From eb39e6abde0e695a1838002b5d89e704a91139d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: threadhoard-vps <yansh2017@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 12:18:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(types): expose Modal native ref prop

---
 packages/react-native/Libraries/Modal/Modal.d.ts    | 5 +++++
 packages/react-native/types/__typetests__/index.tsx | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Modal/Modal.d.ts b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Modal/Modal.d.ts
index 9c9e1ea57228..88af235fe13b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Modal/Modal.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Modal/Modal.d.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export interface ModalBaseProps {
    * Defaults to `white` if not provided and transparent is `false`. Ignored if `transparent` is `true`.
    */
   backdropColor?: ColorValue | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * A ref to the native Modal component.
+   */
+  modalRef?: React.RefObject<Modal | null> | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface ModalPropsIOS {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/types/__typetests__/index.tsx b/packages/react-native/types/__typetests__/index.tsx
index e3c90772a81c..a3bfdb5286bb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/types/__typetests__/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native/types/__typetests__/index.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   FocusEvent,
   GestureResponderEvent,
   HostComponent,
+  HostInstance,
   I18nManager,
   Image,
   ImageBackground,
@@ -1540,6 +1541,10 @@ const KeyboardAvoidingViewTest = () => <KeyboardAvoidingView enabled />;
 
 const ModalTest = () => <Modal hardwareAccelerated />;
 const ModalTest2 = () => <Modal hardwareAccelerated testID="modal-test-2" />;
+const ModalRefTest = () => {
+  const modalRef = React.useRef<Modal & HostInstance>(null);
+  return <Modal modalRef={modalRef} />;
+};
 
 // $ExpectType HostComponent<{ nativeProp: string; }>
 const NativeBridgedComponent = requireNativeComponent<{nativeProp: string}>(