diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/UseShadowNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/UseShadowNode.java
index 909529a1..1c5592ec 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/UseShadowNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/UseShadowNode.java
@@ -73,6 +73,24 @@ class UseShadowNode extends RenderableShadowNode {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int hitTest(float[] src) {
+        if (!mInvertible) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        float[] dst = new float[2];
+        mInvMatrix.mapPoints(dst, src);
+
+        VirtualNode template = getSvgShadowNode().getDefinedTemplate(mHref);
+        int hitChild = template.hitTest(dst);
+        if (hitChild != -1) {
+            return (template.isResponsible() || hitChild != template.getReactTag()) ? hitChild : getReactTag();
+        }
+
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Path getPath(Canvas canvas, Paint paint) {
         // todo:
diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
index 14138de2..85bd1dd6 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
         return YES;
     }];
+    [self setHitArea:[self getPath:context]];
     [self popGlyphContext];
 }
 
@@ -113,16 +114,19 @@
 - (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
     CGPoint transformed = CGPointApplyAffineTransform(point, self.invmatrix);
-
-    UIView *hitSelf = [super hitTest:transformed withEvent:event];
-    if (hitSelf) {
-        return hitSelf;
-    }
-
+    
     CGPathRef clip = [self getClipPath];
     if (clip && !CGPathContainsPoint(clip, nil, transformed, self.clipRule == kRNSVGCGFCRuleEvenodd)) {
         return nil;
     }
+    
+    if (!event) {
+        NSPredicate *const anyActive = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"active == TRUE"];
+        NSArray *const filtered = [self.subviews filteredArrayUsingPredicate:anyActive];
+        if ([filtered count] != 0) {
+            return filtered.firstObject;
+        }
+    }
 
     for (RNSVGNode *node in [self.subviews reverseObjectEnumerator]) {
         if (![node isKindOfClass:[RNSVGNode class]]) {
@@ -142,7 +146,12 @@
             return (node.responsible || (node != hitChild)) ? hitChild : self;
         }
     }
-
+    
+    UIView *hitSelf = [super hitTest:transformed withEvent:event];
+    if (hitSelf) {
+        return hitSelf;
+    }
+    
     return nil;
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m
index ab2f4af7..cd9dcf87 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m
@@ -51,5 +51,21 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
+    const CGPoint transformed = CGPointApplyAffineTransform(point, self.invmatrix);
+    RNSVGNode const* template = [self.svgView getDefinedTemplate:self.href];
+    if (event) {
+        self.active = NO;
+    } else if (self.active) {
+        return self;
+    }
+    UIView const* hitChild = [template hitTest:transformed withEvent:event];
+    if (hitChild) {
+        self.active = YES;
+        return self;
+    }
+    return nil;
+}
+
 @end
 
diff --git a/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m b/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
index 74414460..b6821200 100644
--- a/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
+++ b/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
@@ -264,21 +264,19 @@
 {
     CGPathRelease(_hitArea);
     _hitArea = nil;
-    if (self.responsible) {
-        // Add path to hitArea
-        CGMutablePathRef hitArea = CGPathCreateMutableCopy(path);
-
-        if (self.stroke && self.strokeWidth) {
-            // Add stroke to hitArea
-            CGFloat width = [self relativeOnOther:self.strokeWidth];
-            CGPathRef strokePath = CGPathCreateCopyByStrokingPath(hitArea, nil, width, self.strokeLinecap, self.strokeLinejoin, self.strokeMiterlimit);
-            CGPathAddPath(hitArea, nil, strokePath);
-            CGPathRelease(strokePath);
-        }
-
-        _hitArea = CGPathRetain(CFAutorelease(CGPathCreateCopy(hitArea)));
-        CGPathRelease(hitArea);
+    // Add path to hitArea
+    CGMutablePathRef hitArea = CGPathCreateMutableCopy(path);
+    
+    if (self.stroke && self.strokeWidth) {
+        // Add stroke to hitArea
+        CGFloat width = [self relativeOnOther:self.strokeWidth];
+        CGPathRef strokePath = CGPathCreateCopyByStrokingPath(hitArea, nil, width, self.strokeLinecap, self.strokeLinejoin, self.strokeMiterlimit);
+        CGPathAddPath(hitArea, nil, strokePath);
+        CGPathRelease(strokePath);
     }
+    
+    _hitArea = CGPathRetain(CFAutorelease(CGPathCreateCopy(hitArea)));
+    CGPathRelease(hitArea);
 
 }