diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm
index a69a0123e2..4f28da6e1b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm
@@ -1197,7 +1197,6 @@ - (void)mouseDown:(NSEvent *)event
     return;
   }
 
-  
   _isTouchInsideBounds = YES;
   [self handleAnimatePressIn];
   [super mouseDown:event];
@@ -1208,7 +1207,7 @@ - (void)mouseUp:(NSEvent *)event
   if (!_userEnabled) {
     return;
   }
-  
+
   NSPoint locationInView = [self convertPoint:[event locationInWindow] fromView:nil];
   _isHovered = NSPointInRect(locationInView, self.bounds);
   [self recordHoverSampleForMouseEvent:event];
@@ -1224,7 +1223,7 @@ - (void)mouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event
   if (!_userEnabled) {
     return;
   }
-  
+
   NSPoint locationInWindow = [event locationInWindow];
   NSPoint locationInView = [self convertPoint:locationInWindow fromView:nil];
   BOOL currentlyInside = NSPointInRect(locationInView, self.bounds);
@@ -1260,7 +1259,7 @@ - (BOOL)beginTrackingWithTouch:(UITouch *)touch withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
   if (!_userEnabled) {
     return NO;
   }
-  
+
   _isTouchInsideBounds = YES;
   // A pencil's hover-out arrives just before touch-down but only schedules the
   // clear, so `_isHovered` still reflects the open hover. Under Reduce Motion
@@ -1426,7 +1425,8 @@ - (BOOL)shouldHandleTouch:(RNGHUIView *)view atPoint:(CGPoint)point
 {
   if ([view isKindOfClass:[RNGestureHandlerButton class]]) {
     RNGestureHandlerButton *button = (RNGestureHandlerButton *)view;
-    return button.userEnabled;
+    return button.userEnabled && button.pointerEvents != RNGestureHandlerPointerEventsBoxNone &&
+        button.pointerEvents != RNGestureHandlerPointerEventsNone;
   }
 
   // Certain subviews such as RCTViewComponentView have been observed to have disabled
@@ -1473,7 +1473,9 @@ - (RNGHUIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
       if (!subview.isHidden && subview.alpha > 0) {
         CGPoint convertedPoint = [subview convertPoint:point fromView:self];
         UIView *hitView = [subview hitTest:convertedPoint withEvent:event];
-        if (hitView != nil && [self shouldHandleTouch:hitView atPoint:point]) {
+        if (hitView != nil &&
+            ([hitView isKindOfClass:[RNGestureHandlerButton class]] ||
+             [self shouldHandleTouch:hitView atPoint:point])) {
           return hitView;
         }
       }