diff --git a/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m b/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m
index 3f8ab9ef5..8aeb08b97 100644
--- a/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m
+++ b/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m
@@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ - (void)handleRemoteNotificationRegistrationError:(NSNotification *)notification
     initialNotification[@"remote"] = @YES;
     resolve(initialNotification);
   } else if (initialLocalNotification) {
+    NSMutableDictionary *userInfo = [[initialLocalNotification userInfo] mutableCopy];
+    userInfo[@"userInteraction"] = [NSNumber numberWithInt:1];
+    [initialLocalNotification setUserInfo:userInfo];
     resolve(RCTFormatLocalNotification(initialLocalNotification));
   } else {
     resolve((id)kCFNull);