diff --git a/.changeset/mean-needles-rhyme.md b/.changeset/mean-needles-rhyme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29c02c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-needles-rhyme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-native-reanimated-carousel": patch
+---
+
+Add pointerEvents: ‘box-none’ to ItemLayout component to allow touches for children components outside item boundaries
diff --git a/src/components/ItemLayout.tsx b/src/components/ItemLayout.tsx
index 1218a38..fb43268 100644
--- a/src/components/ItemLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ItemLayout.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export const ItemLayout: React.FC<{
           width: width || "100%",
           height: height || "100%",
           position: "absolute",
+          pointerEvents: "box-none",
         },
         animatedStyle,
       ]}