diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragment.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragment.java
index 586d60c9c6980..bf766dac15e24 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragment.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragment.java
@@ -1062,6 +1062,11 @@ public void onAttach(@NonNull Context context) {
     delegate.onAttach(context);
     if (getArguments().getBoolean(ARG_SHOULD_AUTOMATICALLY_HANDLE_ON_BACK_PRESSED, false)) {
       requireActivity().getOnBackPressedDispatcher().addCallback(this, onBackPressedCallback);
+      // By default, Android handles backs, and predictive back is enabled. This
+      // can be changed by calling setFrameworkHandlesBack. For example, the
+      // framework will call this automatically in a typical app when it has
+      // routes to pop.
+      onBackPressedCallback.setEnabled(false);
     }
     context.registerComponentCallbacks(this);
   }
@@ -1684,6 +1689,14 @@ public boolean popSystemNavigator() {
     return false;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setFrameworkHandlesBack(boolean frameworkHandlesBack) {
+    if (getArguments().getBoolean(ARG_SHOULD_AUTOMATICALLY_HANDLE_ON_BACK_PRESSED, false)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    onBackPressedCallback.setEnabled(frameworkHandlesBack);
+  }
+
   @VisibleForTesting
   @NonNull
   boolean shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw() {
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragmentActivity.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragmentActivity.java
index 4f3ab481b9ee2..5cb028d9ed7f9 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragmentActivity.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterFragmentActivity.java
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ protected FlutterFragment createFlutterFragment() {
             ? TransparencyMode.opaque
             : TransparencyMode.transparent;
     final boolean shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw = renderMode == RenderMode.surface;
+    final boolean shouldAutomaticallyHandleOnBackPressed = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 33;
 
     if (getCachedEngineId() != null) {
       Log.v(
@@ -545,6 +546,7 @@ protected FlutterFragment createFlutterFragment() {
           .shouldAttachEngineToActivity(shouldAttachEngineToActivity())
           .destroyEngineWithFragment(shouldDestroyEngineWithHost())
           .shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw(shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw)
+          .shouldAutomaticallyHandleOnBackPressed(shouldAutomaticallyHandleOnBackPressed)
           .build();
     } else {
       Log.v(
@@ -581,6 +583,7 @@ protected FlutterFragment createFlutterFragment() {
             .transparencyMode(transparencyMode)
             .shouldAttachEngineToActivity(shouldAttachEngineToActivity())
             .shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw(shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw)
+            .shouldAutomaticallyHandleOnBackPressed(shouldAutomaticallyHandleOnBackPressed)
             .build();
       }
 
@@ -596,6 +599,7 @@ protected FlutterFragment createFlutterFragment() {
           .transparencyMode(transparencyMode)
           .shouldAttachEngineToActivity(shouldAttachEngineToActivity())
           .shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw(shouldDelayFirstAndroidViewDraw)
+          .shouldAutomaticallyHandleOnBackPressed(shouldAutomaticallyHandleOnBackPressed)
           .build();
     }
   }