diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualView.java
index d51601011..815b236d6 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualView.java
@@ -591,10 +591,14 @@ void setClientRect(RectF rect) {
     int bottom = (int) Math.ceil(mClientRect.bottom);
     setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
     if (!(this instanceof GroupView)) {
-      setLeft(left);
-      setTop(top);
-      setRight(right);
-      setBottom(bottom);
+      SvgView root = this.getSvgView();
+      // Prevent going out of the root view bounds to properly handle touch events
+      if (root != null) {
+        setLeft(Math.max(left, 0));
+        setTop(Math.max(top, 0));
+        setRight(Math.min(right, root.getWidth()));
+        setBottom(Math.min(bottom, root.getHeight()));
+      }
     }
     EventDispatcher eventDispatcher =
         UIManagerHelper.getEventDispatcherForReactTag(mContext, getId());
diff --git a/apple/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.mm b/apple/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.mm
index 7cb97e4d4..a00e14335 100644
--- a/apple/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.mm
+++ b/apple/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.mm
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ - (BOOL)pointInside:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 
 - (RNSVGPlatformView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
+  if (point.x < 0 || point.y < 0 || point.x > self.bounds.size.width || point.y > self.bounds.size.height) {
+    return nil;
+  }
   CGPoint transformed = point;
   if (self.align) {
     transformed = CGPointApplyAffineTransform(transformed, _invViewBoxTransform);