diff --git a/packages/core/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.ts b/packages/core/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.ts
index 225a9720a..c30181f6e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ export default class ModalView extends ModuleView<Modal> {
   events() {
     return {
       click: 'onClick',
+      mousedown: 'onMouseDown',
+      mouseup: 'onMouseUp',
       'click [data-close-modal]': 'hide',
     };
   }
 
+  private ignoreBackdropClick = false;
+
   $title?: JQuery<HTMLElement>;
   $content?: JQuery<HTMLElement>;
   $collector?: JQuery<HTMLElement>;
@@ -35,9 +39,18 @@ export default class ModalView extends ModuleView<Modal> {
     this.listenTo(model, 'change:content', this.updateContent);
   }
 
+  onMouseDown(e: Event) {
+    this.ignoreBackdropClick = e.target !== this.el;
+  }
+
+  onMouseUp(e: Event) {
+    this.ignoreBackdropClick = this.ignoreBackdropClick || e.target !== this.el;
+  }
+
   onClick(e: Event) {
-    const bkd = this.config.backdrop;
-    bkd && e.target === this.el && this.hide();
+    const isBackdropClick = e.target === this.el && !this.ignoreBackdropClick;
+    this.ignoreBackdropClick = false;
+    this.config.backdrop && isBackdropClick && this.hide();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js b/packages/core/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js
index e7e42d61f..e60f34e9e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('ModalView', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     em = new Editor({});
-    model = new Modal(em);
+    model = new Modal(em.Modal);
     view = new ModalView({
       model,
     });
@@ -53,4 +53,46 @@ describe('ModalView', () => {
     model.set('open', 1);
     expect(view.el.style.display).toEqual('');
   });
+
+  const clickBetween = (start, end) => {
+    start.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mousedown', { bubbles: true }));
+    end.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseup', { bubbles: true }));
+    view.el.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+  };
+
+  test('Closes on a complete backdrop click', () => {
+    model.open();
+    clickBetween(view.el, view.el);
+    expect(model.get('open')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  test('Does not close when dragging from the dialog to the backdrop', () => {
+    model.open();
+    clickBetween(view.getContent().get(0), view.el);
+    expect(model.get('open')).toBeTruthy();
+    clickBetween(view.el, view.el);
+    expect(model.get('open')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  test('Does not close when dragging from the backdrop into the dialog', () => {
+    model.open();
+    clickBetween(view.el, view.getContent().get(0));
+    expect(model.get('open')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test('Respects the disabled backdrop setting', () => {
+    view.config.backdrop = false;
+    model.open();
+    clickBetween(view.el, view.el);
+    expect(model.get('open')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test('The close button still closes after interacting with the dialog', () => {
+    model.open();
+    const close = view.el.querySelector('[data-close-modal]');
+    close.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mousedown', { bubbles: true }));
+    close.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseup', { bubbles: true }));
+    close.click();
+    expect(model.get('open')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
 });