diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 3c7ad6a2..3d0b5173 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -881,13 +881,18 @@ bool CCompositor::monitorExists(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
 }
 
 PHLWINDOW CCompositor::vectorToWindowUnified(const Vector2D& pos, uint8_t properties, PHLWINDOW pIgnoreWindow) {
-    const auto  PMONITOR          = getMonitorFromVector(pos);
-    static auto PRESIZEONBORDER   = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:resize_on_border");
-    static auto PBORDERSIZE       = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:border_size");
-    static auto PBORDERGRABEXTEND = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:extend_border_grab_area");
-    static auto PSPECIALFALLTHRU  = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:special_fallthrough");
-    const auto  BORDER_GRAB_AREA  = *PRESIZEONBORDER ? *PBORDERSIZE + *PBORDERGRABEXTEND : 0;
-    const bool  ONLY_PRIORITY     = properties & FOCUS_PRIORITY;
+    const auto  PMONITOR             = getMonitorFromVector(pos);
+    static auto PRESIZEONBORDER      = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:resize_on_border");
+    static auto PBORDERSIZE          = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:border_size");
+    static auto PBORDERGRABEXTEND    = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:extend_border_grab_area");
+    static auto PSPECIALFALLTHRU     = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:special_fallthrough");
+    static auto PMODALPARENTBLOCKING = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:modal_parent_blocking");
+    const auto  BORDER_GRAB_AREA     = *PRESIZEONBORDER ? *PBORDERSIZE + *PBORDERGRABEXTEND : 0;
+    const bool  ONLY_PRIORITY        = properties & FOCUS_PRIORITY;
+
+    const auto  isShadowedByModal = [](PHLWINDOW w) -> bool {
+        return *PMODALPARENTBLOCKING && w->m_xdgSurface && w->m_xdgSurface->m_toplevel && w->m_xdgSurface->m_toplevel->anyChildModal();
+    };
 
     // pinned windows on top of floating regardless
     if (properties & ALLOW_FLOATING) {
@@ -895,7 +900,8 @@ PHLWINDOW CCompositor::vectorToWindowUnified(const Vector2D& pos, uint8_t proper
             if (ONLY_PRIORITY && !w->priorityFocus())
                 continue;
 
-            if (w->m_isFloating && w->m_isMapped && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_X11ShouldntFocus && w->m_pinned && !w->m_windowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() && w != pIgnoreWindow) {
+            if (w->m_isFloating && w->m_isMapped && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_X11ShouldntFocus && w->m_pinned && !w->m_windowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() && w != pIgnoreWindow &&
+                !isShadowedByModal(w)) {
                 const auto BB  = w->getWindowBoxUnified(properties);
                 CBox       box = BB.copy().expand(!w->isX11OverrideRedirect() ? BORDER_GRAB_AREA : 0);
                 if (box.containsPoint(g_pPointerManager->position()))
@@ -933,7 +939,7 @@ PHLWINDOW CCompositor::vectorToWindowUnified(const Vector2D& pos, uint8_t proper
                 }
 
                 if (w->m_isFloating && w->m_isMapped && w->m_workspace->isVisible() && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_pinned && !w->m_windowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() &&
-                    w != pIgnoreWindow && (!aboveFullscreen || w->m_createdOverFullscreen)) {
+                    w != pIgnoreWindow && (!aboveFullscreen || w->m_createdOverFullscreen) && !isShadowedByModal(w)) {
                     // OR windows should add focus to parent
                     if (w->m_X11ShouldntFocus && !w->isX11OverrideRedirect())
                         continue;
@@ -993,7 +999,7 @@ PHLWINDOW CCompositor::vectorToWindowUnified(const Vector2D& pos, uint8_t proper
                 continue;
 
             if (!w->m_isX11 && !w->m_isFloating && w->m_isMapped && w->workspaceID() == WSPID && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_X11ShouldntFocus &&
-                !w->m_windowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() && w != pIgnoreWindow) {
+                !w->m_windowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() && w != pIgnoreWindow && !isShadowedByModal(w)) {
                 if (w->hasPopupAt(pos))
                     return w;
             }
@@ -1010,7 +1016,7 @@ PHLWINDOW CCompositor::vectorToWindowUnified(const Vector2D& pos, uint8_t proper
                 continue;
 
             if (!w->m_isFloating && w->m_isMapped && w->workspaceID() == WSPID && !w->isHidden() && !w->m_X11ShouldntFocus && !w->m_windowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() &&
-                w != pIgnoreWindow) {
+                w != pIgnoreWindow && !isShadowedByModal(w)) {
                 CBox box = (properties & USE_PROP_TILED) ? w->getWindowBoxUnified(properties) : CBox{w->m_position, w->m_size};
                 if (box.containsPoint(pos))
                     return w;
@@ -1110,8 +1116,14 @@ PHLMONITOR CCompositor::getRealMonitorFromOutput(SP<Aquamarine::IOutput> out) {
 
 void CCompositor::focusWindow(PHLWINDOW pWindow, SP<CWLSurfaceResource> pSurface, bool preserveFocusHistory) {
 
-    static auto PFOLLOWMOUSE        = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:follow_mouse");
-    static auto PSPECIALFALLTHROUGH = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:special_fallthrough");
+    static auto PFOLLOWMOUSE         = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:follow_mouse");
+    static auto PSPECIALFALLTHROUGH  = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:special_fallthrough");
+    static auto PMODALPARENTBLOCKING = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:modal_parent_blocking");
+
+    if (*PMODALPARENTBLOCKING && pWindow && pWindow->m_xdgSurface && pWindow->m_xdgSurface->m_toplevel && pWindow->m_xdgSurface->m_toplevel->anyChildModal()) {
+        Debug::log(LOG, "Refusing focus to window shadowed by modal dialog");
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (!pWindow || !pWindow->priorityFocus()) {
         if (g_pSessionLockManager->isSessionLocked()) {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index 9c503f0f..6b97c1c0 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "general:modal_parent_blocking",
+        .description = "If true, parent windows of modals will not be interactive.",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
+    },
 
     /*
      * decoration:
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index a98e15cf..b93808b2 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     registerConfigVar("general:col.inactive_border", Hyprlang::CConfigCustomValueType{&configHandleGradientSet, configHandleGradientDestroy, "0xff444444"});
     registerConfigVar("general:col.nogroup_border", Hyprlang::CConfigCustomValueType{&configHandleGradientSet, configHandleGradientDestroy, "0xffffaaff"});
     registerConfigVar("general:col.nogroup_border_active", Hyprlang::CConfigCustomValueType{&configHandleGradientSet, configHandleGradientDestroy, "0xffff00ff"});
+    registerConfigVar("general:modal_parent_blocking", Hyprlang::INT{1});
 
     registerConfigVar("misc:disable_hyprland_logo", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     registerConfigVar("misc:disable_splash_rendering", Hyprlang::INT{0});