This code works the same as the replies in this thread. It is a simplified version. import UIKit class ContentResponderWindow: UIWindow { override func hitTest(_ point: CGPoint, with event: UIEvent?) -> UIView? { if #available(iOS 18, *) { let view = super.hitTest(point, with: event) guard let view, _hitTest(point, from: view) != rootViewController?.view else { return nil } return view } else { let view = super.hitTest(point, with: event) guard view != rootViewController?.view else { return nil } return view } } private func _hitTest(_ point: CGPoint, from view: UIView) -> UIView? { let converted = convert(point, to: view) guard view.bounds.contains(converted) && view.isUserInteractionEnabled && !view.isHidden && view.alpha > 0 else { return nil } return view.subviews.reversed() .reduce(Optional<UIView>.none) { result, view in result ?? _hitTest(point, from: view) } ?? view } } I also found a specific issue. It only occurs when the rootViewController is UIHostingController. It does not occur under the UIKit system.