diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java
index 6d8f644411f..e0509633bb7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.core.util.Pools;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.SoftAssertions;
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.SoftAssertions;
  * these coalescing keys are determined.
  */
 public class TouchEvent extends Event<TouchEvent> {
+  private static final String TAG = TouchEvent.class.getSimpleName();
 
   private static final int TOUCH_EVENTS_POOL_SIZE = 3;
 
@@ -163,6 +165,13 @@ public class TouchEvent extends Event<TouchEvent> {
 
   @Override
   public void dispatch(RCTEventEmitter rctEventEmitter) {
+    if (!hasMotionEvent()) {
+      ReactSoftException.logSoftException(
+          TAG,
+          new IllegalStateException(
+              "Cannot dispatch a TouchEvent that has no MotionEvent; the TouchEvent has been recycled"));
+      return;
+    }
     TouchesHelper.sendTouchEvent(
         rctEventEmitter,
         Assertions.assertNotNull(mTouchEventType),
@@ -181,6 +190,10 @@ public class TouchEvent extends Event<TouchEvent> {
     return mMotionEvent;
   }
 
+  private boolean hasMotionEvent() {
+    return mMotionEvent != null;
+  }
+
   public float getViewX() {
     return mViewX;
   }