diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
index b2bea0d8e4d381..0e03a2606731e3 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
@@ -161,8 +161,11 @@ private void dispatchJSTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
 
   @Override
   public void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept) {
-    // No-op - override in order to still receive events to onInterceptTouchEvent
-    // even when some other view disallow that
+    // Override in order to still receive events to onInterceptTouchEvent even when some other
+    // views disallow that, but propagate it up the tree if possible.
+    if (getParent() != null) {
+      getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(disallowIntercept);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override