diff --git a/Libraries/Text/Text.js b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
index 385164ea4ad116..1b334d3fda0a70 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/Text.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ const Text: React.AbstractComponent<
   const [isHighlighted, setHighlighted] = useState(false);
 
   const isPressable =
-    onPress != null || onLongPress != null || onStartShouldSetResponder != null;
+    (onPress != null ||
+      onLongPress != null ||
+      onStartShouldSetResponder != null) &&
+    restProps.disabled !== true;
 
   const initialized = useLazyInitialization(isPressable);
   const config = useMemo(