NativeScript
diff --git a/‎packages/core/ui/core/view-base/index.ts
Lines changed: 0 additions & 8 deletions b/‎packages/core/ui/core/view-base/index.ts
Lines changed: 0 additions & 8 deletions
diff --git a/‎packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
Lines changed: 5 additions & 15 deletions b/‎packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
Lines changed: 5 additions & 15 deletions
@@ -985,13 +985,6 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
 		//
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * This is called after the initialization of properties/listeners of the native view.
-	 */
-	public afterInitNativeView(): void {
-		//
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Resets properties/listeners set to the native view.
 	 */
@@ -1140,7 +1133,6 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
 		if (this.__nativeView) {
 			this._suspendedUpdates = undefined;
 			this.initNativeView();
-			this.afterInitNativeView();
 			this._resumeNativeUpdates(SuspendType.NativeView);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 
 	public _dialogFragment: androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;
 	public _manager: androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
-	private _isFocusableByDefault: boolean = false;
 	private touchListenerIsSet: boolean;
 	private touchListener: android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
 	private layoutChangeListenerIsSet: boolean;
@@ -471,14 +470,6 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public afterInitNativeView(): void {
-		super.afterInitNativeView();
-
-		// Setting this during initNativeView would result in skipping the right focusable state on views
-		// like ListView which becomes focusable in initNativeView scope
-		this._isFocusableByDefault = this.nativeViewProtected.isFocusable();
-	}
-
 	public needsOnLayoutChangeListener() {
 		return this.hasListeners(ViewCommon.layoutChangedEvent);
 	}
@@ -833,14 +824,13 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 	}
 
 	[accessibilityEnabledProperty.setNative](value: boolean): void {
+		// Even though this property can be true on initialization, views like layouts can be non-focusable
+		const isUserInteractionEnabled = this.isUserInteractionEnabled && this.nativeViewProtected.isFocusable();
+
+		// ensure `accessibilityEnabled=false` does not disable focus for view with `isUserInteractionEnabled=true`
+		this.nativeViewProtected.setFocusable(!!value || isUserInteractionEnabled);
 		if (value) {
-			this.nativeViewProtected.setFocusable(true);
 			updateAccessibilityProperties(this);
-		} else {
-			// Mark as non-focusable only if view is supposed to be so by default
-			if (!this._isFocusableByDefault) {
-				this.nativeViewProtected.setFocusable(false);
-			}
 		}
 	}