diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs
index b35231c3e538..a4132f4a806c 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/MauiAppCompatActivity.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ public partial class MauiAppCompatActivity : AppCompatActivity
 
 		protected override void OnCreate(Bundle? savedInstanceState)
 		{
+			// https://github.com/dotnet/maui/issues/24742
+			// By default we opt out of edge to edge enforcment on Android 35+
+			// Must be applied before the DecorView is setup
+			// We set force to false in case the style has already been explicitly
+			// applied to disable opting out of edge to edge enforcement
+			Theme?.ApplyStyle(Resource.Style.OptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement, force: false);
+
 			if (!AllowFragmentRestore)
 			{
 				// Remove the automatically persisted fragment structure; we don't need them
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/Resources/values-v35/styles.xml b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/Resources/values-v35/styles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0db95cfcf68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/Resources/values-v35/styles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<resources>
+
+  <!-- Opts out of edge to edge enforcement on API 35+ -->
+	<!-- https://github.com/dotnet/maui/issues/24742 -->
+  <style name="OptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement">
+    <item name="android:windowOptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement">true</item>
+  </style>
+
+  <style name="DisableOptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement">
+    <item name="android:windowOptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement">false</item>
+  </style>
+
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/Resources/values/styles.xml b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/Resources/values/styles.xml
index 94d8753a00dd..96ea5013d7c1 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/Resources/values/styles.xml
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/Resources/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <resources>
+
+    <!-- Empty Matching style for values-v35/styles.xml -->
+    <style name="OptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement">
+    </style>
+    <style name="DisableOptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement">
+    </style>
+
     <!-- Base application theme. -->
     <style name="Maui.MainTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>