diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleController.java
index 7dcedfe50b37f..0dd11fb7c5e9c 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleController.java
@@ -613,6 +613,18 @@ public class BubbleController {
         }
     }
 
+    /** For the overflow to be focusable & receive key events the flags must be update. **/
+    void updateWindowFlagsForOverflow(boolean showingOverflow) {
+        if (mStackView != null && mAddedToWindowManager) {
+            mWmLayoutParams.flags = showingOverflow
+                    ? 0
+                    : WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE
+                            | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL;
+            mWmLayoutParams.flags |= WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_HARDWARE_ACCELERATED;
+            mWindowManager.updateViewLayout(mStackView, mWmLayoutParams);
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Removes the BubbleStackView from the WindowManager if it's there. */
     private void removeFromWindowManagerMaybe() {
         if (!mAddedToWindowManager) {
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleOverflowContainerView.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleOverflowContainerView.java
index 82849e2020e1f..ede42285d9cdb 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleOverflowContainerView.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleOverflowContainerView.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -62,6 +63,15 @@ public class BubbleOverflowContainerView extends LinearLayout {
     private RecyclerView mRecyclerView;
     private List<Bubble> mOverflowBubbles = new ArrayList<>();
 
+    private View.OnKeyListener mKeyListener = (view, i, keyEvent) -> {
+        if (keyEvent.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP
+                && keyEvent.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
+            mController.collapseStack();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    };
+
     private class OverflowGridLayoutManager extends GridLayoutManager {
         OverflowGridLayoutManager(Context context, int columns) {
             super(context, columns);
@@ -104,6 +114,7 @@ public class BubbleOverflowContainerView extends LinearLayout {
     public BubbleOverflowContainerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr,
             int defStyleRes) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
+        setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
     }
 
     public void setBubbleController(BubbleController controller) {
@@ -111,14 +122,10 @@ public class BubbleOverflowContainerView extends LinearLayout {
     }
 
     public void show() {
-        setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        requestFocus();
         updateOverflow();
     }
 
-    public void hide() {
-        setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void onFinishInflate() {
         super.onFinishInflate();
@@ -130,6 +137,25 @@ public class BubbleOverflowContainerView extends LinearLayout {
         mEmptyStateImage = findViewById(R.id.bubble_overflow_empty_state_image);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
+        super.onAttachedToWindow();
+        if (mController != null) {
+            // For the overflow to get key events (e.g. back press) we need to adjust the flags
+            mController.updateWindowFlagsForOverflow(true);
+        }
+        setOnKeyListener(mKeyListener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
+        super.onDetachedFromWindow();
+        if (mController != null) {
+            mController.updateWindowFlagsForOverflow(false);
+        }
+        setOnKeyListener(null);
+    }
+
     void updateOverflow() {
         Resources res = getResources();
         final int columns = res.getInteger(R.integer.bubbles_overflow_columns);
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java
index c6a9c108135f7..219e8379e6c73 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/bubbles/BubbleStackView.java
@@ -2167,13 +2167,6 @@ public class BubbleStackView extends FrameLayout
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     */
-    @Override
-    public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
-        return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(ev);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         if (ev.getAction() != MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN && ev.getActionIndex() != mPointerIndexDown) {