diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
index fcd2fd5eb..76fa422c2 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
@@ -377,6 +377,12 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
     return mPointerEvents;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected void dispatchSetPressed(boolean pressed) {
+    // Prevents the ViewGroup from dispatching the pressed state
+    // to it's children.
+  }
+
   /*package*/ void setPointerEvents(PointerEvents pointerEvents) {
     mPointerEvents = pointerEvents;
   }