diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/PinchGestureHandler.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/PinchGestureHandler.kt
index 20ea3b76b2..28e8589382 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/PinchGestureHandler.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/PinchGestureHandler.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class PinchGestureHandler : GestureHandler<PinchGestureHandler>() {
       scaleGestureDetector = ScaleGestureDetector(context, gestureListener)
       val configuration = ViewConfiguration.get(context)
       spanSlop = configuration.scaledTouchSlop.toFloat()
+
+      // set the focal point to the position of the first pointer as NaN causes the event not to arrive
+      this.focalPointX = event.x
+      this.focalPointY = event.y
+
       begin()
     }
     scaleGestureDetector?.onTouchEvent(sourceEvent)
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/RotationGestureHandler.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/RotationGestureHandler.kt
index 99c4d44233..d3d12f4601 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/RotationGestureHandler.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/RotationGestureHandler.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ class RotationGestureHandler : GestureHandler<RotationGestureHandler>() {
     if (state == STATE_UNDETERMINED) {
       resetProgress()
       rotationGestureDetector = RotationGestureDetector(gestureListener)
+
+      // set the anchor to the position of the first pointer as NaN causes the event not to arrive
+      this.anchorX = event.x
+      this.anchorY = event.y
+
       begin()
     }
     rotationGestureDetector?.onTouchEvent(sourceEvent)