diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30c3e20a..96d7d2ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@
   "scripts": {
     "commit": "commit",
     "test": "jest",
+    "test:package-install": "node ./scripts/test-package-install.js",
     "typescript": "tsc --noEmit",
     "lint": "eslint \"**/*.{js,ts,tsx}\"",
     "reset": "git clean -xdfe .vscode && yarn && yarn prepare",
     "markbuild": "tsx ./scripts/example-dot-env.ts",
     "prepare": "bob build && yarn markbuild",
     "postinstall": "husky",
+    "prepack": "pinst --disable",
+    "postpack": "pinst --enable",
     "example": "yarn --cwd example",
     "pods": "cd example && pod-install --quiet",
     "bootstrap": "yarn && yarn pods && yarn markbuild",
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "^19.1.0",
     "chalk": "^5.3.0",
     "commitlint": "^19.8.1",
+    "cross-spawn": "^7.0.6",
     "detox": "^20.45.1",
     "eslint": "^9.35.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@
     "husky": "^9.1.7",
     "inquirer": "^9.2.7",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "pinst": "^3.0.0",
     "pod-install": "^1.0.7",
     "prettier": "^3.6.2",
     "react": "19.1.1",
diff --git a/scripts/test-package-install.js b/scripts/test-package-install.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d41eea73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-package-install.js
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const crossSpawn = require('cross-spawn');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const os = require('node:os');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const packageRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+const sourceManifestPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'package.json');
+const sourceManifestText = fs.readFileSync(sourceManifestPath, 'utf8');
+const sourceManifest = JSON.parse(sourceManifestText);
+const tempRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(
+  path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'amazon-ivs-package-install-')
+);
+
+function run(command, args, options) {
+  return crossSpawn.sync(command, args, {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+    maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
+    ...options,
+  });
+}
+
+function commandOutput(result) {
+  return [
+    `status: ${result.status}`,
+    `signal: ${result.signal}`,
+    `stdout:\n${result.stdout || ''}`,
+    `stderr:\n${result.stderr || ''}`,
+  ].join('\n');
+}
+
+function assertCommandStarted(result, description) {
+  assert.equal(
+    result.error == null,
+    true,
+    `${description} could not start: ${result.error}`
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    result.signal,
+    null,
+    `${description} was terminated by ${result.signal}\n${commandOutput(
+      result
+    )}`
+  );
+}
+
+try {
+  assert.equal(
+    sourceManifest.scripts.postinstall,
+    'husky',
+    'the source manifest must keep installing contributor Git hooks'
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    sourceManifest.scripts._postinstall,
+    undefined,
+    'the source manifest started with a disabled postinstall script'
+  );
+
+  const tarballPath = path.join(tempRoot, 'amazon-ivs-react-native-player.tgz');
+  const packResult = run('corepack', ['yarn', 'pack', '--out', tarballPath], {
+    cwd: packageRoot,
+  });
+
+  assertCommandStarted(packResult, 'yarn pack');
+  assert.equal(
+    packResult.status,
+    0,
+    `yarn pack failed\n${commandOutput(packResult)}`
+  );
+  assert.ok(
+    fs.statSync(tarballPath).size > 0,
+    'yarn pack created an empty archive'
+  );
+
+  const restoredManifest = JSON.parse(
+    fs.readFileSync(sourceManifestPath, 'utf8')
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    restoredManifest.scripts.postinstall,
+    sourceManifest.scripts.postinstall,
+    'yarn pack did not restore the source postinstall script'
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    restoredManifest.scripts._postinstall,
+    undefined,
+    'yarn pack left a disabled postinstall script in the source manifest'
+  );
+
+  const consumerRoot = path.join(tempRoot, 'consumer');
+  const cacheRoot = path.join(tempRoot, 'npm-cache');
+  const guardBin = path.join(tempRoot, 'guard-bin');
+  const guardMarker = path.join(tempRoot, 'husky-called');
+  const userConfig = path.join(tempRoot, 'npmrc');
+
+  fs.mkdirSync(consumerRoot);
+  fs.mkdirSync(cacheRoot);
+  fs.mkdirSync(guardBin);
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(consumerRoot, 'package.json'),
+    `${JSON.stringify(
+      {
+        name: 'package-install-smoke-test',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+        private: true,
+      },
+      null,
+      2
+    )}\n`
+  );
+  fs.writeFileSync(userConfig, '');
+
+  const posixGuard = path.join(guardBin, 'husky');
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    posixGuard,
+    '#!/bin/sh\n: > "$HUSKY_GUARD_MARKER"\nexit 86\n'
+  );
+  fs.chmodSync(posixGuard, 0o755);
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(guardBin, 'husky.cmd'),
+    '@echo off\r\ntype nul > "%HUSKY_GUARD_MARKER%"\r\nexit /b 86\r\n'
+  );
+
+  const pathKey =
+    Object.keys(process.env).find((key) => key.toLowerCase() === 'path') ||
+    'PATH';
+  const installEnvironment = {
+    ...process.env,
+    HUSKY_GUARD_MARKER: guardMarker,
+    npm_config_ignore_scripts: 'false',
+    npm_config_update_notifier: 'false',
+    npm_config_userconfig: userConfig,
+  };
+  installEnvironment[pathKey] = `${guardBin}${path.delimiter}${
+    process.env[pathKey] || ''
+  }`;
+
+  const installResult = run(
+    'npm',
+    [
+      'install',
+      '--offline',
+      '--legacy-peer-deps',
+      '--omit=dev',
+      '--no-save',
+      '--no-package-lock',
+      '--no-audit',
+      '--no-fund',
+      '--foreground-scripts',
+      '--ignore-scripts=false',
+      '--cache',
+      cacheRoot,
+      tarballPath,
+    ],
+    {
+      cwd: consumerRoot,
+      env: installEnvironment,
+    }
+  );
+
+  assertCommandStarted(installResult, 'consumer npm install');
+  assert.equal(
+    fs.existsSync(guardMarker),
+    false,
+    `the packed dependency invoked Husky during consumer installation\n${commandOutput(
+      installResult
+    )}`
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    installResult.status,
+    0,
+    `consumer npm install failed\n${commandOutput(installResult)}`
+  );
+
+  const installedManifest = JSON.parse(
+    fs.readFileSync(
+      path.join(
+        consumerRoot,
+        'node_modules',
+        sourceManifest.name,
+        'package.json'
+      ),
+      'utf8'
+    )
+  );
+  assert.equal(installedManifest.name, sourceManifest.name);
+  assert.equal(installedManifest.version, sourceManifest.version);
+  assert.equal(
+    installedManifest.scripts.postinstall,
+    undefined,
+    'the packed dependency retained an active postinstall script'
+  );
+} finally {
+  if (fs.readFileSync(sourceManifestPath, 'utf8') !== sourceManifestText) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(sourceManifestPath, sourceManifestText);
+  }
+  fs.rmSync(tempRoot, {
+    recursive: true,
+    force: true,
+    maxRetries: 3,
+    retryDelay: 100,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c0d56780..07873044 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3921,6 +3921,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/react-test-renderer": ^19.1.0
     chalk: ^5.3.0
     commitlint: ^19.8.1
+    cross-spawn: ^7.0.6
     detox: ^20.45.1
     eslint: ^9.35.0
     eslint-config-prettier: ^10.1.8
@@ -3931,6 +3932,7 @@ __metadata:
     husky: ^9.1.7
     inquirer: ^9.2.7
     jest: ^29.7.0
+    pinst: ^3.0.0
     pod-install: ^1.0.7
     prettier: ^3.6.2
     react: 19.1.1
@@ -9717,6 +9719,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"pinst@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.0
+  resolution: "pinst@npm:3.0.0"
+  bin:
+    pinst: bin.js
+  checksum: 4ae48a6a60f79c37071233af51b4d91bfc85cfa3c12b66ccda60cdb642b4d14a4ab0cb3587afc55b1f6192cea1772a5e4822026a0d0d3528296edef00cc2d61f
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "pirates@npm:^4.0.4":
   version: 4.0.7
   resolution: "pirates@npm:4.0.7"