diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/LongPressGestureHandler.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/LongPressGestureHandler.kt
index cc53c76d1c..a38b1dfbc3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/LongPressGestureHandler.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/LongPressGestureHandler.kt
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ class LongPressGestureHandler(context: Context) : GestureHandler() {
     val systemDefaultMaxDist = DEFAULT_MAX_DIST_DP * context.resources.displayMetrics.density
     defaultMaxDist = systemDefaultMaxDist
     maxDist = defaultMaxDist
-    numberOfPointersRequired = 1
+    numberOfPointersRequired = DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS_REQUIRED
   }
 
   override fun resetConfig() {
     super.resetConfig()
     minDurationMs = DEFAULT_MIN_DURATION_MS
     maxDist = defaultMaxDist
+    numberOfPointersRequired = DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS_REQUIRED
     shouldCancelWhenOutside = DEFAULT_SHOULD_CANCEL_WHEN_OUTSIDE
   }
 
@@ -211,5 +212,6 @@ class LongPressGestureHandler(context: Context) : GestureHandler() {
     private const val DEFAULT_SHOULD_CANCEL_WHEN_OUTSIDE = true
     private const val DEFAULT_MIN_DURATION_MS: Long = 500
     private const val DEFAULT_MAX_DIST_DP = 10f
+    private const val DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS_REQUIRED = 1
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNLongPressHandler.m b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNLongPressHandler.m
index 00cdf0421e..b6e3a50b92 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNLongPressHandler.m
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNLongPressHandler.m
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ - (void)resetConfig
 
   recognizer.minimumPressDuration = 0.5;
   recognizer.allowableMovement = 10;
+
+#if !TARGET_OS_TV
+  recognizer.numberOfTouchesRequired = 1;
+#endif
 }
 
 - (void)updateConfig:(NSDictionary *)config
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 4a5221cfd4..1a53e7885b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/LongPressGestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/LongPressGestureHandler.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type IGestureHandler from './IGestureHandler';
 
 const DEFAULT_MIN_DURATION_MS = 500;
 const DEFAULT_MAX_DIST_DP = 10;
+const DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS = 1;
 const SCALING_FACTOR = 10;
 
 export default class LongPressGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export default class LongPressGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
   private defaultMaxDistSq = DEFAULT_MAX_DIST_DP * SCALING_FACTOR;
 
   private maxDistSq = this.defaultMaxDistSq;
-  private numberOfPointers = 1;
+  private numberOfPointers = DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS;
   private startX = 0;
   private startY = 0;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export default class LongPressGestureHandler extends GestureHandler {
     super.resetConfig();
     this.minDurationMs = DEFAULT_MIN_DURATION_MS;
     this.maxDistSq = this.defaultMaxDistSq;
+    this.numberOfPointers = DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_POINTERS;
   }
 
   protected override onStateChange(_newState: State, _oldState: State): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/__tests__/LongPressGestureHandler.test.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/__tests__/LongPressGestureHandler.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db86455b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/__tests__/LongPressGestureHandler.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { ActionType } from '../../../ActionType';
+import { PointerType } from '../../../PointerType';
+import { State } from '../../../State';
+import type { AdaptedEvent } from '../../interfaces';
+import { EventTypes } from '../../interfaces';
+import type { GestureHandlerDelegate } from '../../tools/GestureHandlerDelegate';
+import GestureHandlerOrchestrator from '../../tools/GestureHandlerOrchestrator';
+import type IGestureHandler from '../IGestureHandler';
+import LongPressGestureHandler from '../LongPressGestureHandler';
+
+class TestLongPressGestureHandler extends LongPressGestureHandler {
+  public pointerDown(event: AdaptedEvent): void {
+    this.onPointerDown(event);
+  }
+}
+
+function touchEvent(pointerId: number, x: number, y: number): AdaptedEvent {
+  return {
+    x,
+    y,
+    offsetX: x,
+    offsetY: y,
+    pointerId,
+    eventType: EventTypes.DOWN,
+    pointerType: PointerType.TOUCH,
+    time: 0,
+  };
+}
+
+function createHandler() {
+  const delegate = {
+    init: jest.fn(),
+    detach: jest.fn(),
+    reset: jest.fn(),
+    onActivate: jest.fn(),
+    onFail: jest.fn(),
+    onCancel: jest.fn(),
+    onEnd: jest.fn(),
+    onEnabledChange: jest.fn(),
+    updateDOM: jest.fn(),
+  } as unknown as GestureHandlerDelegate<unknown, IGestureHandler>;
+
+  const handler = new TestLongPressGestureHandler(delegate);
+  handler.init(1, { current: {} } as never, ActionType.JS_FUNCTION_OLD_API);
+
+  // The full event pipeline is not under test, silence event emission.
+  handler.sendEvent = jest.fn();
+
+  return handler;
+}
+
+describe('LongPressGestureHandler config reset', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // The orchestrator is a singleton, drop handlers recorded by the test.
+    (
+      GestureHandlerOrchestrator.instance as unknown as {
+        gestureHandlers: IGestureHandler[];
+      }
+    ).gestureHandlers = [];
+  });
+
+  test('a config without numberOfPointers restores the single pointer default', () => {
+    const handler = createHandler();
+
+    handler.setGestureConfig({
+      enabled: true,
+      minDurationMs: 0,
+      numberOfPointers: 2,
+    });
+    handler.setGestureConfig({ enabled: true, minDurationMs: 0 });
+
+    handler.pointerDown(touchEvent(0, 100, 100));
+
+    expect(handler.state).toBe(State.ACTIVE);
+  });
+
+  test('numberOfPointers still applies while it stays in the config', () => {
+    const handler = createHandler();
+
+    handler.setGestureConfig({
+      enabled: true,
+      minDurationMs: 0,
+      numberOfPointers: 2,
+    });
+
+    handler.pointerDown(touchEvent(0, 100, 100));
+
+    expect(handler.state).toBe(State.BEGAN);
+  });
+});