diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java
index 1317c6e43de..006feb2ffac 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java
@@ -460,11 +460,7 @@ public class ReactHorizontalScrollView extends HorizontalScrollView
 
     try {
       if (super.onInterceptTouchEvent(ev)) {
-        NativeGestureUtil.notifyNativeGestureStarted(this, ev);
-        ReactScrollViewHelper.emitScrollBeginDragEvent(this);
-        mDragging = true;
-        enableFpsListener();
-        getFlingAnimator().cancel();
+        handleInterceptedTouchEvent(ev);
         return true;
       }
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
@@ -477,6 +473,14 @@ public class ReactHorizontalScrollView extends HorizontalScrollView
     return false;
   }
 
+  protected void handleInterceptedTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+    NativeGestureUtil.notifyNativeGestureStarted(this, ev);
+    ReactScrollViewHelper.emitScrollBeginDragEvent(this);
+    mDragging = true;
+    enableFpsListener();
+    getFlingAnimator().cancel();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean pageScroll(int direction) {
     boolean handled = super.pageScroll(direction);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
index 3fbfb7a4d52..32261eb3dc9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
@@ -340,11 +340,7 @@ public class ReactScrollView extends ScrollView
 
     try {
       if (super.onInterceptTouchEvent(ev)) {
-        NativeGestureUtil.notifyNativeGestureStarted(this, ev);
-        ReactScrollViewHelper.emitScrollBeginDragEvent(this);
-        mDragging = true;
-        enableFpsListener();
-        getFlingAnimator().cancel();
+        handleInterceptedTouchEvent(ev);
         return true;
       }
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
@@ -357,6 +353,14 @@ public class ReactScrollView extends ScrollView
     return false;
   }
 
+  protected void handleInterceptedTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+    NativeGestureUtil.notifyNativeGestureStarted(this, ev);
+    ReactScrollViewHelper.emitScrollBeginDragEvent(this);
+    mDragging = true;
+    enableFpsListener();
+    getFlingAnimator().cancel();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
     if (!mScrollEnabled) {