diff --git a/packages/native/package.json b/packages/native/package.json
index ab530c7..a9c36f1 100644
--- a/packages/native/package.json
+++ b/packages/native/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "test": "NODE_ENV=test mocha"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "dot-prop-immutable": "^2.1.1",
     "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
     "pretty-format": "^29.7.0",
     "tslib": "^2.6.2"
diff --git a/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts b/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
index 3562c61..e9f206c 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
+++ b/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Assertion, AssertionError } from "@assertive-ts/core";
+import { get } from "dot-prop-immutable";
 import prettyFormat, { plugins } from "pretty-format";
 import { ReactTestInstance } from "react-test-renderer";
 
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ export class ElementAssertion extends Assertion<ReactTestInstance> {
 
     return (
         !!element?.props?.disabled ||
-        !!element?.props?.accessibilityState?.disabled ||
-        !!element?.props?.accessibilityStates?.includes("disabled")
+        get<ReactTestInstance, boolean>(element, "props.accessibilityState.disabled", false) ||
+        get<ReactTestInstance, [string]>(element, "props.accessibilityStates", []).includes("disabled")
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c06347d..59905c5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/react": "npm:^18.2.70"
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "npm:^18.0.7"
     "@types/sinon": "npm:^17.0.3"
+    dot-prop-immutable: "npm:^2.1.1"
     fast-deep-equal: "npm:^3.1.3"
     mocha: "npm:^10.3.0"
     pretty-format: "npm:^29.7.0"