diff --git a/apps/common-app/src/new_api/tests/nestedTouchables/index.tsx b/apps/common-app/src/new_api/tests/nestedTouchables/index.tsx
index dd3258ae54..72da4e2c31 100644
--- a/apps/common-app/src/new_api/tests/nestedTouchables/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/common-app/src/new_api/tests/nestedTouchables/index.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default function NestedTouchablesExample() {
   const [log, setLog] = useState<string[]>([]);
 
   const pushLog = (message: string) => {
+    console.log(message);
     setLog((prev) =>
       [...prev, `[${new Date().toLocaleTimeString()}] ${message}`].slice(-6)
     );
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ export default function NestedTouchablesExample() {
   const outerTap = useTapGesture({
     runOnJS: true,
     onActivate: () => pushLog('outer tap gesture'),
+    testID: 'outer-tap',
   });
 
   const innerTap = useTapGesture({
     runOnJS: true,
     onActivate: () => pushLog('inner tap gesture'),
+    testID: 'inner-tap',
   });
 
   return (
@@ -40,6 +43,11 @@ export default function NestedTouchablesExample() {
 
           <Touchable
             style={[styles.layer, styles.outerTouchable]}
+            testID="outer-touchable"
+            activeUnderlayOpacity={0.3}
+            onPressIn={() => pushLog('outer press in')}
+            onPressOut={() => pushLog('outer press out')}
+            onLongPress={() => pushLog('outer long press')}
             onPress={() => pushLog('outer Touchable')}>
             <Text style={styles.layerLabel}>Outer Touchable</Text>
 
@@ -49,6 +57,11 @@ export default function NestedTouchablesExample() {
 
                 <Touchable
                   style={[styles.layer, styles.innerTouchable]}
+                  testID="inner-touchable"
+                  activeUnderlayOpacity={0.3}
+                  onPressIn={() => pushLog('inner press in')}
+                  onPressOut={() => pushLog('inner press out')}
+                  onLongPress={() => pushLog('inner long press')}
                   onPress={() => pushLog('inner Touchable')}>
                   <Text style={styles.layerLabel}>Inner Touchable</Text>
                 </Touchable>
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 995146da5a..2042529e2d 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
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ open class GestureHandler {
     return interactionController?.shouldHandlerBeCancelledBy(this, handler) ?: false
   }
 
+  open fun shouldBeginWithRecordedHandlers(recorded: List<GestureHandler>): Boolean = true
+
   fun isWithinBounds(view: View?, posX: Float, posY: Float): Boolean {
     if (RNSVGHitTester.isSvgElement(view!!)) {
       return RNSVGHitTester.hitTest(view, posX, posY)
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 8778e7bcab..21fe9d94fb 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
@@ -448,11 +448,16 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
       return
     }
 
-    gestureHandlers.add(handler)
     handler.isActive = false
     handler.isAwaiting = false
     handler.activationIndex = Int.MAX_VALUE
     handler.prepare(view, this)
+
+    if (!handler.shouldBeginWithRecordedHandlers(gestureHandlers)) {
+      handler.cancel()
+    }
+
+    gestureHandlers.add(handler)
   }
 
   private fun isViewOverflowingParent(view: View): Boolean {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt
index 73e0262c08..39cef22bf9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class NativeViewGestureHandler : GestureHandler() {
 
   override fun shouldBeCancelledBy(handler: GestureHandler): Boolean = !disallowInterruption
 
+  override fun shouldBeginWithRecordedHandlers(recorded: List<GestureHandler>): Boolean =
+    hook.shouldBeginWithRecordedHandlers(recorded, this)
+
   override fun onPrepare() {
     when (val view = view) {
       is NativeViewGestureHandlerHook -> this.hook = view
@@ -271,6 +274,16 @@ class NativeViewGestureHandler : GestureHandler() {
      */
     fun shouldCancelRootViewGestureHandlerIfNecessary() = false
 
+    /**
+     * Called when the handler is being recorded by the orchestrator, before any pointer events
+     * are delivered. Returning `false` cancels the handler immediately.
+     *
+     * @param recorded handlers already recorded for the current touch
+     * @param handler the handler being recorded
+     */
+    fun shouldBeginWithRecordedHandlers(recorded: List<GestureHandler>, handler: NativeViewGestureHandler): Boolean =
+      true
+
     /**
      * Passes the event down to the underlying view using the correct method.
      */
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
index 39c59da6bc..1145ddf3b3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.style.BorderStyle
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.style.LogicalEdge
 import com.facebook.react.viewmanagers.RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerDelegate
 import com.facebook.react.viewmanagers.RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerInterface
+import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.core.GestureHandler
+import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.core.HoverGestureHandler
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.core.NativeViewGestureHandler
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.ButtonViewGroup
 
@@ -738,6 +740,16 @@ class RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager :
       isTouched = false
     }
 
+    override fun shouldBeginWithRecordedHandlers(
+      recorded: List<GestureHandler>,
+      handler: NativeViewGestureHandler,
+    ): Boolean = recorded.all {
+      it.shouldRecognizeSimultaneously(handler) ||
+        handler.shouldRecognizeSimultaneously(it) ||
+        it.view == this ||
+        it is HoverGestureHandler
+    }
+
     private fun tryFreeingResponder() {
       if (touchResponder === this) {
         touchResponder = null