diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java
index 2152cc7cb9a..e8ec9afc5a4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java
@@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ReactClippingViewGroupHelper;
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return whether or not this node draws anything
+   *
+   * This is used to decide whether or not to collect the NodeRegion for this node. This ensures
+   * that any FlatShadowNode that does not emit any DrawCommands should not bother handling touch
+   * (i.e. if it draws absolutely nothing, it is, for all intents and purposes, a layout only node).
+   *
+   * @return whether or not this is node draws anything
+   */
+  boolean doesDraw() {
+    // if it mounts to view or draws a background, we can collect it - otherwise, no, unless a
+    // child suggests some alternative behavior
+    return mDrawView != null || mDrawBackground != null;
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.BACKGROUND_COLOR)
   public void setBackgroundColor(int backgroundColor) {
     mDrawBackground = (backgroundColor == 0) ? null : new DrawBackgroundColor(backgroundColor);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java
index 3330d321d2d..592d83fed16 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTImageView.java
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ImageResizeMode;
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean doesDraw() {
+    return mDrawImage.hasImageRequest() || super.doesDraw();
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "shouldNotifyLoadEvents")
   public void setShouldNotifyLoadEvents(boolean shouldNotifyLoadEvents) {
     getMutableDrawImage().setReactTag(shouldNotifyLoadEvents ? getReactTag() : 0);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTText.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTText.java
index 9a264451c50..fb97bdeab59 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTText.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTText.java
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
     performCollectAttachDetachListeners(stateBuilder);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean doesDraw() {
+    // assume text always draws - this is a performance optimization to avoid having to
+    // getText() when layout was skipped and when collectState wasn't yet called
+    return true;
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.LINE_HEIGHT, defaultDouble = Double.NaN)
   public void setLineHeight(double lineHeight) {
     if (Double.isNaN(lineHeight)) {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTView.java
index 2d2a9ff4eec..547fe5f1838 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/RCTView.java
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactPropGroup;
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  boolean doesDraw() {
+    return mDrawBorder != null || super.doesDraw();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setBackgroundColor(int backgroundColor) {
     getMutableBorder().setBackgroundColor(backgroundColor);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
index a8bde56f41c..0060022057c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     }
 
     node.updateNodeRegion(left, top, right, bottom, isVirtual);
-    mNodeRegions.add(node.getNodeRegion());
+    if (node.doesDraw()) {
+      mNodeRegions.add(node.getNodeRegion());
+    }
   }
 
   /**