diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
index 819498986c..b9e4b2c6e2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.BuildConfig
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.RNSVGHitTester
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerTouchEvent
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.eventbuilders.GestureHandlerEventDataBuilder
+import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.isHoverAction
 import java.lang.IllegalStateException
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -385,10 +386,7 @@ open class GestureHandler {
       setPointerType(sourceEvent)
     }
 
-    if (sourceEvent.action == MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_ENTER ||
-      sourceEvent.action == MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_MOVE ||
-      sourceEvent.action == MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_EXIT
-    ) {
+    if (sourceEvent.isHoverAction()) {
       onHandleHover(adaptedTransformedEvent, adaptedSourceEvent)
     } else {
       onHandle(adaptedTransformedEvent, adaptedSourceEvent)
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
index f8105a9c52..ced298e523 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.widget.EditText
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.RootView
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerRootHelper
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerRootView
+import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.isHoverAction
 import java.util.*
 
 class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
@@ -517,18 +518,12 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
   // There's only one exception - RootViewGestureHandler. TalkBack uses hover events,
   // so we need to pass them into RootViewGestureHandler, otherwise press and hold
   // gesture stops working correctly (see https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-gesture-handler/issues/3407)
-  private fun shouldHandlerSkipHoverEvents(handler: GestureHandler, action: Int): Boolean {
+  private fun shouldHandlerSkipHoverEvents(handler: GestureHandler, event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
     val shouldSkipHoverEvents =
       handler !is HoverGestureHandler &&
         handler !is RNGestureHandlerRootHelper.RootViewGestureHandler
 
-    return shouldSkipHoverEvents &&
-      action in
-      listOf(
-        MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_EXIT,
-        MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_ENTER,
-        MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_MOVE,
-      )
+    return shouldSkipHoverEvents && event.isHoverAction()
   }
 
   private fun recordViewHandlersForPointer(
@@ -546,7 +541,7 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
             continue
           }
 
-          if (shouldHandlerSkipHoverEvents(handler, event.action)) {
+          if (shouldHandlerSkipHoverEvents(handler, event)) {
             continue
           }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/Extensions.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/Extensions.kt
index add5705a34..51180b29de 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/Extensions.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/Extensions.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.view.MotionEvent
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule
@@ -14,3 +15,7 @@ val ReactContext.UIManager: UIManagerModule
 
 fun Context.isScreenReaderOn() =
   (getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE) as AccessibilityManager).isTouchExplorationEnabled
+
+fun MotionEvent.isHoverAction(): Boolean = action == MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_MOVE ||
+  action == MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_ENTER ||
+  action == MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_EXIT
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt
index ec1fb32227..2801b8a0f5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class RNGestureHandlerRootView(context: Context?) : ReactViewGroup(context) {
   }
 
   override fun dispatchGenericMotionEvent(ev: MotionEvent) =
-    if (rootViewEnabled && rootHelper!!.dispatchTouchEvent(ev)) {
+    if (rootViewEnabled && ev.isHoverAction() && rootHelper!!.dispatchTouchEvent(ev)) {
       true
     } else {
       super.dispatchGenericMotionEvent(ev)