diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
index 75a1c1cf1d..671f80c1ce 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
@@ -273,10 +273,14 @@ - (void)registerViewWithGestureRecognizerAttachedIfNeeded:(RNGHUIView *)childVie
   RNGHUIView *touchHandlerView = childView;
 
 #if !TARGET_OS_OSX
+  Class fullWindowOverlayContainerClass = NSClassFromString(@"RNSFullWindowOverlayContainer");
+
   if ([[childView reactViewController] isKindOfClass:[RCTFabricModalHostViewController class]]) {
     touchHandlerView = [childView reactViewController].view;
   } else {
-    while (touchHandlerView != nil && ![touchHandlerView isKindOfClass:[RCTSurfaceView class]]) {
+    while (
+        touchHandlerView != nil && ![touchHandlerView isKindOfClass:[RCTSurfaceView class]] &&
+        (fullWindowOverlayContainerClass == nil || ![touchHandlerView isKindOfClass:fullWindowOverlayContainerClass])) {
       touchHandlerView = touchHandlerView.superview;
     }
   }