diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/LayoutView.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/LayoutView.cs
index a86b69555fa7..4d5b59958f44 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/LayoutView.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/LayoutView.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public override void WillRemoveSubview(UIView uiview)
 			Superview?.SetNeedsLayout();
 		}
 
-		public override UIView HitTest(CGPoint point, UIEvent? uievent)
+		public override UIView? HitTest(CGPoint point, UIEvent? uievent)
 		{
 			var result = base.HitTest(point, uievent);
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public override UIView HitTest(CGPoint point, UIEvent? uievent)
 				// then we exclude the LayoutView itself from hit testing. But it's children are valid
 				// hit testing targets.
 
-				return null!;
+				return null;
 			}
 
 			return result!;
diff --git a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 46734dcc64b6..8ee2421728f3 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContainerViewController.ViewDidLayoutSubviews()
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContentView.LayoutSubviews() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContentView.SetNeedsLayout() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContentView.SizeThatFits(CoreGraphics.CGSize size) -> CoreGraphics.CGSize
-override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.HitTest(CoreGraphics.CGPoint point, UIKit.UIEvent? uievent) -> UIKit.UIView!
+override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.HitTest(CoreGraphics.CGPoint point, UIKit.UIEvent? uievent) -> UIKit.UIView?
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.LayoutSubviews() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.SetNeedsLayout() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.SizeThatFits(CoreGraphics.CGSize size) -> CoreGraphics.CGSize
diff --git a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 99b100cd5bac..e4ce5ca05a5d 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContainerViewController.ViewDidLayoutSubviews()
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContentView.LayoutSubviews() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContentView.SetNeedsLayout() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ContentView.SizeThatFits(CoreGraphics.CGSize size) -> CoreGraphics.CGSize
-override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.HitTest(CoreGraphics.CGPoint point, UIKit.UIEvent? uievent) -> UIKit.UIView!
+override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.HitTest(CoreGraphics.CGPoint point, UIKit.UIEvent? uievent) -> UIKit.UIView?
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.LayoutSubviews() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.SetNeedsLayout() -> void
 override Microsoft.Maui.Platform.LayoutView.SizeThatFits(CoreGraphics.CGSize size) -> CoreGraphics.CGSize