diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/TrackingAnimatedNode.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/TrackingAnimatedNode.java
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index 88bce013690344..00000000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/TrackingAnimatedNode.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-package com.facebook.react.animated;
-
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyMap;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
-
-/* package */ class TrackingAnimatedNode extends AnimatedNode {
-
-  private final NativeAnimatedNodesManager mNativeAnimatedNodesManager;
-  private final int mAnimationId;
-  private final int mToValueNode;
-  private final int mValueNode;
-  private final JavaOnlyMap mAnimationConfig;
-
-  TrackingAnimatedNode(ReadableMap config, NativeAnimatedNodesManager nativeAnimatedNodesManager) {
-    mNativeAnimatedNodesManager = nativeAnimatedNodesManager;
-    mAnimationId = config.getInt("animationId");
-    mToValueNode = config.getInt("toValue");
-    mValueNode = config.getInt("value");
-    mAnimationConfig = JavaOnlyMap.deepClone(config.getMap("animationConfig"));
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void update() {
-    AnimatedNode toValue = mNativeAnimatedNodesManager.getNodeById(mToValueNode);
-    mAnimationConfig.putDouble("toValue", ((ValueAnimatedNode) toValue).getValue());
-    mNativeAnimatedNodesManager.startAnimatingNode(
-        mAnimationId, mValueNode, mAnimationConfig, null);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public String prettyPrint() {
-    return "TrackingAnimatedNode["
-        + mTag
-        + "]: animationID: "
-        + mAnimationId
-        + " toValueNode: "
-        + mToValueNode
-        + " valueNode: "
-        + mValueNode
-        + " animationConfig: "
-        + mAnimationConfig;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/TrackingAnimatedNode.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/animated/TrackingAnimatedNode.kt
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index 00000000000000..b852e068cc1b83
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.animated
+
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSApplicationCausedNativeException
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyMap
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap
+
+internal open class TrackingAnimatedNode : AnimatedNode {
+
+  private val mNativeAnimatedNodesManager: NativeAnimatedNodesManager
+  private val mAnimationId: Int
+  private val mToValueNode: Int
+  private val mValueNode: Int
+  private val mAnimationConfig: JavaOnlyMap
+
+  public constructor(
+      config: ReadableMap,
+      nativeAnimatedNodesManager: NativeAnimatedNodesManager
+  ) : super() {
+    mNativeAnimatedNodesManager = nativeAnimatedNodesManager
+    mAnimationId = config.getInt("animationId")
+    mToValueNode = config.getInt("toValue")
+    mValueNode = config.getInt("value")
+    mAnimationConfig = JavaOnlyMap.deepClone(config.getMap("animationConfig"))
+  }
+
+  override public fun update(): Unit {
+    val toValue = mNativeAnimatedNodesManager.getNodeById(mToValueNode)
+    if (toValue is ValueAnimatedNode) {
+      mAnimationConfig.putDouble("toValue", toValue.mValue)
+      mNativeAnimatedNodesManager.startAnimatingNode(
+          mAnimationId, mValueNode, mAnimationConfig, null)
+    } else {
+      throw JSApplicationCausedNativeException(
+          "Illegal node ID set as an input for TrackingAnimated node")
+    }
+  }
+
+  override public fun prettyPrint(): String {
+    return "TrackingAnimatedNode[$mTag]: animationID: $mAnimationId toValueNode: $mToValueNode valueNode: $mValueNode animationConfig: $mAnimationConfig"
+  }
+}