diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/ItemsViewHandler2.iOS.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/ItemsViewHandler2.iOS.cs
index ee44a126571b..d4f994bb2397 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/ItemsViewHandler2.iOS.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/ItemsViewHandler2.iOS.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ protected override void DisconnectHandler(UIView platformView)
 		{
 			ItemsView.ScrollToRequested -= ScrollToRequested;
 			_layout = null;
-			Controller?.DisposeItemsSource();
+			MauiContext?.GetDispatcher()?.Dispatch(() =>
+			{
+				Controller?.DisposeItemsSource();
+			});
 			base.DisconnectHandler(platformView);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs
index 8b89af8bcdd8..77a5f631876e 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items2/iOS/ItemsViewController2.cs
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ void Items.MauiCollectionView.ICustomMauiCollectionViewDelegate.MovedToWindow(UI
 				DetachingFromWindow();
 			}
 		}
+		
 		internal void DisposeItemsSource()
 		{
 			ItemsSource?.Dispose();
diff --git a/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests.Shared/MauiProgramDefaults.cs b/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests.Shared/MauiProgramDefaults.cs
index a99ca72d0133..5fbb78d95724 100644
--- a/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests.Shared/MauiProgramDefaults.cs
+++ b/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests.Shared/MauiProgramDefaults.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp(List<Assembly> testAssemblies)
 			{
 				RequiresUIContext = true,
 			});
+#endif
+
+#if IOS || MACCATALYST
+
+			appBuilder.ConfigureMauiHandlers(handlers =>
+				{
+					handlers.AddHandler<Microsoft.Maui.Controls.CollectionView, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Handlers.Items2.CollectionViewHandler2>();
+					handlers.AddHandler<Microsoft.Maui.Controls.CarouselView, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Handlers.Items2.CarouselViewHandler2>();
+				});
+				
 #endif
 			appBuilder.UseVisualRunner();