diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts
index 47d75606cc..650f6a78d9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ function getIosStatesConfig(
       eventName: StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN,
       callback: handlePressIn,
     },
+    {
+      eventName: StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_START,
+    },
     {
       eventName: StateMachineEvent.FINALIZE,
       callback: handlePressOut,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
index 277e9fddcd..f5a1032b48 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ const Pressable = (props: PressableProps) => {
       stateMachine.handleEvent(StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN);
     },
     onActivate: () => {
-      if (Platform.OS !== 'android' && Platform.OS !== 'ios') {
+      if (Platform.OS !== 'android') {
         // Native.onActivate is broken with Android + hitSlop
         stateMachine.handleEvent(StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_START);
       }