diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltip.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltip.kt
index c45c66741d..7f9d8a390e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltip.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltip.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator
+import android.window.OnBackInvokedDispatcher
 import androidx.core.view.updateLayoutParams
 import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators.EMPHASIZED_ACCELERATE
 import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators.EMPHASIZED_DECELERATE
@@ -66,11 +67,14 @@ constructor(
     /** Container where the tooltip's body should be inflated. */
     lateinit var content: ViewGroup
         private set
+
     private lateinit var arrow: View
 
     /** Callback invoked when the tooltip is being closed. */
     var onCloseCallback: () -> Unit = {}
     private var openCloseAnimator: AnimatorSet? = null
+    /** Used to set whether users can tap outside the current tooltip window to dismiss it */
+    var allowTouchDismissal = true
 
     /** Animates the tooltip into view. */
     fun show() {
@@ -134,14 +138,25 @@ constructor(
     override fun isOfType(type: Int): Boolean = type and TYPE_TASKBAR_EDUCATION_DIALOG != 0
 
     override fun onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(ev: MotionEvent?): Boolean {
-        if (ev?.action == ACTION_DOWN && !activityContext.dragLayer.isEventOverView(this, ev)) {
+        if (
+            ev?.action == ACTION_DOWN &&
+                !activityContext.dragLayer.isEventOverView(this, ev) &&
+                allowTouchDismissal
+        ) {
             close(true)
         }
         return false
     }
 
+    override fun onAttachedToWindow() {
+        super.onAttachedToWindow()
+        findOnBackInvokedDispatcher()
+            ?.registerOnBackInvokedCallback(OnBackInvokedDispatcher.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, this)
+    }
+
     override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
         super.onDetachedFromWindow()
+        findOnBackInvokedDispatcher()?.unregisterOnBackInvokedCallback(this)
         Settings.Secure.putInt(mContext.contentResolver, LAUNCHER_TASKBAR_EDUCATION_SHOWING, 0)
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltipController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltipController.kt
index d43055d56a..19322c66a0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltipController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarEduTooltipController.kt
@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ open class TaskbarEduTooltipController(context: Context) :
     open val shouldShowSearchEdu = false
     private val isTooltipEnabled: Boolean
         get() = !Utilities.isRunningInTestHarness() && !activityContext.isPhoneMode
+
     private val isOpen: Boolean
         get() = tooltip?.isOpen ?: false
+
     val isBeforeTooltipFeaturesStep: Boolean
         get() = isTooltipEnabled && tooltipStep <= TOOLTIP_STEP_FEATURES
+
     private lateinit var controllers: TaskbarControllers
 
     // Keep track of whether the user has seen the Search Edu
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ open class TaskbarEduTooltipController(context: Context) :
         tooltipStep = TOOLTIP_STEP_NONE
         inflateTooltip(R.layout.taskbar_edu_features)
         tooltip?.run {
+            allowTouchDismissal = false
             val splitscreenAnim = requireViewById<LottieAnimationView>(R.id.splitscreen_animation)
             val suggestionsAnim = requireViewById<LottieAnimationView>(R.id.suggestions_animation)
             val pinningAnim = requireViewById<LottieAnimationView>(R.id.pinning_animation)
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@ open class TaskbarEduTooltipController(context: Context) :
         inflateTooltip(R.layout.taskbar_edu_pinning)
 
         tooltip?.run {
+            allowTouchDismissal = true
             requireViewById<LottieAnimationView>(R.id.standalone_pinning_animation)
                 .supportLightTheme()
 
@@ -256,6 +261,7 @@ open class TaskbarEduTooltipController(context: Context) :
         userHasSeenSearchEdu = true
         inflateTooltip(R.layout.taskbar_edu_search)
         tooltip?.run {
+            allowTouchDismissal = true
             requireViewById<LottieAnimationView>(R.id.search_edu_animation).supportLightTheme()
             val eduSubtitle: TextView = requireViewById(R.id.search_edu_text)
             showDisclosureText(eduSubtitle)
@@ -328,7 +334,9 @@ open class TaskbarEduTooltipController(context: Context) :
     }
 
     /** Closes the current [tooltip]. */
-    fun hide() = tooltip?.close(true)
+    fun hide() {
+        tooltip?.close(true)
+    }
 
     /** Initializes [tooltip] with content from [contentResId]. */
     private fun inflateTooltip(@LayoutRes contentResId: Int) {