diff --git a/robolectric/src/test/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroupTest.java b/robolectric/src/test/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroupTest.java
index 0ac4f1457c3..0b79baa43fa 100644
--- a/robolectric/src/test/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroupTest.java
+++ b/robolectric/src/test/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroupTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf;
+import static org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowLooper.idleMainLooper;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.robolectric.R;
+import org.robolectric.Robolectric;
 
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class ShadowViewGroupTest {
@@ -384,6 +387,65 @@ public void removeAllViews_shouldCallOnChildViewRemovedWithEachChild() {
     assertTrue(testListener.wasCalled());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent_storedOnShadow() {
+    child3.requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
+
+    assertTrue(shadowOf(child3).getDisallowInterceptTouchEvent());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent_bubblesUp() {
+    child3.requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
+
+    assertTrue(shadowOf(child3).getDisallowInterceptTouchEvent());
+    assertTrue(shadowOf(root).getDisallowInterceptTouchEvent());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent_isReflected() {
+    // Set up an Activity to accurately dispatch touch events.
+    Activity activity = Robolectric.setupActivity(Activity.class);
+    activity.setContentView(root);
+    idleMainLooper();
+    // Set a no-op click listener so we collect all the touch events.
+    child3a.setOnClickListener(view -> {});
+    // Request our parent not intercept our touch events.
+    // This must be _during the initial down MotionEvent_ and not before.
+    // The down event will reset this state (and so we do not need to reset it).
+    // The value in getDisallowInterceptTouchEvent() is not in-sync with the flag and
+    // only records the last call to requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent().
+    child3a.setOnTouchListener(
+        (view, event) -> {
+          if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+            view.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
+          }
+          return false;
+        });
+
+    MotionEvent downEvent = MotionEvent.obtain(0, 0, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 0, 0, 0);
+    MotionEvent moveEvent = MotionEvent.obtain(0, 0, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, 0, 0, 0);
+    MotionEvent upEvent = MotionEvent.obtain(0, 0, MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, 0, 0, 0);
+
+    root.dispatchTouchEvent(downEvent);
+    // Down event is _always_ intercepted by the root.
+    assertTrue(shadowOf(root).getDisallowInterceptTouchEvent());
+    assertSame(shadowOf(root).getInterceptedTouchEvent(), downEvent);
+    assertSame(shadowOf(child3a).getLastTouchEvent(), downEvent);
+
+    root.dispatchTouchEvent(moveEvent);
+    // Subsequent event types are _not_ intercepted:
+    assertTrue(shadowOf(root).getDisallowInterceptTouchEvent());
+    assertSame(shadowOf(root).getInterceptedTouchEvent(), downEvent);
+    assertSame(shadowOf(child3a).getLastTouchEvent(), moveEvent);
+
+    root.dispatchTouchEvent(upEvent);
+    // Subsequent event types are _not_ intercepted:
+    assertTrue(shadowOf(root).getDisallowInterceptTouchEvent());
+    assertSame(shadowOf(root).getInterceptedTouchEvent(), downEvent);
+    assertSame(shadowOf(child3a).getLastTouchEvent(), upEvent);
+  }
+
   private void makeFocusable(View... views) {
     for (View view : views) {
       view.setFocusable(true);
diff --git a/shadows/framework/src/main/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroup.java b/shadows/framework/src/main/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroup.java
index a5866c99977..28e668067d5 100644
--- a/shadows/framework/src/main/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroup.java
+++ b/shadows/framework/src/main/java/org/robolectric/shadows/ShadowViewGroup.java
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public void dump(PrintStream out, int indent) {
 
   @Implementation
   protected void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept) {
+    reflector(ViewGroupReflector.class, realViewGroup)
+        .requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(disallowIntercept);
     disallowInterceptTouchEvent = disallowIntercept;
   }
 
@@ -113,5 +115,8 @@ interface ViewGroupReflector {
 
     @Direct
     void addView(View child, int index, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params);
+
+    @Direct
+    void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept);
   }
 }