diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx
index d040132620..f44ca049aa 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx
@@ -257,14 +257,10 @@ describe('[API v3] Components', () => {
       const nativeDetector = getNativeDetector(UNSAFE_getAllByType);
       const scrollViewResponder = getScrollViewResponder(UNSAFE_getAllByType);
 
-      expect(scrollViewResponder).toBeDefined();
-      expect(
-        scrollViewResponder?.props.onStartShouldSetResponderCapture()
-      ).toBe(false);
+      // Outside of 'handled' mode the logical responder view is not rendered
+      // at all — the responder event can never be claimed on behalf of RNGH.
+      expect(scrollViewResponder).toBeUndefined();
       expect(nativeDetector?.props.onStartShouldSetResponder()).toBe(false);
-      expect(scrollViewResponder?.props.onStartShouldSetResponder()).toBe(
-        false
-      );
     });
 
     test('handles responder event passed through NativeDetector for keyboardShouldPersistTaps handled', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx
index ffbdb846b3..bce5014531 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { GestureDetectorType } from '../detectors';
 import type { NativeGesture } from '../hooks/gestures/native/NativeTypes';
 import { NativeWrapperProps } from '../hooks/utils';
 import type { NativeWrapperProperties } from '../types/NativeWrapperType';
-import ScrollViewResponderInterceptor from './ScrollViewResponderInterceptor';
+import { ScrollViewResponderProvider } from './ScrollViewResponderInterceptor';
 
 export const RefreshControl: React.ComponentType<
   RNRefreshControlProps &
@@ -79,26 +79,34 @@ export const ScrollView = (
   };
 
   return (
-    <GHScrollView
-      {...rest}
-      ref={props.ref}
-      keyboardShouldPersistTaps={keyboardShouldPersistTaps}
-      onGestureUpdate_CAN_CAUSE_INFINITE_RERENDER={updateGesture}
-      // @ts-ignore we don't pass `refreshing` prop as we only want to override the ref
-      refreshControl={
-        refreshControl
-          ? React.cloneElement(
-              refreshControl,
-              // @ts-ignore block exists (on our RefreshControl)
-              scrollGesture ? { block: scrollGesture } : {}
-            )
-          : undefined
-      }>
-      <ScrollViewResponderInterceptor
-        keyboardShouldPersistTaps={keyboardShouldPersistTaps}>
+    <ScrollViewResponderProvider
+      keyboardShouldPersistTaps={keyboardShouldPersistTaps}>
+      <GHScrollView
+        {...rest}
+        ref={props.ref}
+        keyboardShouldPersistTaps={keyboardShouldPersistTaps}
+        // In 'handled' mode the provider above owns the keyboard dismissal, so
+        // RN's own responder claim is disabled to let unclaimed taps bubble up
+        // to it. Children stay untouched for `stickyHeaderIndices` (#4328).
+        disableScrollViewPanResponder={
+          keyboardShouldPersistTaps === 'handled'
+            ? true
+            : rest.disableScrollViewPanResponder
+        }
+        onGestureUpdate_CAN_CAUSE_INFINITE_RERENDER={updateGesture}
+        // @ts-ignore we don't pass `refreshing` prop as we only want to override the ref
+        refreshControl={
+          refreshControl
+            ? React.cloneElement(
+                refreshControl,
+                // @ts-ignore block exists (on our RefreshControl)
+                scrollGesture ? { block: scrollGesture } : {}
+              )
+            : undefined
+        }>
         {children}
-      </ScrollViewResponderInterceptor>
-    </GHScrollView>
+      </GHScrollView>
+    </ScrollViewResponderProvider>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/ScrollViewResponderInterceptor.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/ScrollViewResponderInterceptor.tsx
index 11465ac7d6..e5269affc6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/ScrollViewResponderInterceptor.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/ScrollViewResponderInterceptor.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import type { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import type {
   EmitterSubscription,
+  GestureResponderEvent,
   KeyboardEvent,
   ScrollViewProps as RNScrollViewProps,
 } from 'react-native';
-import { Keyboard, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
+import { Keyboard, Platform, StyleSheet, TextInput, View } from 'react-native';
 
 type KeyboardShouldPersistTaps = RNScrollViewProps['keyboardShouldPersistTaps'];
 
@@ -95,11 +96,38 @@ type ScrollViewResponderInterceptorProps = PropsWithChildren<{
   keyboardShouldPersistTaps?: RNScrollViewProps['keyboardShouldPersistTaps'];
 }>;
 
-const ScrollViewResponderInterceptor = ({
+// Mirrors ScrollView's `_keyboardIsDismissible` + `_softKeyboardIsDetached`
+// (react-native/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js) using only
+// public API.
+function keyboardIsDismissible(): boolean {
+  const currentlyFocusedInput = TextInput.State.currentlyFocusedInput();
+  if (currentlyFocusedInput == null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const metrics = Keyboard.metrics?.();
+
+  const softKeyboardMayBeOpen =
+    metrics != null ||
+    (Platform.OS === 'android' && Number(Platform.Version) < 30);
+
+  const softKeyboardIsDetached = metrics != null && metrics.height === 0;
+
+  return softKeyboardMayBeOpen && !softKeyboardIsDetached;
+}
+
+// In 'handled' mode, consumes RNGH-marked responder events so handled taps
+// don't dismiss the keyboard (see the PR #4158 discussion), and reimplements
+// RN ScrollView's own 'handled' dismissal, which GH ScrollView turns off via
+// `disableScrollViewPanResponder`. The wrapper sits ABOVE the ScrollView so
+// its children stay untouched for `stickyHeaderIndices` (#4328).
+// https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-gesture-handler/pull/4158#issuecomment-4431632964
+export const ScrollViewResponderProvider = ({
   children,
   keyboardShouldPersistTaps,
 }: ScrollViewResponderInterceptorProps) => {
   const isRNGHResponderEvent = useRef(false);
+  const claimedForKeyboardDismissal = useRef(false);
   const contextValue = useMemo(
     () => ({ isRNGHResponderEvent, keyboardShouldPersistTaps }),
     [isRNGHResponderEvent, keyboardShouldPersistTaps]
@@ -115,29 +143,67 @@ const ScrollViewResponderInterceptor = ({
     return false;
   }, []);
 
-  const handleStartShouldSetResponder = useCallback(() => {
-    const shouldHandleRNGHEvent =
-      keyboardShouldPersistTaps === 'handled' && isRNGHResponderEvent.current;
+  const handleStartShouldSetResponder = useCallback(
+    (event: GestureResponderEvent) => {
+      if (isRNGHResponderEvent.current) {
+        // Claim marked events so outer keyboard-dismissing responders can't —
+        // release does nothing and the keyboard stays open.
+        isRNGHResponderEvent.current = false;
+        claimedForKeyboardDismissal.current = false;
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      // Unhandled tap — claim to dismiss the keyboard on release, like RN
+      // ScrollView's 'handled' claim would.
+      const shouldClaim =
+        keyboardIsDismissible() &&
+        event.target !== TextInput.State.currentlyFocusedInput();
+      claimedForKeyboardDismissal.current = shouldClaim;
+      return shouldClaim;
+    },
+    []
+  );
 
-    isRNGHResponderEvent.current = false;
+  const handleResponderRelease = useCallback((event: GestureResponderEvent) => {
+    if (!claimedForKeyboardDismissal.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+    claimedForKeyboardDismissal.current = false;
+
+    const currentlyFocusedInput = TextInput.State.currentlyFocusedInput();
+    if (
+      currentlyFocusedInput != null &&
+      keyboardIsDismissible() &&
+      event.target !== currentlyFocusedInput
+    ) {
+      TextInput.State.blurTextInput(currentlyFocusedInput);
+    }
+  }, []);
 
-    return shouldHandleRNGHEvent;
-  }, [keyboardShouldPersistTaps]);
+  // A native scroll taking over terminates the JS responder — mirror RN's
+  // `_observedScrollSinceBecomingResponder` guard by skipping the dismissal.
+  const handleResponderTerminate = useCallback(() => {
+    claimedForKeyboardDismissal.current = false;
+  }, []);
+
+  const isHandledMode = keyboardShouldPersistTaps === 'handled';
 
-  // RNGH tap responders need to let RN components higher in the tree handle
-  // the JS responder event first. If no RN component claims it, this logical
-  // ScrollView child consumes the marked event before ScrollView's own
-  // keyboardShouldPersistTaps='handled' responder logic handles it.
-  // For more information check this comment:
-  // https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-gesture-handler/pull/4158#issuecomment-4431632964
   return (
     <JSResponderContext value={contextValue}>
       <View
         collapsable={false}
-        onStartShouldSetResponderCapture={resetRNGHResponderEvent}
-        onStartShouldSetResponder={handleStartShouldSetResponder}
         pointerEvents="box-none"
-        style={styles.logicalResponder}>
+        style={styles.logicalResponder}
+        onStartShouldSetResponderCapture={
+          isHandledMode ? resetRNGHResponderEvent : undefined
+        }
+        onStartShouldSetResponder={
+          isHandledMode ? handleStartShouldSetResponder : undefined
+        }
+        onResponderRelease={isHandledMode ? handleResponderRelease : undefined}
+        onResponderTerminate={
+          isHandledMode ? handleResponderTerminate : undefined
+        }>
         {children}
       </View>
     </JSResponderContext>
@@ -149,5 +215,3 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     display: 'contents',
   },
 });
-
-export default ScrollViewResponderInterceptor;