diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart
index 03a0ee2b8de..984e6ced68e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/popup_menu.dart
@@ -1014,6 +1014,9 @@ class _PopupMenuRoute<T> extends PopupRoute<T> {
   @override
   final String barrierLabel;
 
+  @override
+  bool get isMenu => true;
+
   @override
   Widget buildPage(
     BuildContext context,
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/modal_barrier.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/modal_barrier.dart
index 7b83d9c42cb..3946aa4950a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/modal_barrier.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/modal_barrier.dart
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class ModalBarrier extends StatelessWidget {
     super.key,
     this.color,
     this.dismissible = true,
+    this.isMenu = false,
     this.onDismiss,
     this.semanticsLabel,
     this.barrierSemanticsDismissible = true,
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ class ModalBarrier extends StatelessWidget {
   ///    [ModalBarrier] built by [ModalRoute] pages.
   final bool dismissible;
 
+  final bool isMenu;
+
   /// {@template flutter.widgets.ModalBarrier.onDismiss}
   /// Called when the barrier is being dismissed.
   ///
@@ -264,7 +267,11 @@ class ModalBarrier extends StatelessWidget {
     return BlockSemantics(
       child: ExcludeSemantics(
         excluding: excluding,
-        child: _ModalBarrierGestureDetector(onDismiss: handleDismiss, child: barrier),
+        child: _ModalBarrierGestureDetector(
+          onAnyTapUp: isMenu ? null : handleDismiss,
+          onAnyTapDown: isMenu ? handleDismiss : null,
+          child: barrier,
+        ),
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ class AnimatedModalBarrier extends AnimatedWidget {
     super.key,
     required Animation<Color?> color,
     this.dismissible = true,
+    this.isMenu = false,
     this.semanticsLabel,
     this.barrierSemanticsDismissible,
     this.onDismiss,
@@ -315,6 +323,8 @@ class AnimatedModalBarrier extends AnimatedWidget {
   ///    [AnimatedModalBarrier] built by [ModalRoute] pages.
   final bool dismissible;
 
+  final bool isMenu;
+
   /// Semantics label used for the barrier if it is [dismissible].
   ///
   /// The semantics label is read out by accessibility tools (e.g. TalkBack
@@ -359,6 +369,7 @@ class AnimatedModalBarrier extends AnimatedWidget {
       onDismiss: onDismiss,
       clipDetailsNotifier: clipDetailsNotifier,
       semanticsOnTapHint: semanticsOnTapHint,
+      isMenu: isMenu,
     );
   }
 }
@@ -372,10 +383,12 @@ class _AnyTapGestureRecognizer extends BaseTapGestureRecognizer {
 
   VoidCallback? onAnyTapUp;
 
+  VoidCallback? onAnyTapDown;
+
   @protected
   @override
   bool isPointerAllowed(PointerDownEvent event) {
-    if (onAnyTapUp == null) {
+    if (onAnyTapUp == null && onAnyTapDown == null) {
       return false;
     }
     return super.isPointerAllowed(event);
@@ -384,7 +397,9 @@ class _AnyTapGestureRecognizer extends BaseTapGestureRecognizer {
   @protected
   @override
   void handleTapDown({PointerDownEvent? down}) {
-    // Do nothing.
+    if (onAnyTapDown != null) {
+      invokeCallback('onAnyTapDown', onAnyTapDown!);
+    }
   }
 
   @protected
@@ -401,28 +416,41 @@ class _AnyTapGestureRecognizer extends BaseTapGestureRecognizer {
     // Do nothing.
   }
 
+  // @override
+  // void handleEvent(PointerEvent event) {
+  //   assert(state != GestureRecognizerState.ready);
+  //   if (state == GestureRecognizerState.possible && event.pointer == primaryPointer) {
+  //     handlePrimaryPointer(event);
+  //   }
+  //   stopTrackingIfPointerNoLongerDown(event);
+  // }
+
   @override
   String get debugDescription => 'any tap';
 }
 
 class _AnyTapGestureRecognizerFactory extends GestureRecognizerFactory<_AnyTapGestureRecognizer> {
-  const _AnyTapGestureRecognizerFactory({this.onAnyTapUp});
+  const _AnyTapGestureRecognizerFactory({this.onAnyTapUp, this.onAnyTapDown});
 
   final VoidCallback? onAnyTapUp;
 
+  final VoidCallback? onAnyTapDown;
+
   @override
   _AnyTapGestureRecognizer constructor() => _AnyTapGestureRecognizer();
 
   @override
   void initializer(_AnyTapGestureRecognizer instance) {
-    instance.onAnyTapUp = onAnyTapUp;
+    instance
+      ..onAnyTapUp = onAnyTapUp
+      ..onAnyTapDown = onAnyTapDown;
   }
 }
 
 // A GestureDetector used by ModalBarrier. It only has one callback,
 // [onAnyTapDown], which recognizes tap down unconditionally.
 class _ModalBarrierGestureDetector extends StatelessWidget {
-  const _ModalBarrierGestureDetector({required this.child, required this.onDismiss});
+  const _ModalBarrierGestureDetector({required this.child, this.onAnyTapUp, this.onAnyTapDown});
 
   /// The widget below this widget in the tree.
   /// See [RawGestureDetector.child].
@@ -430,12 +458,17 @@ class _ModalBarrierGestureDetector extends StatelessWidget {
 
   /// Immediately called when an event that should dismiss the modal barrier
   /// has happened.
-  final VoidCallback onDismiss;
+  final VoidCallback? onAnyTapUp;
+
+  final VoidCallback? onAnyTapDown;
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final gestures = <Type, GestureRecognizerFactory>{
-      _AnyTapGestureRecognizer: _AnyTapGestureRecognizerFactory(onAnyTapUp: onDismiss),
+      _AnyTapGestureRecognizer: _AnyTapGestureRecognizerFactory(
+        onAnyTapUp: onAnyTapUp,
+        onAnyTapDown: onAnyTapDown,
+      ),
     };
 
     return RawGestureDetector(gestures: gestures, behavior: HitTestBehavior.opaque, child: child);
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
index 48927ea4ba5..25e9848b381 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/routes.dart
@@ -1715,6 +1715,8 @@ abstract class ModalRoute<T> extends TransitionRoute<T> with LocalHistoryRoute<T
   /// {@endtemplate}
   bool get barrierDismissible;
 
+  bool get isMenu => false;
+
   /// Whether the semantics of the modal barrier are included in the
   /// semantics tree.
   ///
@@ -2291,6 +2293,7 @@ abstract class ModalRoute<T> extends TransitionRoute<T> with LocalHistoryRoute<T
             barrierDismissible, // changedInternalState is called if barrierDismissible updates
         semanticsLabel: barrierLabel, // changedInternalState is called if barrierLabel updates
         barrierSemanticsDismissible: semanticsDismissible,
+        isMenu: isMenu,
       );
     } else {
       barrier = ModalBarrier(
@@ -2298,6 +2301,7 @@ abstract class ModalRoute<T> extends TransitionRoute<T> with LocalHistoryRoute<T
             barrierDismissible, // changedInternalState is called if barrierDismissible updates
         semanticsLabel: barrierLabel, // changedInternalState is called if barrierLabel updates
         barrierSemanticsDismissible: semanticsDismissible,
+        isMenu: isMenu,
       );
     }