diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
index 877d9d7126..374411a71f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ open class GestureHandler {
     const val POINTER_TYPE_STYLUS = 1
     const val POINTER_TYPE_MOUSE = 2
     const val POINTER_TYPE_OTHER = 3
-    private const val MAX_POINTERS_COUNT = 12
+    private const val MAX_POINTERS_COUNT = 17
     private lateinit var pointerProps: Array<PointerProperties?>
     private lateinit var pointerCoords: Array<PointerCoords?>
     private fun initPointerProps(size: Int) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerPointerTracker.h b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerPointerTracker.h
index df03fd68b1..446b769138 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerPointerTracker.h
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerPointerTracker.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #import "RNGHTouchEventType.h"
 #import "RNGHUIKit.h"
 
-#define MAX_POINTERS_COUNT 12
+#define MAX_POINTERS_COUNT 17
 
 @class RNGestureHandler;