diff --git a/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m b/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m
index 89adf61d9..962d19a57 100644
--- a/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m
+++ b/ios/RNCPushNotificationIOS.m
@@ -371,7 +371,14 @@ - (void)handleRemoteNotificationRegistrationError:(NSNotification *)notification
       initialNotification[@"remote"] = @YES;
       resolve(initialNotification);
     } else if (initialLocalNotification) {
-      resolve([RCTConvert RCTFormatLocalNotification:initialLocalNotification]);
+      NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, id> *formattedInitialLocalNotification = [[RCTConvert RCTFormatLocalNotification:initialLocalNotification] mutableCopy];
+      if ([formattedInitialLocalNotification objectForKey:@"userInfo"] == nil) {
+        formattedInitialLocalNotification[@"userInfo"] = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
+      } else {
+        formattedInitialLocalNotification[@"userInfo"] = [formattedInitialLocalNotification[@"userInfo"] mutableCopy]
+      }
+      formattedInitialLocalNotification[@"userInfo"][@"userInteraction"] = [NSNumber numberWithInt:1];
+      resolve(formattedInitialLocalNotification);
     } else {
       resolve((id)kCFNull);
     }