diff --git a/native/bottom-sheets/bottom-sheet-backdrop.react.js b/native/bottom-sheets/bottom-sheet-backdrop.react.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbad49370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/bottom-sheets/bottom-sheet-backdrop.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// @flow
+
+import { BottomSheetBackdrop as Backdrop } from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import type { SharedValue } from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+type BackdropPressBehavior = 'none' | 'close' | 'collapse';
+
+type Props = {
+  +animatedIndex: SharedValue<number>,
+  +animatedPosition: SharedValue<number>,
+  +opacity?: number,
+  +appearsOnIndex?: number,
+  +disappearsOnIndex?: number,
+  +enableTouchThrough?: boolean,
+  +pressBehavior?: BackdropPressBehavior | number,
+};
+
+function BottomSheetBackdrop(props: Props): React.Node {
+  const {
+    opacity,
+    appearsOnIndex,
+    disappearsOnIndex,
+    enableTouchThrough,
+    pressBehavior,
+  } = props;
+
+  return (
+    <Backdrop
+      {...props}
+      opacity={opacity ?? 0.5}
+      appearsOnIndex={appearsOnIndex ?? 0}
+      disappearsOnIndex={disappearsOnIndex ?? -1}
+      enableTouchThrough={enableTouchThrough ?? false}
+      pressBehavior={pressBehavior ?? 'close'}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export default BottomSheetBackdrop;
diff --git a/native/bottom-sheets/bottom-sheet.react.js b/native/bottom-sheets/bottom-sheet.react.js
index 4708a72a9..84d1e62ed 100644
--- a/native/bottom-sheets/bottom-sheet.react.js
+++ b/native/bottom-sheets/bottom-sheet.react.js
@@ -1,54 +1,56 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { BottomSheetModal } from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import BottomSheetBackdrop from './bottom-sheet-backdrop.react.js';
 import BottomSheetHandle from './bottom-sheet-handle.react.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
 };
 
 function ForwardedBottomSheet(
   props: Props,
   ref: React.Ref<typeof BottomSheetModal>,
 ): React.Node {
   const { children } = props;
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const snapPoints = React.useMemo(() => ['25%', '50%'], []);
 
   return (
     <BottomSheetModal
       ref={ref}
       backgroundStyle={styles.background}
       snapPoints={snapPoints}
       handleComponent={BottomSheetHandle}
+      backdropComponent={BottomSheetBackdrop}
     >
       {children}
     </BottomSheetModal>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   background: {
     backgroundColor: 'modalForeground',
   },
 };
 
 const BottomSheet: React.AbstractComponent<
   Props,
   React.ElementRef<typeof BottomSheetModal>,
 > = React.forwardRef<Props, React.ElementRef<typeof BottomSheetModal>>(
   ForwardedBottomSheet,
 );
 BottomSheet.displayName = 'BottomSheet';
 
 const MemoizedBottomSheet: typeof BottomSheet = React.memo<
   Props,
   React.ElementRef<typeof BottomSheetModal>,
 >(BottomSheet);
 
 export default MemoizedBottomSheet;