diff --git a/src/material/form-field/form-field.ts b/src/material/form-field/form-field.ts
index 914f89a32d2e..1a767b2de6ff 100644
--- a/src/material/form-field/form-field.ts
+++ b/src/material/form-field/form-field.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {AbstractControlDirective} from '@angular/forms';
 import {ThemePalette} from '@angular/material/core';
-import {Subject, merge} from 'rxjs';
+import {Subject, Subscription, merge} from 'rxjs';
 import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {MAT_ERROR, MatError} from './directives/error';
 import {
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ export class MatFormField
   private _isFocused: boolean | null = null;
   private _explicitFormFieldControl: MatFormFieldControl<any>;
   private _needsOutlineLabelOffsetUpdate = false;
+  private _previousControl: MatFormFieldControl<unknown> | null = null;
+  private _stateChanges: Subscription | undefined;
+  private _valueChanges: Subscription | undefined;
 
   private _injector = inject(Injector);
 
@@ -365,7 +368,6 @@ export class MatFormField
 
   ngAfterContentInit() {
     this._assertFormFieldControl();
-    this._initializeControl();
     this._initializeSubscript();
     this._initializePrefixAndSuffix();
     this._initializeOutlineLabelOffsetSubscriptions();
@@ -373,9 +375,16 @@ export class MatFormField
 
   ngAfterContentChecked() {
     this._assertFormFieldControl();
+
+    if (this._control !== this._previousControl) {
+      this._initializeControl(this._previousControl);
+      this._previousControl = this._control;
+    }
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
+    this._stateChanges?.unsubscribe();
+    this._valueChanges?.unsubscribe();
     this._destroyed.next();
     this._destroyed.complete();
   }
@@ -409,25 +418,31 @@ export class MatFormField
   }
 
   /** Initializes the registered form field control. */
-  private _initializeControl() {
+  private _initializeControl(previousControl: MatFormFieldControl<unknown> | null) {
     const control = this._control;
+    const classPrefix = 'mat-mdc-form-field-type-';
+
+    if (previousControl) {
+      this._elementRef.nativeElement.classList.remove(classPrefix + previousControl.controlType);
+    }
 
     if (control.controlType) {
-      this._elementRef.nativeElement.classList.add(
-        `mat-mdc-form-field-type-${control.controlType}`,
-      );
+      this._elementRef.nativeElement.classList.add(classPrefix + control.controlType);
     }
 
     // Subscribe to changes in the child control state in order to update the form field UI.
-    control.stateChanges.subscribe(() => {
+    this._stateChanges?.unsubscribe();
+    this._stateChanges = control.stateChanges.subscribe(() => {
       this._updateFocusState();
       this._syncDescribedByIds();
       this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
     });
 
+    this._valueChanges?.unsubscribe();
+
     // Run change detection if the value changes.
     if (control.ngControl && control.ngControl.valueChanges) {
-      control.ngControl.valueChanges
+      this._valueChanges = control.ngControl.valueChanges
         .pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
         .subscribe(() => this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck());
     }