- maybe?

src/Core/src/Handlers/Page/PageHandler.iOS.cs

@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ protected override PageView CreateNativeView()
 
 			_pageViewController = new PageViewController(VirtualView, this.MauiContext);
 
-			if (_pageViewController.CurrentNativeView == null)
-				_pageViewController.LoadNativeView();
-
 			if (_pageViewController.CurrentNativeView is PageView pv)
 				return pv;
 

src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/ContainerViewController.cs

@@ -11,10 +11,19 @@ public IView? CurrentView
 			get => _view;
 			set => SetView(value);
 		}
+
+		public UIView? CurrentNativeView 
+			=> _pendingLoadedView ?? currentNativeView;
+
 		public IMauiContext? Context { get; set; }
-		internal UIView? CurrentNativeView => currentNativeView;
 
 		UIView? currentNativeView;
+
+		// The handler needs this view before LoadView is called on the controller
+		// So this is used to create the first view that the handler will use
+		// without forcing the VC to call LoadView
+		UIView? _pendingLoadedView;
+
 		void SetView(IView? view, bool forceRefresh = false)
 		{
 			if (view == _view && !forceRefresh)
@@ -28,26 +37,36 @@ void SetView(IView? view, bool forceRefresh = false)
 			}
 			currentNativeView?.RemoveFromSuperview();
 			currentNativeView = null;
-			if (IsViewLoaded)
-			{
-				LoadNativeView();
-			}
+			if (IsViewLoaded && _view != null)
+				LoadNativeView(_view);
+		}
+
+		internal UIView LoadFirstView(IView view)
+		{
+			_pendingLoadedView = CreateNativeView(view);
+			return _pendingLoadedView;
 		}
 
 		public override void LoadView()
 		{
 			base.LoadView();
 			if (_view != null && Context != null)
-				LoadNativeView();
+				LoadNativeView(_view);
 		}
 
-		internal void LoadNativeView()
+		void LoadNativeView(IView view)
 		{
-			if (_view == null)
-				return;
+			currentNativeView = _pendingLoadedView ?? CreateNativeView(view);
+			_pendingLoadedView = null;
+			View!.AddSubview(currentNativeView);
+		}
 
+		protected virtual UIView CreateNativeView(IView view)
+		{
 			_ = Context ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(Context));
-			View!.AddSubview(currentNativeView = _view.ToNative(Context));
+			_ = _view ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(view));
+
+			return _view.ToNative(Context);
 		}
 
 		public override void ViewDidLayoutSubviews()

src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/LayoutView.cs

@@ -60,13 +60,19 @@ public override void LayoutSubviews()
 
 	public class PageViewController : ContainerViewController
 	{
-		readonly IPage _page;
-
 		public PageViewController(IPage page,IMauiContext mauiContext)
 		{
-			_page = page;
 			CurrentView = page;
 			Context = mauiContext;
+			LoadFirstView(page);
+		}
+
+		protected override UIView CreateNativeView(IView view)
+		{
+			return new PageView
+			{
+				CrossPlatformArrange = view.Arrange,
+			};
 		}
 	}