diff --git a/Libraries/Text/Text.js b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
index cd28d02a04d..54476ca5369 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/Text.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ const Text: React.AbstractComponent<
       {...restProps}
       {...eventHandlersForText}
       isHighlighted={isHighlighted}
+      isPressable={isPressable}
       numberOfLines={numberOfLines}
       selectionColor={selectionColor}
       style={style}
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextNativeComponent.js b/Libraries/Text/TextNativeComponent.js
index da238a1222a..615b9d264d4 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextNativeComponent.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextNativeComponent.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ type NativeTextProps = $ReadOnly<{
   ...TextProps,
   isHighlighted?: ?boolean,
   selectionColor?: ?ProcessedColorValue,
+  // This is only needed for platforms that optimize text hit testing, e.g.,
+  // react-native-windows. It can be used to only hit test virtual text spans
+  // that have pressable events attached to them.
+  isPressable?: ?boolean,
 }>;
 
 export const NativeText: HostComponent<NativeTextProps> =
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ export const NativeText: HostComponent<NativeTextProps> =
     validAttributes: {
       ...ReactNativeViewAttributes.UIView,
       isHighlighted: true,
+      isPressable: true,
       numberOfLines: true,
       ellipsizeMode: true,
       allowFontScaling: true,
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ export const NativeVirtualText: HostComponent<NativeTextProps> =
         validAttributes: {
           ...ReactNativeViewAttributes.UIView,
           isHighlighted: true,
+          isPressable: true,
           maxFontSizeMultiplier: true,
         },
         uiViewClassName: 'RCTVirtualText',