From ca368ad5a48245d26d1bdc1a1a197ce0ac6e6252 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhijeet Jha <74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 14:53:10 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Modal outstanding issues (#15445)

* solve modal foreground/background issue and only have a closebutton on title bar with no icon

* Change files
---
 ...-b90b1242-253d-40d8-af6d-4722b31c1677.json |  7 +++++++
 .../WindowsModalHostViewComponentView.cpp     | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 change/react-native-windows-b90b1242-253d-40d8-af6d-4722b31c1677.json

diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-b90b1242-253d-40d8-af6d-4722b31c1677.json b/change/react-native-windows-b90b1242-253d-40d8-af6d-4722b31c1677.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34147234531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-b90b1242-253d-40d8-af6d-4722b31c1677.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "solve modal foreground/background issue and only have a closebutton on title bar with no icon",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/Modal/WindowsModalHostViewComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/Modal/WindowsModalHostViewComponentView.cpp
index 968d070aeb6..82320c8bd2e 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/Modal/WindowsModalHostViewComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/Modal/WindowsModalHostViewComponentView.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ struct ModalHostView : public winrt::implements<ModalHostView, winrt::Windows::F
         m_appWindow = nullptr;
       }
 
+      // Bring parent window to foreground
+      if (m_parentHwnd) {
+        SetForegroundWindow(m_parentHwnd);
+        SetFocus(m_parentHwnd);
+      }
+
       // Close bridge
       m_popUp.Close();
       m_popUp = nullptr;
@@ -247,6 +253,12 @@ struct ModalHostView : public winrt::implements<ModalHostView, winrt::Windows::F
           m_reactContext.Properties().Handle(), m_prevWindowID);
     }
 
+    // Bring parent window to foreground
+    if (m_parentHwnd) {
+      SetForegroundWindow(m_parentHwnd);
+      SetFocus(m_parentHwnd);
+    }
+
     // Dispatch onDismiss event
     if (auto eventEmitter = EventEmitter()) {
       ::Microsoft::ReactNativeSpecs::ModalHostViewEventEmitter::OnDismiss eventArgs;
@@ -287,9 +299,16 @@ struct ModalHostView : public winrt::implements<ModalHostView, winrt::Windows::F
       overlappedPresenter.IsModal(true);
       overlappedPresenter.SetBorderAndTitleBar(true, true);
 
+      // modal should only have close button
+      overlappedPresenter.IsMinimizable(false);
+      overlappedPresenter.IsMaximizable(false);
+
       // Apply the presenter to the window
       m_appWindow.SetPresenter(overlappedPresenter);
 
+      // Hide the title bar icon
+      m_appWindow.TitleBar().IconShowOptions(winrt::Microsoft::UI::Windowing::IconShowOptions::HideIconAndSystemMenu);
+
       // Set initial title using the stored local props
       if (m_localProps && m_localProps->title.has_value()) {
         winrt::hstring titleValue = winrt::to_hstring(m_localProps->title.value());