diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts
index fe94a0e20b..74188ef1ff 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/GestureHandler.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export default abstract class GestureHandler implements IGestureHandler {
   private _activeCursor?: ActiveCursor | undefined = undefined;
   private _touchAction?: TouchAction | undefined = undefined;
   private _userSelect?: UserSelect | undefined = undefined;
+  private needsDOMUpdate = false;
 
   // Orchestrator properties
   private _activationIndex = 0;
@@ -833,29 +834,29 @@ export default abstract class GestureHandler implements IGestureHandler {
       this._activeCursor = config.activeCursor;
     }
 
-    let shouldUpdateDOM = false;
-
     if (config.enableContextMenu !== undefined) {
       this.enableContextMenu = config.enableContextMenu;
-      shouldUpdateDOM = true;
+      this.needsDOMUpdate = true;
     }
 
     if (config.touchAction !== undefined) {
       this._touchAction = config.touchAction;
-      shouldUpdateDOM = true;
+      this.needsDOMUpdate = true;
     }
 
     if (config.userSelect !== undefined) {
       this._userSelect = config.userSelect;
-      shouldUpdateDOM = true;
+      this.needsDOMUpdate = true;
     }
 
     if (enabledChanged) {
       this.delegate.onEnabledChange();
-    } else if (shouldUpdateDOM) {
+    } else if (this.needsDOMUpdate) {
       this.delegate.updateDOM();
     }
 
+    this.needsDOMUpdate = false;
+
     if (this.enabled) {
       return;
     }
@@ -960,6 +961,7 @@ export default abstract class GestureHandler implements IGestureHandler {
     this._activeCursor = undefined;
     this._touchAction = undefined;
     this._userSelect = undefined;
+    this.needsDOMUpdate = true;
   }
 
   public onDestroy(): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/__tests__/GestureHandler.test.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/__tests__/GestureHandler.test.ts
index 42656cf598..f5115ee52b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/__tests__/GestureHandler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/handlers/__tests__/GestureHandler.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Config } from '../../interfaces';
 import EventManager from '../../tools/EventManager';
 import type { GestureHandlerDelegate } from '../../tools/GestureHandlerDelegate';
+import { GestureHandlerWebDelegate } from '../../tools/GestureHandlerWebDelegate';
 import GestureHandler from '../GestureHandler';
 import type IGestureHandler from '../IGestureHandler';
 
@@ -34,6 +35,26 @@ describe('GestureHandler web config reset', () => {
 
     expect(handler.enabled).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  test('a config without touchAction refreshes the DOM', () => {
+    const delegate = {
+      onEnabledChange: jest.fn(),
+      updateDOM: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    const handler = new TestGestureHandler(
+      delegate as unknown as GestureHandlerDelegate<unknown, IGestureHandler>
+    );
+    handler.setGestureConfig({ enabled: true, touchAction: 'pan-y' });
+
+    handler.setGestureConfig({ enabled: true });
+
+    expect(handler.touchAction).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(delegate.updateDOM).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  test('the web delegate ignores DOM updates before init', () => {
+    expect(() => new GestureHandlerWebDelegate().updateDOM()).not.toThrow();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('GestureHandler web event manager attachment', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerWebDelegate.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerWebDelegate.ts
index edce77d9a8..1271cd7abc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerWebDelegate.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/web/tools/GestureHandlerWebDelegate.ts
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ export class GestureHandlerWebDelegate
       this.gestureHandler.attachEventManager(manager)
     );
 
-    this.updateDOM();
-
     this.isInitialized = true;
+
+    this.updateDOM();
   }
 
   detach(): void {
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ export class GestureHandlerWebDelegate
   }
 
   updateDOM(): void {
+    if (!this.isInitialized) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.setUserSelect();
     this.setTouchAction();
     this.setContextMenu();