diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.h b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.h
index 27ee3d6305b..a869b9ad714 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /**
  * UIView class for root <ModalHostView> component.
  */
-@interface RCTModalHostViewComponentView : RCTViewComponentView
+@interface RCTModalHostViewComponentView : RCTViewComponentView <UIAdaptivePresentationControllerDelegate>
 
 /**
  * Subclasses may override this method and present the modal on different view controller.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.mm
index 350439a7810..9205fa3d211 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTModalHostViewComponentView.mm
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ static ModalHostViewEventEmitter::OnOrientationChange onOrientationChangeStruct(
 {
   BOOL shouldBePresented = !_isPresented && _shouldPresent && self.window;
   if (shouldBePresented) {
+    self.viewController.presentationController.delegate = self;
+
     _isPresented = YES;
     [self presentViewController:self.viewController
                        animated:_shouldAnimatePresentation
@@ -274,6 +276,16 @@ static ModalHostViewEventEmitter::OnOrientationChange onOrientationChangeStruct(
   [childComponentView removeFromSuperview];
 }
 
+#pragma mark - UIAdaptivePresentationControllerDelegate
+
+- (void)presentationControllerDidAttemptToDismiss:(UIPresentationController *)controller
+{
+  auto eventEmitter = [self modalEventEmitter];
+  if (eventEmitter) {
+    eventEmitter->onRequestClose({});
+  }
+}
+
 @end
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus