diff --git a/change/@fluentui-react-dialog-dc310d89-6297-481f-a1fa-2a25450bc15a.json b/change/@fluentui-react-dialog-dc310d89-6297-481f-a1fa-2a25450bc15a.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..29e8d623c47f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-react-dialog-dc310d89-6297-481f-a1fa-2a25450bc15a.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "feat(react-dialog): 1st rule of ARIA for Dialog",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/react-dialog",
+  "email": "bernardo.sunderhus@gmail.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/Spec.md b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/Spec.md
index b5b2d81e7566bf..033c44a88b68bb 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/Spec.md
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/Spec.md
@@ -83,19 +83,7 @@ Sample usages will be give in the following section of this document [Sample cod
 The root level component serves as an interface for interaction with all possible behaviors exposed. It provides context down the hierarchy to `children` compound components to allow functionality. This component expects to receive as children either a `DialogSurface` or a `DialogTrigger` and a `DialogSurface` (or some component that will eventually render one of those compound components) in this specific order
 
 ```tsx
-type DialogSlots = {
-  /**
-   * Dimmed background of dialog.
-   * The default backdrop is rendered as a `<div>` with styling.
-   * This slot expects a `<div>` element which will replace the default backdrop.
-   * The backdrop should have `aria-hidden="true"`.
-   */
-  backdrop?: Slot<'div'>;
-  /**
-   * The root element of the Dialog right after Portal.
-   */
-  root: Slot<'div'>;
-};
+type DialogSlots = {};
 
 type DialogProps = ComponentProps<DialogSlots> & {
   /**
@@ -167,14 +155,21 @@ export type DialogTriggerProps = {
 The `DialogSurface` component represents the visual part of a `Dialog` as a whole, it contains everything that should be visible.
 
 ```tsx
-type DialogTitleSlots = {
+type DialogSurfaceSlots = {
   /**
-   * By default this is a div.
+   * Dimmed background of dialog.
+   * The default backdrop is rendered as a `<div>` with styling.
+   * This slot expects a `<div>` element which will replace the default backdrop.
+   * The backdrop should have `aria-hidden="true"`.
+   *
+   * By default if `DialogSurface` is `<dialog>` element the backdrop is ignored,
+   * since native `<dialog>` element supports [::backdrop](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::backdrop)
    */
-  root: Slot<'div', 'main'>;
+  backdrop?: Slot<'div'>;
+  root: NonNullable<Slot<'dialog', 'div'>>;
 };
 
-type DialogTitleProps = ComponentProps<DialogTitleSlots>;
+type DialogTitleProps = ComponentProps<DialogSurfaceSlots>;
 ```
 
 ### DialogTitle
@@ -405,6 +400,27 @@ function AsyncConfirmDialog() {
 }
 ```
 
+### Opting out of native `<dialog>`
+
+```tsx
+const dialog = <Dialog>
+  <DialogTrigger>
+    <Button>Open Dialog</Button>
+  <DialogTrigger>
+  <DialogSurface as="div">
+    This is as basic as it gets.
+  </DialogSurface>
+</Dialog>
+```
+
+```html
+<!-- expected DOM output  -->
+<button aria-haspopup="true" class="fui-button">Open Dialog</button>
+<!-- ... portal ... -->
+<div aria-hidden="true" class="fui-dialog-backdrop"></div>
+<div aria-modal="true" role="dialog" class="fui-dialog-content">This is as basic as it gets</div>
+```
+
 ## Migration
 
 _TBA: Link to migration guide doc_
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/Dialog.e2e.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/Dialog.e2e.tsx
index b70e511c07d1fa..b7db512ed4829e 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/Dialog.e2e.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/Dialog.e2e.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
         </DialogSurface>
       </Dialog>,
     );
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
     cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('exist');
   });
   it('should focus on first focusabled element when opened', () => {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
         </DialogSurface>
       </Dialog>,
     );
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
     cy.get(dialogTriggerCloseSelector).should('be.focused');
   });
   it('should focus on body if no focusabled element in dialog', () => {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
         </DialogSurface>
       </Dialog>,
     );
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
     cy.focused().should('not.exist');
   });
   it('should focus back on trigger when dialog closed', () => {
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
         </DialogSurface>
       </Dialog>,
     );
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerCloseSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerCloseSelector).realClick();
     cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).should('be.focused');
   });
   it('should allow change of focus on open', () => {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
       );
     };
     mount(<CustomFocusedElementOnOpen />);
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
     cy.get(dialogTriggerCloseSelector).should('be.focused');
   });
   describe('modalType = modal', () => {
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
-      cy.focused().type('{esc}');
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
+      cy.focused().realType('{esc}');
       cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('not.exist');
     });
     it('should lock body scroll when dialog open', () => {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
       cy.get('body').should('have.css', 'overflow', 'hidden');
     });
   });
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
-      cy.focused().type('{esc}');
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
+      cy.focused().realType('{esc}');
       cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('not.exist');
     });
     it('should not lock body scroll when dialog open', () => {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
       cy.get('body').should('not.have.css', 'overflow', 'hidden');
     });
   });
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
-      cy.focused().type('{esc}');
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
+      cy.focused().realType('{esc}');
       cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('exist');
     });
     it('should lock body scroll when dialog open', () => {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
       cy.get('body').should('have.css', 'overflow', 'hidden');
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTitle.e2e.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTitle.e2e.tsx
index 670b5771a5fa74..9ba2a5175c2e65 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTitle.e2e.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTitle.e2e.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('DialogTitle', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
       cy.get(dialogActionSelector).should('not.exist');
     });
   });
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('DialogTitle', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
       cy.get(dialogActionSelector).should('exist');
     });
   });
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('DialogTitle', () => {
           </DialogSurface>
         </Dialog>,
       );
-      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+      cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
       cy.get(dialogActionSelector).should('not.exist');
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTrigger.e2e.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTrigger.e2e.tsx
index 1daa0721cb9612..2fe6b03e7441eb 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTrigger.e2e.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/e2e/DialogTrigger.e2e.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('DialogTrigger', () => {
         </DialogSurface>
       </Dialog>,
     );
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
     cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('not.exist');
   });
   it(`should open dialog when 'aria-disabled' is false`, () => {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('DialogTrigger', () => {
         </DialogSurface>
       </Dialog>,
     );
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
     cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('exist');
   });
   it('should work with any element besides <button>', () => {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('DialogTrigger', () => {
         </DialogSurface>
       </Dialog>,
     );
-    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).click();
+    cy.get(dialogTriggerOpenSelector).realClick();
     cy.get(dialogSurfaceSelector).should('exist');
   });
 });
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 a2d98893499344..ef7fa419ee1bac 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/etc/react-dialog.api.md
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/etc/react-dialog.api.md
@@ -64,28 +64,35 @@ export type DialogBodyState = ComponentState<DialogBodySlots>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type DialogOpenChangeData = {
+    type: 'dialogCancel';
+    open: boolean;
+    event: React_2.SyntheticEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
+} | {
     type: 'escapeKeyDown';
     open: boolean;
-    event: React_2.KeyboardEvent;
+    event: React_2.KeyboardEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
 } | {
     type: 'backdropClick';
     open: boolean;
-    event: React_2.MouseEvent;
+    event: React_2.MouseEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
 } | {
     type: 'triggerClick';
     open: boolean;
-    event: React_2.MouseEvent;
+    event: React_2.MouseEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type DialogOpenChangeEvent = React_2.KeyboardEvent | React_2.MouseEvent;
+export type DialogOpenChangeEvent = DialogOpenChangeData['event'];
+
+// @public
+export type DialogOpenChangeEventHandler = (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type DialogProps = ComponentProps<Partial<DialogSlots>> & {
     modalType?: DialogModalType;
     open?: boolean;
     defaultOpen?: boolean;
-    onOpenChange?: (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void;
+    onOpenChange?: DialogOpenChangeEventHandler;
     children: [JSX.Element, JSX.Element] | JSX.Element;
 };
 
@@ -105,12 +112,12 @@ export const DialogSurface: ForwardRefComponent<DialogSurfaceProps>;
 export const dialogSurfaceClassNames: SlotClassNames<DialogSurfaceSlots>;
 
 // @public
-export type DialogSurfaceProps = ComponentProps<DialogSurfaceSlots>;
+export type DialogSurfaceProps = Omit<ComponentProps<DialogSurfaceSlots>, 'open' | 'onCancel' | 'onClose'>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type DialogSurfaceSlots = {
     backdrop?: Slot<'div'>;
-    root: NonNullable<Slot<'div'>>;
+    root: NonNullable<Slot<'dialog', 'div'>>;
 };
 
 // @public
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 c6245b25de735b..5cad33153afafc 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
@@ -1,18 +1,47 @@
 import type * as React from 'react';
 import type { ComponentProps, ComponentState } from '@fluentui/react-utilities';
 import type { DialogContextValue, DialogSurfaceContextValue } from '../../contexts';
+import type { DialogSurfaceElement } from '../DialogSurface/DialogSurface.types';
 
 export type DialogSlots = {};
 
-export type DialogOpenChangeEvent = React.KeyboardEvent | React.MouseEvent;
+export type DialogOpenChangeEvent = DialogOpenChangeData['event'];
 
 export type DialogOpenChangeData =
-  | { type: 'escapeKeyDown'; open: boolean; event: React.KeyboardEvent }
-  | { type: 'backdropClick'; open: boolean; event: React.MouseEvent }
-  | { type: 'triggerClick'; open: boolean; event: React.MouseEvent };
+  | {
+      /**
+       * triggered when Escape key is pressed in a native `dialog`
+       */
+      type: 'dialogCancel';
+      open: boolean;
+      event: React.SyntheticEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'escapeKeyDown';
+      open: boolean;
+      event: React.KeyboardEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'backdropClick';
+      open: boolean;
+      event: React.MouseEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'triggerClick';
+      open: boolean;
+      event: React.MouseEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>;
+    };
 
 export type DialogModalType = 'modal' | 'non-modal' | 'alert';
 
+/**
+ * Callback fired when the component changes value from open state.
+ *
+ * @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
+ */
+export type DialogOpenChangeEventHandler = (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void;
+
 export type DialogContextValues = {
   dialog: DialogContextValue;
   /**
@@ -52,13 +81,7 @@ export type DialogProps = ComponentProps<Partial<DialogSlots>> & {
    * @default false
    */
   defaultOpen?: boolean;
-  /**
-   * Callback fired when the component changes value from open state.
-   *
-   * @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
-   */
-  onOpenChange?: (event: DialogOpenChangeEvent, data: DialogOpenChangeData) => void;
+  onOpenChange?: DialogOpenChangeEventHandler;
   /**
    * Can contain two children including {@link DialogTrigger} and {@link DialogSurface}.
    * Alternatively can only contain {@link DialogSurface} if using trigger outside dialog, or controlling state.
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 bba332e1953614..723ea7251fe8e0 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/useDialog.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/Dialog/useDialog.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { useControllableState, useEventCallback, useId, useIsomorphicLayoutEffect } from '@fluentui/react-utilities';
+import {
+  useControllableState,
+  useEventCallback,
+  useId,
+  useIsomorphicLayoutEffect,
+  useMergedRefs,
+} from '@fluentui/react-utilities';
+import { useHasParentContext } from '@fluentui/react-context-selector';
+import { useControlNativeDialogOpenState, useDisableBodyScroll, useFocusFirstElement } from '../../utils';
+import { DialogContext } from '../../contexts';
 
 import type { DialogOpenChangeData, DialogProps, DialogState } from './Dialog.types';
-import { useDisableBodyScroll, useFocusFirstElement } from '../../utils';
-import { useHasParentContext } from '@fluentui/react-context-selector';
-import { DialogContext } from '../../contexts/dialogContext';
 
 /**
  * Create the state required to render Dialog.
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ export const useDialog_unstable = (props: DialogProps): DialogState => {
   });
 
   const focusRef = useFocusFirstElement(open, modalType);
+  const nativeControlRef = useControlNativeDialogOpenState(open, modalType);
   const disableBodyScroll = useDisableBodyScroll();
   const isBodyScrollLocked = Boolean(open && modalType !== 'non-modal');
 
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ export const useDialog_unstable = (props: DialogProps): DialogState => {
     dialogBodyID: useId('dialog-body-'),
     dialogTitleID: useId('dialog-title-'),
     isNestedDialog: useHasParentContext(DialogContext),
-    dialogRef: focusRef,
+    dialogRef: useMergedRefs(focusRef, nativeControlRef),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/DialogSurface.types.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/DialogSurface.types.ts
index 0379c76739794b..f92e6aeb188716 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/DialogSurface.types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/DialogSurface.types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type DialogSurfaceSlots = {
    * since native `<dialog>` element supports [::backdrop](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::backdrop)
    */
   backdrop?: Slot<'div'>;
-  root: NonNullable<Slot<'div'>>;
+  root: NonNullable<Slot<'dialog', 'div'>>;
 };
 
 /** @internal */
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ export type DialogSurfaceElementIntersection = HTMLDialogElement & HTMLDivElemen
 
 /**
  * DialogSurface Props
+ *
+ * Omits basic types from native `dialog` (`open`, `onCancel` and `onClose`)
+ * to ensure `onOpenChange`, `open` and `defaultOpen` from `Dialog` is used instead
  */
-export type DialogSurfaceProps = ComponentProps<DialogSurfaceSlots>;
+export type DialogSurfaceProps = Omit<ComponentProps<DialogSurfaceSlots>, 'open' | 'onCancel' | 'onClose'>;
 
 export type DialogSurfaceContextValues = {
   dialogSurface: DialogSurfaceContextValue;
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurface.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurface.ts
index 5a470fe49860bd..275e9fd7b944cd 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurface.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurface.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {
   DialogSurfaceState,
 } from './DialogSurface.types';
 import { useDialogContext_unstable } from '../../contexts';
-import { isEscapeKeyDismiss } from '../../utils/isEscapeKeyDown';
+import { isEscapeKeyDismiss, HTMLDialogElementProps } from '../../utils';
 import { useModalAttributes } from '@fluentui/react-tabster';
 /**
  * Create the state required to render DialogSurface.
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ export const useDialogSurface_unstable = (
   ref: React.Ref<DialogSurfaceElement>,
 ): DialogSurfaceState => {
   const { backdrop, as } = props;
+  const isNativeDialog = as === 'dialog' || as === undefined;
   const modalType = useDialogContext_unstable(ctx => ctx.modalType);
-
   const dialogRef = useDialogContext_unstable(ctx => ctx.dialogRef);
   const open = useDialogContext_unstable(ctx => ctx.open);
   const requestOpenChange = useDialogContext_unstable(ctx => ctx.requestOpenChange);
@@ -38,6 +38,54 @@ export const useDialogSurface_unstable = (
   const dialogBodyID = useDialogContext_unstable(ctx => ctx.dialogBodyID);
   const isNestedDialog = useDialogContext_unstable(ctx => ctx.isNestedDialog);
 
+  const handleNativeClick = useEventCallback((event: React.MouseEvent<DialogSurfaceElementIntersection>) => {
+    props.onClick?.(event);
+    if (modalType === 'alert' || event.target !== event.currentTarget) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const { clientX, clientY } = event;
+    const { top, left, width, height } = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const isBackdropClick = top > clientY || clientY > top + height || left > clientX || clientX > left + width;
+    if (isBackdropClick) {
+      requestOpenChange({
+        event,
+        open: false,
+        type: 'backdropClick',
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  const handleNativeCancel = useEventCallback((event: React.SyntheticEvent<DialogSurfaceElementIntersection>) => {
+    (props as HTMLDialogElementProps).onCancel?.(event);
+    if (event.currentTarget !== event.target) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (modalType !== 'alert') {
+      requestOpenChange({
+        event,
+        open: false,
+        type: 'dialogCancel',
+      });
+    }
+    event.preventDefault();
+  });
+
+  const handleNativeClose = useEventCallback((event: React.SyntheticEvent<DialogSurfaceElementIntersection>) => {
+    (props as HTMLDialogElementProps).onClose?.(event);
+    // Ensure dialog remains open if force closed by close event
+    if (event.currentTarget.open !== open) {
+      if (open) {
+        if (modalType === 'non-modal') {
+          event.currentTarget.show();
+        } else {
+          event.currentTarget.showModal();
+        }
+      } else {
+        event.currentTarget.close();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   const handledBackdropClick = useEventCallback((event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
     if (isResolvedShorthand(props.backdrop)) {
       props.backdrop.onClick?.(event);
@@ -72,24 +120,33 @@ export const useDialogSurface_unstable = (
   return {
     components: {
       backdrop: 'div',
-      root: 'div',
+      root: 'dialog',
     },
     backdrop: resolveShorthand(backdrop, {
-      required: open && modalType !== 'non-modal',
+      required: !isNativeDialog && open && modalType !== 'non-modal',
       defaultProps: {
         'aria-hidden': 'true',
         onClick: handledBackdropClick,
       },
     }),
-    root: getNativeElementProps(as ?? 'div', {
-      role: modalType === 'alert' ? 'alertdialog' : 'dialog',
+    root: getNativeElementProps(as ?? 'dialog', {
+      ...(isNativeDialog
+        ? {
+            role: modalType === 'alert' ? 'alertdialog' : undefined,
+            onClose: handleNativeClose,
+            onClick: handleNativeClick,
+            onCancel: handleNativeCancel,
+          }
+        : {
+            'aria-modal': modalType !== 'non-modal',
+            role: modalType === 'alert' ? 'alertdialog' : 'dialog',
+          }),
       ...props,
       ...modalAttributes,
       onKeyDown: handleKeyDown,
       'aria-describedby': dialogBodyID,
       'aria-labelledby': props['aria-label'] ? undefined : dialogTitleID,
-      'aria-modal': modalType !== 'non-modal',
-      ref: useMergedRefs(ref, dialogRef) as React.Ref<DialogSurfaceElementIntersection>,
+      ref: useMergedRefs(ref, dialogRef),
     }),
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurfaceStyles.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurfaceStyles.ts
index 9c4e6a3f44a643..f4d39375eea5ae 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurfaceStyles.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/components/DialogSurface/useDialogSurfaceStyles.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
     ...shorthands.margin('auto'),
     ...shorthands.borderStyle('none'),
     ...shorthands.overflow('unset'),
+    '&::backdrop': {
+      backgroundColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)',
+    },
   },
   backdrop: {
     position: 'fixed',
@@ -85,6 +88,11 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
   nestedDialogBackdrop: {
     backgroundColor: 'transparent',
   },
+  nestedNativeDialogBackdrop: {
+    '&::backdrop': {
+      backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+    },
+  },
 });
 
 /**
@@ -94,7 +102,13 @@ export const useDialogSurfaceStyles_unstable = (state: DialogSurfaceState): Dial
   const styles = useStyles();
   const isNestedDialog = useDialogContext_unstable(ctx => ctx.isNestedDialog);
 
-  state.root.className = mergeClasses(dialogSurfaceClassNames.root, styles.dialog, styles.root, state.root.className);
+  state.root.className = mergeClasses(
+    dialogSurfaceClassNames.root,
+    styles.dialog,
+    styles.root,
+    isNestedDialog && styles.nestedNativeDialogBackdrop,
+    state.root.className,
+  );
   if (state.backdrop) {
     state.backdrop.className = mergeClasses(
       dialogSurfaceClassNames.backdrop,
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/contexts/dialogContext.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/contexts/dialogContext.ts
index 222dc6ea5df921..919a76f8d2ee80 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/contexts/dialogContext.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/contexts/dialogContext.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
 import { createContext, ContextSelector, useContextSelector } from '@fluentui/react-context-selector';
+import { DialogSurfaceElement } from '../DialogSurface';
 import type { Context } from '@fluentui/react-context-selector';
-
 import type { DialogModalType, DialogOpenChangeData } from '../Dialog';
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { DialogSurfaceElement } from '../DialogSurface';
 
 export type DialogContextValue = {
   open: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/index.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/index.ts
index 1aae2e3170dc7b..d67145345a72c2 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 export { Dialog, renderDialog_unstable, useDialog_unstable } from './Dialog';
-export type { DialogProps, DialogOpenChangeData, DialogOpenChangeEvent, DialogSlots, DialogState } from './Dialog';
+export type {
+  DialogSlots,
+  DialogProps,
+  DialogState,
+  DialogOpenChangeData,
+  DialogOpenChangeEvent,
+  DialogOpenChangeEventHandler,
+} from './Dialog';
 
 export { DialogTrigger, useDialogTrigger_unstable, renderDialogTrigger_unstable } from './DialogTrigger';
 export type {
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/stories/Dialog/DialogNoFocusableElement.stories.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/stories/Dialog/DialogNoFocusableElement.stories.tsx
index 6a986e612f6ee8..33d241955c9002 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/stories/Dialog/DialogNoFocusableElement.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/stories/Dialog/DialogNoFocusableElement.stories.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const NoFocusableElement = () => {
           <DialogTitle>Dialog Title</DialogTitle>
           <DialogBody>
             <p>⛔️ A Dialog without focusable elements is not recommended!</p>
-            <p>⛔️ Escape key doesn't work here</p>
+            <p>⚠️ Escape key only works with native dialog</p>
             <p>✅ Backdrop click still works to ensure this modal can be closed</p>
           </DialogBody>
         </DialogSurface>
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/index.ts
index ed3d5165c8c5a9..d713825c749b09 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export * from './isEscapeKeyDown';
 export * from './useDisableBodyScroll';
 export * from './useFocusFirstElement';
+export * from './isHTMLDialogElement';
+export * from './useControlNativeDialogOpenState';
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/isEscapeKeyDown.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/isEscapeKeyDown.ts
index 94b6dda3c482b0..66dc354389f70c 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/isEscapeKeyDown.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/isEscapeKeyDown.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Escape } from '@fluentui/keyboard-keys';
 import type { DialogModalType } from '../components/Dialog/Dialog.types';
+import { DialogSurfaceElement } from '../DialogSurface';
+import { isHTMLDialogElement } from './isHTMLDialogElement';
 
 /**
  * Checks if keydown event is a proper Escape key dismiss
  */
-export function isEscapeKeyDismiss(event: React.KeyboardEvent, type: DialogModalType): boolean {
-  return event.key === Escape && type !== 'alert' && !event.isDefaultPrevented();
+export function isEscapeKeyDismiss(
+  event: React.KeyboardEvent<DialogSurfaceElement>,
+  modalType: DialogModalType,
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    event.key === Escape &&
+    // `non-modal` should always have Escape key handling
+    // `modal` should only be handled in the case of non native dialog
+    (modalType === 'non-modal' || (!isHTMLDialogElement(event.currentTarget) && modalType === 'modal')) &&
+    !event.isDefaultPrevented()
+  );
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/isHTMLDialogElement.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/isHTMLDialogElement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..537a09b44963e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/isHTMLDialogElement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+export function isHTMLDialogElement(element?: HTMLElement | null): element is HTMLDialogElement {
+  return Boolean(element && 'open' in element && 'show' in element && 'showModal' in element && 'close' in element);
+}
+
+/**
+ * adds additional types which are missing from current version of react
+ * @internal
+ */
+export type HTMLDialogElementProps = JSX.IntrinsicElements['dialog'] & {
+  /**
+   * The close event is fired on a <dialog> when it has been closed.
+   */
+  onClose?: (event: React.SyntheticEvent) => void;
+  /**
+   * The cancel event fires on a <dialog> when
+   * the user instructs the browser that they wish to dismiss the current open dialog.
+   * For example, the browser might fire this event when the user presses the Esc
+   * key.
+   */
+  onCancel?: (event: React.SyntheticEvent) => void;
+};
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/useControlNativeDialogOpenState.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/useControlNativeDialogOpenState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a49fa6b938ae09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/useControlNativeDialogOpenState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { isHTMLDialogElement } from './isHTMLDialogElement';
+import type { DialogModalType } from '../Dialog';
+import type { DialogSurfaceElement } from '../DialogSurface';
+
+export function useControlNativeDialogOpenState(open: boolean, modalType: DialogModalType) {
+  const dialogSurfaceRef = React.useRef<DialogSurfaceElement>(null);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (isHTMLDialogElement(dialogSurfaceRef.current) && dialogSurfaceRef.current.open !== open) {
+      if (open) {
+        if (modalType === 'non-modal') {
+          dialogSurfaceRef.current.show();
+        } else {
+          dialogSurfaceRef.current.showModal();
+        }
+      } else {
+        dialogSurfaceRef.current.close();
+      }
+    }
+  }, [open, modalType]);
+
+  return dialogSurfaceRef;
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/useFocusFirstElement.ts b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/useFocusFirstElement.ts
index 8fd86eb4fddea0..4bab59d08f110c 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/useFocusFirstElement.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-dialog/src/utils/useFocusFirstElement.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useFocusFinders } from '@fluentui/react-tabster';
 import { useFluent_unstable } from '@fluentui/react-shared-contexts';
 import type { DialogSurfaceElement } from '../DialogSurface';
 import type { DialogModalType } from '../Dialog';
+import { isHTMLDialogElement } from './isHTMLDialogElement';
 
 /**
  * Focus first element on content when dialog is opened,
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ export function useFocusFirstElement(open: boolean, modalType: DialogModalType)
     const element = dialogRef.current && findFirstFocusable(dialogRef.current);
     if (element) {
       // this is only required for non native dialogs
-      element.focus();
+      if (!isHTMLDialogElement(dialogRef.current)) {
+        element.focus();
+      }
     } else if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
       triggerRef.current?.blur();
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console