diff --git a/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m b/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
index 5447a9a8a9f..66ee73d93c6 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
 #import "RCTLog.h"
+#import "RCTSurfaceView.h"
 #import "RCTTouchEvent.h"
 #import "RCTUIManager.h"
 #import "RCTUtils.h"
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithTarget:(id)target action:(SEL)action
 - (void)_cacheRootView
 {
   UIView *rootView = self.view;
-  while (rootView.superview && ![rootView isReactRootView]) {
+  while (rootView.superview && ![rootView isReactRootView] && ![rootView isKindOfClass:[RCTSurfaceView class]]) {
     rootView = rootView.superview;
   }
   _cachedRootView = rootView;