diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Pressability/Pressability.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Pressability/Pressability.js
index f577c621558a0c..24f664c27da41f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Pressability/Pressability.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Pressability/Pressability.js
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ export type PressabilityConfig = $ReadOnly<{|
    */
   onPressOut?: ?(event: PressEvent) => mixed,
 
+  /**
+   * Whether to prevent any other native components from becoming responder
+   * while this pressable is responder.
+   */
+  blockNativeResponder?: ?boolean,
+
   /**
    * Returns whether a long press gesture should cancel the press gesture.
    * Defaults to true.
@@ -495,7 +501,7 @@ export default class Pressability {
           this._handleLongPress(event);
         }, delayLongPress + delayPressIn);
 
-        return this._config.cancelable === false;
+        return this._config.blockNativeResponder === true;
       },
 
       onResponderMove: (event: PressEvent): void => {