diff --git a/example/src/Examples/DialogExample.tsx b/example/src/Examples/DialogExample.tsx
index 3c572d5239..7a929c0ade 100644
--- a/example/src/Examples/DialogExample.tsx
+++ b/example/src/Examples/DialogExample.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
 
 import { Button } from 'react-native-paper';
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { useExampleTheme } from '..';
 import ScreenWrapper from '../ScreenWrapper';
 import {
   DialogWithCustomColors,
+  DialogWithDismissableBackButton,
   DialogWithIcon,
   DialogWithLoadingIndicator,
   DialogWithLongText,
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ const DialogExample = () => {
           With icon
         </Button>
       )}
+      {Platform.OS === 'android' && (
+        <Button
+          mode="outlined"
+          onPress={_toggleDialog('dialog7')}
+          style={styles.button}
+        >
+          Dismissable back button
+        </Button>
+      )}
       <DialogWithLongText
         visible={_getVisible('dialog1')}
         close={_toggleDialog('dialog1')}
@@ -99,6 +109,10 @@ const DialogExample = () => {
           close={_toggleDialog('dialog6')}
         />
       )}
+      <DialogWithDismissableBackButton
+        visible={_getVisible('dialog7')}
+        close={_toggleDialog('dialog7')}
+      />
     </ScreenWrapper>
   );
 };
diff --git a/example/src/Examples/Dialogs/DialogWithDismissableBackButton.tsx b/example/src/Examples/Dialogs/DialogWithDismissableBackButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32512dc91d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/Examples/Dialogs/DialogWithDismissableBackButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { Button, Portal, Dialog, MD2Colors } from 'react-native-paper';
+
+import { TextComponent } from './DialogTextComponent';
+
+const DialogWithDismissableBackButton = ({
+  visible,
+  close,
+}: {
+  visible: boolean;
+  close: () => void;
+}) => (
+  <Portal>
+    <Dialog
+      onDismiss={close}
+      visible={visible}
+      dismissable={false}
+      dismissableBackButton
+    >
+      <Dialog.Title>Alert</Dialog.Title>
+      <Dialog.Content>
+        <TextComponent>
+          This is an undismissable dialog, however you can use hardware back
+          button to close it!
+        </TextComponent>
+      </Dialog.Content>
+      <Dialog.Actions>
+        <Button color={MD2Colors.teal500} disabled>
+          Disagree
+        </Button>
+        <Button onPress={close}>Agree</Button>
+      </Dialog.Actions>
+    </Dialog>
+  </Portal>
+);
+
+export default DialogWithDismissableBackButton;
diff --git a/example/src/Examples/Dialogs/index.tsx b/example/src/Examples/Dialogs/index.tsx
index c7df1b308c..7af735d036 100644
--- a/example/src/Examples/Dialogs/index.tsx
+++ b/example/src/Examples/Dialogs/index.tsx
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export { default as DialogWithLongText } from './DialogWithLongText';
 export { default as DialogWithRadioBtns } from './DialogWithRadioBtns';
 export { default as UndismissableDialog } from './UndismissableDialog';
 export { default as DialogWithIcon } from './DialogWithIcon';
+export { default as DialogWithDismissableBackButton } from './DialogWithDismissableBackButton';
diff --git a/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.tsx b/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.tsx
index 8c2680a4c0..fd5baada08 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export type Props = {
    * Determines whether clicking outside the dialog dismiss it.
    */
   dismissable?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Determines whether clicking Android hardware back button dismiss dialog.
+   */
+  dismissableBackButton?: boolean;
   /**
    * Callback that is called when the user dismisses the dialog.
    */
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ const DIALOG_ELEVATION: number = 24;
 const Dialog = ({
   children,
   dismissable = true,
+  dismissableBackButton = dismissable,
   onDismiss,
   visible = false,
   style,
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ const Dialog = ({
   return (
     <Modal
       dismissable={dismissable}
+      dismissableBackButton={dismissableBackButton}
       onDismiss={onDismiss}
       visible={visible}
       contentContainerStyle={[
diff --git a/src/components/Modal.tsx b/src/components/Modal.tsx
index cccb3e83a8..7b3d8a7fc2 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export type Props = {
    * Determines whether clicking outside the modal dismiss it.
    */
   dismissable?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Determines whether clicking Android hardware back button dismiss dialog.
+   */
+  dismissableBackButton?: boolean;
   /**
    * Callback that is called when the user dismisses the modal.
    */
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ const DEFAULT_DURATION = 220;
  */
 function Modal({
   dismissable = true,
+  dismissableBackButton = dismissable,
   visible = false,
   overlayAccessibilityLabel = 'Close modal',
   onDismiss = () => {},
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ function Modal({
     }
 
     const onHardwareBackPress = () => {
-      if (dismissable) {
+      if (dismissable || dismissableBackButton) {
         hideModal();
       }
 
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ function Modal({
       onHardwareBackPress
     );
     return () => subscription.remove();
-  }, [dismissable, hideModal, visible]);
+  }, [dismissable, dismissableBackButton, hideModal, visible]);
 
   const prevVisible = React.useRef<boolean | null>(null);
 
diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/Dialog.test.tsx b/src/components/__tests__/Dialog.test.tsx
index 7d049caa01..eef2dd9fea 100644
--- a/src/components/__tests__/Dialog.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/Dialog.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Text, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  Text,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Platform,
+  BackHandler as RNBackHandler,
+  BackHandlerStatic as RNBackHandlerStatic,
+} from 'react-native';
 
 import { act, fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react-native';
 
@@ -10,6 +16,17 @@ jest.mock('react-native-safe-area-context', () => ({
   useSafeAreaInsets: () => ({ bottom: 44, left: 0, right: 0, top: 37 }),
 }));
 
+jest.mock('react-native/Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler', () =>
+  // eslint-disable-next-line jest/no-mocks-import
+  require('react-native/Libraries/Utilities/__mocks__/BackHandler')
+);
+
+interface BackHandlerStatic extends RNBackHandlerStatic {
+  mockPressBack(): void;
+}
+
+const BackHandler = RNBackHandler as BackHandlerStatic;
+
 describe('Dialog', () => {
   it('should render passed children', () => {
     const { getByTestId } = render(
@@ -37,6 +54,51 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
     expect(onDismiss).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('should not call onDismiss when dismissable is false', () => {
+    const onDismiss = jest.fn();
+    const { getByTestId } = render(
+      <Dialog visible onDismiss={onDismiss} dismissable={false} testID="dialog">
+        <Text>This is simple dialog</Text>
+      </Dialog>
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.press(getByTestId('dialog-backdrop'));
+
+    act(() => {
+      jest.runAllTimers();
+    });
+    expect(onDismiss).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should call onDismiss on Android back button when dismissable is false but dismissableBackButton is true', () => {
+    Platform.OS = 'android';
+    const onDismiss = jest.fn();
+    const { getByTestId } = render(
+      <Dialog
+        visible
+        onDismiss={onDismiss}
+        dismissable={false}
+        dismissableBackButton
+        testID="dialog"
+      >
+        <Text>This is simple dialog</Text>
+      </Dialog>
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.press(getByTestId('dialog-backdrop'));
+
+    act(() => {
+      jest.runAllTimers();
+    });
+    expect(onDismiss).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+    act(() => {
+      BackHandler.mockPressBack();
+      jest.runAllTimers();
+    });
+    expect(onDismiss).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   it('should apply top margin to the first child if the dialog is V3', () => {
     const { getByTestId } = render(
       <Dialog visible={true}>