diff --git a/change/@fluentui-react-dialog-dd73c40d-e260-467e-821b-c08ad73287bf.json b/change/@fluentui-react-dialog-dd73c40d-e260-467e-821b-c08ad73287bf.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ea2c53be90f70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-react-dialog-dd73c40d-e260-467e-821b-c08ad73287bf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "minor",
+  "comment": "feat: allows user to opt-out of uncontrolled open changes",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/react-dialog",
+  "email": "bernardo.sunderhus@gmail.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/etc/react-dialog.api.md b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/etc/react-dialog.api.md
index c12aa430a27f7a..a7f6ec5de78294 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/etc/react-dialog.api.md
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/etc/react-dialog.api.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export type DialogOpenChangeData = {
 export type DialogOpenChangeEvent = DialogOpenChangeData['event'];
 
 // @public
-export type DialogOpenChangeEventHandler = (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void;
+export type DialogOpenChangeEventHandler = (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void | boolean;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type DialogProps = ComponentProps<Partial<DialogSlots>> & {
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.cy.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.cy.tsx
index 0bedc2e47b1846..4668d3789bb08c 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.cy.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+/// <reference types="cypress-real-events" />
+
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { mount as mountBase } from '@cypress/react';
 
@@ -659,4 +662,40 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
     cy.get('#second-dialog').should('not.exist');
     cy.get('#first-dialog').should('not.exist');
   });
+  it('should be able to stop uncontrolled dialog from closing', () => {
+    mount(
+      <Dialog
+        onOpenChange={(e, data) => {
+          if (data.type === 'escapeKeyDown') {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }}
+      >
+        <DialogTrigger disableButtonEnhancement>
+          <Button id={dialogTriggerOpenId}>Open dialog</Button>
+        </DialogTrigger>
+        <DialogSurface>
+          <DialogBody>
+            <DialogTitle>Dialog title</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogContent>
+              Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Quisquam exercitationem cumque repellendus eaque
+              est dolor eius expedita nulla ullam? Tenetur reprehenderit aut voluptatum impedit voluptates in natus iure
+              cumque eaque?
+            </DialogContent>
+            <DialogActions>
+              <DialogTrigger disableButtonEnhancement>
+                <Button id={dialogTriggerCloseId} appearance="secondary">
+                  Close
+                </Button>
+              </DialogTrigger>
+              <Button appearance="primary">Do Something</Button>
+            </DialogActions>
+          </DialogBody>
+        </DialogSurface>
+      </Dialog>,
+    );
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
+    cy.focused().realType('{esc}');
+    cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('exist');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.types.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.types.ts
index 6a05e1fe8576df..309c6e8e61dc66 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.types.ts
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ export type DialogModalType = 'modal' | 'non-modal' | 'alert';
 /**
  * Callback fired when the component changes value from open state.
  *
+ * If a boolean is returned, it will be used to indicate if the opening should be allowed.
+ * If false, the opening will be prevented.
+ * If true or undefined, the opening will be allowed.
+ *
  * @param event - a React's Synthetic event or a KeyboardEvent in case of `documentEscapeKeyDown`
  * @param data - A data object with relevant information,
  * such as open value and type of interaction that created the event
  */
-export type DialogOpenChangeEventHandler = (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void;
+export type DialogOpenChangeEventHandler = (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void | boolean;
 
 export type DialogContextValues = {
   dialog: DialogContextValue;
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/useDialog.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/useDialog.ts
index b08036b9ca834c..b70a68ec62200a 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/useDialog.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/useDialog.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export const useDialog_unstable = (props: DialogProps): DialogState => {
   });
 
   const requestOpenChange = useEventCallback((data: DialogOpenChangeData) => {
-    onOpenChange?.(data.event, data);
+    const isInternalsAllowed = onOpenChange?.(data.event, data) ?? true;
 
     // if user prevents default then do not change state value
     // otherwise updates state value and trigger reference to the element that caused the opening
-    if (!data.event.isDefaultPrevented()) {
+    if (isInternalsAllowed && !data.event.isDefaultPrevented()) {
       setOpen(data.open);
     }
   });