From 2fe7fbc9d0c2a43f0334ee5ca409ec869b3db01c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Rub=C3=A9n=20Norte?= <rubennorte@meta.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:42:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [RN] Expose event as a global variable during dispatch

---
 .../src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js        | 11 ++++++++++-
 .../src/legacy-events/EventPluginUtils.js             |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
index 42cc136a7202..f2ecd64eec1f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabric-test.internal.js
@@ -1099,6 +1099,8 @@ describe('ReactFabric', () => {
               // Check for referential equality
               expect(ref1.current).toBe(event.target);
               expect(ref1.current).toBe(event.currentTarget);
+
+              expect(global.event).toBe(event);
             }}
             onStartShouldSetResponder={() => true}
           />
@@ -1110,6 +1112,8 @@ describe('ReactFabric', () => {
               // Check for referential equality
               expect(ref2.current).toBe(event.target);
               expect(ref2.current).toBe(event.currentTarget);
+
+              expect(global.event).toBe(event);
             }}
             onStartShouldSetResponder={() => true}
           />
@@ -1123,6 +1127,9 @@ describe('ReactFabric', () => {
     const [dispatchEvent] =
       nativeFabricUIManager.registerEventHandler.mock.calls[0];
 
+    const preexistingEvent = {};
+    global.event = preexistingEvent;
+
     dispatchEvent(getViewById('one').instanceHandle, 'topTouchStart', {
       target: getViewById('one').reactTag,
       identifier: 17,
@@ -1150,7 +1157,9 @@ describe('ReactFabric', () => {
       changedTouches: [],
     });
 
-    expect.assertions(6);
+    expect(global.event).toBe(preexistingEvent);
+
+    expect.assertions(9);
   });
 
   it('findHostInstance_DEPRECATED should warn if used to find a host component inside StrictMode', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/legacy-events/EventPluginUtils.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/legacy-events/EventPluginUtils.js
index 64a05cef33fa..2027ac2e20fc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/legacy-events/EventPluginUtils.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/legacy-events/EventPluginUtils.js
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ function validateEventDispatches(event) {
  */
 export function executeDispatch(event, listener, inst) {
   event.currentTarget = getNodeFromInstance(inst);
+  const currentEvent = global.event;
+  global.event = event;
+
   try {
     listener(event);
   } catch (error) {
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ export function executeDispatch(event, listener, inst) {
       // TODO: Make sure this error gets logged somehow.
     }
   }
+
+  global.event = currentEvent;
   event.currentTarget = null;
 }