diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
index 3a8e4513db9900..e0692d80db130f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/api/ReactAndroid.api
@@ -6025,6 +6025,7 @@ public abstract interface class com/facebook/react/views/scroll/VirtualView {
 public final class com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/ReactSwipeRefreshLayout : androidx/swiperefreshlayout/widget/SwipeRefreshLayout {
 	public fun <init> (Lcom/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext;)V
 	public fun canChildScrollUp ()Z
+	public fun dispatchGenericMotionEvent (Landroid/view/MotionEvent;)Z
 	public fun onInterceptTouchEvent (Landroid/view/MotionEvent;)Z
 	public fun onLayout (ZIIII)V
 	public fun onTouchEvent (Landroid/view/MotionEvent;)Z
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/ReactSwipeRefreshLayout.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/ReactSwipeRefreshLayout.kt
index 7574af95151106..59ae7dbb5e282f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/ReactSwipeRefreshLayout.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/ReactSwipeRefreshLayout.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.PixelUtil
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.NativeGestureUtil
 import kotlin.math.abs
 
-/** Basic extension of [SwipeRefreshLayout] with ReactNative-specific functionality. */
+/**
+ * Basic extension of [SwipeRefreshLayout] with ReactNative-specific functionality.
+ *
+ * This component wraps a scrollable child (typically a ScrollView or RecyclerView) and provides
+ * pull-to-refresh functionality. It handles touch event interception for the refresh gesture while
+ * properly forwarding other events to its children.
+ */
 public class ReactSwipeRefreshLayout(reactContext: ReactContext) :
     SwipeRefreshLayout(reactContext) {
 
@@ -127,6 +133,28 @@ public class ReactSwipeRefreshLayout(reactContext: ReactContext) :
     return true
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Dispatches generic motion events to children.
+   *
+   * This override ensures that [MotionEvent.ACTION_SCROLL] events (from joystick, scrollwheel, or
+   * other pointing devices) are properly forwarded to child views.
+   */
+  public override fun dispatchGenericMotionEvent(ev: MotionEvent): Boolean {
+    // For ACTION_SCROLL events, dispatch to child for handling
+    // The child ScrollView will use nested scrolling APIs to communicate with this
+    // SwipeRefreshLayout
+    if (ev.actionMasked == MotionEvent.ACTION_SCROLL) {
+      val child = getChildAt(0)
+      if (child != null) {
+        val handled = child.dispatchGenericMotionEvent(ev)
+        if (handled) {
+          return true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return super.dispatchGenericMotionEvent(ev)
+  }
+
   private companion object {
     private const val DEFAULT_CIRCLE_TARGET = 64f
   }