diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/AndroidHorizontalScrollViewNativeComponent.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/AndroidHorizontalScrollViewNativeComponent.js
index 7f2179f5fde9..42b14386d257 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/AndroidHorizontalScrollViewNativeComponent.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/AndroidHorizontalScrollViewNativeComponent.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export const __INTERNAL_VIEW_CONFIG: PartialViewConfig = {
       process: require('../../StyleSheet/processColor').default,
     },
     pointerEvents: true,
+    scrollsChildToFocus: true,
   },
 };