diff --git a/android/filament-utils-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/utils/ModelViewer.kt b/android/filament-utils-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/utils/ModelViewer.kt
index 30f489f951..c72ec823d9 100644
--- a/android/filament-utils-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/utils/ModelViewer.kt
+++ b/android/filament-utils-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/utils/ModelViewer.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ import java.nio.Buffer
  * clients still have the responsibility of adding an [IndirectLight] and [Skybox] to the scene.
  * Additionally, clients should:
  *
- * 1. Call [onTouchEvent] from a touch handler.
+ * 1. Pass the model viewer into [SurfaceView.setOnTouchListener] or call its [onTouchEvent]
+ *    method from your touch handler.
  * 2. Call [render] and [Animator.applyAnimation] from a `Choreographer` frame callback.
  *
  * NOTE: if its associated SurfaceView or TextureView has become detached from its window, the
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ import java.nio.Buffer
  *
  * See `sample-gltf-viewer` for a usage example.
  */
-class ModelViewer {
+class ModelViewer : android.view.View.OnTouchListener {
 
     var asset: FilamentAsset? = null
         private set
@@ -262,6 +263,12 @@ class ModelViewer {
         gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event)
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("ClickableViewAccessibility")
+    override fun onTouch(view: android.view.View, event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
+        onTouchEvent(event)
+        return true
+    }
+
     inner class SurfaceCallback : UiHelper.RendererCallback {
         override fun onNativeWindowChanged(surface: Surface) {
             swapChain?.let { engine.destroySwapChain(it) }