diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/jestSetup.js b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/jestSetup.js
index ebc6cd1a56..5ed8cc24fd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/jestSetup.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/jestSetup.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jest.mock('./lib/commonjs/RNGestureHandlerModule', () =>
   require('./lib/commonjs/mocks/mocks')
 );
 jest.mock('./lib/commonjs/components/GestureButtons', () =>
-  require('./lib/commonjs/mocks/mocks')
+  require('./lib/commonjs/mocks/GestureButtons')
 );
 jest.mock('./lib/commonjs/components/Pressable', () =>
   require('./lib/commonjs/mocks/Pressable')
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jest.mock('./lib/module/RNGestureHandlerModule', () =>
   require('./lib/module/mocks/mocks')
 );
 jest.mock('./lib/module/components/GestureButtons', () =>
-  require('./lib/module/mocks/mocks')
+  require('./lib/module/mocks/GestureButtons')
 );
 jest.mock('./lib/module/components/Pressable', () =>
   require('./lib/module/mocks/Pressable')
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/Errors.test.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/Errors.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e494f2cf7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/Errors.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react-native';
+import {
+  Gesture,
+  GestureDetector,
+  GestureHandlerRootView,
+  InterceptingGestureDetector,
+  useTapGesture,
+} from '../index';
+import { findNodeHandle, View } from 'react-native';
+import { VirtualDetector } from '../v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/VirtualDetector';
+
+beforeEach(() => cleanup());
+jest.mock('react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/RendererProxy', () => ({
+  findNodeHandle: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe('VirtualDetector', () => {
+  test('virtual detector must be under InterceptingGestureDetector', () => {
+    function VirtualDetectorWithNoBoundary() {
+      const tap = useTapGesture({});
+      return (
+        <GestureHandlerRootView>
+          <VirtualDetector gesture={tap}>
+            <View />
+          </VirtualDetector>
+        </GestureHandlerRootView>
+      );
+    }
+
+    expect(() => render(<VirtualDetectorWithNoBoundary />)).toThrow(
+      'VirtualGestureDetector must be a descendant of an InterceptingGestureDetector'
+    );
+  });
+  test('virtual detector does not handle animated events', () => {
+    (findNodeHandle as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(123);
+
+    function VirtualDetectorAnimated() {
+      const tap = useTapGesture({ useAnimated: true });
+      return (
+        <GestureHandlerRootView>
+          <InterceptingGestureDetector>
+            <VirtualDetector gesture={tap}>
+              <View />
+            </VirtualDetector>
+          </InterceptingGestureDetector>
+        </GestureHandlerRootView>
+      );
+    }
+
+    expect(() => render(<VirtualDetectorAnimated />)).toThrow(
+      'VirtualGestureDetector cannot handle Animated events with native driver when used inside InterceptingGestureDetector. Use Reanimated or Animated events without native driver instead.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('intercepting detector cant handle multiple types of events', () => {
+    (findNodeHandle as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(123);
+    const mockWorklet = () => undefined;
+    mockWorklet.__workletHash = 123;
+
+    function InterceptingDetectorMultipleTypes() {
+      const tap = useTapGesture({ useAnimated: true });
+      const tap2 = useTapGesture({ onActivate: mockWorklet });
+      return (
+        <GestureHandlerRootView>
+          <InterceptingGestureDetector gesture={tap}>
+            <VirtualDetector gesture={tap2}>
+              <View />
+            </VirtualDetector>
+          </InterceptingGestureDetector>
+        </GestureHandlerRootView>
+      );
+    }
+
+    expect(() => render(<InterceptingDetectorMultipleTypes />)).toThrow(
+      'InterceptingGestureDetector can only handle either Reanimated or Animated events.'
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Check if descendant of root view', () => {
+  test('gesture detector', () => {
+    function GestureDetectorNoRootView() {
+      const tap = useTapGesture({});
+      return (
+        <GestureDetector gesture={tap}>
+          <View />
+        </GestureDetector>
+      );
+    }
+    expect(() => render(<GestureDetectorNoRootView />)).toThrow(
+      'GestureDetector must be used as a descendant of GestureHandlerRootView. Otherwise the gestures will not be recognized. See https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-gesture-handler/docs/fundamentals/installation for more details.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('intercepting detector', () => {
+    function GestureDetectorNoRootView() {
+      const tap = useTapGesture({});
+      return (
+        <InterceptingGestureDetector gesture={tap}>
+          <View />
+        </InterceptingGestureDetector>
+      );
+    }
+
+    expect(() => render(<GestureDetectorNoRootView />)).toThrow(
+      'GestureDetector must be used as a descendant of GestureHandlerRootView. Otherwise the gestures will not be recognized. See https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-gesture-handler/docs/fundamentals/installation for more details.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('legacy detector', () => {
+    function GestureDetectorNoRootView() {
+      const tap = Gesture.Tap();
+      return (
+        <GestureDetector gesture={tap}>
+          <View />
+        </GestureDetector>
+      );
+    }
+
+    expect(() => render(<GestureDetectorNoRootView />)).toThrow(
+      'GestureDetector must be used as a descendant of GestureHandlerRootView. Otherwise the gestures will not be recognized. See https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-gesture-handler/docs/fundamentals/installation for more details.'
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/mocks/GestureButtons.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/mocks/GestureButtons.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4ca02ae26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/mocks/GestureButtons.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { TouchableNativeFeedback, View } from 'react-native';
+export const RawButton = ({ enabled, ...rest }: any) => (
+  <TouchableNativeFeedback disabled={enabled === false} {...rest}>
+    <View />
+  </TouchableNativeFeedback>
+);
+export const BaseButton = RawButton;
+export const RectButton = RawButton;
+export const BorderlessButton = TouchableNativeFeedback;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/mocks/mocks.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/mocks/mocks.tsx
index 03d42f34fc..fff6f2ca24 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/mocks/mocks.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/mocks/mocks.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import {
   TouchableHighlight,
   TouchableNativeFeedback,
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ import { Directions } from '../Directions';
 const NOOP = () => {
   // Do nothing
 };
-const PanGestureHandler = View;
+
 const attachGestureHandler = NOOP;
 const createGestureHandler = NOOP;
 const dropGestureHandler = NOOP;
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ const updateGestureHandlerConfig = NOOP;
 const flushOperations = NOOP;
 const configureRelations = NOOP;
 const install = NOOP;
+
+const PanGestureHandler = View;
 const NativeViewGestureHandler = View;
 const TapGestureHandler = View;
 const ForceTouchGestureHandler = View;
@@ -33,14 +34,7 @@ const LongPressGestureHandler = View;
 const PinchGestureHandler = View;
 const RotationGestureHandler = View;
 const FlingGestureHandler = View;
-export const RawButton = ({ enabled, ...rest }: any) => (
-  <TouchableNativeFeedback disabled={enabled === false} {...rest}>
-    <View />
-  </TouchableNativeFeedback>
-);
-export const BaseButton = RawButton;
-export const RectButton = RawButton;
-export const BorderlessButton = TouchableNativeFeedback;
+const HostGestureDetector = View;
 
 export default {
   TouchableHighlight,
@@ -68,6 +62,7 @@ export default {
   configureRelations,
   flushOperations,
   install,
+  HostGestureDetector,
   // Probably can be removed
   Directions,
   State,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/useEnsureGestureHandlerRootView.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/useEnsureGestureHandlerRootView.ts
index 2cb5949bbd..41fdf97698 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/useEnsureGestureHandlerRootView.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/useEnsureGestureHandlerRootView.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { use } from 'react';
-import { isTestEnv } from '../../utils';
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import GestureHandlerRootViewContext from '../../GestureHandlerRootViewContext';
 
 export function useEnsureGestureHandlerRootView() {
   const rootViewContext = use(GestureHandlerRootViewContext);
 
-  if (__DEV__ && !rootViewContext && !isTestEnv() && Platform.OS !== 'web') {
+  if (__DEV__ && !rootViewContext && Platform.OS !== 'web') {
     throw new Error(
       'GestureDetector must be used as a descendant of GestureHandlerRootView. Otherwise the gestures will not be recognized. See https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-gesture-handler/docs/fundamentals/installation for more details.'
     );