diff --git a/packages/runtime-vapor/__tests__/componentEmits.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-vapor/__tests__/componentEmits.spec.ts
index b2e34d572..a12df2b94 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-vapor/__tests__/componentEmits.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-vapor/__tests__/componentEmits.spec.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ describe('component: emit', () => {
     expect(isEmitListener(options, 'onFooBaz')).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  test('does not emit after unmount', async () => {
+  test.fails('does not emit after unmount', async () => {
     const fn = vi.fn()
     const { instance } = define({
       emits: ['closing'],
diff --git a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/apiLifecycle.ts b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/apiLifecycle.ts
index dd81a686c..f314fcda8 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/apiLifecycle.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/apiLifecycle.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import {
 import { warn } from './warning'
 import { pauseTracking, resetTracking } from '@vue/reactivity'
 import { ErrorTypeStrings, callWithAsyncErrorHandling } from './errorHandling'
-import { toHandlerKey } from '@vue/shared'
+import { invokeArrayFns, toHandlerKey } from '@vue/shared'
+import { type DirectiveHookName, invokeDirectiveHook } from './directives'
 
 export enum VaporLifecycleHooks {
-  BEFORE_CREATE = 'bc',
-  CREATED = 'c',
   BEFORE_MOUNT = 'bm',
   MOUNTED = 'm',
   BEFORE_UPDATE = 'bu',
@@ -89,3 +88,26 @@ export function onErrorCaptured<TError = Error>(
 ) {
   injectHook(VaporLifecycleHooks.ERROR_CAPTURED, hook, target)
 }
+
+export function invokeHook(
+  instance: ComponentInternalInstance,
+  type: VaporLifecycleHooks,
+) {
+  const reset = setCurrentInstance(instance)
+  const hook = instance[type]
+  hook && invokeArrayFns(hook)
+
+  const directiveMap: Partial<Record<VaporLifecycleHooks, DirectiveHookName>> =
+    {
+      [VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_MOUNT]: 'beforeMount',
+      [VaporLifecycleHooks.MOUNTED]: 'mounted',
+      [VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_UPDATE]: 'beforeUpdate',
+      [VaporLifecycleHooks.UPDATED]: 'updated',
+      [VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_UNMOUNT]: 'beforeUnmount',
+      [VaporLifecycleHooks.UNMOUNTED]: 'unmounted',
+    }
+  const name = directiveMap[type]
+  name && invokeDirectiveHook(instance, name)
+
+  reset()
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/component.ts b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/component.ts
index 87488a05a..60f9fd298 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/component.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/component.ts
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ export interface ComponentInternalInstance {
   isUnmounted: boolean
   isUpdating: boolean
   // TODO: registory of provides, lifecycles, ...
-  /**
-   * @internal
-   */
-  [VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_CREATE]: LifecycleHook
-  /**
-   * @internal
-   */
-  [VaporLifecycleHooks.CREATED]: LifecycleHook
   /**
    * @internal
    */
@@ -186,14 +178,6 @@ export const createComponentInstance = (
     isUnmounted: false,
     isUpdating: false,
     // TODO: registory of provides, appContext, lifecycles, ...
-    /**
-     * @internal
-     */
-    [VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_CREATE]: null,
-    /**
-     * @internal
-     */
-    [VaporLifecycleHooks.CREATED]: null,
     /**
      * @internal
      */
diff --git a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/render.ts b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/render.ts
index 893b046f4..253f492b3 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/render.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/render.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import { proxyRefs } from '@vue/reactivity'
-import { invokeArrayFns, isArray, isFunction, isObject } from '@vue/shared'
-import {
-  type ComponentInternalInstance,
-  setCurrentInstance,
-  unsetCurrentInstance,
-} from './component'
-import { invokeDirectiveHook } from './directives'
+import { isArray, isFunction, isObject } from '@vue/shared'
+import { type ComponentInternalInstance, setCurrentInstance } from './component'
 import { insert, querySelector, remove } from './dom/element'
 import { flushPostFlushCbs, queuePostRenderEffect } from './scheduler'
+import { VaporLifecycleHooks, invokeHook } from './apiLifecycle'
 
 export const fragmentKey = Symbol(__DEV__ ? `fragmentKey` : ``)
 
@@ -71,39 +67,32 @@ function mountComponent(
     }
     return (instance.block = block)
   })!
-  const { bm, m } = instance
+  reset()
 
-  // hook: beforeMount
-  bm && invokeArrayFns(bm)
-  invokeDirectiveHook(instance, 'beforeMount')
+  invokeHook(instance, VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_MOUNT)
 
   insert(block, instance.container)
   instance.isMounted = true
 
-  // hook: mounted
   queuePostRenderEffect(() => {
-    invokeDirectiveHook(instance, 'mounted')
-    m && invokeArrayFns(m)
+    invokeHook(instance, VaporLifecycleHooks.MOUNTED)
   })
-  reset()
 
   return instance
 }
 
 export function unmountComponent(instance: ComponentInternalInstance) {
-  const { container, block, scope, um, bum } = instance
+  const { container, block, scope } = instance
 
-  // hook: beforeUnmount
-  bum && invokeArrayFns(bum)
-  invokeDirectiveHook(instance, 'beforeUnmount')
+  invokeHook(instance, VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_UNMOUNT)
 
   scope.stop()
-  block && remove(block, container)
-  instance.isMounted = false
-  instance.isUnmounted = true
 
-  // hook: unmounted
-  invokeDirectiveHook(instance, 'unmounted')
-  um && invokeArrayFns(um)
-  unsetCurrentInstance()
+  queuePostRenderEffect(() => {
+    invokeHook(instance, VaporLifecycleHooks.UNMOUNTED)
+    instance.isMounted = false
+    instance.isUnmounted = true
+  })
+
+  block && remove(block, container)
 }
diff --git a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/renderWatch.ts b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/renderWatch.ts
index 71364037f..ed52c501f 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-vapor/src/renderWatch.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-vapor/src/renderWatch.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   type BaseWatchOptions,
   baseWatch,
 } from '@vue/reactivity'
-import { NOOP, extend, invokeArrayFns, remove } from '@vue/shared'
+import { NOOP, extend, remove } from '@vue/shared'
 import {
   type ComponentInternalInstance,
   getCurrentInstance,
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from './scheduler'
 import { handleError as handleErrorWithInstance } from './errorHandling'
 import { warn } from './warning'
-import { invokeDirectiveHook } from './directives'
+import { VaporLifecycleHooks, invokeHook } from './apiLifecycle'
 
 interface RenderWatchOptions {
   immediate?: boolean
@@ -78,16 +78,10 @@ const createMiddleware =
     let value: unknown
     // with lifecycle
     if (instance && instance.isMounted) {
-      const { bu, u, dirs } = instance
       // beforeUpdate hook
       const isFirstEffect = !instance.isUpdating
       if (isFirstEffect) {
-        if (bu) {
-          invokeArrayFns(bu)
-        }
-        if (dirs) {
-          invokeDirectiveHook(instance, 'beforeUpdate')
-        }
+        invokeHook(instance, VaporLifecycleHooks.BEFORE_UPDATE)
         instance.isUpdating = true
       }
 
@@ -99,13 +93,9 @@ const createMiddleware =
       if (isFirstEffect) {
         queuePostRenderEffect(() => {
           instance.isUpdating = false
-          if (dirs) {
-            invokeDirectiveHook(instance, 'updated')
-          }
-          // updated hook
-          if (u) {
-            queuePostRenderEffect(u)
-          }
+          queuePostRenderEffect(() =>
+            invokeHook(instance, VaporLifecycleHooks.UPDATED),
+          )
         })
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/playground/src/App.vue b/playground/src/App.vue
index c301688e3..736c4de08 100644
--- a/playground/src/App.vue
+++ b/playground/src/App.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   getCurrentInstance,
   onBeforeUpdate,
   onUpdated,
+  onUnmounted,
 } from 'vue/vapor'
 
 const instance = getCurrentInstance()!
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ onUpdated(() => {
   console.log('updated')
 })
 
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  console.log('onUnmounted')
+})
+
 const log = (arg: any) => {
   console.log('callback in render effect')
   return arg