119da9957ce
+  React-featureflagsnativemodule: 22efd12eeeebb24c4259685763d8cb8fa8dfce32
+  React-graphics: f5c4cf3abc5aa083e28fe7a866bd95fb3bbbc1e0
+  React-idlecallbacksnativemodule: 1abfbc956bbf8164fee194c9fb730640b1b5b876
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   React-jsc: 4d3352be620f3fe2272238298aaccc9323b01824
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-  React-Mapbuffer: b982d5bba94a8bc073bda48f0d27c9b28417fae3
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-  react-native-safe-area-context: 73505107f7c673cd550a561aeb6271f152c483b6
+  React-jserrorhandler: dfe9b96e99a93d4f4858bad66d5bc4813a87a21a
+  React-jsi: b187c826e5bda25afb36ede4c54c146cd50c9d6c
+  React-jsiexecutor: ac8478b6c5f53bcf411a66bf4461e923dafeb0bd
+  React-jsinspector: 3ddb69299335dfeceb01ad4b9c3eb2b5945cd149
+  React-jsitracing: cac972ccc097db399df8044e49add8e5b25cb34a
+  React-logger: 80d87daf2f98bf95ab668b79062c1e0c3f0c2f8a
+  React-Mapbuffer: acffb35a53a5f474ede09f082ac609b41aafab2e
+  React-microtasksnativemodule: 8316f77469bf116d89e800e87de19eda7830339c
+  react-native-bottom-tabs: 8aab64074997748a2459dc8707827bdbc4dc9252
+  react-native-safe-area-context: f2beaaf96e5c342a9c1dbdd5bc4eeb717424fb80
   React-nativeconfig: 8c83d992b9cc7d75b5abe262069eaeea4349f794
-  React-NativeModulesApple: b8465afc883f5bf3fe8bac3767e394d581a5f123
+  React-NativeModulesApple: f2fae67dde85ef5d8985bfa04eaa120b52b1c24a
   React-perflogger: 59e1a3182dca2cee7b9f1f7aab204018d46d1914
-  React-performancetimeline: a9d05533ff834c6aa1f532e05e571f3fd2e3c1ed
+  React-performancetimeline: 3e3f5c5576fe1cc2dd5fcfb1ae2046d5dceda3d7
   React-RCTActionSheet: d80e68d3baa163e4012a47c1f42ddd8bcd9672cc
-  React-RCTAnimation: bde981f6bd7f8493696564da9b3bd05721d3b3cc
-  React-RCTAppDelegate: e5865dbf46ddec6d9ed9310a05094d13f9bb043f
-  React-RCTBlob: e492d54533e61a81f2601494a6f393b3e15e33b9
-  React-RCTFabric: e6ef266a60e885a0548b0f7a5e9737f42ccd596b
-  React-RCTImage: 90448d2882464af6015ed57c98f463f8748be465
-  React-RCTLinking: 1bd95d0a704c271d21d758e0f0388cced768d77d
-  React-RCTNetwork: 218af6e63eb9b47935cc5a775b7a1396cf10ff91
-  React-RCTSettings: e10b8e42b0fce8a70fbf169de32a2ae03243ef6b
-  React-RCTText: e7bf9f4997a1a0b45c052d4ad9a0fe653061cf29
-  React-RCTVibration: 5b70b7f11e48d1c57e0d4832c2097478adbabe93
+  React-RCTAnimation: 051f0781709c5ed80ba8aa2b421dfb1d72a03162
+  React-RCTAppDelegate: 0b2a626838fb828acdaf0789a18d681cf9664a61
+  React-RCTBlob: e949797c162421e363f93bfd8b546b7e632ba847
+  React-RCTFabric: 9398c6720ec94e047737909e00452e30594164bc
+  React-RCTImage: b73149c0cd54b641dba2d6250aaf168fee784d9f
+  React-RCTLinking: 23e519712285427e50372fbc6e0265d422abf462
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+  React-RCTSettings: 87d03b5d94e6eadd1e8c1d16a62f790751aafb55
+  React-RCTText: 75e9dd39684f4bcd1836134ac2348efaca7437b3
+  React-RCTVibration: 033c161fe875e6fa096d0d9733c2e2501682e3d4
   React-rendererconsistency: f620c6e003e3c4593e6349d8242b8aeb3d4633f0
-  React-rendererdebug: e697680f4dd117becc5daf9ea9800067abcee91c
+  React-rendererdebug: 5be7b834677b2a7a263f4d2545f0d4966cafad82
   React-rncore: c22bd84cc2f38947f0414fab6646db22ff4f80cd
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-  React-RuntimeCore: 704ebf1cc6bc7f5b72da4a7740a4d1520c66bee5
+  React-RuntimeApple: a686e45ca18a703447a5cf173ae1ad51e58abe84
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   React-runtimeexecutor: ea90d8e3a9e0f4326939858dafc6ab17c031a5d3
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-  ReactTestApp-DevSupport: ce66fc1bbcf598d7e90616db390a0274c13e14e7
+  React-runtimescheduler: 7774e739c3a7855db01f34ed1714c0bc0be5f041
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   ReactTestApp-Resources: 9c387cfe7185736e6a9045e5aa3e085367be6aa3
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diff --git a/apps/example/package.json b/apps/example/package.json
index a271ca5..edabb2b 100644
--- a/apps/example/package.json
+++ b/apps/example/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": "*",
     "@callstack/react-native-visionos": "^0.75.0",
-    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^6.6.1",
+    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "7.2.0",
     "@react-navigation/native": "7.0.4",
     "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^7.1.1",
     "@react-navigation/stack": "^7.0.6",
diff --git a/apps/example/src/App.tsx b/apps/example/src/App.tsx
index 23f5994..597dcec 100644
--- a/apps/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import NativeBottomTabsEmbeddedStacks from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsEmbeddedS
 import NativeBottomTabsSVGs from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsSVGs';
 import NativeBottomTabsRemoteIcons from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsRemoteIcons';
 import NativeBottomTabsUnmounting from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsUnmounting';
+import NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar';
 
 const FourTabsIgnoreSafeArea = () => {
   return <FourTabs ignoresTopSafeArea />;
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ const examples = [
     component: NativeBottomTabsRemoteIcons,
     name: 'Native Bottom Tabs with SVG Remote Icons',
   },
+  {
+    component: NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar,
+    name: 'Native Bottom Tabs with Custom Tab Bar',
+  },
   { component: NativeBottomTabs, name: 'Native Bottom Tabs' },
   { component: JSBottomTabs, name: 'JS Bottom Tabs' },
   {
diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar.tsx b/apps/example/src/Examples/NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ee47b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/example/src/Examples/NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { Article } from '../Screens/Article';
+import { Albums } from '../Screens/Albums';
+import { Contacts } from '../Screens/Contacts';
+import { Chat } from '../Screens/Chat';
+import {
+  createNativeBottomTabNavigator,
+  type BottomTabBarProps,
+} from '@bottom-tabs/react-navigation';
+import { BottomTabBar } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+
+const Tab = createNativeBottomTabNavigator();
+
+const CustomTabBar = (props: BottomTabBarProps) => {
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+  // @ts-ignore Typescript thinks that props don't match but they are actually the same under the hood
+  return <BottomTabBar insets={insets} {...props} />;
+};
+
+function NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar() {
+  return (
+    <Tab.Navigator tabBar={CustomTabBar}>
+      <Tab.Screen name="Article" component={Article} />
+      <Tab.Screen name="Albums" component={Albums} />
+      <Tab.Screen name="Contacts" component={Contacts} />
+      <Tab.Screen
+        name="Chat"
+        component={Chat}
+        options={{
+          tabBarBadge: '3',
+        }}
+      />
+    </Tab.Navigator>
+  );
+}
+
+export default NativeBottomTabsCustomTabBar;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
index 0ab1771..7099884 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ReactBottomNavigationView(context: Context) : LinearLayout(context) {
     ))
 
     post {
-      addOnLayoutChangeListener { _, left, top, right, bottom,
+      layoutHolder.addOnLayoutChangeListener { _, left, top, right, bottom,
                                   _, _, _, _ ->
         val newWidth = right - left
         val newHeight = bottom - top
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ class ReactBottomNavigationView(context: Context) : LinearLayout(context) {
       TransitionManager.beginDelayedTransition(layoutHolder, fadeThrough)
     }
 
+    val selectedItem = items[itemId]
+    if (selectedItem.tabBarHidden) {
+      bottomNavigation.visibility = GONE
+    } else {
+      bottomNavigation.visibility = VISIBLE
+    }
+
     layoutHolder.forEachIndexed { index, view ->
       if (itemId == index) {
         toggleViewVisibility(view, true)
@@ -196,6 +203,7 @@ class ReactBottomNavigationView(context: Context) : LinearLayout(context) {
     selectedItem.let {
       onTabSelectedListener?.invoke(selectedItem.key)
       emitHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackConstants.CONTEXT_CLICK)
+
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewImpl.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewImpl.kt
index e8693eb..da48046 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewImpl.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewImpl.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ data class TabInfo(
   val activeTintColor: Int?,
   val hidden: Boolean,
   val testID: String?,
+  val tabBarHidden: Boolean
 )
 
 class RCTTabViewImpl {
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ class RCTTabViewImpl {
               badge = item.getString("badge") ?: "",
               activeTintColor = if (item.hasKey("activeTintColor")) item.getInt("activeTintColor") else null,
               hidden = if (item.hasKey("hidden")) item.getBoolean("hidden") else false,
-              testID = item.getString("testID")
+              testID = item.getString("testID"),
+              tabBarHidden = if (item.hasKey("tabBarHidden")) item.getBoolean("tabBarHidden") else false,
             )
           )
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
index df3866b..66f5e57 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/newarch/RCTTabViewManager.kt
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ class RCTTabViewManager(context: ReactApplicationContext) :
   override fun setDisablePageAnimations(view: ReactBottomNavigationView?, value: Boolean) {
     view?.disablePageAnimations = value
   }
-
   // iOS Methods
   override fun setTranslucent(view: ReactBottomNavigationView?, value: Boolean) {
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/Fabric/RCTTabViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/Fabric/RCTTabViewComponentView.mm
index 18daaab..8c4eba4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/Fabric/RCTTabViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/Fabric/RCTTabViewComponentView.mm
@@ -146,19 +146,19 @@ - (void)updateProps:(Props::Shared const &)props oldProps:(Props::Shared const &
   if (oldViewProps.inactiveTintColor != newViewProps.inactiveTintColor) {
     _tabViewProvider.inactiveTintColor = RCTUIColorFromSharedColor(newViewProps.inactiveTintColor);
   }
-  
+
   if (oldViewProps.hapticFeedbackEnabled != newViewProps.hapticFeedbackEnabled) {
     _tabViewProvider.hapticFeedbackEnabled = newViewProps.hapticFeedbackEnabled;
   }
-  
+
   if (oldViewProps.fontSize != newViewProps.fontSize) {
     _tabViewProvider.fontSize = [NSNumber numberWithInt:newViewProps.fontSize];
   }
-  
+
   if (oldViewProps.fontWeight != newViewProps.fontWeight) {
     _tabViewProvider.fontWeight = RCTNSStringFromStringNilIfEmpty(newViewProps.fontWeight);
   }
-  
+
   if (oldViewProps.fontFamily != newViewProps.fontFamily) {
     _tabViewProvider.fontFamily = RCTNSStringFromStringNilIfEmpty(newViewProps.fontFamily);
   }
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ bool areTabItemsEqual(const RNCTabViewItemsStruct& lhs, const RNCTabViewItemsStr
   lhs.badge == rhs.badge &&
   lhs.activeTintColor == rhs.activeTintColor &&
   lhs.hidden == rhs.hidden &&
-  lhs.testID == rhs.testID;
+  lhs.testID == rhs.testID &&
+  lhs.tabBarHidden == rhs.tabBarHidden;
 }
 
 bool haveTabItemsChanged(const std::vector<RNCTabViewItemsStruct>& oldItems,
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ bool haveTabItemsChanged(const std::vector<RNCTabViewItemsStruct>& oldItems,
                                        sfSymbol:RCTNSStringFromStringNilIfEmpty(item.sfSymbol)
                                 activeTintColor:RCTUIColorFromSharedColor(item.activeTintColor)
                                          hidden:item.hidden
-                                         testID:RCTNSStringFromStringNilIfEmpty(item.testID)];
+                                         testID:RCTNSStringFromStringNilIfEmpty(item.testID)
+                                   tabBarHidden:item.tabBarHidden];
 
     [result addObject:tabInfo];
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift
index 63da9f9..9d75ed3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
     }
 #if !os(tvOS) && !os(macOS) && !os(visionOS)
     .onTabItemEvent({ index, isLongPress in
-      guard let key = props.items.filter({
-        !$0.hidden || $0.key == props.selectedPage
-      })[safe: index]?.key else { return }
+      let item = props.filteredItems[safe: index]
+      guard let key = item?.key else { return }
 
       if isLongPress {
         onLongPress(key)
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
       onTabBarMeasured(
         Int(tabController.tabBar.frame.size.height)
       )
+      hideTabBarIfNeeded()
 #endif
     })
 #if !os(macOS)
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
 #if os(tvOS) || os(macOS) || os(visionOS)
       onSelect(newValue)
 #endif
+      hideTabBarIfNeeded()
     }
   }
 
@@ -128,6 +129,12 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
     }
 #endif
   }
+
+  func hideTabBarIfNeeded() {
+    let item = props.filteredItems.first {$0.key == props.selectedPage}
+    let tabBarHidden = item?.tabBarHidden ?? false
+    tabBar?.isHidden = tabBarHidden
+  }
 }
 
 #if !os(macOS)
@@ -209,15 +216,15 @@ private func configureStandardAppearance(tabBar: UITabBar, props: TabViewProps)
   default:
     appearance.configureWithDefaultBackground()
   }
-  
+
   if props.translucent == false {
     appearance.configureWithOpaqueBackground()
   }
-  
+
   if props.barTintColor != nil {
     appearance.backgroundColor = props.barTintColor
   }
-  
+
   // Configure item appearance
   let itemAppearance = UITabBarItemAppearance()
   let fontSize = props.fontSize != nil ? CGFloat(props.fontSize!) : tabBarDefaultFontSize
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift
index d5426bd..9eefe28 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift
@@ -31,4 +31,10 @@ class TabViewProps: ObservableObject {
 
     return activeTintColor
   }
+
+  var filteredItems: [TabInfo] {
+    items.filter({
+      !$0.hidden || $0.key == selectedPage
+    })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift
index 707a240..4c46f6e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
   public let activeTintColor: PlatformColor?
   public let hidden: Bool
   public let testID: String?
+  public let tabBarHidden: Bool
 
   public init(
     key: String,
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
     sfSymbol: String,
     activeTintColor: PlatformColor?,
     hidden: Bool,
-    testID: String?
+    testID: String?,
+    tabBarHidden: Bool
   ) {
     self.key = key
     self.title = title
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
     self.activeTintColor = activeTintColor
     self.hidden = hidden
     self.testID = testID
+    self.tabBarHidden = tabBarHidden
     super.init()
   }
 }
@@ -268,7 +271,8 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
             sfSymbol: itemDict["sfSymbol"] as? String ?? "",
             activeTintColor: RCTConvert.uiColor(itemDict["activeTintColor"] as? NSNumber),
             hidden: itemDict["hidden"] as? Bool ?? false,
-            testID: itemDict["testID"] as? String ?? ""
+            testID: itemDict["testID"] as? String ?? "",
+            tabBarHidden: itemDict["tabBarHidden"] as? Bool ?? false
           )
         )
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx
index 570b163..0d74a42 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ interface Props<Route extends BaseRoute> {
    */
   getTestID?: (props: { route: Route }) => string | undefined;
 
+  /**
+   * Get tabBarHidden for the tab, uses `route.tabBarHidden` by default.
+   * If `true`, the tab bar will be hidden.
+   */
+  getTabBarHidden?: (props: { route: Route }) => boolean | undefined;
+
+  tabBar?: () => React.ReactNode;
+
   tabBarStyle?: {
     /**
      * Background color of the tab bar.
@@ -172,8 +180,10 @@ const TabView = <Route extends BaseRoute>({
   getHidden = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => route.hidden,
   getActiveTintColor = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => route.activeTintColor,
   getTestID = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => route.testID,
-  tabBarStyle,
+  getTabBarHidden = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => route.tabBarHidden,
   hapticFeedbackEnabled = false,
+  tabBar: renderCustomTabBar,
+  tabBarStyle,
   tabLabelStyle,
   ...props
 }: Props<Route>) => {
@@ -238,6 +248,7 @@ const TabView = <Route extends BaseRoute>({
           activeTintColor: processColor(getActiveTintColor({ route })),
           hidden: getHidden?.({ route }),
           testID: getTestID?.({ route }),
+          tabBarHidden: !!renderCustomTabBar || getTabBarHidden?.({ route }),
         };
       }),
     [
@@ -248,6 +259,8 @@ const TabView = <Route extends BaseRoute>({
       getActiveTintColor,
       getHidden,
       getTestID,
+      getTabBarHidden,
+      renderCustomTabBar,
     ]
   );
 
@@ -333,6 +346,7 @@ const TabView = <Route extends BaseRoute>({
           );
         })}
       </NativeTabView>
+      {renderCustomTabBar?.() ?? null}
     </BottomTabBarHeightContext.Provider>
   );
 };
@@ -341,6 +355,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   fullWidth: {
     width: '100%',
     height: '100%',
+    flex: 1,
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabViewNativeComponent.ts b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabViewNativeComponent.ts
index 0a818b5..a6860f0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabViewNativeComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabViewNativeComponent.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export type TabViewItems = ReadonlyArray<{
   activeTintColor?: ProcessedColorValue | null;
   hidden?: boolean;
   testID?: string;
+  tabBarHidden?: boolean;
 }>;
 
 export interface TabViewProps extends ViewProps {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts
index 5993a61..824f622 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type BaseRoute = {
   activeTintColor?: string;
   hidden?: boolean;
   testID?: string;
+  tabBarHidden?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type NavigationState<Route extends BaseRoute> = {
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/index.tsx b/packages/react-navigation/src/index.tsx
index a04aa54..85e8063 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/index.tsx
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ export type {
   NativeBottomTabNavigationOptions,
   NativeBottomTabNavigationProp,
   NativeBottomTabScreenProps,
+  BottomTabBarProps,
 } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts b/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts
index eb1c3eb..45fb656 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ export type NativeBottomTabNavigationOptions = {
    * TestID for the tab.
    */
   tabBarButtonTestID?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to show the tab bar.
+   */
+  tabBarHidden?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type NativeBottomTabDescriptor = Descriptor<
@@ -104,6 +109,15 @@ export type NativeBottomTabDescriptorMap = Record<
   NativeBottomTabDescriptor
 >;
 
+export type BottomTabBarProps = {
+  state: TabNavigationState<ParamListBase>;
+  descriptors: NativeBottomTabDescriptorMap;
+  navigation: NavigationHelpers<
+    ParamListBase,
+    NativeBottomTabNavigationEventMap
+  >;
+};
+
 export type NativeBottomTabNavigationConfig = Partial<
   Omit<
     React.ComponentProps<typeof TabView>,
@@ -117,5 +131,9 @@ export type NativeBottomTabNavigationConfig = Partial<
     | 'onTabLongPress'
     | 'getActiveTintColor'
     | 'getTestID'
+    | 'getTabBarHidden'
+    | 'tabBar'
   >
->;
+> & {
+  tabBar?: (props: BottomTabBarProps) => React.ReactNode;
+};
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx b/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx
index 8c633f4..802a2f2 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default function NativeBottomTabView({
   state,
   navigation,
   descriptors,
+  tabBar,
   ...rest
 }: Props) {
   return (
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ export default function NativeBottomTabView({
       getTestID={({ route }) =>
         descriptors[route.key]?.options.tabBarButtonTestID
       }
+      {...(tabBar
+        ? {
+            tabBar: () => tabBar({ state, descriptors, navigation }),
+          }
+        : null)}
+      getTabBarHidden={({ route }) => {
+        const options = descriptors[route.key]?.options;
+        return options?.tabBarHidden === true;
+      }}
       getIcon={({ route, focused }) => {
         const options = descriptors[route.key]?.options;
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4114497..2447b9f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5305,24 +5305,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@npm:^6.6.1":
-  version: 6.6.1
-  resolution: "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@npm:6.6.1"
-  dependencies:
-    "@react-navigation/elements": "npm:^1.3.31"
-    color: "npm:^4.2.3"
-    warn-once: "npm:^0.1.0"
-  peerDependencies:
-    "@react-navigation/native": ^6.0.0
-    react: "*"
-    react-native: "*"
-    react-native-safe-area-context: ">= 3.0.0"
-    react-native-screens: ">= 3.0.0"
-  checksum: 10/572f67c1ea26ac52a0c599064957ec6ac5cd0eee810d2e3cd5b4f4beb1016fbd5c5e8eb54c4d62836e1afe90c5ef922b31a288f41e0c442123dcfc417aa8fd7f
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@npm:^7.2.0":
+"@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@npm:7.2.0, @react-navigation/bottom-tabs@npm:^7.2.0":
   version: 7.2.0
   resolution: "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@npm:7.2.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -5405,7 +5388,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@react-navigation/elements@npm:^1.3.30, @react-navigation/elements@npm:^1.3.31":
+"@react-navigation/elements@npm:^1.3.30":
   version: 1.3.31
   resolution: "@react-navigation/elements@npm:1.3.31"
   peerDependencies:
@@ -17090,7 +17073,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@react-native/babel-preset": "npm:0.75.4"
     "@react-native/metro-config": "npm:0.75.4"
     "@react-native/typescript-config": "npm:0.75.4"
-    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "npm:^6.6.1"
+    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "npm:7.2.0"
     "@react-navigation/native": "npm:7.0.4"
     "@react-navigation/native-stack": "npm:^7.1.1"
     "@react-navigation/stack": "npm:^7.0.6"