diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
index b921d111f9..9ced951328 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
   fun onHandlerStateChange(handler: GestureHandler, newState: Int, prevState: Int) {
     handlingChangeSemaphore += 1
 
+    if (handler.isAwaiting &&
+      (newState == GestureHandler.STATE_CANCELLED || newState == GestureHandler.STATE_FAILED)
+    ) {
+      handler.isAwaiting = false
+    }
+
     if (isFinished(newState)) {
       // We have to loop through copy in order to avoid modifying collection
       // while iterating over its elements