diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c69393b2..de8a4102 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ export default class Drawer extends Component {
   renderDrawer() {
     return (
       <View
+	accessibilityViewIsModal
         {...this.responder.panHandlers}
         key="drawer"
         ref={c => this.drawer = c}