diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
index 4411887e3cbf0..744a6e931d9c3 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
@@ -175,8 +175,13 @@ export function updateInput(
     }
   }
 
-  if (checked != null && node.checked !== !!checked) {
-    node.checked = checked;
+  if (checked != null) {
+    // Important to set this even if it's not a change in order to update input
+    // value tracking with radio buttons
+    // TODO: Should really update input value tracking for the whole radio
+    // button group in an effect or something (similar to #27024)
+    node.checked =
+      checked && typeof checked !== 'function' && typeof checked !== 'symbol';
   }
 
   if (
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
index 9ba1ed9dcff93..2e903aba8abf8 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
@@ -1094,18 +1094,12 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', () => {
 
     it('should not incur unnecessary DOM mutations for boolean properties', () => {
       const container = document.createElement('div');
-      function onChange() {
-        // noop
-      }
-      ReactDOM.render(
-        <input type="checkbox" onChange={onChange} checked={true} />,
-        container,
-      );
+      ReactDOM.render(<audio muted={true} />, container);
 
       const node = container.firstChild;
       let nodeValue = true;
       const nodeValueSetter = jest.fn();
-      Object.defineProperty(node, 'checked', {
+      Object.defineProperty(node, 'muted', {
         get: function () {
           return nodeValue;
         },
@@ -1114,48 +1108,11 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', () => {
         }),
       });
 
-      ReactDOM.render(
-        <input
-          type="checkbox"
-          onChange={onChange}
-          checked={true}
-          data-unrelated={true}
-        />,
-        container,
-      );
-      expect(nodeValueSetter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-
-      expect(() => {
-        ReactDOM.render(
-          <input type="checkbox" onChange={onChange} />,
-          container,
-        );
-      }).toErrorDev(
-        'A component is changing a controlled input to be uncontrolled. This is likely caused by ' +
-          'the value changing from a defined to undefined, which should not happen. Decide between ' +
-          'using a controlled or uncontrolled input element for the lifetime of the component.',
-      );
-      // This leaves the current checked value in place, just like text inputs.
+      ReactDOM.render(<audio muted={true} data-unrelated="yes" />, container);
       expect(nodeValueSetter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 
-      expect(() => {
-        ReactDOM.render(
-          <input type="checkbox" onChange={onChange} checked={false} />,
-          container,
-        );
-      }).toErrorDev(
-        ' A component is changing an uncontrolled input to be controlled. This is likely caused by ' +
-          'the value changing from undefined to a defined value, which should not happen. Decide between ' +
-          'using a controlled or uncontrolled input element for the lifetime of the component.',
-      );
-
+      ReactDOM.render(<audio muted={false} data-unrelated="ok" />, container);
       expect(nodeValueSetter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-
-      ReactDOM.render(
-        <input type="checkbox" onChange={onChange} checked={true} />,
-        container,
-      );
-      expect(nodeValueSetter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
 
     it('should ignore attribute list for elements with the "is" attribute', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
index 3e984b9efc18c..e52174a3bf749 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
@@ -1414,6 +1414,83 @@ describe('ReactDOMInput', () => {
     assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
   });
 
+  it('should control radio buttons if the tree updates during render (case 2; #26876)', () => {
+    let thunk = null;
+    function App() {
+      const [disabled, setDisabled] = React.useState(false);
+      const [value, setValue] = React.useState('one');
+      function handleChange(e) {
+        setDisabled(true);
+        // Pretend this is in a setTimeout or something
+        thunk = () => {
+          setDisabled(false);
+          setValue(e.target.value);
+        };
+      }
+      return (
+        <>
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            value="one"
+            checked={value === 'one'}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            value="two"
+            checked={value === 'two'}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+        </>
+      );
+    }
+    ReactDOM.render(<App />, container);
+    const [one, two] = container.querySelectorAll('input');
+    expect(one.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(two.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(one)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(two)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+
+    // Click two
+    setUntrackedChecked.call(two, true);
+    dispatchEventOnNode(two, 'click');
+    expect(one.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(two.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(one)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(two)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+
+    // After a delay...
+    ReactDOM.unstable_batchedUpdates(thunk);
+    expect(one.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(two.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(one)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(two)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+
+    // Click back to one
+    setUntrackedChecked.call(one, true);
+    dispatchEventOnNode(one, 'click');
+    expect(one.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(two.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(one)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(two)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+
+    // After a delay...
+    ReactDOM.unstable_batchedUpdates(thunk);
+    expect(one.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(two.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(one)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(two)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+  });
+
   it('should warn with value and no onChange handler and readOnly specified', () => {
     ReactDOM.render(
       <input type="text" value="zoink" readOnly={true} />,