diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java
index 4da9ed777..56eeabc50 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ public abstract class Event<T extends Event> {
 
   /**
    * Given two events, coalesce them into a single event that will be sent to JS instead of two
-   * separate events. By default, just chooses the one the is more recent.
+   * separate events. By default, just chooses the one the is more recent, or {@code this} if timestamps are the same.
    *
    * Two events will only ever try to be coalesced if they have the same event name, view id, and
    * coalescing key.
    */
   public T coalesce(T otherEvent) {
-    return (T) (getTimestampMs() > otherEvent.getTimestampMs() ? this : otherEvent);
+    return (T) (getTimestampMs() >= otherEvent.getTimestampMs() ? this : otherEvent);
   }
 
   /**