diff --git a/docs/Camera.md b/docs/Camera.md
index 5dc3e1389..c2a438861 100644
--- a/docs/Camera.md
+++ b/docs/Camera.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ return (
 |   animationMode | `union` | `none` | `false` | The easing or path the camera uses to animate to a new configuration. |
 | allowUpdates | `boolean` | `none` | `false` | Whether the camera should send any configuration to the native module. Prevents unnecessary tile<br/>fetching and improves performance when the map is not visible. Defaults to `true`. |
 | triggerKey | `string \| number` | `none` | `false` | Any arbitrary primitive value that, when changed, causes the camera to retry moving to its target<br/>configuration. (Not yet implemented.) |
-| onUserTrackingModeChange | `UserTrackingModeChangeCallback` | `none` | `false` | Executes when user tracking mode changes. |
+| onUserTrackingModeChange | `func` | `none` | `false` | Executes when user tracking mode changes.<br/>*signature:*`(event:MapboxGLEvent) => void` |
 
 ## methods
 ### setCamera()
diff --git a/docs/docs.json b/docs/docs.json
index 6f58ddfe4..820e9839a 100644
--- a/docs/docs.json
+++ b/docs/docs.json
@@ -696,9 +696,12 @@
       {
         "name": "onUserTrackingModeChange",
         "required": false,
-        "type": "UserTrackingModeChangeCallback",
+        "type": {
+          "name": "func",
+          "funcSignature": "(event:MapboxGLEvent) => void"
+        },
         "default": "none",
-        "description": "Executes when user tracking mode changes."
+        "description": "Executes when user tracking mode changes.\n*signature:*`(event:MapboxGLEvent) => void`"
       }
     ],
     "fileNameWithExt": "Camera.tsx",
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index caefc7fb6..90d453d5b 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ import {
   CameraBoundsWithPadding as _CameraBoundsWithPadding,
   CameraStops as _CameraStops,
   CameraAnimationMode as _CameraAnimationMode,
+  type UserTrackingMode as _UserTrackingMode,
+  type UserTrackingModeChangeCallback as _UserTrackingModeChangeCallback,
 } from './javascript/components/Camera';
 import { MarkerView as _MarkerView } from './javascript/components/MarkerView';
 import { PointAnnotation as _PointAnnotation } from './javascript/components/PointAnnotation';
 import { Atmosphere as _Atmosphere } from './javascript/components/Atmosphere';
 import type {
   MapboxGLEvent as _MapboxGLEvent,
-  UserTrackingMode as _UserTrackingMode,
-  UserTrackingModeChangeCallback as _UserTrackingModeChangeCallback,
   AnimatedPoint as _AnimatedPoint,
   AnimatedShape as _AnimatedShape,
 } from './javascript/types/index';
@@ -482,11 +482,6 @@ declare namespace MapboxGL {
   /**
    * Constants
    */
-  enum UserTrackingModes {
-    Follow = 'normal',
-    FollowWithHeading = 'compass',
-    FollowWithCourse = 'course',
-  }
 
   enum InterpolationMode {
     Exponential = 0,
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLCamera.swift b/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLCamera.swift
index a0bb75ba4..e0239ba73 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLCamera.swift
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLCamera.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ enum CameraMode: String, CaseIterable {
   case flight, ease, linear, none
 }
 
+enum UserTrackingMode: String {
+  case none,compass, course, normal
+}
+
 struct CameraUpdateItem {
   var camera: CameraOptions
   var mode: CameraMode
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ class RCTMGLCamera : RCTMGLMapComponentBase, LocationConsumer {
       _updateCameraFromTrackingMode()
     }
   }
-  @objc var followUserMode: NSString? {
+  @objc var followUserMode: String? {
     didSet {
       _updateCameraFromTrackingMode()
     }
@@ -192,11 +196,22 @@ class RCTMGLCamera : RCTMGLMapComponentBase, LocationConsumer {
     }
   }
   
+  func _disableUsetTracking(_ map: MapView) {
+    map.viewport.idle()
+    map.location.removeLocationConsumer(consumer: self)
+  }
+
   func _updateCameraFromTrackingMode() {
     withMapView { map in
-      guard self.followUserLocation else {
-        map.viewport.idle()
-        map.location.removeLocationConsumer(consumer: self)
+      let userTrackingMode = UserTrackingMode(rawValue: self.followUserMode ?? "none")
+      guard let userTrackingMode = userTrackingMode else {
+        Logger.error("RCTMGLCamera: Unexpected followUserMode \(optional: self.followUserMode)")
+        self._disableUsetTracking(map)
+        return
+      }
+
+      guard self.followUserLocation && userTrackingMode != .none else {
+        self._disableUsetTracking(map)
         return
       }
 
@@ -207,17 +222,20 @@ class RCTMGLCamera : RCTMGLMapComponentBase, LocationConsumer {
       map.location.addLocationConsumer(newConsumer: self)
       var trackingModeChanged = false
       var followOptions = FollowPuckViewportStateOptions()
-      if (self.followUserMode == "compass") {
+      switch userTrackingMode {
+      case .none:
+        Logger.assert("RCTMGLCamera, userTrackingModes should not be none here")
+      case .compass:
         map.location.options.puckBearingEnabled = true
         map.location.options.puckBearingSource = PuckBearingSource.heading
         followOptions.bearing = FollowPuckViewportStateBearing.heading
         trackingModeChanged = true
-      } else if (self.followUserMode == "course") {
+      case .course:
         map.location.options.puckBearingEnabled = true
         map.location.options.puckBearingSource = PuckBearingSource.course
         followOptions.bearing = FollowPuckViewportStateBearing.course
         trackingModeChanged = true
-      } else if (self.followUserMode == "normal") {
+      case .normal:
         map.location.options.puckBearingEnabled = false
         followOptions.bearing = nil
         trackingModeChanged = true
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLLogging.swift b/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLLogging.swift
index 7e6a55e64..918fab039 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLLogging.swift
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL-v10/RCTMGLLogging.swift
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ class Logger {
   static func log(level: LogLevel, message: String, error: Error) {
     sharedInstance.log(level: level, message: "\(message) - error: \(error.localizedDescription) \(error)")
   }
+
+  static func error(_ message: String) {
+    log(level: .error, message: message)
+  }
+
+  static func assert(_ message: String) {
+    log(level: .error, message: "Assertion failure: \(message)")
+  }
 }
 
 func logged<T>(_ msg: String, info: (() -> String)? = nil, level: Logger.LogLevel = .error, rejecter: RCTPromiseRejectBlock? = nil, fn : () throws -> T) -> T? {
diff --git a/javascript/components/Camera.tsx b/javascript/components/Camera.tsx
index dad314d4c..c989314a5 100644
--- a/javascript/components/Camera.tsx
+++ b/javascript/components/Camera.tsx
@@ -9,11 +9,27 @@ import React, {
 import { NativeModules, requireNativeComponent } from 'react-native';
 import { Position } from '@turf/helpers';
 
-import { UserTrackingModeChangeCallback, UserTrackingMode } from '../types';
+import { MapboxGLEvent } from '../types';
 import { makeLatLngBounds, makePoint } from '../utils/geoUtils';
 
 const NativeModule = NativeModules.MGLModule;
 
+export const enum UserTrackingMode {
+  Follow = 'normal',
+  FollowWithHeading = 'compass',
+  FollowWithCourse = 'course',
+}
+
+export type UserTrackingModeChangeCallback = (
+  event: MapboxGLEvent<
+    'usertrackingmodechange',
+    {
+      followUserLocation: boolean;
+      followUserMode: UserTrackingMode | null;
+    }
+  >,
+) => void;
+
 /**
  * Converts the provided React Native animation mode into the corresponding native enum value.
  */
diff --git a/javascript/index.js b/javascript/index.js
index d481cc399..aafc765fa 100644
--- a/javascript/index.js
+++ b/javascript/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
 
-import { Camera } from './components/Camera';
+import { Camera, UserTrackingModes } from './components/Camera';
 import { Atmosphere } from './components/Atmosphere';
 import MapView from './components/MapView';
 import Light from './components/Light';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const MapboxGL = { ...NativeModules.MGLModule };
 
 // static methods
 MapboxGL.requestAndroidLocationPermissions = requestAndroidLocationPermissions;
-MapboxGL.UserTrackingModes = Camera.UserTrackingModes;
+MapboxGL.UserTrackingModes = UserTrackingModes;
 
 // components
 MapboxGL.MapView = MapView;
diff --git a/javascript/types/index.ts b/javascript/types/index.ts
index 04b94a62d..c271efa6b 100644
--- a/javascript/types/index.ts
+++ b/javascript/types/index.ts
@@ -10,20 +10,6 @@ export type MapboxGLEvent<
   V = Element,
 > = SyntheticEvent<V, { type: T; payload: P }>;
 
-// Camera.
-
-export type UserTrackingMode = 'normal' | 'compass' | 'course';
-
-export type UserTrackingModeChangeCallback = (
-  event: MapboxGLEvent<
-    'usertrackingmodechange',
-    {
-      followUserLocation: boolean;
-      followUserMode: UserTrackingMode | null;
-    }
-  >,
-) => void;
-
 // Animated.
 
 export interface AnimatedPoint extends GeoJsonObject {