diff --git a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt
index 3fa2bb1f..3c6dea96 100644
--- a/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt
+++ b/maps-app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests.kt
@@ -16,15 +16,23 @@
 
 package com.google.maps.android.compose
 
+import androidx.compose.foundation.focusable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.ExperimentalTestApi
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsFocused
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createComposeRule
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.onAllNodesWithTag
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithTag
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.performKeyInput
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.pressKey
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.requestFocus
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -77,4 +85,54 @@ class GoogleMapFocusTraversalTests {
 
         visibleMaps[1].assertIsFocused()
     }
+
+    @OptIn(ExperimentalTestApi::class)
+    @Test
+    fun nonFocusableMapIsSkippedDuringTabTraversal() {
+        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
+
+        composeTestRule.setContent {
+            Column {
+                // Plain focusable() elements are used instead of Buttons because
+                // clickable-based components only accept focus in keyboard mode,
+                // and the test starts in touch mode.
+                Box(
+                    Modifier
+                        .testTag("Item1")
+                        .size(48.dp)
+                        .focusable()
+                )
+                GoogleMap(
+                    modifier = Modifier
+                        .testTag("Map")
+                        .size(200.dp),
+                    focusable = false,
+                )
+                Box(
+                    Modifier
+                        .testTag("Item2")
+                        .size(48.dp)
+                        .focusable()
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Focus traversal only requires the view hierarchy to be composed and attached,
+        // not the map tiles to have loaded.
+        composeTestRule.waitUntil(timeoutMillis = 5_000) {
+            composeTestRule
+                .onAllNodesWithTag("Map", useUnmergedTree = true)
+                .fetchSemanticsNodes()
+                .isNotEmpty()
+        }
+
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithTag("Item1").requestFocus()
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithTag("Item1").assertIsFocused()
+
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithTag("Item1").performKeyInput {
+            pressKey(Key.Tab)
+        }
+
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithTag("Item2").assertIsFocused()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/maps-compose/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMap.kt b/maps-compose/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMap.kt
index a4e4d476..8b463fa1 100644
--- a/maps-compose/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMap.kt
+++ b/maps-compose/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMap.kt
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
  *
  * @param modifier Modifier to be applied to the GoogleMap
  * @param mergeDescendants deactivates the map for accessibility purposes
+ * @param focusable whether the map participates in keyboard focus traversal. When true (the
+ * default), the map acts as a single focus stop so keyboard users can reach and control it. Set
+ * to false to remove the map from focus traversal entirely, e.g. when the map is used as a
+ * decorative background behind other focusable content.
  * @param cameraPositionState the [CameraPositionState] to be used to control or observe the map's
  * camera state
  * @param contentDescription the content description for the map used by accessibility services to
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 public fun GoogleMap(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     mergeDescendants: Boolean = false,
+    focusable: Boolean = true,
     cameraPositionState: CameraPositionState = rememberCameraPositionState(),
     contentDescription: String? = null,
     googleMapOptionsFactory: () -> GoogleMapOptions = { GoogleMapOptions() },
@@ -153,18 +158,14 @@ public fun GoogleMap(
 
         AndroidView(
             // Make the AndroidView wrapper focusable in Compose so the Compose focus
-            // system can target it during tab traversal.
-            modifier = modifier.focusable(),
+            // system can target it during tab traversal, unless the caller opted the map
+            // out of focus traversal entirely.
+            modifier = if (focusable) modifier.focusable() else modifier,
             factory = { context ->
                 val options = googleMapOptionsFactory()
                 cameraPositionState.isLiteMode = options.liteMode == true
                 mapViewFactory(context, options).also { mapView ->
-                    // Treat the MapView as a single focus stop. FOCUS_BEFORE_DESCENDANTS
-                    // ensures the map container gets focused first, and prevents the keyboard
-                    // focus from tabbing through all internal map elements (like zoom buttons
-                    // or the Google logo) by default.
-                    mapView.isFocusable = true
-                    mapView.descendantFocusability = ViewGroup.FOCUS_BEFORE_DESCENDANTS
+                    mapView.applyFocusability(focusable)
 
                     val componentCallbacks = object : ComponentCallbacks2 {
                         override fun onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration) {}
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ public fun GoogleMap(
                 mapView.tag = null
             },
             update = { mapView ->
+                mapView.applyFocusability(focusable)
                 if (subcompositionJob == null) {
                     subcompositionJob = parentCompositionScope.launchSubcomposition(
                         mapUpdaterState,
@@ -227,6 +229,23 @@ public fun GoogleMap(
             })
 }
 
+/**
+ * When [focusable] is true, treat the MapView as a single focus stop.
+ * FOCUS_BEFORE_DESCENDANTS ensures the map container gets focused first, and prevents the
+ * keyboard focus from tabbing through all internal map elements (like zoom buttons or the
+ * Google logo) by default.
+ * When [focusable] is false, remove the map and all of its internal elements from keyboard
+ * focus traversal altogether.
+ */
+private fun MapView.applyFocusability(focusable: Boolean) {
+    isFocusable = focusable
+    descendantFocusability = if (focusable) {
+        ViewGroup.FOCUS_BEFORE_DESCENDANTS
+    } else {
+        ViewGroup.FOCUS_BLOCK_DESCENDANTS
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Create and apply the [content] compositions to the map +
  * dispose the [Composition] when the parent composable is disposed.