diff --git a/example/src/ExampleList.tsx b/example/src/ExampleList.tsx
index 016f085caa..f31af14764 100644
--- a/example/src/ExampleList.tsx
+++ b/example/src/ExampleList.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import ListAccordionExampleGroup from './Examples/ListAccordionGroupExample';
 import ListItemExample from './Examples/ListItemExample';
 import ListSectionExample from './Examples/ListSectionExample';
 import MenuExample from './Examples/MenuExample';
+import ModalExample from './Examples/ModalExample';
 import ProgressBarExample from './Examples/ProgressBarExample';
 import RadioButtonExample from './Examples/RadioButtonExample';
 import RadioButtonGroupExample from './Examples/RadioButtonGroupExample';
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export const mainExamples: Record<
   listSection: ListSectionExample,
   listItem: ListItemExample,
   menu: MenuExample,
+  modalExample: ModalExample,
   progressbar: ProgressBarExample,
   radio: RadioButtonExample,
   radioGroup: RadioButtonGroupExample,
diff --git a/example/src/Examples/ModalExample.tsx b/example/src/Examples/ModalExample.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7e3e86582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/Examples/ModalExample.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
+
+import { Button, List, Modal, Portal, Text } from 'react-native-paper';
+
+import { useExampleTheme } from '../hooks/useExampleTheme';
+import ScreenWrapper from '../ScreenWrapper';
+
+const ModalExample = () => {
+  const theme = useExampleTheme();
+
+  const [visibleModal1, setVisibleModal1] = React.useState(false);
+  const [visibleModal2, setVisibleModal2] = React.useState(false);
+  const [visibleModal3, setVisibleModal3] = React.useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <ScreenWrapper>
+      <List.Section title="Simple">
+        <View style={styles.row}>
+          <Portal>
+            <Modal
+              visible={visibleModal1}
+              onDismiss={() => setVisibleModal1(false)}
+              contentContainerStyle={[
+                styles.modal,
+                { backgroundColor: theme.colors.background },
+              ]}
+            >
+              <Text>Example Modal. Click outside this area to dismiss.</Text>
+            </Modal>
+          </Portal>
+          <Button mode="outlined" onPress={() => setVisibleModal1(true)}>
+            Open Modal
+          </Button>
+        </View>
+      </List.Section>
+      <List.Section title="Disable Animations">
+        <View style={styles.row}>
+          <Portal>
+            <Modal
+              disableAnimations={true}
+              visible={visibleModal2}
+              onDismiss={() => setVisibleModal2(false)}
+              contentContainerStyle={[
+                styles.modal,
+                { backgroundColor: theme.colors.background },
+              ]}
+            >
+              <Text>
+                Example Modal with animations disabled. Click outside this area
+                to dismiss.
+              </Text>
+            </Modal>
+          </Portal>
+          <Button mode="outlined" onPress={() => setVisibleModal2(true)}>
+            Open Modal
+          </Button>
+        </View>
+      </List.Section>
+      <List.Section title="Handle escape (web)">
+        <View style={styles.row}>
+          <Portal>
+            <Modal
+              handleEscape={true}
+              visible={visibleModal3}
+              onDismiss={() => setVisibleModal3(false)}
+              contentContainerStyle={[
+                styles.modal,
+                { backgroundColor: theme.colors.background },
+              ]}
+            >
+              <Text>Example Modal with escape handling.</Text>
+            </Modal>
+          </Portal>
+          <Button mode="outlined" onPress={() => setVisibleModal3(true)}>
+            Open Modal
+          </Button>
+        </View>
+      </List.Section>
+    </ScreenWrapper>
+  );
+};
+
+ModalExample.title = 'Modal';
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  row: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    flexWrap: 'wrap',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    margin: 8,
+  },
+  modal: {
+    padding: 20,
+  },
+});
+
+export default ModalExample;
diff --git a/src/components/Modal.tsx b/src/components/Modal.tsx
index be16a5abde..fd97236d92 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Easing,
   StyleProp,
   StyleSheet,
+  Platform,
   Pressable,
   View,
   ViewStyle,
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ export type Props = {
    * Determines Whether the modal is visible.
    */
   visible: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Determines whether the modal uses animations.
+   */
+  disableAnimations?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Determines whether the modal closes on Escape on web.
+   */
+  handleEscape?: boolean;
   /**
    * Content of the `Modal`.
    */
@@ -104,6 +113,8 @@ function Modal({
   dismissable = true,
   dismissableBackButton = dismissable,
   visible = false,
+  disableAnimations = false,
+  handleEscape = false,
   overlayAccessibilityLabel = 'Close modal',
   onDismiss = () => {},
   children,
@@ -120,28 +131,34 @@ function Modal({
   const [visibleInternal, setVisibleInternal] = React.useState(visible);
 
   const showModalAnimation = React.useCallback(() => {
-    Animated.timing(opacity, {
-      toValue: 1,
-      duration: scale * DEFAULT_DURATION,
-      easing: Easing.out(Easing.cubic),
-      useNativeDriver: true,
-    }).start();
-  }, [opacity, scale]);
+    if (!disableAnimations) {
+      Animated.timing(opacity, {
+        toValue: 1,
+        duration: scale * DEFAULT_DURATION,
+        easing: Easing.out(Easing.cubic),
+        useNativeDriver: true,
+      }).start();
+    }
+  }, [opacity, scale, disableAnimations]);
 
   const hideModalAnimation = React.useCallback(() => {
-    Animated.timing(opacity, {
-      toValue: 0,
-      duration: scale * DEFAULT_DURATION,
-      easing: Easing.out(Easing.cubic),
-      useNativeDriver: true,
-    }).start(({ finished }) => {
-      if (!finished) {
-        return;
-      }
+    if (!disableAnimations) {
+      Animated.timing(opacity, {
+        toValue: 0,
+        duration: scale * DEFAULT_DURATION,
+        easing: Easing.out(Easing.cubic),
+        useNativeDriver: true,
+      }).start(({ finished }) => {
+        if (!finished) {
+          return;
+        }
 
+        setVisibleInternal(false);
+      });
+    } else {
       setVisibleInternal(false);
-    });
-  }, [opacity, scale]);
+    }
+  }, [opacity, scale, disableAnimations]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (visibleInternal === visible) {
@@ -179,6 +196,23 @@ function Modal({
     return () => subscription.remove();
   }, [dismissable, dismissableBackButton, onDismissCallback, visible]);
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!visible || !handleEscape || Platform.OS !== 'web') {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const closeOnEscape = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (dismissable) {
+          onDismissCallback();
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('keyup', closeOnEscape, false);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keyup', closeOnEscape, false);
+  }, [dismissable, onDismissCallback, visible, handleEscape]);
+
   if (!visibleInternal) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -202,8 +236,8 @@ function Modal({
           styles.backdrop,
           {
             backgroundColor: theme.colors?.backdrop,
-            opacity,
           },
+          ...(!disableAnimations ? [{ opacity }] : []),
         ]}
         testID={`${testID}-backdrop`}
       />
@@ -219,7 +253,11 @@ function Modal({
         <Surface
           testID={`${testID}-surface`}
           theme={theme}
-          style={[{ opacity }, styles.content, contentContainerStyle]}
+          style={[
+            ...(!disableAnimations ? [{ opacity }] : []),
+            styles.content,
+            contentContainerStyle,
+          ]}
           container
         >
           {children}