diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
index c4f760c41a9965245edcfa5e7cb781f8d2c7b66a..bf7d1fb092e22cbcedf787e606876e533879f810 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
@@ -470,15 +470,19 @@ + (RNGestureHandler *)findGestureHandlerByRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)reco
 
   // We may try to extract "DummyGestureHandler" in case when "otherGestureRecognizer" belongs to
   // a native view being wrapped with "NativeViewGestureHandler"
-  RNGHUIView *reactView = recognizer.view;
-  while (reactView != nil && reactView.reactTag == nil) {
-    reactView = reactView.superview;
-  }
+  RNGHUIView *view = recognizer.view;
+  while (view != nil) {
+    for (UIGestureRecognizer *candidateRecognizer in view.gestureRecognizers) {
+      if ([candidateRecognizer isKindOfClass:[RNDummyGestureRecognizer class]]) {
+        return candidateRecognizer.gestureHandler;
+      }
+    }
 
-  for (UIGestureRecognizer *recognizer in reactView.gestureRecognizers) {
-    if ([recognizer isKindOfClass:[RNDummyGestureRecognizer class]]) {
-      return recognizer.gestureHandler;
+    if ([view isKindOfClass:[RCTViewComponentView class]]) {
+      return nil;
     }
+
+    view = view.superview;
   }
 
   return nil;