ContentPage with ToolbarItem Clicked event leaks when presented as modal page

[Vetle444]

Description

A ContentPage that has a ToolbarItem with a Clicked event handler is not garbage collected after being dismissed when presented modally via Navigation.PushModalAsync. The same page is collected correctly when pushed via Navigation.PushAsync.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a ContentPage with a ToolbarItem that has a Clicked event handler
2. Push it modally via Navigation.PushModalAsync(new NavigationPage(page))
3. Dismiss it via Navigation.PopModalAsync()
4. Repeat a few times
5. Force GC and check if pages were collected

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/Vetle444/MauiTestApp/tree/toolbarMemoryLeak

Version with bug

10.0.50

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Not sure, did not test other versions

Last version that worked well

No response

Affected platforms

Android, iOS

Affected platform versions

No response

Did you find any workaround?

Use Command instead

Relevant log output

[NafeelaNazhir]

This issue has been validated using Visual Studio Code 1.115.0 with .NET MAUI versions 9.0.120, 10.0.0-preview1, 10.0.0-preview6, 10.0.0-preview7, 10.0.0, and 10.0.51. The issue is reproducible on Android from version 10.0.0-preview1 onwards and on iOS from version 10.0.0-preview7 onwards.

Screen.Recording.2026-04-09.at.1.00.27.PM.mov

[brunck]

Might I suggest trying one of the nightly builds, as there are memory leak fixes around this area that have not yet been released.