diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt
index a700cb065b..7d033288f7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/NativeViewGestureHandler.kt
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.swiperefresh.ReactSwipeRefreshLayout
 import com.facebook.react.views.text.ReactTextView
 import com.facebook.react.views.textinput.ReactEditText
 import com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup
-import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerRootHelper
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.events.eventbuilders.NativeGestureHandlerEventDataBuilder
-import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.isScreenReaderOn
 
 class NativeViewGestureHandler : GestureHandler() {
   override val isContinuous = true
@@ -121,17 +119,6 @@ class NativeViewGestureHandler : GestureHandler() {
 
   override fun onHandle(event: MotionEvent, sourceEvent: MotionEvent) {
     val view = view!!
-
-    val isTouchExplorationEnabled = view.context.isScreenReaderOn()
-
-    if (view is RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.ButtonViewGroup && isTouchExplorationEnabled) {
-      // Fix for: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-gesture-handler/issues/2808
-      // When TalkBack is enabled, events are often not being sent to the orchestrator for processing.
-      // Instead, states will be changed directly by an alternative mechanism added in this PR:
-      // https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-gesture-handler/pull/2234
-      return
-    }
-
     if (event.actionMasked == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
       if (state == STATE_UNDETERMINED && !hook.canBegin(event)) {
         cancel()
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
index a487bb6237..b79d38c81b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.core.view.children
 import androidx.interpolator.view.animation.FastOutSlowInInterpolator
 import com.facebook.react.R
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Dynamic
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray
 import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModule
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BackgroundStyleApplicator
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.LengthPercentage
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ class RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager :
     super.onAfterUpdateTransaction(view)
 
     view.updateBackground()
+    view.updateLongPressAccessibility()
   }
 
   override fun getDelegate(): ViewManagerDelegate<ButtonViewGroup>? = mDelegate
@@ -434,6 +436,23 @@ class RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager :
       invalidate()
     }
 
+    fun updateLongPressAccessibility() {
+      val hasLongPress = hasLongPressAccessibilityAction()
+      setOnLongClickListener(if (hasLongPress) dummyLongClickListener else null)
+      isLongClickable = hasLongPress
+    }
+
+    private fun hasLongPressAccessibilityAction(): Boolean {
+      val actions = getTag(R.id.accessibility_actions) as? ReadableArray ?: return false
+      for (i in 0 until actions.size()) {
+        if (actions.getMap(i)?.getString("name") == "longpress") {
+          return true
+        }
+      }
+
+      return false
+    }
+
     override fun setBackgroundColor(color: Int) {
       BackgroundStyleApplicator.setBackgroundColor(this, color)
     }
@@ -879,7 +898,8 @@ class RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager :
       // don't preform click when a child button is pressed (mainly to prevent sound effect of
       // a parent button from playing)
       return if (!isChildTouched()) {
-        if (context.isScreenReaderOn()) {
+        // Don't activate native handlers when isPressed is true (motion events are passing through)
+        if (context.isScreenReaderOn() && !isPressed) {
           RNGestureHandlerRootView.findGestureHandlerRootView(this)?.activateNativeHandlers(this)
         } else if (receivedKeyEvent) {
           RNGestureHandlerRootView.findGestureHandlerRootView(this)?.activateNativeHandlers(this)
@@ -936,7 +956,14 @@ class RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager :
       var resolveOutValue = TypedValue()
       var touchResponder: ButtonViewGroup? = null
       var soundResponder: ButtonViewGroup? = null
-      var dummyClickListener = OnClickListener { }
+      val dummyClickListener = OnClickListener { }
+      val dummyLongClickListener = OnLongClickListener { view ->
+        if (view.context.isScreenReaderOn()) {
+          view.performAccessibilityAction(AccessibilityNodeInfo.ACTION_LONG_CLICK, null)
+        } else {
+          false
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx
index 103f4d5f52..f57abed808 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/Pressable.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   gestureTouchToPressableEvent,
   isTouchWithinInset,
   numberAsInset,
+  viewCenterToPressableEvent,
 } from './utils';
 
 const DEFAULT_LONG_PRESS_DURATION = 500;
@@ -301,6 +302,13 @@ const LegacyPressable = (props: LegacyPressableProps) => {
           }
         })
         .onBegin(() => {
+          if (Platform.OS === 'android' && isScreenReaderEnabled) {
+            stateMachine.handleEvent(
+              StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN,
+              viewCenterToPressableEvent(dimensions.current)
+            );
+            return;
+          }
           stateMachine.handleEvent(StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN);
         })
         .onStart(() => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/StateMachine.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/StateMachine.tsx
index b65491e2f2..a0c51255bb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/StateMachine.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/StateMachine.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { PressableEvent } from './PressableProps';
 export interface StateDefinition {
   eventName: string;
   callback?: (event: PressableEvent) => void;
+  optional?: boolean;
 }
 
 class PressableStateMachine {
@@ -30,9 +31,23 @@ class PressableStateMachine {
       return;
     }
 
-    const step = this.states[this.currentStepIndex];
     this.eventPayload = eventPayload || this.eventPayload;
 
+    // Skip past optional steps that don't match the incoming event
+    while (
+      this.currentStepIndex < this.states.length &&
+      this.states[this.currentStepIndex].eventName !== eventName &&
+      this.states[this.currentStepIndex].optional
+    ) {
+      this.currentStepIndex++;
+    }
+
+    if (this.currentStepIndex >= this.states.length) {
+      this.reset();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const step = this.states[this.currentStepIndex];
     if (step.eventName !== eventName) {
       if (this.currentStepIndex > 0) {
         // retry with position at index 0
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts
index 650f6a78d9..9b7d4d39eb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/stateDefinitions.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ function getAndroidAccessibilityStatesConfig(
 ) {
   return [
     {
-      eventName: StateMachineEvent.LONG_PRESS_TOUCHES_DOWN,
+      eventName: StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN,
       callback: handlePressIn,
     },
     {
-      eventName: StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN,
+      eventName: StateMachineEvent.LONG_PRESS_TOUCHES_DOWN,
+      optional: true,
     },
     {
       eventName: StateMachineEvent.FINALIZE,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/utils.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/utils.ts
index ec83e8b5d8..eb5e3e314c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/Pressable/utils.ts
@@ -142,10 +142,47 @@ const gestureTouchToPressableEvent = (
   };
 };
 
+const viewCenterToPressableEvent = (
+  dimensions: PressableDimensions
+): PressableEvent => {
+  const timestamp = Date.now();
+  const targetId = 0;
+  const centerX = dimensions.width / 2;
+  const centerY = dimensions.height / 2;
+
+  const pressEvent: InnerPressableEvent = {
+    identifier: 0,
+    locationX: centerX,
+    locationY: centerY,
+    pageX: centerX,
+    pageY: centerY,
+    target: targetId,
+    timestamp,
+    touches: [],
+    changedTouches: [],
+  };
+
+  return {
+    nativeEvent: {
+      touches: [pressEvent],
+      changedTouches: [pressEvent],
+      identifier: 0,
+      locationX: centerX,
+      locationY: centerY,
+      pageX: centerX,
+      pageY: centerY,
+      target: targetId,
+      timestamp,
+      force: undefined,
+    },
+  };
+};
+
 export {
   addInsets,
   gestureToPressableEvent,
   gestureTouchToPressableEvent,
   isTouchWithinInset,
   numberAsInset,
+  viewCenterToPressableEvent,
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
index e1ccae5b0f..375255e86f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/Pressable.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   gestureTouchToPressableEvent,
   isTouchWithinInset,
   numberAsInset,
+  viewCenterToPressableEvent,
 } from '../../components/Pressable/utils';
 import { PressabilityDebugView } from '../../handlers/PressabilityDebugView';
 import { useIsScreenReaderEnabled } from '../../useIsScreenReaderEnabled';
@@ -305,6 +306,13 @@ const Pressable = (props: PressableProps) => {
       }
     },
     onBegin: () => {
+      if (Platform.OS === 'android' && isScreenReaderEnabled) {
+        stateMachine.handleEvent(
+          StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN,
+          viewCenterToPressableEvent(dimensions.current)
+        );
+        return;
+      }
       stateMachine.handleEvent(StateMachineEvent.NATIVE_BEGIN);
     },
     onActivate: () => {