diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt
index d786284053..d242eb6f11 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ class RNGestureHandlerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext?) :
     handlerTag: Int,
     config: ReadableMap,
   ) {
+
+    if (registry.getHandler(handlerTag) !== null) {
+      throw IllegalStateException(
+        "Handler with tag $handlerTag already exists. Please ensure that no Gesture instance is used across multiple GestureDetectors."
+      )
+    }
+
     for (handlerFactory in handlerFactories as Array<HandlerFactory<T>>) {
       if (handlerFactory.name == handlerName) {
         val handler = handlerFactory.create(reactApplicationContext).apply {
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
index d5158826f6..83d9058762 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ - (instancetype)initWithUIManager:(RCTUIManager *)uiManager eventDispatcher:(RCT
 
 - (void)createGestureHandler:(NSString *)handlerName tag:(NSNumber *)handlerTag config:(NSDictionary *)config
 {
+  if ([_registry handlerWithTag:handlerTag] != nullptr) {
+    NSString *errorMessage = [NSString
+        stringWithFormat:
+            @"Handler with tag %@ already exists. Please ensure that no Gesture instance is used across multiple GestureDetectors.",
+            handlerTag];
+    @throw [NSException exceptionWithName:@"HandlerAlreadyRegistered" reason:errorMessage userInfo:nil];
+  }
+
   static NSDictionary *map;
   static dispatch_once_t mapToken;
   dispatch_once(&mapToken, ^{
diff --git a/docs/docs/gestures/gesture-detector.md b/docs/docs/gestures/gesture-detector.md
index bab53b6b11..335672f22d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/gestures/gesture-detector.md
+++ b/docs/docs/gestures/gesture-detector.md
@@ -47,3 +47,25 @@ This parameter allows to specify which `userSelect` property should be applied t
 - Gesture Detector will use first native view in its subtree to recognize gestures, however if this view is used only to group its children it may get automatically [collapsed](https://reactnative.dev/docs/view#collapsable-android). Consider this example:
   <FunctionalComponents />
   If we were to remove the collapsable prop from the View, the gesture would stop working because it would be attached to a view that is not present in the view hierarchy. Gesture Detector adds this prop automatically to its direct child but it's impossible to do automatically for more complex view trees.
+
+- Using the same instance of a gesture across multiple Gesture Detectors is not possible. Have a look at the code below:
+
+  ```jsx
+  export default function Example() {
+    const pan = Gesture.Pan();
+
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <GestureDetector gesture={pan}>
+          <View>
+            <GestureDetector gesture={pan}> {/* Don't do this! */}
+              <View />
+            </GestureDetector>
+          </View>
+        </GestureDetector>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+  ```
+
+  This example will throw an error, becuse we try to use the same instance of `Pan` in two different Gesture Detectors.
diff --git a/src/web/tools/NodeManager.ts b/src/web/tools/NodeManager.ts
index 825f4d0f84..fd4a9c630c 100644
--- a/src/web/tools/NodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/web/tools/NodeManager.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ export default abstract class NodeManager {
     handler: InstanceType<ValueOf<typeof Gestures>>
   ): void {
     if (handlerTag in this.gestures) {
-      throw new Error(`Handler with tag ${handlerTag} already exists`);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Handler with tag ${handlerTag} already exists. Please ensure that no Gesture instance is used across multiple GestureDetectors.`
+      );
     }
 
     this.gestures[handlerTag] = handler;