diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.cpp
index 495b2aa1861..4b0294108a7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ AccessibilityProps::AccessibilityProps(
                     rawProps,
                     "accessibilityRespondsToUserInteraction",
                     sourceProps.accessibilityRespondsToUserInteraction,
-                    {})),
+                    true)),
       onAccessibilityTap(
           ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableCppPropsIteratorSetter()
               ? sourceProps.onAccessibilityTap
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.h
index f6686eb76c8..7c798c1cf3e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/AccessibilityProps.h
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ class AccessibilityProps {
   bool accessibilityViewIsModal{false};
   bool accessibilityElementsHidden{false};
   bool accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors{false};
-  bool accessibilityRespondsToUserInteraction{};
+  // This prop is enabled by default on iOS, we need to match this on
+  // C++ because if not, it will default to false before render which prevents
+  // the view from being updated with the correct value.
+  bool accessibilityRespondsToUserInteraction{true};
   bool onAccessibilityTap{};
   bool onAccessibilityMagicTap{};
   bool onAccessibilityEscape{};