diff --git a/.changeset/fix-fieldset-rerender-loop.md b/.changeset/fix-fieldset-rerender-loop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96d55f0c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-fieldset-rerender-loop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@ark-ui/react': patch
+---
+
+Fix `Fieldset.Root` re-rendering whenever its subtree mutated, even if helper and error text were unchanged. A nested
+`Field.Textarea` with `defaultValue` could turn that into a loop that froze the tab.
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/fieldset.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/fieldset.test.tsx
index 36747de116..2feca59e75 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/fieldset.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/fieldset.test.tsx
@@ -75,4 +75,30 @@ describe('Fieldset', () => {
       expect(describedBy).toContain('helper-text')
     })
   })
+
+  it('should not re-render in a loop when a textarea with defaultValue is nested', () => {
+    let renders = 0
+
+    render(
+      <Fieldset.Root>
+        <Fieldset.Legend>Legend</Fieldset.Legend>
+        <Field.Root>
+          <Field.Label>Summary</Field.Label>
+          <Field.Textarea defaultValue="hello" />
+        </Field.Root>
+        <Fieldset.Context>
+          {() => {
+            renders += 1
+            if (renders > 50) {
+              throw new Error('Fieldset entered an update loop')
+            }
+            return null
+          }}
+        </Fieldset.Context>
+      </Fieldset.Root>,
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveValue('hello')
+    expect(renders).toBeLessThan(10)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/use-fieldset.ts b/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/use-fieldset.ts
index 647cae4694..f36e5536b1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/use-fieldset.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/fieldset/use-fieldset.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export const useFieldset = (props: UseFieldsetProps = {}) => {
 
   const env = useEnvironmentContext()
 
-  const [textElements, setTextElements] = useState({ hasErrorText: false, hasHelperText: false })
+  const [hasErrorText, setHasErrorText] = useState(false)
+  const [hasHelperText, setHasHelperText] = useState(false)
 
   const uid = useId()
   const id = props.id ?? uid
@@ -45,9 +46,8 @@ export const useFieldset = (props: UseFieldsetProps = {}) => {
 
     const checkTextElements = () => {
       const docOrShadowRoot = env.getRootNode() as ShadowRoot | Document
-      const hasErrorText = !!docOrShadowRoot.getElementById(errorTextId)
-      const hasHelperText = !!docOrShadowRoot.getElementById(helperTextId)
-      setTextElements({ hasErrorText, hasHelperText })
+      setHasErrorText(!!docOrShadowRoot.getElementById(errorTextId))
+      setHasHelperText(!!docOrShadowRoot.getElementById(helperTextId))
     }
 
     checkTextElements()
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export const useFieldset = (props: UseFieldsetProps = {}) => {
   }, [env, errorTextId, helperTextId])
 
   const ids: string[] = []
-  if (textElements.hasErrorText && invalid) ids.push(errorTextId)
-  if (textElements.hasHelperText) ids.push(helperTextId)
+  if (hasErrorText && invalid) ids.push(errorTextId)
+  if (hasHelperText) ids.push(helperTextId)
   const labelIds = ids.length > 0 ? ids.join(' ') : undefined
 
   const getRootProps = () =>