diff --git a/PanModal/Controller/PanModalPresentationController.swift b/PanModal/Controller/PanModalPresentationController.swift
index 4617c981..7f2d23b5 100644
--- a/PanModal/Controller/PanModalPresentationController.swift
+++ b/PanModal/Controller/PanModalPresentationController.swift
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ public class PanModalPresentationController: UIPresentationController {
             view = DimmedView()
         }
         view.didTap = { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.dismissPresentedViewController()
+            if self?.presentable?.allowsTapToDismiss == true {
+                self?.dismissPresentedViewController()
+            }
         }
         return view
     }()
diff --git a/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable+Defaults.swift b/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable+Defaults.swift
index a69fc53c..9cb106ea 100644
--- a/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable+Defaults.swift
+++ b/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable+Defaults.swift
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ public extension PanModalPresentable where Self: UIViewController {
         return true
     }
 
+    var allowsTapToDismiss: Bool {
+        return true
+    }
+
     var isUserInteractionEnabled: Bool {
         return true
     }
diff --git a/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable.swift b/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable.swift
index a5aab6b5..e5bd8b81 100644
--- a/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable.swift
+++ b/PanModal/Presentable/PanModalPresentable.swift
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ public protocol PanModalPresentable: AnyObject {
      */
     var allowsDragToDismiss: Bool { get }
 
+    /**
+     A flag to determine if dismissal should be initiated when tapping on the dimmed background view.
+
+     Default value is true.
+     */
+    var allowsTapToDismiss: Bool { get }
+
     /**
      A flag to toggle user interactions on the container view.
 
diff --git a/Tests/PanModalTests.swift b/Tests/PanModalTests.swift
index f5d499bd..358b8bbf 100644
--- a/Tests/PanModalTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/PanModalTests.swift
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class PanModalTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(vc.anchorModalToLongForm, true)
         XCTAssertEqual(vc.allowsExtendedPanScrolling, false)
         XCTAssertEqual(vc.allowsDragToDismiss, true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(vc.allowsTapToDismiss, true)
         XCTAssertEqual(vc.isUserInteractionEnabled, true)
         XCTAssertEqual(vc.isHapticFeedbackEnabled, true)
         XCTAssertEqual(vc.shouldRoundTopCorners, false)