diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
index 1f5dbd7f8f7e91..0ee88bcc58e916 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
@@ -660,7 +660,17 @@ - (RCTUIView *)betterHitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event // [macOS
   }
 
   for (RCTUIView *subview in [self.subviews reverseObjectEnumerator]) { // [macOS]
+#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
     RCTUIView *hitView = [subview hitTest:[subview convertPoint:point fromView:self] withEvent:event]; // [macOS]
+#else // [macOS
+    // Native macOS views require the point to be in the super view coordinate space for hit testing.
+    CGPoint hitTestPoint = point;
+    // Fabric components use the target view coordinate space for hit testing
+    if ([subview isKindOfClass:[RCTViewComponentView class]]) {
+      hitTestPoint = [subview convertPoint:point fromView:self];
+    }
+    RCTUIView *hitView = [subview hitTest:hitTestPoint withEvent:event]; // [macOS]
+#endif // macOS]
     if (hitView) {
       return hitView;
     }