diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ebf053049e..4f3a5d0dec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 firebase-debug.log
 .nx-cache
 .nx
+.claude
 scully.log
 /.angular
 /.scully
diff --git a/src/component-loader/component-loader.class.ts b/src/component-loader/component-loader.class.ts
index c9ef050e1a..74a386cc63 100644
--- a/src/component-loader/component-loader.class.ts
+++ b/src/component-loader/component-loader.class.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 
 import { PositioningOptions, PositioningService } from 'ngx-bootstrap/positioning';
 
-import { listenToTriggersV2, registerEscClick, registerOutsideClick } from 'ngx-bootstrap/utils';
+import { listenToTriggersV2, registerEscClick, registerOutsideClick, runInZoneRootIfPresent } from 'ngx-bootstrap/utils';
 
 import { ContentRef } from './content-ref.class';
 import { ListenOptions } from './listen-options.model';
@@ -394,8 +394,10 @@ export class ComponentLoader<T extends object> {
       this._positioningRafId = requestAnimationFrame(schedulePositioning);
     };
 
-    // Initial calculation after a short delay to ensure DOM is ready
-    this._positioningRafId = requestAnimationFrame(schedulePositioning);
+    // The loop re-schedules itself every frame while the component is attached, so in
+    // zone.js apps it must start outside the Angular zone or every frame triggers
+    // app-wide change detection. Re-scheduled frames inherit the root zone from here.
+    this._positioningRafId = runInZoneRootIfPresent(() => requestAnimationFrame(schedulePositioning));
   }
 
   private _unsubscribePositioning(): void {
diff --git a/src/positioning/positioning.service.ts b/src/positioning/positioning.service.ts
index 96aaaea727..589628870a 100644
--- a/src/positioning/positioning.service.ts
+++ b/src/positioning/positioning.service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Injectable, ElementRef, RendererFactory2, Inject, PLATFORM_ID } from '@
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import { isPlatformBrowser } from '@angular/common';
 
+import { runInZoneRootIfPresent } from 'ngx-bootstrap/utils';
+
 import { positionElements } from './ng-positioning';
 
 import { fromEvent, merge, of, animationFrameScheduler, Subject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
@@ -55,8 +57,6 @@ export class PositioningService {
   ) {
 
     if (isPlatformBrowser(platformId)) {
-      // Zoneless-compatible: no NgZone dependency needed
-      // Event listeners run without triggering change detection
       this.triggerEvent$ = merge(
         fromEvent(window, 'scroll', { passive: true }),
         fromEvent(window, 'resize', { passive: true }),
@@ -64,23 +64,25 @@ export class PositioningService {
         this.update$$
       );
 
-      this.triggerEvent$.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe(() => {
-        if (this.isDisabled) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        this.positionElements
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-          .forEach((positionElement: any) => {
-            positionElements(
-              _getHtmlElement(positionElement.target),
-              _getHtmlElement(positionElement.element),
-              positionElement.attachment,
-              positionElement.appendToBody,
-              this.options,
-              rendererFactory.createRenderer(null, null)
-            );
-          });
+      runInZoneRootIfPresent(() => {
+        this.triggerEvent$?.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe(() => {
+          if (this.isDisabled) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          this.positionElements
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+            .forEach((positionElement: any) => {
+              positionElements(
+                _getHtmlElement(positionElement.target),
+                _getHtmlElement(positionElement.element),
+                positionElement.attachment,
+                positionElement.appendToBody,
+                this.options,
+                rendererFactory.createRenderer(null, null)
+              );
+            });
+        });
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/public_api.ts b/src/utils/public_api.ts
index 752790c326..165ce32df3 100644
--- a/src/utils/public_api.ts
+++ b/src/utils/public_api.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export { Trigger } from './trigger.class';
 export { Utils } from './utils.class';
 export { window, document } from './facade/browser';
 export { warnOnce }from './warn-once';
+export { runInZoneRootIfPresent } from './zone-root';
 export {
   animateExpand,
   onTransitionFinished,
diff --git a/src/utils/zone-root.ts b/src/utils/zone-root.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29d9dda49a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/zone-root.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+interface ZoneStatic {
+  current: unknown;
+  root: { run<T>(fn: () => T): T };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs `fn` in the zone.js root zone when zone.js is present, so that async tasks
+ * scheduled inside (event listeners, animation frames, timers) do not trigger
+ * Angular change detection. In zoneless apps `Zone` is undefined and `fn` runs as-is.
+ *
+ * Use for high-frequency work (scroll/resize listeners, rAF loops) that only mutates
+ * the DOM directly and never needs change detection. Unlike `NgZone.runOutsideAngular`
+ * this keeps libraries free of an NgZone dependency.
+ */
+export function runInZoneRootIfPresent<T>(fn: () => T): T {
+  const zone = (globalThis as { Zone?: ZoneStatic }).Zone;
+
+  if (zone && zone.current !== zone.root) {
+    return zone.root.run(fn);
+  }
+
+  return fn();
+}