diff --git a/React/Views/RCTScrollView.m b/React/Views/RCTScrollView.m
index f1ef89572119f0..5ae7fb05a6b5f1 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTScrollView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTScrollView.m
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ - (BOOL)_shouldDisableScrollInteraction
 
 - (void)handleCustomPan:(__unused UIPanGestureRecognizer *)sender
 {
-  if ([self _shouldDisableScrollInteraction]) {
+  if ([self _shouldDisableScrollInteraction] && ![[RCTUIManager JSResponder] isKindOfClass:[RCTScrollView class]]) {
     self.panGestureRecognizer.enabled = NO;
     self.panGestureRecognizer.enabled = YES;
     // TODO: If mid bounce, animate the scroll view to a non-bounced position