diff --git a/.storybook/preview.tsx b/.storybook/preview.tsx
index d420955f8..666c6e30f 100644
--- a/.storybook/preview.tsx
+++ b/.storybook/preview.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ store.dispatch(setUser({ id: 'abc', username: 'rocket.cat', name: 'Rocket Cat' }
 const preview: Preview = {
   decorators: [
     (Story) => (
-      <GestureHandlerRootView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+      <GestureHandlerRootView>
         <Provider store={store}>
           <MessageContext.Provider
             value={{
diff --git a/app/index.tsx b/app/index.tsx
index 287ed94cc..765d8175e 100644
--- a/app/index.tsx
+++ b/app/index.tsx
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export default class Root extends React.Component<{}, IState> {
 								fontScale,
 								setDimensions: this.setDimensions
 							}}>
-							<GestureHandlerRootView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+							<GestureHandlerRootView>
 								<ActionSheetProvider>
 									<AppContainer />
 									<TwoFactor />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0cb0d670..81016baa8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 		"react-native-easy-toast": "2.3.0",
 		"react-native-fast-image": "RocketChat/react-native-fast-image.git#bump-version",
 		"react-native-file-viewer": "2.1.4",
-		"react-native-gesture-handler": "2.15.0",
+		"react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.16.0",
 		"react-native-image-crop-picker": "RocketChat/react-native-image-crop-picker#54e1e1c7e7d4b731c74ce9dd1bf9eb5148065092",
 		"react-native-image-progress": "1.1.1",
 		"react-native-katex": "0.5.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e69b06ea8..4db67fc32 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12019,10 +12019,10 @@ react-native-flipper@^0.164.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-flipper/-/react-native-flipper-0.164.0.tgz#64f6269a86a13a72e30f53ba9f5281d2073a7697"
   integrity sha512-iJhIe3rqx6okuzBp4AJsTa2b8VRAOGzoLRFx/4HGbaGvu8AurZjz8TTQkhJsRma8dsHN2b6KKZPvGGW3wdWzvA==
 
-react-native-gesture-handler@2.15.0:
-  version "2.15.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.15.0.tgz#f8e6c0451a7bdf065edb7b9be605480db402baa0"
-  integrity sha512-cmMGW8k86o/xgVTBZZOPohvR5re4Vh65PUxH4HbBBJAYTog4aN4wTVTUlnoky01HuSN8/X4h3tI/K3XLPoDnsg==
+react-native-gesture-handler@^2.16.0:
+  version "2.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.16.0.tgz#45a00b5988e74ebc58f130c8d1443319c8e678db"
+  integrity sha512-1hFkx7RIfeJSyTQQ0Nkv4icFVZ5+XjQkd47OgZMBFzoB7ecL+nFSz8KLi3OCWOhq+nbHpSPlSG5VF3CQNCJpWA==
   dependencies:
     "@egjs/hammerjs" "^2.0.17"
     hoist-non-react-statics "^3.3.0"