diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/touch/ReactHitSlopView.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/touch/ReactHitSlopView.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8231a335a7b..00000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/touch/ReactHitSlopView.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-package com.facebook.react.touch;
-
-import android.graphics.Rect;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-
-/**
- * This interface should be implemented by all {@link View} subclasses that want to use the hitSlop
- * prop to extend their touch areas.
- */
-public interface ReactHitSlopView {
-
-  /**
-   * Called when determining the touch area of a view.
-   *
-   * @return A {@link Rect} representing how far to extend the touch area in each direction.
-   */
-  @Nullable
-  Rect getHitSlopRect();
-}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/touch/ReactHitSlopView.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/touch/ReactHitSlopView.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..469fa35a609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/touch/ReactHitSlopView.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.touch
+
+import android.graphics.Rect
+
+/**
+ * This interface should be implemented by all [View] subclasses that want to use the hitSlop prop
+ * to extend their touch areas.
+ */
+interface ReactHitSlopView {
+  val hitSlopRect: Rect?
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactMapBufferPropSetter.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactMapBufferPropSetter.kt
index 7447e45313a..ef65868eca5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactMapBufferPropSetter.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactMapBufferPropSetter.kt
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ object ReactMapBufferPropSetter {
             PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(value.getDouble(EDGE_RIGHT)).toInt(),
             PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(value.getDouble(EDGE_BOTTOM)).toInt(),
         )
-    hitSlopRect = rect
+    setHitSlopRect(rect)
   }
 
   private fun ReactViewGroup.importantForAccessibility(value: Int) {