diff --git a/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d937e187a..49a6cf3aa 100644
--- a/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
         <activity android:name="com.microsoft.fluentuidemo.demos.V2BasicControlsActivity" />
         <activity android:name="com.microsoft.fluentuidemo.demos.V2BottomDrawerActivity"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"
-            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
-            android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback="true"/>
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"/>
         <activity android:name="com.microsoft.fluentuidemo.demos.V2BottomSheetActivity"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"/>
         <activity android:name="com.microsoft.fluentuidemo.demos.V2CardActivity" />
diff --git a/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentuidemo/demos/V2BottomDrawerActivity.kt b/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentuidemo/demos/V2BottomDrawerActivity.kt
index c4b45f361..59a06b257 100644
--- a/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentuidemo/demos/V2BottomDrawerActivity.kt
+++ b/FluentUI.Demo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentuidemo/demos/V2BottomDrawerActivity.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import SearchViewModelFactory
 import Searchable
 import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.os.Bundle
-import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback
-import androidx.activity.compose.LocalOnBackPressedDispatcherOwner
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateDpAsState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.Orientation
@@ -92,22 +90,11 @@ class V2BottomDrawerActivity : V2DemoActivity() {
     override val paramsUrl = "https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-android/wiki/Controls#params-9"
     override val controlTokensUrl =
         "https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-android/wiki/Controls#control-tokens-9"
-    private val onBackCallback =
-        object : OnBackPressedCallback(true) { //callback to end the activity
-            override fun handleOnBackPressed() {
-                finish()
-            }
-
-        }
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setActivityContent {
             CreateActivityUI()
-            LocalOnBackPressedDispatcherOwner.current?.onBackPressedDispatcher?.addCallback(
-                this,
-                onBackCallback
-            ) //registering the callback to end the activity when back button is pressed
         }
     }
 }
@@ -566,7 +553,7 @@ private fun CreateSearchableDrawerWithButtonOnPrimarySurfaceToInvokeIt(
     )
     val open: () -> Unit = {
         scope.launch {
-            if(drawerState.currentValue == DrawerValue.Closed) {
+            if (drawerState.currentValue == DrawerValue.Closed) {
                 viewModel.clearSelection()
             }
             drawerState.open()
diff --git a/azure-maven-central-pipelines.yml b/azure-maven-central-pipelines.yml
index eeedefcb6..3ca5ba3f6 100644
--- a/azure-maven-central-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-maven-central-pipelines.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - task: Gradle@2
         displayName: Hydra Lab UI test
+        condition: eq(coalesce(variables['runHydraLabTests'], 'false'), 'true')
         inputs:
           gradleWrapperFile: "gradlew"
           tasks: "requestHydraLabTest -PappPath=$(build.sourcesdirectory)/FluentUI.Demo/build/outputs/apk/development/debug/FluentUI.Demo-development-debug.apk -PtestAppPath=$(build.sourcesdirectory)/FluentUI.Demo/build/outputs/apk/androidTest/development/debug/FluentUI.Demo-development-debug-androidTest.apk -PbuildFlavor=$(buildFlavor) -PtestSuiteName=$(testSuiteName) -PrunTimeOutSeconds=$(timeOutSeconds) -PdeviceIdentifier=$(deviceIdentifier) -PgroupTestType=$(groupTestType) -PreportAudience=TestLabOwner -PauthToken=$(authToken) -PpkgName=$(pkgName) -PtestPkgName=$(testPkgName) -PrunningType=$(runningType) -PframeworkType=$(frameworkType) -PhydraLabAPIHost=$(hydraLabAPIHost) -PhydraLabAPISchema=$(hydraLabAPISchema)"
diff --git a/azure-pipelines-fork-build-push.yml b/azure-pipelines-fork-build-push.yml
index 953cecf8e..a3b5e7d2f 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-fork-build-push.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-fork-build-push.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - task: Gradle@3
         displayName: Hydra Lab UI test
+        condition: eq(coalesce(variables['runHydraLabTests'], 'false'), 'true')
         inputs:
           gradleWrapperFile: "gradlew"
           tasks: "requestHydraLabTest -PappPath=$(build.sourcesdirectory)/FluentUI.Demo/build/outputs/apk/development/debug/FluentUI.Demo-development-debug.apk -PtestAppPath=$(build.sourcesdirectory)/FluentUI.Demo/build/outputs/apk/androidTest/development/debug/FluentUI.Demo-development-debug-androidTest.apk -PbuildFlavor=$(buildFlavor) -PtestSuiteName=$(testSuiteName) -PrunTimeOutSeconds=$(timeOutSeconds) -PdeviceIdentifier=$(deviceIdentifier) -PgroupTestType=$(groupTestType) -PreportAudience=TestLabOwner -PauthToken=$(authToken) -PpkgName=$(pkgName) -PtestPkgName=$(testPkgName) -PrunningType=$(runningType) -PframeworkType=$(frameworkType) -PhydraLabAPIHost=$(hydraLabAPIHost) -PhydraLabAPISchema=$(hydraLabAPISchema)"
diff --git a/fluentui-maven-central-publish-1espt.yml b/fluentui-maven-central-publish-1espt.yml
index fd4c5681f..f8a62286b 100644
--- a/fluentui-maven-central-publish-1espt.yml
+++ b/fluentui-maven-central-publish-1espt.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ extends:
             spotBugsAnalysis: false
         - task: Gradle@2
           displayName: Hydra Lab UI test
+          condition: eq(coalesce(variables['runHydraLabTests'], 'false'), 'true')
           inputs:
             gradleWrapperFile: "gradlew"
             tasks: "requestHydraLabTest -PappPath=$(build.sourcesdirectory)/FluentUI.Demo/build/outputs/apk/development/debug/FluentUI.Demo-development-debug.apk -PtestAppPath=$(build.sourcesdirectory)/FluentUI.Demo/build/outputs/apk/androidTest/development/debug/FluentUI.Demo-development-debug-androidTest.apk -PbuildFlavor=$(buildFlavor) -PtestSuiteName=$(testSuiteName) -PrunTimeOutSeconds=$(timeOutSeconds) -PdeviceIdentifier=$(deviceIdentifier) -PgroupTestType=$(groupTestType) -PreportAudience=TestLabOwner -PauthToken=$(authToken) -PpkgName=$(pkgName) -PtestPkgName=$(testPkgName) -PrunningType=$(runningType) -PframeworkType=$(frameworkType) -PhydraLabAPIHost=$(hydraLabAPIHost) -PhydraLabAPISchema=$(hydraLabAPISchema)"
diff --git a/fluentui_core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/compose/ModalPopup.kt b/fluentui_core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/compose/ModalPopup.kt
index 600618998..2102c2b18 100644
--- a/fluentui_core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/compose/ModalPopup.kt
+++ b/fluentui_core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/compose/ModalPopup.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.graphics.PixelFormat
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.os.Build
 import android.view.Gravity
+import android.view.KeyEvent
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.view.ViewOutlineProvider
@@ -66,13 +67,15 @@ import java.util.UUID
  */
 @Composable
 fun ModalPopup(
-    onDismissRequest:(() -> Unit)? = null,
+    onDismissRequest: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+    properties: PopupProperties = PopupProperties(
+        focusable = true,
+        dismissOnBackPress = true,
+        dismissOnClickOutside = true
+    ),
     windowInsetsType: Int = WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars(),
     content: @Composable () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    val properties = PopupProperties(
-        focusable = true,
-    )
     val view = LocalView.current
     val density = LocalDensity.current
     val layoutDirection = LocalLayoutDirection.current
@@ -263,6 +266,25 @@ private class ModalWindow(
         // Do nothing.
     }
 
+    override fun dispatchKeyEvent(event: KeyEvent): Boolean {
+        if (event.keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK && properties.dismissOnBackPress) {
+            if (keyDispatcherState == null) {
+                return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event)
+            }
+            val state = keyDispatcherState
+            if (event.action == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && event.repeatCount == 0) {
+                state?.startTracking(event, this)
+                return true
+            } else if (event.action == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+                if (state != null && state.isTracking(event) && !event.isCanceled) {
+                    onDismissRequest?.invoke()
+                    return true
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event)
+    }
+
     fun superSetLayoutDirection(layoutDirection: LayoutDirection) {
         val direction = when (layoutDirection) {
             LayoutDirection.Ltr -> android.util.LayoutDirection.LTR
@@ -271,7 +293,7 @@ private class ModalWindow(
         super.setLayoutDirection(direction)
     }
 
-    private fun createLayoutParams(): WindowManager.LayoutParams{
+    private fun createLayoutParams(): WindowManager.LayoutParams {
         return WindowManager.LayoutParams().apply {
             // Position bottom sheet from the bottom of the screen
             gravity = Gravity.BOTTOM or Gravity.START
@@ -326,7 +348,11 @@ private open class PopupLayoutHelperImpl {
 
 @RequiresApi(29) // android.view.View#setSystemGestureExclusionRects call requires API 29 and above
 private class PopupLayoutHelperImpl29 : PopupLayoutHelperImpl() {
-    override fun setGestureExclusionRects(composeView: View, width: Int, height: Int) { // We need to explicitly specify to exclude the entire screen from system gestures
+    override fun setGestureExclusionRects(
+        composeView: View,
+        width: Int,
+        height: Int
+    ) { // We need to explicitly specify to exclude the entire screen from system gestures
         composeView.systemGestureExclusionRects = mutableListOf(
             Rect(
                 0,
diff --git a/fluentui_drawer/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/tokenized/drawer/Drawer.kt b/fluentui_drawer/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/tokenized/drawer/Drawer.kt
index c5e1be86a..0ab6bde20 100644
--- a/fluentui_drawer/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/tokenized/drawer/Drawer.kt
+++ b/fluentui_drawer/src/main/java/com/microsoft/fluentui/tokenized/drawer/Drawer.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.microsoft.fluentui.tokenized.drawer
 
-import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.foundation.Canvas
 import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.detectTapGestures
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
@@ -327,7 +326,10 @@ internal fun Scrim(
 }
 
 @Composable
-internal fun AnnounceDrawerActions(drawerState: DrawerState, talkbackAnnouncement: DrawerAccessibilityAnnouncement){ // Announces actions for drawer through Talkback
+internal fun AnnounceDrawerActions(
+    drawerState: DrawerState,
+    talkbackAnnouncement: DrawerAccessibilityAnnouncement
+) { // Announces actions for drawer through Talkback
     val view = LocalView.current
     var previousState by remember { mutableStateOf(drawerState.enable) }
 
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ internal fun AnnounceDrawerActions(drawerState: DrawerState, talkbackAnnouncemen
     }
 
 }
+
 /**
  *
  * Drawer block interaction with the rest of an app’s content with a scrim.
@@ -522,12 +525,16 @@ fun BottomDrawer(
                 scope.launch { drawerState.close() }
             }
         }
-        BackHandler { //TODO: Add pull down animation with predictive back
-            close()
-        }
         ModalPopup(
             windowInsetsType = windowInsetsType,
-            onDismissRequest = close,
+            properties = PopupProperties(
+                focusable = true,
+                dismissOnBackPress = true,
+                dismissOnClickOutside = false
+            ),
+            onDismissRequest = {
+                close()
+            },
         )
         {
             val drawerShape: Shape =