diff --git a/packages/react-router/test/base/src/App.tsx b/packages/react-router/test/base/src/App.tsx
index b90eccc0df..426b6df34d 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/test/base/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/test/base/src/App.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import IonRoutePropsTest from './pages/ion-route-props/IonRouteProps';
 import PrefixMatchWildcard from './pages/prefix-match-wildcard/PrefixMatchWildcard';
 import StaleViewCleanup from './pages/stale-view-cleanup/StaleViewCleanup';
 import IndexParamPriority from './pages/index-param-priority/IndexParamPriority';
+import IndexRouteReuse from './pages/index-route-reuse/IndexRouteReuse';
 
 setupIonicReact();
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
           <Route path="/prefix-match-wildcard/*" element={<PrefixMatchWildcard />} />
           <Route path="/stale-view-cleanup/*" element={<StaleViewCleanup />} />
           <Route path="/index-param-priority/*" element={<IndexParamPriority />} />
+          <Route path="/index-route-reuse/*" element={<IndexRouteReuse />} />
         </IonRouterOutlet>
       </IonReactRouter>
     </IonApp>
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test/base/src/pages/Main.tsx b/packages/react-router/test/base/src/pages/Main.tsx
index e064f29743..d8bbbcfeab 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/test/base/src/pages/Main.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/test/base/src/pages/Main.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ const Main: React.FC = () => {
           <IonItem routerLink="/index-param-priority">
             <IonLabel>Index Param Priority</IonLabel>
           </IonItem>
+          <IonItem routerLink="/index-route-reuse">
+            <IonLabel>Index Route Reuse</IonLabel>
+          </IonItem>
         </IonList>
       </IonContent>
     </IonPage>
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test/base/src/pages/index-route-reuse/IndexRouteReuse.tsx b/packages/react-router/test/base/src/pages/index-route-reuse/IndexRouteReuse.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4791af088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-router/test/base/src/pages/index-route-reuse/IndexRouteReuse.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import {
+  IonContent,
+  IonHeader,
+  IonPage,
+  IonTitle,
+  IonToolbar,
+  IonRouterOutlet,
+  IonTabs,
+  IonTabBar,
+  IonTabButton,
+  IonIcon,
+  IonLabel,
+  IonButton,
+  IonBackButton,
+  IonButtons,
+} from '@ionic/react';
+import { triangle, ellipse, square } from 'ionicons/icons';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Route, Navigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+/**
+ * Test page for index route reuse across tabs with nested outlets.
+ *
+ * Each tab has its own nested IonRouterOutlet with an index route that
+ * renders distinct content. This tests that switching between tabs shows
+ * the correct index route content and doesn't incorrectly reuse a view
+ * item from another tab's index route.
+ */
+
+// Tab 1 nested outlet with its own index route
+const Tab1Content: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage data-pageid="irr-tab1-home">
+      <IonHeader>
+        <IonToolbar>
+          <IonTitle>Tab 1 Home</IonTitle>
+        </IonToolbar>
+      </IonHeader>
+      <IonContent>
+        <div data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content">Tab 1 Index Route Content</div>
+        <IonButton routerLink="/index-route-reuse/tab1/detail" id="irr-tab1-detail-btn">
+          Go to Tab 1 Detail
+        </IonButton>
+      </IonContent>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+const Tab1Detail: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage data-pageid="irr-tab1-detail">
+      <IonHeader>
+        <IonToolbar>
+          <IonButtons slot="start">
+            <IonBackButton defaultHref="/index-route-reuse/tab1" />
+          </IonButtons>
+          <IonTitle>Tab 1 Detail</IonTitle>
+        </IonToolbar>
+      </IonHeader>
+      <IonContent>
+        <div data-testid="irr-tab1-detail-content">Tab 1 Detail Content</div>
+      </IonContent>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+const Tab1Outlet: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage>
+      <IonRouterOutlet>
+        <Route index element={<Tab1Content />} />
+        <Route path="detail" element={<Tab1Detail />} />
+      </IonRouterOutlet>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+// Tab 2 nested outlet with its own index route
+const Tab2Content: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage data-pageid="irr-tab2-home">
+      <IonHeader>
+        <IonToolbar>
+          <IonTitle>Tab 2 Home</IonTitle>
+        </IonToolbar>
+      </IonHeader>
+      <IonContent>
+        <div data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content">Tab 2 Index Route Content</div>
+        <IonButton routerLink="/index-route-reuse/tab2/detail" id="irr-tab2-detail-btn">
+          Go to Tab 2 Detail
+        </IonButton>
+      </IonContent>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+const Tab2Detail: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage data-pageid="irr-tab2-detail">
+      <IonHeader>
+        <IonToolbar>
+          <IonButtons slot="start">
+            <IonBackButton defaultHref="/index-route-reuse/tab2" />
+          </IonButtons>
+          <IonTitle>Tab 2 Detail</IonTitle>
+        </IonToolbar>
+      </IonHeader>
+      <IonContent>
+        <div data-testid="irr-tab2-detail-content">Tab 2 Detail Content</div>
+      </IonContent>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+const Tab2Outlet: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage>
+      <IonRouterOutlet>
+        <Route index element={<Tab2Content />} />
+        <Route path="detail" element={<Tab2Detail />} />
+      </IonRouterOutlet>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+// Tab 3 nested outlet with its own index route
+const Tab3Content: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage data-pageid="irr-tab3-home">
+      <IonHeader>
+        <IonToolbar>
+          <IonTitle>Tab 3 Home</IonTitle>
+        </IonToolbar>
+      </IonHeader>
+      <IonContent>
+        <div data-testid="irr-tab3-home-content">Tab 3 Index Route Content</div>
+      </IonContent>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+const Tab3Outlet: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage>
+      <IonRouterOutlet>
+        <Route index element={<Tab3Content />} />
+      </IonRouterOutlet>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+// Main tabs component
+const IndexRouteReuse: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <IonTabs>
+      <IonRouterOutlet>
+        <Route path="tab1/*" element={<Tab1Outlet />} />
+        <Route path="tab2/*" element={<Tab2Outlet />} />
+        <Route path="tab3/*" element={<Tab3Outlet />} />
+        <Route index element={<Navigate to="tab1" replace />} />
+      </IonRouterOutlet>
+      <IonTabBar slot="bottom">
+        <IonTabButton tab="tab1" href="/index-route-reuse/tab1">
+          <IonIcon icon={triangle} />
+          <IonLabel>Tab 1</IonLabel>
+        </IonTabButton>
+        <IonTabButton tab="tab2" href="/index-route-reuse/tab2">
+          <IonIcon icon={ellipse} />
+          <IonLabel>Tab 2</IonLabel>
+        </IonTabButton>
+        <IonTabButton tab="tab3" href="/index-route-reuse/tab3">
+          <IonIcon icon={square} />
+          <IonLabel>Tab 3</IonLabel>
+        </IonTabButton>
+      </IonTabBar>
+    </IonTabs>
+  );
+};
+
+export default IndexRouteReuse;
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test/base/tests/e2e/specs/index-route-reuse.cy.js b/packages/react-router/test/base/tests/e2e/specs/index-route-reuse.cy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb4358b263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-router/test/base/tests/e2e/specs/index-route-reuse.cy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+const port = 3000;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for index route reuse across tabs with nested outlets.
+ *
+ * Validates that switching between tabs where each has its own nested
+ * IonRouterOutlet with an index route correctly shows the right content.
+ * This tests whether createViewItem's index route reuse check
+ * (existingIsIndexRoute && newIsIndexRoute) causes issues when multiple
+ * outlets each have their own index routes.
+ */
+describe('Index Route Reuse - Nested Outlet Index Routes', () => {
+  it('should show tab1 index content by default', () => {
+    cy.visit(`http://localhost:${port}/index-route-reuse`);
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 1 Index Route Content');
+  });
+
+  it('should show tab2 index content when switching to tab2', () => {
+    cy.visit(`http://localhost:${port}/index-route-reuse/tab1`);
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+
+    // Switch to Tab 2
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 2');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab2-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 2 Index Route Content');
+
+    // Verify URL changed to tab2
+    cy.url().should('include', '/index-route-reuse/tab2');
+  });
+
+  it('should show tab3 index content when switching to tab3', () => {
+    cy.visit(`http://localhost:${port}/index-route-reuse/tab1`);
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+
+    // Switch to Tab 3
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 3');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab3-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab3-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab3-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 3 Index Route Content');
+
+    // Verify URL changed to tab3
+    cy.url().should('include', '/index-route-reuse/tab3');
+  });
+
+  it('should correctly show each tab index when cycling through all tabs', () => {
+    cy.visit(`http://localhost:${port}/index-route-reuse/tab1`);
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+
+    // Tab 1 -> Tab 2
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 2');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab2-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 2 Index Route Content');
+
+    // Tab 2 -> Tab 3
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 3');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab3-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab3-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab3-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 3 Index Route Content');
+
+    // Tab 3 -> Tab 1 (back to start)
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 1');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 1 Index Route Content');
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve tab1 detail navigation and return correctly', () => {
+    cy.visit(`http://localhost:${port}/index-route-reuse/tab1`);
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+
+    // Navigate to detail page
+    cy.get('#irr-tab1-detail-btn').click();
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-detail');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-detail-content"]').should('be.visible');
+
+    // Switch to Tab 2
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 2');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab2-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+
+    // Switch back to Tab 1 - should show detail (preserved history)
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 1');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-detail');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-detail-content"]').should('be.visible');
+  });
+
+  it('should show correct content after rapid tab switching', () => {
+    cy.visit(`http://localhost:${port}/index-route-reuse/tab1`);
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+
+    // Rapid switching: Tab1 -> Tab2 -> Tab3 -> Tab2 -> Tab1
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 2');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab2-home');
+
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 3');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab3-home');
+
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 2');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab2-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab2-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 2 Index Route Content');
+
+    cy.ionTabClick('Tab 1');
+    cy.ionPageVisible('irr-tab1-home');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-testid="irr-tab1-home-content"]').should('contain', 'Tab 1 Index Route Content');
+  });
+});