diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/handlers/gestures/gestureStateManager.web.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/handlers/gestures/gestureStateManager.web.ts
index e45da69822..5d55723806 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/handlers/gestures/gestureStateManager.web.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/handlers/gestures/gestureStateManager.web.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { State } from '../../State';
 import NodeManager from '../../web/tools/NodeManager';
 import { GestureStateManagerType } from './gestureStateManager';
 
@@ -11,7 +12,15 @@ export const GestureStateManager = {
       },
 
       activate: () => {
-        NodeManager.getHandler(handlerTag).activate(true);
+        const handler = NodeManager.getHandler(handlerTag);
+
+        // Force going from UNDETERMINED to ACTIVE through BEGAN to preserve
+        // the correct state transition flow.
+        if (handler.state === State.UNDETERMINED) {
+          handler.begin();
+        }
+
+        handler.activate(true);
       },
 
       fail: () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/FlingGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/FlingGestureHandler.ts
index 15eb33cdc1..2d4a80caa8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/FlingGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/FlingGestureHandler.ts
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ export default class FlingGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
 
     super.onPointerDown(event);
     this.newPointerAction();
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts
index 23f4560369..b3e22ff3a9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export default abstract class GestureHandler implements IGestureHandler {
       GestureHandlerOrchestrator.instance.cancelMouseAndPenGestures(this);
     }
 
-    // TODO: Bring back touch events along with introducing `handleDown` method that will handle handler specific stuff
+    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
   // Adding another pointer to existing ones
   protected onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ export default abstract class GestureHandler implements IGestureHandler {
   protected onPointerEnter(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
     this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
-  protected onPointerCancel(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
-
+  protected onPointerCancel(_event: AdaptedEvent): void {
+    // No need to send a cancel touch event explicitly here. `cancel` will
+    // handle cancelling all tracked touches if the handler expects pointer data.
     this.cancel();
     this.reset();
   }
@@ -370,11 +370,10 @@ export default abstract class GestureHandler implements IGestureHandler {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
     if (this.active) {
       this.sendEvent(this.state, this.state);
     }
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected tryToSendTouchEvent(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/LongPressGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/LongPressGestureHandler.ts
index 691e6c4d2b..fe410f8988 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/LongPressGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/LongPressGestureHandler.ts
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ export default class LongPressGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
 
     this.tryBegin();
     this.tryActivate();
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
     super.onPointerAdd(event);
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/ManualGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/ManualGestureHandler.ts
index 4e2e96e043..512fd7676a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/ManualGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/ManualGestureHandler.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ export default class ManualGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
     this.tracker.addToTracker(event);
     super.onPointerDown(event);
     this.begin();
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/NativeViewGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/NativeViewGestureHandler.ts
index cff2c5f1bf..0e492c5198 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/NativeViewGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/NativeViewGestureHandler.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ export default class NativeViewGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
     this.tracker.addToTracker(event);
     super.onPointerDown(event);
     this.newPointerAction();
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PanGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PanGestureHandler.ts
index 9b74183315..9fade0507d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PanGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PanGestureHandler.ts
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ export default class PanGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
 
     this.tryBegin(event);
     this.checkBegan();
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PinchGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PinchGestureHandler.ts
index 715d72f6c0..9c9bf1f2c0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PinchGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/PinchGestureHandler.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ export default class PinchGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
   protected override onPointerDown(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
     this.tracker.addToTracker(event);
     super.onPointerDown(event);
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/RotationGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/RotationGestureHandler.ts
index d13345af62..6dd8b4dd47 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/RotationGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/RotationGestureHandler.ts
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ export default class RotationGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
   protected override onPointerDown(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
     this.tracker.addToTracker(event);
     super.onPointerDown(event);
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/TapGestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/TapGestureHandler.ts
index faa95cd861..7a06db4b68 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/TapGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/TapGestureHandler.ts
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ export default class TapGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
     this.lastY = event.y;
 
     this.updateState(event);
-
-    this.tryToSendTouchEvent(event);
   }
 
   protected override onPointerAdd(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.ts
index fc63ab1c6d..b0b27d96ec 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ export default class GestureHandlerOrchestrator {
 
   private scheduleFinishedHandlersCleanup(): void {
     if (this.handlingChangeSemaphore === 0) {
-      this.cleanupFinishedHandlers();
+      queueMicrotask(() => {
+        this.cleanupFinishedHandlers();
+      });
     }
   }