diff --git a/src/components/Dialog/__tests__/DialogsManager.test.ts b/src/components/Dialog/__tests__/DialogsManager.test.ts
index 9a872d284..ead8b887f 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog/__tests__/DialogsManager.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/Dialog/__tests__/DialogsManager.test.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,22 @@ describe('DialogManager', () => {
     expect(Object.keys(dialogManager.state.getLatestValue().dialogsById)).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 
+  it('removes a dialog from the open stack as soon as it is marked for removal', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ shouldAdvanceTime: true });
+
+    const dialogManager = new DialogManager();
+    dialogManager.open({ id: 'underlying-dialog' });
+    dialogManager.open({ id: dialogId });
+    dialogManager.markForRemoval(dialogId);
+
+    expect(dialogManager.state.getLatestValue().openedDialogIds).toEqual([
+      'underlying-dialog',
+    ]);
+    expect(dialogManager.openDialogCount).toBe(1);
+
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+  });
+
   it('cancels dialog removal if it is referenced again quickly', () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers({ shouldAdvanceTime: true });
 
@@ -236,4 +252,26 @@ describe('DialogManager', () => {
     expect(dialogManager.openDialogCount).toBe(1);
     expect(Object.keys(dialogManager.state.getLatestValue().dialogsById)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
+
+  it('restores an open dialog to the stack when pending removal is cancelled', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ shouldAdvanceTime: true });
+
+    const dialogManager = new DialogManager();
+    dialogManager.open({ id: 'underlying-dialog' });
+    dialogManager.open({ id: dialogId });
+    dialogManager.markForRemoval(dialogId);
+
+    expect(dialogManager.state.getLatestValue().openedDialogIds).toEqual([
+      'underlying-dialog',
+    ]);
+
+    dialogManager.getOrCreate({ id: dialogId });
+
+    expect(dialogManager.state.getLatestValue().openedDialogIds).toEqual([
+      'underlying-dialog',
+      dialogId,
+    ]);
+
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/Dialog/service/DialogManager.ts b/src/components/Dialog/service/DialogManager.ts
index 0d984821d..8157d6725 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog/service/DialogManager.ts
+++ b/src/components/Dialog/service/DialogManager.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ export class DialogManager {
             removalTimeout: undefined,
           },
         },
+        openedDialogIds: current.dialogsById[id]?.isOpen
+          ? [...current.openedDialogIds.filter((dialogId) => dialogId !== id), id]
+          : current.openedDialogIds,
       }));
     }
 
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@ export class DialogManager {
           }, 16),
         },
       },
+      openedDialogIds: current.openedDialogIds.filter((dialogId) => dialogId !== id),
     }));
   }
 
@@ -221,6 +225,9 @@ export class DialogManager {
           removalTimeout: undefined,
         },
       },
+      openedDialogIds: current.dialogsById[id]?.isOpen
+        ? [...current.openedDialogIds.filter((dialogId) => dialogId !== id), id]
+        : current.openedDialogIds,
     }));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Modal/GlobalModal.tsx b/src/components/Modal/GlobalModal.tsx
index df5af0f33..b7bfff03d 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal/GlobalModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal/GlobalModal.tsx
@@ -126,11 +126,15 @@ export const GlobalModal = ({
     maybeClose('escape', event);
   };
 
-  // Sync open prop → dialog open. Don't close here (dialog ref changes after close → effect loop).
+  // Sync open prop to dialog state.
   // closingRef blocks re-open when we just closed and parent hasn't set open=false yet.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) {
       closingRef.current = false;
+      if (isOpen) {
+        dialog.close();
+      }
+      return;
     }
     if (open && !isOpen && !closingRef.current) {
       dialog.open();
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ export const GlobalModal = ({
               inert={isTopmost ? undefined : true}
               onKeyDown={handleDialogKeyDown}
               role={role}
-              tabIndex={-1}
+              tabIndex={isTopmost ? 0 : -1}
             >
               {children}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Modal/__tests__/GlobalModal.test.tsx b/src/components/Modal/__tests__/GlobalModal.test.tsx
index dad65a004..a0d54eab3 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal/__tests__/GlobalModal.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal/__tests__/GlobalModal.test.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,54 @@ const renderStackedModals = ({
     </ChatProvider>,
   );
 
+const RemovableChildModalFixture = () => {
+  const [showChild, setShowChild] = React.useState(true);
+
+  return (
+    <ChatProvider value={mockChatContext({ theme: 'messaging light' })}>
+      <ComponentProvider value={{ NotificationList: NoopNotificationList }}>
+        <ModalDialogManagerProvider>
+          <GlobalModal aria-label='Parent modal' open>
+            <ModalContent text='Parent content' />
+            {showChild && (
+              <GlobalModal aria-label='Child modal' open role='alertdialog'>
+                <ModalContent text='Child content'>
+                  <button onClick={() => setShowChild(false)} type='button'>
+                    Remove child modal
+                  </button>
+                </ModalContent>
+              </GlobalModal>
+            )}
+          </GlobalModal>
+        </ModalDialogManagerProvider>
+      </ComponentProvider>
+    </ChatProvider>
+  );
+};
+
+const CloseChildModalFixture = () => {
+  const [childOpen, setChildOpen] = React.useState(true);
+
+  return (
+    <ChatProvider value={mockChatContext({ theme: 'messaging light' })}>
+      <ComponentProvider value={{ NotificationList: NoopNotificationList }}>
+        <ModalDialogManagerProvider>
+          <GlobalModal aria-label='Parent modal' open>
+            <ModalContent text='Parent content' />
+            <GlobalModal aria-label='Child modal' open={childOpen} role='alertdialog'>
+              <ModalContent text='Child content'>
+                <button onClick={() => setChildOpen(false)} type='button'>
+                  Close child modal
+                </button>
+              </ModalContent>
+            </GlobalModal>
+          </GlobalModal>
+        </ModalDialogManagerProvider>
+      </ComponentProvider>
+    </ChatProvider>
+  );
+};
+
 const OverlayCloseButton = React.forwardRef<
   HTMLButtonElement,
   React.ComponentProps<'button'>
@@ -302,7 +350,7 @@ describe('GlobalModal', () => {
     const dialog = screen.getByRole('dialog');
     expect(dialog).toHaveClass('str-chat__modal__dialog');
     expect(dialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
-    expect(dialog).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+    expect(dialog).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
     expect(dialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-labelledby', 'modal-title');
     expect(dialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-describedby', 'modal-description');
   });
@@ -390,9 +438,11 @@ describe('GlobalModal', () => {
     expect(parentModal).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(parentModal).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-modal');
     expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('inert');
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
     expect(childModal).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(childModal).toHaveAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
     expect(childModal).not.toHaveAttribute('inert');
+    expect(childModal).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
   });
 
   it('only closes the topmost modal on Escape', () => {
@@ -413,6 +463,59 @@ describe('GlobalModal', () => {
     expect(parentOnClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('restores interactivity to the underlying modal after the topmost modal closes', () => {
+    const childOnClose = vi.fn();
+    const parentOnClose = vi.fn();
+
+    renderStackedModals({ childOnClose, parentOnClose });
+
+    const parentModal = screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Parent modal' });
+    const childModal = screen.getByRole('alertdialog', { name: 'Child modal' });
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(childModal, { key: 'Escape' });
+
+    expect(childOnClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
+    expect(parentModal).not.toHaveAttribute('inert');
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(parentModal, { key: 'Escape' });
+
+    expect(parentOnClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('restores topmost state to the underlying modal after the topmost modal is removed', () => {
+    render(<RemovableChildModalFixture />);
+
+    const parentModal = screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Parent modal' });
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Remove child modal' }));
+
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole('alertdialog', { name: 'Child modal' }),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
+    expect(parentModal).not.toHaveAttribute('inert');
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+  });
+
+  it('restores topmost state to the underlying modal after the topmost modal open prop becomes false', () => {
+    render(<CloseChildModalFixture />);
+
+    const parentModal = screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Parent modal' });
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close child modal' }));
+
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole('alertdialog', { name: 'Child modal' }),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
+    expect(parentModal).not.toHaveAttribute('inert');
+    expect(parentModal).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+  });
+
   it('forwards alertdialog role when explicitly provided', () => {
     renderComponent({
       props: {