diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/Text.d.ts b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/Text.d.ts
index b90bf240ba7..2481ba7707c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/Text.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/Text.d.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {Constructor} from '../../types/private/Utilities';
 import {AccessibilityProps} from '../Components/View/ViewAccessibility';
 import {NativeMethods} from '../../types/public/ReactNativeTypes';
 import {ColorValue, StyleProp} from '../StyleSheet/StyleSheet';
-import {TextStyle} from '../StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes';
+import {TextStyle, ViewStyle} from '../StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes';
 import {
   GestureResponderEvent,
   LayoutChangeEvent,
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ export interface TextProps
    * Specifies smallest possible scale a font can reach when adjustsFontSizeToFit is enabled. (values 0.01-1.0).
    */
   minimumFontScale?: number | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * Controls how touch events are handled. Similar to `View`'s `pointerEvents`.
+   */
+  pointerEvents?: ViewStyle['pointerEvents'] | undefined;
 }
 
 /**