diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge.cc
index 71b035258dbe7..ea3b646c53c9f 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge.cc
@@ -384,11 +384,13 @@ std::optional<int32_t> AccessibilityBridge::GetHitNode(int32_t node_id,
       !node.screen_rect.contains(x, y)) {
     return {};
   }
-  auto hit = node_id;
   for (int32_t child_id : node.children_in_hit_test_order) {
-    hit = GetHitNode(child_id, x, y).value_or(hit);
+    auto candidate = GetHitNode(child_id, x, y);
+    if (candidate) {
+      return candidate;
+    }
   }
-  return hit;
+  return node_id;
 }
 
 // |fuchsia::accessibility::semantics::SemanticListener|
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge_unittest.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge_unittest.cc
index e0bcb91de48b3..e9b466fb8e1c2 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge_unittest.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/accessibility_bridge_unittest.cc
@@ -515,6 +515,41 @@ TEST_F(AccessibilityBridgeTest, HitTest) {
   EXPECT_EQ(hit_node_id, 4u);
 }
 
+TEST_F(AccessibilityBridgeTest, HitTestOverlapping) {
+  // Tests that the first node in hit test order wins, even if a later node
+  // would be able to recieve the hit.
+  flutter::SemanticsNode node0;
+  node0.id = 0;
+  node0.rect.setLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100);
+
+  flutter::SemanticsNode node1;
+  node1.id = 1;
+  node1.rect.setLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100);
+
+  flutter::SemanticsNode node2;
+  node2.id = 2;
+  node2.rect.setLTRB(25, 10, 45, 20);
+
+  node0.childrenInTraversalOrder = {1, 2};
+  node0.childrenInHitTestOrder = {2, 1};
+
+  accessibility_bridge_->AddSemanticsNodeUpdate({
+      {0, node0},
+      {1, node1},
+      {2, node2},
+  });
+  RunLoopUntilIdle();
+
+  uint32_t hit_node_id;
+  auto callback = [&hit_node_id](fuchsia::accessibility::semantics::Hit hit) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hit.has_node_id());
+    hit_node_id = hit.node_id();
+  };
+
+  accessibility_bridge_->HitTest({30, 15}, callback);
+  EXPECT_EQ(hit_node_id, 2u);
+}
+
 TEST_F(AccessibilityBridgeTest, Actions) {
   flutter::SemanticsNode node0;
   node0.id = 0;