diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/BasicMapActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/BasicMapActivity.kt
index 0fd27819c..5aae2cf9a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/BasicMapActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/BasicMapActivity.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.clearAndSetSemantics
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -85,7 +87,6 @@ class BasicMapActivity : ComponentActivity() {
 
             Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
                 GoogleMapView(
-                    modifier = Modifier.matchParentSize(),
                     cameraPositionState = cameraPositionState,
                     onMapLoaded = {
                         isMapLoaded = true
@@ -113,7 +114,6 @@ class BasicMapActivity : ComponentActivity() {
 
 @Composable
 fun GoogleMapView(
-    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     cameraPositionState: CameraPositionState = rememberCameraPositionState(),
     onMapLoaded: () -> Unit = {},
     content: @Composable () -> Unit = {}
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ fun GoogleMapView(
 
     if (mapVisible) {
         GoogleMap(
-            modifier = modifier,
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .semantics(mergeDescendants = true) { }
+                .clearAndSetSemantics { },
             cameraPositionState = cameraPositionState,
             properties = mapProperties,
             uiSettings = uiSettings,
@@ -223,7 +225,8 @@ fun GoogleMapView(
             MapButton(
                 text = "Toggle Map",
                 onClick = { mapVisible = !mapVisible },
-                modifier = Modifier.testTag("toggleMapVisibility"),
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .testTag("toggleMapVisibility")
             )
         }
         val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
@@ -349,6 +352,6 @@ private fun DebugView(
 @Composable
 fun GoogleMapViewPreview() {
     MapsComposeSampleTheme {
-        GoogleMapView(Modifier.fillMaxSize())
+        GoogleMapView()
     }
 }
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 dff08bb0e..58e3f27af 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
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -94,53 +94,57 @@ public fun GoogleMap(
         Box(modifier = modifier)
         return
     }
+    Box(
+        modifier = modifier
+    ) {
+        val context = LocalContext.current
+        val mapView = remember { MapView(context, googleMapOptionsFactory()) }
 
-    val context = LocalContext.current
-    val mapView = remember { MapView(context, googleMapOptionsFactory()) }
-
-    AndroidView(modifier = modifier, factory = { mapView })
-    MapLifecycle(mapView)
+        AndroidView(modifier = modifier, factory = { mapView })
+        MapLifecycle(mapView)
 
-    // rememberUpdatedState and friends are used here to make these values observable to
-    // the subcomposition without providing a new content function each recomposition
-    val mapClickListeners = remember { MapClickListeners() }.also {
-        it.indoorStateChangeListener = indoorStateChangeListener
-        it.onMapClick = onMapClick
-        it.onMapLongClick = onMapLongClick
-        it.onMapLoaded = onMapLoaded
-        it.onMyLocationButtonClick = onMyLocationButtonClick
-        it.onMyLocationClick = onMyLocationClick
-        it.onPOIClick = onPOIClick
-    }
-    val currentLocationSource by rememberUpdatedState(locationSource)
-    val currentCameraPositionState by rememberUpdatedState(cameraPositionState)
-    val currentContentPadding by rememberUpdatedState(contentPadding)
-    val currentUiSettings by rememberUpdatedState(uiSettings)
-    val currentMapProperties by rememberUpdatedState(properties)
+        // rememberUpdatedState and friends are used here to make these values observable to
+        // the subcomposition without providing a new content function each recomposition
+        val mapClickListeners = remember { MapClickListeners() }.also {
+            it.indoorStateChangeListener = indoorStateChangeListener
+            it.onMapClick = onMapClick
+            it.onMapLongClick = onMapLongClick
+            it.onMapLoaded = onMapLoaded
+            it.onMyLocationButtonClick = onMyLocationButtonClick
+            it.onMyLocationClick = onMyLocationClick
+            it.onPOIClick = onPOIClick
+        }
+        val currentLocationSource by rememberUpdatedState(locationSource)
+        val currentCameraPositionState by rememberUpdatedState(cameraPositionState)
+        val currentContentPadding by rememberUpdatedState(contentPadding)
+        val currentUiSettings by rememberUpdatedState(uiSettings)
+        val currentMapProperties by rememberUpdatedState(properties)
 
-    val parentComposition = rememberCompositionContext()
-    val currentContent by rememberUpdatedState(content)
+        val parentComposition = rememberCompositionContext()
+        val currentContent by rememberUpdatedState(content)
 
-    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
-        disposingComposition {
-            mapView.newComposition(parentComposition) {
-                MapUpdater(
-                    contentDescription = contentDescription,
-                    cameraPositionState = currentCameraPositionState,
-                    clickListeners = mapClickListeners,
-                    contentPadding = currentContentPadding,
-                    locationSource = currentLocationSource,
-                    mapProperties = currentMapProperties,
-                    mapUiSettings = currentUiSettings,
-                )
-                CompositionLocalProvider(
-                    LocalCameraPositionState provides cameraPositionState,
-                ) {
-                    currentContent?.invoke()
+        LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+            disposingComposition {
+                mapView.newComposition(parentComposition) {
+                    MapUpdater(
+                        contentDescription = contentDescription,
+                        cameraPositionState = currentCameraPositionState,
+                        clickListeners = mapClickListeners,
+                        contentPadding = currentContentPadding,
+                        locationSource = currentLocationSource,
+                        mapProperties = currentMapProperties,
+                        mapUiSettings = currentUiSettings,
+                    )
+                    CompositionLocalProvider(
+                        LocalCameraPositionState provides cameraPositionState,
+                    ) {
+                        currentContent?.invoke()
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
+
 }
 
 internal suspend inline fun disposingComposition(factory: () -> Composition) {
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ private fun MapView.lifecycleObserver(previousState: MutableState<Lifecycle.Even
                     this.onCreate(Bundle())
                 }
             }
+
             Lifecycle.Event.ON_START -> this.onStart()
             Lifecycle.Event.ON_RESUME -> this.onResume()
             Lifecycle.Event.ON_PAUSE -> this.onPause()
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ private fun MapView.lifecycleObserver(previousState: MutableState<Lifecycle.Even
             Lifecycle.Event.ON_DESTROY -> {
                 //handled in onDispose
             }
+
             else -> throw IllegalStateException()
         }
         previousState.value = event