diff --git a/goldens/aria/accordion/index.api.md b/goldens/aria/accordion/index.api.md
index 98049f6ad2d4..21f5c56ea0a6 100644
--- a/goldens/aria/accordion/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/aria/accordion/index.api.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import * as _angular_cdk_bidi from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import * as _angular_core from '@angular/core';
 import { InjectionToken } from '@angular/core';
 import { OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
-import { OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Signal } from '@angular/core';
 
 // @public
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ export class AccordionPanel {
 }
 
 // @public
-export class AccordionTrigger implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class AccordionTrigger {
     constructor();
     readonly active: _angular_core.Signal<boolean>;
     collapse(): void;
@@ -69,10 +68,6 @@ export class AccordionTrigger implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     expand(): void;
     readonly expanded: _angular_core.ModelSignal<boolean>;
     readonly id: _angular_core.InputSignal<string>;
-    // (undocumented)
-    ngOnDestroy(): void;
-    // (undocumented)
-    ngOnInit(): void;
     readonly panel: _angular_core.InputSignal<AccordionPanel>;
     readonly panelId: _angular_core.Signal<string>;
     readonly _pattern: AccordionTriggerPattern;
diff --git a/src/aria/accordion/accordion-trigger.ts b/src/aria/accordion/accordion-trigger.ts
index 041f28224f9f..d53faab44f9a 100644
--- a/src/aria/accordion/accordion-trigger.ts
+++ b/src/aria/accordion/accordion-trigger.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 import {
   Directive,
   ElementRef,
-  OnDestroy,
-  OnInit,
+  effect,
+  untracked,
   booleanAttribute,
   computed,
   inject,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import {AccordionPanel} from './accordion-panel';
     'ngAccordionTrigger': '',
   },
 })
-export class AccordionTrigger implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class AccordionTrigger {
   /** A reference to the trigger element. */
   private readonly _elementRef = inject(ElementRef);
 
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ export class AccordionTrigger implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   readonly active = computed(() => this._pattern.active());
 
   constructor() {
+    effect(onCleanup => {
+      const panel = this.panel();
+      untracked(() => {
+        panel._pattern = this._pattern;
+        this._accordionGroup._collection.register(this);
+      });
+      onCleanup(() => {
+        panel._pattern = undefined;
+        this._accordionGroup._collection.unregister(this);
+      });
+    });
+
     // Automatically prevent form submission.
     if (this.element.tagName === 'BUTTON' && !this.element.hasAttribute('type')) {
       this.element.setAttribute('type', 'button');
@@ -125,18 +137,6 @@ export class AccordionTrigger implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  ngOnInit() {
-    this.panel()._pattern = this._pattern;
-
-    this._accordionGroup._collection.register(this);
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy() {
-    this.panel()._pattern = undefined;
-
-    this._accordionGroup._collection.unregister(this);
-  }
-
   /** Expands this item. */
   expand() {
     this._pattern.open();
diff --git a/src/aria/accordion/accordion.spec.ts b/src/aria/accordion/accordion.spec.ts
index c4ee7ca9f0ec..da40f7e1c066 100644
--- a/src/aria/accordion/accordion.spec.ts
+++ b/src/aria/accordion/accordion.spec.ts
@@ -825,3 +825,96 @@ class AccordionPanelWithoutTrigger {}
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Eager,
 })
 class AccordionWithMultipleExpandedItems {}
+
+describe('Accordion destruction', () => {
+  it('should update the panel association when the panel input changes', async () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AccordionWithChangingPanel);
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+    const panels = fixture.debugElement
+      .queryAll(By.directive(AccordionPanel))
+      .map(el => el.injector.get(AccordionPanel));
+    const trigger = fixture.debugElement
+      .query(By.directive(AccordionTrigger))
+      .injector.get(AccordionTrigger);
+    const group = fixture.debugElement
+      .query(By.directive(AccordionGroup))
+      .injector.get(AccordionGroup);
+
+    expect(panels[0]._pattern).toBe(trigger._pattern);
+    expect(panels[1]._pattern).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(group._collection.orderedItems()).toEqual([trigger]);
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.panel.set(panels[1]);
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+
+    expect(panels[0]._pattern).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(panels[1]._pattern).toBe(trigger._pattern);
+    expect(group._collection.orderedItems()).toEqual([trigger]);
+
+    trigger.expand();
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+    expect(trigger.expanded()).toBeTrue();
+    panels[1].collapse();
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+    expect(trigger.expanded()).toBeFalse();
+
+    fixture.destroy();
+    expect(panels[1]._pattern).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(group._collection.orderedItems()).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should destroy a trigger before the first change detection', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(StaticAccordion);
+
+    expect(() => fixture.destroy()).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('should clear the panel association when destroying an initialized trigger', async () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(StaticAccordion);
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+
+    const panel = fixture.debugElement
+      .query(By.directive(AccordionPanel))
+      .injector.get(AccordionPanel);
+    const trigger = fixture.debugElement
+      .query(By.directive(AccordionTrigger))
+      .injector.get(AccordionTrigger);
+    expect(panel._pattern).toBe(trigger._pattern);
+
+    expect(() => fixture.destroy()).not.toThrow();
+    expect(panel._pattern).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <div ngAccordionGroup>
+      <button ngAccordionTrigger [panel]="panel">Trigger</button>
+      <div ngAccordionPanel #panel="ngAccordionPanel">
+        <ng-template ngAccordionContent>Content</ng-template>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  `,
+  imports: [AccordionGroup, AccordionTrigger, AccordionPanel, AccordionContent],
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Eager,
+})
+class StaticAccordion {}
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <div ngAccordionGroup>
+      <button ngAccordionTrigger [panel]="panel() || first">Trigger</button>
+      <div ngAccordionPanel #first="ngAccordionPanel">
+        <ng-template ngAccordionContent>First</ng-template>
+      </div>
+      <div ngAccordionPanel>
+        <ng-template ngAccordionContent>Second</ng-template>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  `,
+  imports: [AccordionGroup, AccordionTrigger, AccordionPanel, AccordionContent],
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Eager,
+})
+class AccordionWithChangingPanel {
+  panel = signal<AccordionPanel | undefined>(undefined);
+}