diff --git a/.changeset/old-pianos-find.md b/.changeset/old-pianos-find.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95db1773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-pianos-find.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@react-native-community/hooks": minor
+---
+
+dep list on useBackHandler
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7aefcc18..53edfcf4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ useBackHandler(() => {
   }
   // let the default thing happen
   return false
-})
+},[shouldBeHandledHere])
 ```
 
 ### `useImageDimensions`
diff --git a/src/useBackHandler.ts b/src/useBackHandler.ts
index e8c31f3f..67238803 100644
--- a/src/useBackHandler.ts
+++ b/src/useBackHandler.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { useEffect } from "react"
+import { DependencyList, useEffect } from "react"
 import { BackHandler } from "react-native"
 
-export function useBackHandler(handler: () => boolean) {
+export function useBackHandler(handler: () => boolean, deps: DependencyList = []) {
 	useEffect(() => {
-		const subscription = BackHandler.addEventListener("hardwareBackPress", handler)
+		const sub = BackHandler.addEventListener("hardwareBackPress", handler)
 
-		return () => subscription.remove()
-	}, [handler])
+		return () => sub.remove()
+	}, [handler, ...deps])
 }