diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
index 980ff0d3e4..2f1a12b83a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
@@ -609,10 +609,14 @@ open class GestureHandler {
     }
 
     // if there are tracked pointers and the gesture is about to end, send event cancelling all pointers
-    if (trackedPointersCount > 0 &&
-      (newState == STATE_END || newState == STATE_CANCELLED || newState == STATE_FAILED)
-    ) {
+    if (trackedPointersCount > 0 && isFinished(newState)) {
       cancelPointers()
+
+      // `cancelPointers` dispatches the event synchronously and its callback may change the state
+      // (e.g. via `GestureStateManager.fail`), in which case the transition is already complete.
+      if (isFinished(state)) {
+        return
+      }
     }
 
     val oldState = state
@@ -998,6 +1002,8 @@ open class GestureHandler {
   }
 
   companion object {
+    fun isFinished(state: Int) = state == STATE_CANCELLED || state == STATE_FAILED || state == STATE_END
+
     private const val DEFAULT_NEEDS_POINTER_DATA = false
     private const val DEFAULT_MANUAL_ACTIVATION = false
     private const val DEFAULT_SHOULD_CANCEL_WHEN_OUTSIDE = false
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
index 2e1f7c23e3..577979aa04 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
 
   private fun cleanupFinishedHandlers() {
     for (handler in gestureHandlers.asReversed()) {
-      if (isFinished(handler.state) && !handler.isAwaiting) {
+      if (GestureHandler.isFinished(handler.state) && !handler.isAwaiting) {
         handler.reset()
         handler.apply {
           isActive = false
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
       }
     }
 
-    gestureHandlers.removeAll { isFinished(it.state) && !it.isAwaiting }
+    gestureHandlers.removeAll { GestureHandler.isFinished(it.state) && !it.isAwaiting }
 
     finishedHandlersCleanupScheduled = false
   }
 
   private fun hasOtherHandlerToWaitFor(handler: GestureHandler) =
-    gestureHandlers.any { !isFinished(it.state) && shouldHandlerWaitForOther(handler, it) }
+    gestureHandlers.any { !GestureHandler.isFinished(it.state) && shouldHandlerWaitForOther(handler, it) }
 
   private fun shouldBeCancelledByFinishedHandler(handler: GestureHandler) =
     gestureHandlers.any { shouldHandlerWaitForOther(handler, it) && it.state == GestureHandler.STATE_END }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
       handler.isAwaiting = false
     }
 
-    if (isFinished(newState)) {
+    if (GestureHandler.isFinished(newState)) {
       // We have to loop through copy in order to avoid modifying collection
       // while iterating over its elements
       val currentlyAwaitingHandlers = awaitingHandlers.toList()
@@ -1027,9 +1027,5 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
         true
       }
     }
-
-    private fun isFinished(state: Int) = state == GestureHandler.STATE_CANCELLED ||
-      state == GestureHandler.STATE_FAILED ||
-      state == GestureHandler.STATE_END
   }
 }