diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
index f1ce6f1c9d..f151dde2ec 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
@@ -668,8 +668,15 @@ - (void)reset
 
 - (BOOL)containsPointInView
 {
+  CGRect bounds = _recognizer.view.bounds;
   CGPoint pt = [_recognizer locationInView:_recognizer.view];
-  CGRect hitFrame = RNGHHitSlopInsetRect(_recognizer.view.bounds, _hitSlop);
+
+  if (bounds.size.width == 0 and bounds.size.height == 0 and bounds.origin.x == 0 and bounds.origin.y == 0 and
+      _recognizer.view.subviews.count) {
+    bounds = _recognizer.view.subviews[0].bounds;
+    pt = [_recognizer locationInView:_recognizer.view.subviews[0]];
+  }
+  CGRect hitFrame = RNGHHitSlopInsetRect(bounds, _hitSlop);
   return CGRectContainsPoint(hitFrame, pt);
 }