diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx
index 2832752605..fd3670cc13 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class InnerBorderlessButton extends React.Component<BorderlessButtonWithRefProps
   static defaultProps = {
     activeOpacity: 0.3,
     borderless: true,
+    foreground: true,
   };
 
   private opacity: Animated.Value;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureHandlerButton.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureHandlerButton.tsx
index 30ea4c0404..676d6f844b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureHandlerButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureHandlerButton.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ export interface ButtonProps extends ViewProps, AccessibilityProps {
   testOnly_onLongPress?: Function | null | undefined;
 }
 
-export default function GestureHandlerButton({ style, ...rest }: ButtonProps) {
+export default function GestureHandlerButton({
+  borderless,
+  style,
+  ...rest
+}: ButtonProps) {
   const flattenedStyle = useMemo(() => StyleSheet.flatten(style), [style]);
 
   const {
@@ -273,11 +277,17 @@ export default function GestureHandlerButton({ style, ...rest }: ButtonProps) {
         collapsable={false}
         style={[
           styles.contents,
-          (!overflow || overflow === 'hidden') && styles.overflowHidden,
+          !borderless &&
+            (!overflow || overflow === 'hidden') &&
+            styles.overflowHidden,
           buttonRestingStyle,
           restStyle,
         ]}>
-        <ButtonComponent {...rest} style={layoutStyle} />
+        <ButtonComponent
+          {...rest}
+          style={layoutStyle}
+          borderless={borderless}
+        />
       </View>
     </RNGestureHandlerButtonWrapperNativeComponent>
   );
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx
index a61a0a44b7..09fdadab0d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ export const BorderlessButton = (props: BorderlessButtonProps) => {
 
   return (
     <AnimatedBaseButton
+      borderless
+      foreground
       {...rest}
       ref={ref ?? null}
       onActiveStateChange={onActiveStateChange}