diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx
index cbc73c09b3..08adbab2b7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ const LegacyPressable = (props: LegacyPressableProps) => {
               handleFinalize();
             }
           }
-        }),
+        })
+        .shouldActivateOnStart(Platform.OS === 'web'),
     [stateMachine, handlePressOut, handleFinalize]
   );
 
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..e5c10ddc84 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ const Pressable = (props: PressableProps) => {
     block,
     requireToFail,
     hitSlop: appliedHitSlop,
+    shouldActivateOnStart: Platform.OS === 'web',
   });
 
   const gesture = useSimultaneousGestures(