diff --git a/examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/popup_route.0.dart b/examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/popup_route.0.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a6eaaee05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/popup_route.0.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Flutter code sample for PopupRoute
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+void main() => runApp(const PopupRouteApp());
+
+class PopupRouteApp extends StatelessWidget {
+  const PopupRouteApp({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return const MaterialApp(
+      home: PopupRouteExample(),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class PopupRouteExample extends StatelessWidget {
+  const PopupRouteExample({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return Scaffold(
+      body: Center(
+        child: OutlinedButton(
+          onPressed: () {
+            /// This shows a dismissible dialog.
+            Navigator.of(context).push(DismissibleDialog<void>());
+          },
+          child: const Text('Open DismissibleDialog'),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class DismissibleDialog<T> extends PopupRoute<T> {
+  @override
+  Color? get barrierColor => Colors.black.withAlpha(0x50);
+
+  /// This allows the popup to be dismissed by tapping the scrim or by
+  /// pressing escape key on the keyboard.
+  @override
+  bool get barrierDismissible => true;
+
+  @override
+  String? get barrierLabel => 'Dismissible Dialog';
+
+  @override
+  Duration get transitionDuration => const Duration(milliseconds: 300);
+
+  @override
+  Widget buildPage(BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation, Animation<double> secondaryAnimation) {
+    return Center(
+      /// Provide DefaultTextStyle to ensure that the dialog's text style matches
+      /// the rest of the text in the app.
+      child: DefaultTextStyle(
+        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodyMedium!,
+        /// `UnconstrainedBox` is used to make the dialog size itself
+        /// to fit to the size of the content.
+        child: UnconstrainedBox(
+          child: Container(
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(20.0),
+            decoration: BoxDecoration(
+              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10),
+              color: Colors.white,
+            ),
+            child: Column(
+              children: <Widget>[
+                Text('Dismissible Dialog', style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headlineSmall),
+                const SizedBox(height: 20),
+                const Text('Tap in the scrim or press escape key to dismiss.'),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0.dart b/examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0.dart
index a7287c15ea..aef240277a 100644
--- a/examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0.dart
+++ b/examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0.dart
@@ -6,25 +6,22 @@
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
-void main() => runApp(const MyApp());
+void main() => runApp(const GeneralDialogApp());
 
-class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
-  const MyApp({super.key});
-
-  static const String _title = 'Flutter Code Sample';
+class GeneralDialogApp extends StatelessWidget {
+  const GeneralDialogApp({super.key});
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return const MaterialApp(
       restorationScopeId: 'app',
-      title: _title,
-      home: MyStatelessWidget(),
+      home: GeneralDialogExample(),
     );
   }
 }
 
-class MyStatelessWidget extends StatelessWidget {
-  const MyStatelessWidget({super.key});
+class GeneralDialogExample extends StatelessWidget {
+  const GeneralDialogExample({super.key});
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -32,6 +29,7 @@ class MyStatelessWidget extends StatelessWidget {
       body: Center(
         child: OutlinedButton(
           onPressed: () {
+            /// This shows an alert dialog.
             Navigator.of(context).restorablePush(_dialogBuilder);
           },
           child: const Text('Open Dialog'),
diff --git a/examples/api/test/widgets/routes/popup_route.0_test.dart b/examples/api/test/widgets/routes/popup_route.0_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9968cea886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/api/test/widgets/routes/popup_route.0_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_api_samples/widgets/routes/popup_route.0.dart' as example;
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  testWidgets('Dismiss dialog with tap on the scrim and escape key', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    const String dialogText = 'Tap in the scrim or press escape key to dismiss.';
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      const example.PopupRouteApp(),
+    );
+
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsNothing);
+
+    // Tap on the button to show the dialog.
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(OutlinedButton));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsOneWidget);
+
+    // Try to dismiss the dialog with a tap on the scrim.
+    await tester.tapAt(const Offset(10.0, 10.0));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsNothing);
+
+    // Open the dialog again.
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(OutlinedButton));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsOneWidget);
+
+    // Try to dismiss the dialog with the escape key.
+    await tester.sendKeyEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.escape);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsNothing);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/examples/api/test/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0_test.dart b/examples/api/test/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6c859977a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/api/test/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_api_samples/widgets/routes/show_general_dialog.0.dart' as example;
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  testWidgets('Open and dismiss general dialog', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    const String dialogText = 'Alert!';
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      const example.GeneralDialogApp(),
+    );
+
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsNothing);
+
+    // Tap on the button to show the dialog.
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(OutlinedButton));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsOneWidget);
+
+    // Try to dismiss the dialog with a tap on the scrim.
+    await tester.tapAt(const Offset(10.0, 10.0));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text(dialogText), findsNothing);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
index 015e68e53c..45c26f20bc 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
@@ -1210,8 +1210,10 @@ abstract class ModalRoute<T> extends TransitionRoute<T> with LocalHistoryRoute<T
   /// For example, when a dialog is on the screen, the page below the dialog is
   /// usually darkened by the modal barrier.
   ///
-  /// If [barrierDismissible] is true, then tapping this barrier will cause the
-  /// current route to be popped (see [Navigator.pop]) with null as the value.
+  /// If [barrierDismissible] is true, then tapping this barrier, pressing
+  /// the escape key on the keyboard, or calling route popping functions
+  /// such as [Navigator.pop] will cause the current route to be popped
+  /// with null as the value.
   ///
   /// If [barrierDismissible] is false, then tapping the barrier has no effect.
   ///
@@ -1226,6 +1228,7 @@ abstract class ModalRoute<T> extends TransitionRoute<T> with LocalHistoryRoute<T
   ///
   /// See also:
   ///
+  ///  * [Navigator.pop], which is used to dismiss the route.
   ///  * [barrierColor], which controls the color of the scrim for this route.
   ///  * [ModalBarrier], the widget that implements this feature.
   /// {@endtemplate}
@@ -1691,6 +1694,19 @@ abstract class ModalRoute<T> extends TransitionRoute<T> with LocalHistoryRoute<T
 }
 
 /// A modal route that overlays a widget over the current route.
+///
+/// {@macro flutter.widgets.ModalRoute.barrierDismissible}
+///
+/// {@tool dartpad}
+/// This example shows how to create a dialog box that is dismissible.
+///
+/// ** See code in examples/api/lib/widgets/routes/popup_route.0.dart **
+/// {@end-tool}
+///
+/// See also:
+///
+///   * [ModalRoute], which is the base class for this class.
+///   * [Navigator.pop], which is used to dismiss the route.
 abstract class PopupRoute<T> extends ModalRoute<T> {
   /// Initializes the [PopupRoute].
   PopupRoute({