diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupView.java
index 29d7ce54..12addd65 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupView.java
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ class GroupView extends RenderableView {
             } else if (child instanceof SvgView) {
                 SvgView svgView = (SvgView)child;
                 svgView.drawChildren(canvas);
+                if (svgView.isResponsible()) {
+                    svg.enableTouchEvents();
+                }
             }
         }
         this.setClientRect(groupRect);
@@ -230,18 +233,24 @@ class GroupView extends RenderableView {
 
         for (int i = getChildCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             View child = getChildAt(i);
-            if (!(child instanceof VirtualView)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (child instanceof MaskView) {
-                continue;
-            }
+            if (child instanceof VirtualView) {
+                if (child instanceof MaskView) {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
-            VirtualView node = (VirtualView) child;
+                VirtualView node = (VirtualView) child;
 
-            int hitChild = node.hitTest(dst);
-            if (hitChild != -1) {
-                return (node.isResponsible() || hitChild != child.getId()) ? hitChild : getId();
+                int hitChild = node.hitTest(dst);
+                if (hitChild != -1) {
+                    return (node.isResponsible() || hitChild != child.getId()) ? hitChild : getId();
+                }
+            } else if (child instanceof SvgView) {
+                SvgView node = (SvgView) child;
+
+                int hitChild = node.reactTagForTouch(dst[0], dst[1]);
+                if (hitChild != child.getId()) {
+                    return hitChild;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/SvgView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/SvgView.java
index 57789f18..1e6f6ea7 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/SvgView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/SvgView.java
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ public class SvgView extends ReactViewGroup implements ReactCompoundView, ReactC
     @Override
     public void invalidate() {
         super.invalidate();
+        ViewParent parent = getParent();
+        if (parent instanceof VirtualView) {
+            if (!mRendered) {
+                return;
+            }
+            mRendered = false;
+            ((VirtualView) parent).getSvgView().invalidate();
+            return;
+        }
         if (mBitmap != null) {
             mBitmap.recycle();
         }
@@ -242,6 +251,7 @@ public class SvgView extends ReactViewGroup implements ReactCompoundView, ReactC
     }
 
     void drawChildren(final Canvas canvas) {
+        mRendered = true;
         mCanvas = canvas;
         if (mAlign != null) {
             RectF vbRect = getViewBox();
@@ -314,6 +324,10 @@ public class SvgView extends ReactViewGroup implements ReactCompoundView, ReactC
         }
     }
 
+    boolean isResponsible() {
+        return mResponsible;
+    }
+
     private int hitTest(float touchX, float touchY) {
         if (!mResponsible || !mInvertible) {
             return getId();
@@ -326,11 +340,11 @@ public class SvgView extends ReactViewGroup implements ReactCompoundView, ReactC
         int viewTag = -1;
         for (int i = count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             View child = getChildAt(i);
-            if (!(child instanceof VirtualView)) {
-                continue;
+            if (child instanceof VirtualView) {
+                viewTag = ((VirtualView) child).hitTest(transformed);
+            } else if (child instanceof SvgView) {
+                viewTag = ((SvgView) child).hitTest(touchX, touchY);
             }
-
-            viewTag = ((VirtualView) child).hitTest(transformed);
             if (viewTag != -1) {
                 break;
             }