diff --git a/src/state/shell/hardware-back-press.ts b/src/state/shell/hardware-back-press.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..766e0ff61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/shell/hardware-back-press.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+type HardwareBackPressFallback = () => boolean
+
+let fallback: HardwareBackPressFallback | undefined
+
+/**
+ * Registers the fallback handler for the Android hardware back press. The
+ * shell's back handler runs it only after any active overlays (lightbox,
+ * dialogs, composer, drawer) have been given the chance to close, so the
+ * fallback never steals the press from them. Return true from the fallback to
+ * consume the press, false to allow the system default behavior.
+ *
+ * Returns a function that unregisters the fallback (if it is still the
+ * registered one).
+ */
+export function setHardwareBackPressFallback(
+  fn: HardwareBackPressFallback,
+): () => void {
+  fallback = fn
+  return () => {
+    if (fallback === fn) {
+      fallback = undefined
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs the registered fallback, returning true if it consumed the back press.
+ */
+export function runHardwareBackPressFallback(): boolean {
+  return fallback?.() ?? false
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
index 331c62e0d1..86bc78e8cd 100644
--- a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from '#/state/queries/post-feed'
 import {truncateAndInvalidate} from '#/state/queries/util'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {setHardwareBackPressFallback} from '#/state/shell/hardware-back-press'
 import {PostFeed} from '#/view/com/posts/PostFeed'
 import {FAB} from '#/view/com/util/fab/FAB'
 import {type ListMethods} from '#/view/com/util/List'
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import {useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {useHeaderOffset} from '#/components/hooks/useHeaderOffset'
 import {EditBig_Stroke2_Corner2_Rounded as EditBigIcon} from '#/components/icons/EditBig'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
-import {IS_NATIVE} from '#/env'
+import {IS_ANDROID, IS_NATIVE} from '#/env'
 
 const POLL_FREQ = 60e3 // 60sec
 
@@ -120,6 +121,26 @@ export function FeedPage({
     return listenSoftReset(onSoftReset)
   }, [onSoftReset, isPageFocused])
 
+  /*
+   * On Android, a hardware back press on the Home screen scrolls back to top
+   * when the feed is scrolled down, instead of leaving the app.
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!IS_ANDROID || !isPageFocused) {
+      return
+    }
+    return setHardwareBackPressFallback(() => {
+      const isScreenFocused =
+        getTabState(getRootNavigation(navigation).getState(), 'Home') ===
+        TabState.InsideAtRoot
+      if (isScreenFocused && isScrolledDown) {
+        scrollToTop()
+        return true
+      }
+      return false
+    })
+  }, [navigation, isPageFocused, isScrolledDown, scrollToTop])
+
   const onPressCompose = useCallback(() => {
     openComposer({logContext: 'Fab'})
   }, [openComposer])
diff --git a/src/view/shell/index.tsx b/src/view/shell/index.tsx
index 126ce485b6..d18f667bdc 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   useIsDrawerSwipeDisabled,
   useSetDrawerOpen,
 } from '#/state/shell'
+import {runHardwareBackPressFallback} from '#/state/shell/hardware-back-press'
 import {useCloseAnyActiveElement} from '#/state/util'
 import {ErrorBoundary} from '#/view/com/util/ErrorBoundary'
 import {Deactivated} from '#/screens/Deactivated'
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ function ShellInner() {
   const {state: policyUpdateState} = usePolicyUpdateContext()
 
   const closeAnyActiveElement = useCloseAnyActiveElement()
+  const isDrawerOpen = useIsDrawerOpen()
 
   useNotificationsRegistration()
   useNotificationsHandler()
@@ -61,14 +63,25 @@ function ShellInner() {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (IS_ANDROID) {
       const listener = BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', () => {
-        return closeAnyActiveElement()
+        if (closeAnyActiveElement()) {
+          return true
+        }
+        /*
+         * closeAnyActiveElement doesn't report closing the drawer, so check
+         * it here: when the drawer was open, keep the previous default
+         * behavior rather than running the fallback underneath it.
+         */
+        if (isDrawerOpen) {
+          return false
+        }
+        return runHardwareBackPressFallback()
       })
 
       return () => {
         listener.remove()
       }
     }
-  }, [closeAnyActiveElement])
+  }, [closeAnyActiveElement, isDrawerOpen])
 
   // HACK
   // expo-video doesn't like it when you try and move a `player` to another `VideoView`. Instead, we need to actually