diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactSurfaceView.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactSurfaceView.kt
index 0948dc932ee..a4e0807fbea 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactSurfaceView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactSurfaceView.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ public class ReactSurfaceView(context: Context?, private val surface: ReactSurfa
    */
   override fun onChildStartedNativeGesture(childView: View?, ev: MotionEvent) {
     val eventDispatcher = surface.eventDispatcher ?: return
-    jsTouchDispatcher.onChildStartedNativeGesture(ev, eventDispatcher)
+    jsTouchDispatcher.onChildStartedNativeGesture(
+        ev, eventDispatcher, surface.reactHost?.currentReactContext)
     childView?.let { jsPointerDispatcher?.onChildStartedNativeGesture(it, ev, eventDispatcher) }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.kt
index 86250eaa604..b28b674581a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants
+import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.UnstableReactNativeAPI
+import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlags
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.TouchEvent
@@ -33,9 +35,19 @@ public class JSTouchDispatcher(private val viewGroup: ViewGroup) {
   private val touchEventCoalescingKeyHelper: TouchEventCoalescingKeyHelper =
       TouchEventCoalescingKeyHelper()
 
+  @OptIn(UnstableReactNativeAPI::class)
   public fun onChildStartedNativeGesture(
       androidEvent: MotionEvent,
       eventDispatcher: EventDispatcher
+  ) {
+    onChildStartedNativeGesture(androidEvent, eventDispatcher, null)
+  }
+
+  @UnstableReactNativeAPI
+  public fun onChildStartedNativeGesture(
+      androidEvent: MotionEvent,
+      eventDispatcher: EventDispatcher,
+      reactContext: ReactContext?,
   ) {
     if (childIsHandlingNativeGesture) {
       // This means we previously had another child start handling this native gesture and now a
@@ -46,6 +58,12 @@ public class JSTouchDispatcher(private val viewGroup: ViewGroup) {
 
     dispatchCancelEvent(androidEvent, eventDispatcher)
     childIsHandlingNativeGesture = true
+
+    if (targetTag != -1 && ReactNativeFeatureFlags.sweepActiveTouchOnChildNativeGesturesAndroid()) {
+      val surfaceId = UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(viewGroup)
+      sweepActiveTouchForTag(surfaceId, targetTag, reactContext)
+    }
+
     targetTag = -1
   }