diff --git a/src/FlashListProps.ts b/src/FlashListProps.ts
index 1dba06cdc..19b32a69d 100644
--- a/src/FlashListProps.ts
+++ b/src/FlashListProps.ts
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ export interface FlashListProps<TItem>
          * Offset from the top of the list where sticky headers should stick.
          * This is useful when you have a fixed header or navigation bar at the top of your screen
          * and want sticky headers to appear below it instead of at the very top.
+         *
+         * Items hidden behind this offset are also excluded from `onViewableItemsChanged`,
+         * since they aren't actually visible to the user.
          * @default 0
          */
         offset?: number;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/ViewabilityHelper.test.ts b/src/__tests__/ViewabilityHelper.test.ts
index 05bd7ac7e..c1b979afa 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/ViewabilityHelper.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/ViewabilityHelper.test.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,37 @@ describe("ViewabilityHelper", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("excludes items hidden behind a top offset (fixed header)", () => {
+    const viewabilityHelper = new ViewabilityHelper(
+      null,
+      viewableIndicesChanged
+    );
+    // Items 0, 1, 2 fit in a 300px list. A 120px fixed header covers item 0
+    // entirely and part of item 1, so only 1 and 2 should be viewable.
+    viewabilityHelper.possiblyViewableIndices = [0, 1, 2];
+    updateViewableItems({ viewabilityHelper, topOffset: 120 });
+    expect(viewableIndicesChanged).toHaveBeenCalledWith([1, 2], [1, 2], []);
+  });
+
+  it("counts an item's visibility against the area below the top offset", () => {
+    // Item 1 (y: 100..200) sits partly behind the fixed header. With a 120px
+    // offset, 80 of its 100px are below the header (80% >= 50%, viewable); with a
+    // 160px offset only 40px are (40% < 50%, not viewable).
+    const config = { itemVisiblePercentThreshold: 50 };
+
+    const helperA = new ViewabilityHelper(config, viewableIndicesChanged);
+    helperA.possiblyViewableIndices = [1];
+    updateViewableItems({ viewabilityHelper: helperA, topOffset: 120 });
+    expect(viewableIndicesChanged).toHaveBeenCalledWith([1], [1], []);
+
+    viewableIndicesChanged.mockReset();
+
+    const helperB = new ViewabilityHelper(config, viewableIndicesChanged);
+    helperB.possiblyViewableIndices = [1];
+    updateViewableItems({ viewabilityHelper: helperB, topOffset: 160 });
+    expect(viewableIndicesChanged).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   const updateViewableItems = ({
     viewabilityHelper,
     horizontal,
@@ -258,6 +289,7 @@ describe("ViewabilityHelper", () => {
     listSize,
     getLayout,
     runAllTimers,
+    topOffset,
   }: {
     viewabilityHelper: ViewabilityHelper;
     horizontal?: boolean;
@@ -265,6 +297,7 @@ describe("ViewabilityHelper", () => {
     listSize?: RVDimension;
     getLayout?: (index: number) => RVLayout | undefined;
     runAllTimers?: boolean;
+    topOffset?: number;
   }) => {
     viewabilityHelper.updateViewableItems(
       horizontal ?? false,
@@ -273,7 +306,9 @@ describe("ViewabilityHelper", () => {
       getLayout ??
         ((index) => {
           return { x: 0, y: index * 100, height: 100, width: 300 } as RVLayout;
-        })
+        }),
+      undefined,
+      topOffset ?? 0
     );
     if (runAllTimers ?? true) {
       jest.runAllTimers();
diff --git a/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityHelper.ts b/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityHelper.ts
index 16ec1a8af..892ac3c34 100644
--- a/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityHelper.ts
+++ b/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityHelper.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class ViewabilityHelper {
     scrollOffset: number,
     listSize: RVDimension,
     getLayout: (index: number) => RVLayout | undefined,
-    viewableIndices?: number[]
+    viewableIndices?: number[],
+    topOffset = 0
   ) {
     if (viewableIndices !== undefined) {
       this.possiblyViewableIndices = viewableIndices;
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ class ViewabilityHelper {
         listSize,
         this.viewabilityConfig?.viewAreaCoveragePercentThreshold,
         this.viewabilityConfig?.itemVisiblePercentThreshold,
-        getLayout
+        getLayout,
+        topOffset
       )
     );
     this.viewableIndices = newViewableIndices;
@@ -128,7 +130,8 @@ class ViewabilityHelper {
     listSize: RVDimension,
     viewAreaCoveragePercentThreshold: number | null | undefined,
     itemVisiblePercentThreshold: number | null | undefined,
-    getLayout: (index: number) => RVLayout | undefined
+    getLayout: (index: number) => RVLayout | undefined,
+    topOffset: number
   ) {
     const itemLayout = getLayout(index);
     if (itemLayout === undefined) {
@@ -137,22 +140,24 @@ class ViewabilityHelper {
     const itemTop = (horizontal ? itemLayout.x : itemLayout.y) - scrollOffset;
     const itemSize = horizontal ? itemLayout.width : itemLayout.height;
     const listMainSize = horizontal ? listSize.width : listSize.height;
+    // `topOffset` is the height occluded at the top of the list (e.g. a fixed
+    // header via `stickyHeaderConfig.offset`), so the visible region starts there.
     const pixelsVisible =
-      Math.min(itemTop + itemSize, listMainSize) - Math.max(itemTop, 0);
+      Math.min(itemTop + itemSize, listMainSize) - Math.max(itemTop, topOffset);
 
     // Always consider item fully viewable if it is fully visible, regardless of the `viewAreaCoveragePercentThreshold`
     if (pixelsVisible === itemSize) {
       return true;
     }
     // Skip checking item if it's not visible at all
-    if (pixelsVisible === 0) {
+    if (pixelsVisible <= 0) {
       return false;
     }
     const viewAreaMode =
       viewAreaCoveragePercentThreshold !== null &&
       viewAreaCoveragePercentThreshold !== undefined;
     const percent = viewAreaMode
-      ? pixelsVisible / listMainSize
+      ? pixelsVisible / (listMainSize - topOffset)
       : pixelsVisible / itemSize;
     const viewableAreaPercentThreshold = viewAreaMode
       ? viewAreaCoveragePercentThreshold * 0.01
diff --git a/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityManager.ts b/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityManager.ts
index 972c20f7b..c9fb6a6b5 100644
--- a/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityManager.ts
+++ b/src/recyclerview/viewability/ViewabilityManager.ts
@@ -78,13 +78,17 @@ export default class ViewabilityManager<T> {
     const scrollOffset =
       (this.rvManager.getAbsoluteLastScrollOffset() ?? 0) -
       this.rvManager.firstItemOffset;
+    // A fixed header at the top of the list (configured via `stickyHeaderConfig.offset`)
+    // occludes the top of the viewport, so items behind it aren't actually visible.
+    const topOffset = this.rvManager.props.stickyHeaderConfig?.offset ?? 0;
     this.viewabilityHelpers.forEach((viewabilityHelper) => {
       viewabilityHelper.updateViewableItems(
         this.rvManager.props.horizontal ?? false,
         scrollOffset,
         listSize,
         (index: number) => this.rvManager.getLayout(index),
-        newViewableIndices
+        newViewableIndices,
+        topOffset
       );
     });
   };