diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index f83dad098228..38f726672216 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "packages/**/index.d.ts": true,
     "packages/*/lib": true,
     "packages/*/legacy": true,
+    "packages/*/native": true,
     "yarn.lock": true,
     "**/versioned_docs": true,
     "**/*_versioned_docs": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a165ec473dd3..017bad3ed85f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^7.0.0",
     "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.0",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.3",
+    "@testing-library/jest-native": "^5.4.3",
     "@testing-library/react": "16.1.0",
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "8.0.1",
     "@testing-library/react-native": "13.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/state/GCPolicy.ts b/packages/core/src/state/GCPolicy.ts
index 9ed3dfb9fab4..9cc410b80eaf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/state/GCPolicy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/state/GCPolicy.ts
@@ -24,18 +24,7 @@ export class GCPolicy implements GCInterface {
     this.controller = controller;
 
     this.intervalId = setInterval(() => {
-      if (typeof requestIdleCallback === 'function') {
-        requestIdleCallback(() => this.runSweep(), { timeout: 1000 });
-      } else {
-        /* TODO: React native
-          import { InteractionManager } from 'react-native';
-          InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(callback);
-          if (options?.timeout) {
-            InteractionManager.setDeadline(options.timeout);
-          }
-        */
-        this.runSweep();
-      }
+      this.idleCallback(() => this.runSweep(), { timeout: 1000 });
     }, this.options.intervalMS);
   }
 
@@ -119,6 +108,21 @@ export class GCPolicy implements GCInterface {
       this.controller.dispatch({ type: GC, entities, endpoints });
     }
   }
+
+  /** Calls the callback when client is not 'busy' with high priority interaction tasks
+   *
+   * Override for platform-specific implementations
+   */
+  protected idleCallback(
+    callback: (...args: any[]) => void,
+    options?: IdleRequestOptions,
+  ) {
+    if (typeof requestIdleCallback === 'function') {
+      requestIdleCallback(callback, options);
+    } else {
+      callback();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export class ImmortalGCPolicy implements GCInterface {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/state/reducer/createReducer.ts b/packages/core/src/state/reducer/createReducer.ts
index e0c1b839d93b..c53c971290b0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/state/reducer/createReducer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/state/reducer/createReducer.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default function createReducer(controller: Controller): ReducerType {
     if (!state) state = initialState;
     switch (action.type) {
       case GC:
+        console.log('GC action', action.endpoints, action.entities);
         // inline deletes are fine as these should have 0 refcounts
         action.entities.forEach(({ key, pk }) => {
           delete (state as any).entities[key]?.[pk];
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/integration-garbage-collection.native.tsx b/packages/react/src/__tests__/integration-garbage-collection.native.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ff1b5dbbba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/integration-garbage-collection.native.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import {
+  AsyncBoundary,
+  DataProvider,
+  GCPolicy,
+  useSuspense,
+} from '@data-client/react';
+import { MockResolver } from '@data-client/test';
+import { render, screen, act, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react-native';
+import { ArticleResource } from '__tests__/new';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import '@testing-library/jest-native';
+import { View, Text, Button, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
+
+const mockGetList = jest.fn();
+const mockGet = jest.fn();
+const GC_INTERVAL = 5000;
+
+const ListView = ({ onSelect }: { onSelect: (id: number) => void }) => {
+  const articles = useSuspense(ArticleResource.getList);
+  return (
+    <View>
+      {articles.map(article => (
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          key={article.id}
+          onPress={() => onSelect(article.id ?? 0)}
+        >
+          <Text>{article.title}</Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
+      ))}
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+const DetailView = ({ id }: { id: number }) => {
+  const article = useSuspense(ArticleResource.get, { id });
+  const [toggle, setToggle] = useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+      <Text>{article.title}</Text>
+      <Text>{article.content}</Text>
+      <Button title="Toggle Re-render" onPress={() => setToggle(!toggle)} />
+      {toggle && <Text>Toggle state: {toggle.toString()}</Text>}
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+const TestComponent = () => {
+  const [view, setView] = useState<'list' | 'detail'>('list');
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  return (
+    <DataProvider gcPolicy={new GCPolicy({ intervalMS: GC_INTERVAL })}>
+      <MockResolver
+        fixtures={[
+          {
+            endpoint: ArticleResource.getList,
+            response: mockGetList,
+            delay: 100,
+          },
+          { endpoint: ArticleResource.get, response: mockGet, delay: 100 },
+        ]}
+      >
+        <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => setView('list')}>
+          <Text>Home</Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
+        <AsyncBoundary fallback={<Text>Loading...</Text>}>
+          {view === 'list' ?
+            <ListView
+              onSelect={id => {
+                setSelectedId(id);
+                setView('detail');
+              }}
+            />
+          : selectedId !== null && <DetailView id={selectedId} />}
+        </AsyncBoundary>
+      </MockResolver>
+    </DataProvider>
+  );
+};
+
+// Test cases
+describe('Integration Garbage Collection React Native', () => {
+  it('should render list view and detail view correctly', async () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    mockGetList.mockResolvedValue([
+      { id: 1, title: 'Article 1', content: 'Content 1' },
+      { id: 2, title: 'Article 2', content: 'Content 2' },
+    ]);
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: 1,
+      title: 'Article 1',
+      content: 'Content 1',
+    });
+
+    render(<TestComponent />);
+
+    // Initial render, should show list view
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Article 1')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Switch to detail view
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Article 1'));
+    });
+
+    // Detail view should render
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Content 1')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Jest time pass to trigger sweep but not expired
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(GC_INTERVAL);
+    });
+
+    // Switch back to list view
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Home'));
+    });
+
+    // List view should instantly render
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Article 1')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Switch back to detail view
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Article 1'));
+    });
+
+    // Jest time pass to expiry
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(
+        ArticleResource.getList.dataExpiryLength ?? 60000,
+      );
+    });
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Content 1')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Re-render detail view to make sure it still renders
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Toggle Re-render'));
+    });
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Toggle state: true')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Content 1')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Visit list view and see suspense fallback
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Home'));
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Loading...')).toBeTruthy();
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataProvider.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/DataProvider.tsx
index 577e01876de9..0104e0244ab2 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataProvider.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   initialState as defaultState,
   Controller as DataController,
   applyManager,
-  GCPolicy,
   initManager,
 } from '@data-client/core';
 import type { State, Manager, GCInterface } from '@data-client/core';
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import { SSR } from './LegacyReact.js';
 import { renderDevButton } from './renderDevButton.js';
 import { ControllerContext } from '../context.js';
 import { DevToolsManager } from '../managers/index.js';
+import GCPolicy from '../state/GCPolicy.js';
 
 export interface ProviderProps {
   children: React.ReactNode;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/provider.node.tsx.snap b/packages/react/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/provider.node.tsx.snap
index acba9b8bf676..b2ba172118eb 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/provider.node.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/provider.node.tsx.snap
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`<BackupBoundary /> should warn users about SSR with DataProvider 1`] = `
-[
-  "DataProvider from @data-client/react does not update while doing SSR.
-See https://dataclient.io/docs/guides/ssr.",
-]
-`;
-
 exports[`<DataProvider /> should warn users about SSR with DataProvider 1`] = `
 [
   "DataProvider from @data-client/react does not update while doing SSR.
diff --git a/packages/react/src/index.ts b/packages/react/src/index.ts
index 8ed82cd20dea..a12941e66e1d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/index.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ Object.hasOwn =
   /* istanbul ignore next */ function hasOwn(it, key) {
     return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(it, key);
   };
-export {
-  Controller,
-  ExpiryStatus,
-  actionTypes,
-  GCPolicy,
-} from '@data-client/core';
+export { Controller, ExpiryStatus, actionTypes } from '@data-client/core';
 export type {
   EndpointExtraOptions,
   FetchFunction,
@@ -49,6 +44,7 @@ export type {
   DataClientDispatch,
   GenericDispatch,
 } from '@data-client/core';
+export { default as GCPolicy } from './state/GCPolicy.js';
 export * from './managers/index.js';
 export * from './components/index.js';
 export * from './hooks/index.js';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/server/redux/prepareStore.tsx b/packages/react/src/server/redux/prepareStore.tsx
index 0e4d2fde7505..ebab7faa9c51 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/server/redux/prepareStore.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/server/redux/prepareStore.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   ActionTypes,
   createReducer,
   applyManager,
-  GCPolicy,
   GCInterface,
 } from '@data-client/core';
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import { default as PromiseifyMiddleware } from './PromiseifyMiddleware.js';
 import { createStore, applyMiddleware } from './redux.js';
 import type { Reducer, Middleware } from './redux.js';
 import type { Store } from '../../context.js';
+import GCPolicy from '../../state/GCPolicy.js';
 
 export function prepareStore<
   R extends ReducersMapObject<any, ActionTypes> = {},
diff --git a/packages/react/src/state/GCPolicy.native.ts b/packages/react/src/state/GCPolicy.native.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef657929d5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/state/GCPolicy.native.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { GCPolicy } from '@data-client/core';
+import { InteractionManager } from 'react-native';
+
+/** Can help prevent stuttering by waiting for idle before performing GC sweeps */
+export default class NativeGCPolicy extends GCPolicy {
+  /** Calls the callback when client is not 'busy' with high priority interaction tasks
+   *
+   * Override for platform-specific implementations
+   */
+  protected idleCallback(
+    callback: (...args: any[]) => void,
+    options?: IdleRequestOptions,
+  ) {
+    InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(callback);
+    if (options?.timeout) {
+      InteractionManager.setDeadline(options.timeout);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/state/GCPolicy.ts b/packages/react/src/state/GCPolicy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a16154463bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/state/GCPolicy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { GCPolicy as default } from '@data-client/core';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d746d08e74f2..f08a45db93e8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6532,6 +6532,23 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@testing-library/jest-native@npm:^5.4.3":
+  version: 5.4.3
+  resolution: "@testing-library/jest-native@npm:5.4.3"
+  dependencies:
+    chalk: "npm:^4.1.2"
+    jest-diff: "npm:^29.0.1"
+    jest-matcher-utils: "npm:^29.0.1"
+    pretty-format: "npm:^29.0.3"
+    redent: "npm:^3.0.0"
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: ">=16.0.0"
+    react-native: ">=0.59"
+    react-test-renderer: ">=16.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/9315989dc0377a778f7ec9317b98c1dab9a7e2ebe0ca20a5c75f9dba3a4b486c02452b4399dd1aeef9ebf0007247594c6357f62089f095fde5280ce0344f5e65
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@testing-library/react-hooks@npm:8.0.1":
   version: 8.0.1
   resolution: "@testing-library/react-hooks@npm:8.0.1"
@@ -18065,7 +18082,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jest-diff@npm:^29.7.0":
+"jest-diff@npm:^29.0.1, jest-diff@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "jest-diff@npm:29.7.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -18174,7 +18191,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jest-matcher-utils@npm:^29.7.0":
+"jest-matcher-utils@npm:^29.0.1, jest-matcher-utils@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "jest-matcher-utils@npm:29.7.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -24705,7 +24722,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"pretty-format@npm:^29.0.0, pretty-format@npm:^29.7.0":
+"pretty-format@npm:^29.0.0, pretty-format@npm:^29.0.3, pretty-format@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "pretty-format@npm:29.7.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -26733,6 +26750,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@react-navigation/native-stack": "npm:^7.0.0"
     "@testing-library/dom": "npm:^10.4.0"
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "npm:^6.6.3"
+    "@testing-library/jest-native": "npm:^5.4.3"
     "@testing-library/react": "npm:16.1.0"
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "npm:8.0.1"
     "@testing-library/react-native": "npm:13.0.0"