diff --git a/src/reanimated2/layoutReanimation/web/domUtils.ts b/src/reanimated2/layoutReanimation/web/domUtils.ts
index 9d8b4ef0747..7e918f50830 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/layoutReanimation/web/domUtils.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/layoutReanimation/web/domUtils.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ function findDescendantWithExitingAnimation(
   node: ReanimatedHTMLElement,
   root: Node
 ) {
+  // Node could be something else than HTMLElement, for example TextNode (treated as plain text, not as HTML object),
+  // therefore it won't have children prop and calling Array.from(node.children) will cause error.
+  if (!(node instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (node.reanimatedDummy && node.removedAfterAnimation === undefined) {
     reattachElementToAncestor(node, root);
   }