diff --git a/src/BottomSheetBackdrop.tsx b/src/BottomSheetBackdrop.tsx
index a0a1bfc..788ce97 100644
--- a/src/BottomSheetBackdrop.tsx
+++ b/src/BottomSheetBackdrop.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import Animated, {
   useAnimatedStyle,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import { getAnimatedIndex } from './animatedRegistry';
-import { useSheetStatus } from './bottomSheet.store';
 
 interface BottomSheetBackdropProps {
   sheetId: string;
@@ -16,9 +15,7 @@ export function BottomSheetBackdrop({
   sheetId,
   onPress,
 }: BottomSheetBackdropProps) {
-  const status = useSheetStatus(sheetId);
   const animatedIndex = getAnimatedIndex(sheetId);
-  const isInteractive = status === 'open';
 
   const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
     const opacity = interpolate(
@@ -35,9 +32,7 @@ export function BottomSheetBackdrop({
     <Pressable
       style={StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject}
       onPress={() => {
-        if (isInteractive) {
-          onPress?.();
-        }
+        onPress?.();
       }}
     >
       <Animated.View
diff --git a/src/store/helpers.ts b/src/store/helpers.ts
index 215707e..ded6872 100644
--- a/src/store/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/store/helpers.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export function isHidden(sheet: BottomSheetState | undefined): boolean {
   return sheet?.status === 'hidden';
 }
 
+export function isOpening(sheet: BottomSheetState | undefined): boolean {
+  return sheet?.status === 'opening';
+}
+
 export function updateSheet(
   sheetsById: Record<string, BottomSheetState>,
   id: string,
diff --git a/src/store/store.ts b/src/store/store.ts
index fbce896..4076235 100644
--- a/src/store/store.ts
+++ b/src/store/store.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   getTopSheetId,
   isActivatableKeepMounted,
   isHidden,
+  isOpening,
   removeFromStack,
   updateSheet,
 } from './helpers';
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export const useBottomSheetStore = create(
     startClosing: (id) =>
       set((state) => {
         const sheet = state.sheetsById[id];
-        if (!sheet || isHidden(sheet)) return state;
+        if (!sheet || isHidden(sheet) || isOpening(sheet)) return state;
 
         let updatedSheetsById = updateSheet(state.sheetsById, id, {
           status: 'closing',