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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/VisualElementExtensions.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/VisualElementExtensions.cs
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+namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android
+{
+	public static class VisualElementExtensions
+	{
+		public static bool ShouldBeMadeClickable(this View view)
+		{
+			var shouldBeClickable = false;
+			for (var i = 0; i < view.GestureRecognizers.Count; i++)
+			{
+				IGestureRecognizer gesture = view.GestureRecognizers[i];
+				if (gesture is TapGestureRecognizer || gesture is PinchGestureRecognizer || gesture is PanGestureRecognizer)
+				{
+					shouldBeClickable = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// do some evil
+			// This is required so that a layout only absorbs click events if it is not fully transparent
+			// However this is not desirable behavior in a ViewCell because it prevents the ViewCell from activating
+			if (view is Layout && view.BackgroundColor != Color.Transparent && view.BackgroundColor != Color.Default)
+			{
+				Element parent = view.RealParent;
+				var skip = false;
+				while (parent != null)
+				{
+					if (parent is ViewCell)
+					{
+						skip = true;
+						break;
+					}
+					parent = parent.RealParent;
+				}
+
+				if (!skip)
+					shouldBeClickable = true;
+			}
+
+			return shouldBeClickable;
+		}
+	}
+}
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