diff --git a/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewDelegate.swift b/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewDelegate.swift
index 8637b148..3a0a23e2 100644
--- a/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewDelegate.swift
+++ b/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewDelegate.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ public final class RNIModalSheetViewDelegate: UIView, RNIContentView {
   };
   
   public static var propKeyPathMap: PropKeyPathMap {
-    return [:];
+    return [
+      "shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture": \.shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture,
+    ];
   };
   
   // MARK: Properties
@@ -55,7 +57,13 @@ public final class RNIModalSheetViewDelegate: UIView, RNIContentView {
   // ------------------------
   
   public var reactProps: NSDictionary = [:];
-
+  
+  public var shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture: Bool = true {
+    willSet {
+      self.modalSheetController?.shouldAllowDismissal = newValue;
+    }
+  };
+  
   // MARK: Init
   // ----------
   
@@ -80,6 +88,7 @@ public final class RNIModalSheetViewDelegate: UIView, RNIContentView {
     
     modalVC.mainSheetContentParent = mainSheetContentParent;
     modalVC.view.backgroundColor = .systemBackground;
+    modalVC.shouldAllowDismissal = self.shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture;
     
     modalVC.lifecycleEventDelegates.add(self);
     modalVC.modalLifecycleEventDelegates.add(self);
diff --git a/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewManager.mm b/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewManager.mm
index 0a1459ed..86488a77 100644
--- a/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewManager.mm
+++ b/ios/RNIModalSheetView/RNIModalSheetViewManager.mm
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ - (UIView *)view
   return [[RNIModalSheetView new] initWithBridge:self.bridge];
 }
 
+RNI_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture, BOOL);
+
 RNI_EXPORT_VIEW_EVENT(onDidSetViewID, RCTBubblingEventBlock)
   
 RNI_EXPORT_VIEW_EVENT(onModalWillPresent, RCTBubblingEventBlock);
diff --git a/src/components/ModalSheetView/ModalSheetViewTypes.tsx b/src/components/ModalSheetView/ModalSheetViewTypes.tsx
index f40a6b71..0a275d4a 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalSheetView/ModalSheetViewTypes.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ModalSheetView/ModalSheetViewTypes.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export type ModalSheetViewRef =
   & ModalSheetViewRefInheritedRemapped;
 
 export type ModalSheetViewInheritedProps = Pick<RNIModalSheetViewProps,
+  | 'shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture'
   | 'shouldEnableDebugBackgroundColors'
 
   // common view events
diff --git a/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetNativeView.ts b/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetNativeView.ts
index fed49d96..28a6450f 100644
--- a/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetNativeView.ts
+++ b/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetNativeView.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type RNIModalSheetViewNativeComponentBaseProps =
 
 export type RNIModalSheetNativeViewBaseProps = RemapObject<RNIModalSheetViewNativeComponentBaseProps, {
   reactChildrenCount: number;
+  shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture: boolean;
 
   onModalWillPresent: OnModalWillPresentEvent;
   onModalDidPresent: OnModalDidPresentEvent;
diff --git a/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewNativeComponent.ts b/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewNativeComponent.ts
index 7c61c425..eb5f1356 100644
--- a/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewNativeComponent.ts
+++ b/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewNativeComponent.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type { HostComponent, ViewProps } from 'react-native';
 
 // stubs
 export interface NativeProps extends ViewProps {
+  // props
+  shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture?: boolean;
   // common/shared events
   onDidSetViewID?: BubblingEventHandler<{}>;
 
diff --git a/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewTypes.ts b/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewTypes.ts
index 47c68cd6..364b1e36 100644
--- a/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewTypes.ts
+++ b/src/native_components/RNIModalSheetVIew/RNIModalSheetViewTypes.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export type RNIModalSheetViewRef = {
 };
 
 export type RNIModalSheetViewInheritedOptionalProps = Partial<Pick<RNIModalSheetNativeViewProps,
+  // props
+  | 'shouldAllowDismissalViaGesture'
+  
   // shared/internal events
   | 'onDidSetViewID'