diff --git a/TestsExample/App.js b/TestsExample/App.js
index cdd5348eb0..6740a81b81 100644
--- a/TestsExample/App.js
+++ b/TestsExample/App.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {enableFreeze} from 'react-native-screens';
 import {ReanimatedScreenProvider} from 'react-native-screens/reanimated';
 
+import TestModalPresentation from './src/test-modal-presentation';
 import Test42 from './src/Test42';
 import Test111 from './src/Test111';
 import Test263 from './src/Test263';
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ enableFreeze(true);
 export default function App() {
   return (
     <ReanimatedScreenProvider>
-      <Test42 />
+      <TestModalPresentation />
     </ReanimatedScreenProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/TestsExample/package.json b/TestsExample/package.json
index 08a33722c8..05dcdeb73e 100644
--- a/TestsExample/package.json
+++ b/TestsExample/package.json
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
     "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^6.3.1",
     "@react-navigation/drawer": "^6.4.1",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.10",
+    "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.7.0",
     "@react-navigation/stack": "^6.2.1",
     "nanoid": "^3.2.0",
+    "postinstall-postinstall": "^2.1.0",
     "react": "18.0.0",
     "react-native": "0.69.0",
-    "postinstall-postinstall": "^2.1.0",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.5.0",
     "react-native-reanimated": "2.9.1",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "^4.0.1-rc.5",
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/ModalGroup.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/ModalGroup.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..989d5c8447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/ModalGroup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import StackBuilder from './StackBuilder';
+import Modals from './modals';
+
+
+export default StackBuilder(Modals, {
+  headerShown: false,
+  animation: 'fade_from_bottom',
+  presentation: 'containedTransparentModal',
+});
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/ScreenGroup.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/ScreenGroup.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f747014c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/ScreenGroup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import StackBuilder from './StackBuilder';
+import Screens from './screens';
+
+
+export default StackBuilder(Screens, {
+  headerShadowVisible: false,
+  headerTintColor: 'black',
+  headerBackTitleVisible: false,
+  fullScreenGestureEnabled: true,
+  contentStyle: { backgroundColor: 'white' },
+});
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/StackBuilder.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/StackBuilder.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df0497c1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/StackBuilder.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { createNativeStackNavigator, NativeStackNavigationOptions } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+
+export const NativeStack = createNativeStackNavigator();
+
+export default (configs: any, groupOptions?: NativeStackNavigationOptions) => {
+  return () => (
+    <NativeStack.Group screenOptions={groupOptions}>
+      {configs.map(config => {
+        const { options, ...anyConfig } = config;
+        const { statusBarStyle, statusBarAnimation, statusBarHidden, ...anyOption } = options || {};
+        return <NativeStack.Screen key={config.name} {...anyConfig} options={anyOption} />;
+      })}
+    </NativeStack.Group>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/index.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..274a333029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import {
+  NavigationContainer as NavigationContainerNative,
+} from '@react-navigation/native';
+
+import ModalGroup from './ModalGroup';
+import ScreenGroup from './ScreenGroup';
+import { NativeStack } from './StackBuilder';
+
+export default function TestModalPresentation() {
+  return (
+    <NavigationContainerNative>
+      <NativeStack.Navigator>
+        {ScreenGroup()}
+        {ModalGroup()}
+      </NativeStack.Navigator>
+    </NavigationContainerNative>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/modals/ModalA.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/modals/ModalA.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..319c12d3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/modals/ModalA.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+
+type Props = {};
+
+export default function ModalA(props: Props) {
+  return (
+    <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,0,0,0.6)',alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center'}}>
+      <View style={{backgroundColor: 'white'}}>
+
+      <Text>ModalA, with opacity and backgroundColor</Text>
+      <Text>At ModalA, we still can gesture swipe the screenB back to screenA, </Text>
+      <Button title={"pop modal"} onPress={() => props.navigation.pop()} />
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/modals/index.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/modals/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a7df758df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/modals/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import ModalA from './ModalA';
+
+export default [
+  {
+    name: 'modalA',
+    component: ModalA,
+    options: { animation: 'fade' },
+  }
+]
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/ScreenA.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/ScreenA.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..482b76c1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/ScreenA.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+
+export default function ScreenA({navigation}) {
+  return (
+    <View style={{flex:1, backgroundColor: 'blue', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center'}} >
+      <Text style={{color: 'white'}}>ScreenA, with backgroundColor: 'blue'</Text>
+      <Button title={"navigate to: Screen B"} onPress={() => navigation.navigate('screenB')} />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/ScreenB.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/ScreenB.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b20aa5f9f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/ScreenB.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+
+
+export default function ScreenB({navigation}) {
+  return (
+    <View style={{flex:1, backgroundColor: 'cyan', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center'}} >
+      <Text>ScreenB, with backgroundColor: 'cyan'</Text>
+      <Button title={"navigate to: Modal A"} onPress={() => navigation.navigate('modalA')} />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/index.tsx b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6202079841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestsExample/src/test-modal-presentation/screens/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import ScreenA from './ScreenA';
+import ScreenB from './ScreenB';
+export default [
+  {
+    name: 'screenA',
+    component: ScreenA,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'screenB',
+    component: ScreenB,
+  }
+]
diff --git a/TestsExample/yarn.lock b/TestsExample/yarn.lock
index b03d0e852d..ab2bc06a8d 100644
--- a/TestsExample/yarn.lock
+++ b/TestsExample/yarn.lock
@@ -1388,6 +1388,19 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-navigation/elements/-/elements-1.3.3.tgz#9f56b650a9a1a8263a271628be7342c8121d1788"
   integrity sha512-Lv2lR7si5gNME8dRsqz57d54m4FJtrwHRjNQLOyQO546ZxO+g864cSvoLC6hQedQU0+IJnPTsZiEI2hHqfpEpw==
 
+"@react-navigation/elements@^1.3.4":
+  version "1.3.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-navigation/elements/-/elements-1.3.4.tgz#abb48136508c1e60862dc14a101ce02ff685a337"
+  integrity sha512-O0jICpjn3jskVo4yiWzZozmj7DZy1ZBbn3O7dbenuUjZSj/cscjwaapmZZFGcI/IMmjmx8UTKsybhCFEIbGf3g==
+
+"@react-navigation/native-stack@^6.7.0":
+  version "6.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-navigation/native-stack/-/native-stack-6.7.0.tgz#57e6390e3e4e46b3a7f580810c3d384b4676b7e5"
+  integrity sha512-03CuSwbBvP9+iXgjrTRRw+aog+KZXbhPzqCWVExzIWNOzf5/PJEcdtlm9KDrx2aHHDtDA6LRLKQA4UIlJOmNzA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@react-navigation/elements" "^1.3.4"
+    warn-once "^0.1.0"
+
 "@react-navigation/native@^6.0.10":
   version "6.0.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-navigation/native/-/native-6.0.10.tgz#c58aa176eb0e63f3641c83a65c509faf253e4385"
diff --git a/ios/RNSScreenStack.mm b/ios/RNSScreenStack.mm
index 47207ef719..353d91d4da 100644
--- a/ios/RNSScreenStack.mm
+++ b/ios/RNSScreenStack.mm
@@ -599,6 +599,17 @@ - (void)cancelTouchesInParent
 - (BOOL)gestureRecognizerShouldBegin:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer
 {
   RNSScreenView *topScreen = (RNSScreenView *)_controller.viewControllers.lastObject.view;
+  RNSScreenView *topModal = (RNSScreenView *)_presentedModals.lastObject.view;
+
+  if (![topScreen isKindOfClass:[RNSScreenView class]] || !topScreen.gestureEnabled ||
+      _controller.viewControllers.count < 2) {
+    return NO;
+  }
+
+  BOOL isAttached = topModal.controller.presentingViewController != nil;
+  if (topModal.controller == topScreen.controller.presentedViewController && isAttached) {
+    return NO;
+  }
 
 #if TARGET_OS_TV
   [self cancelTouchesInParent];
@@ -820,12 +831,18 @@ - (BOOL)isScrollViewPanGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognize
 - (BOOL)gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer shouldReceiveEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
   RNSScreenView *topScreen = (RNSScreenView *)_controller.viewControllers.lastObject.view;
+  RNSScreenView *topModal = (RNSScreenView *)_presentedModals.lastObject.view;
 
   if (![topScreen isKindOfClass:[RNSScreenView class]] || !topScreen.gestureEnabled ||
       _controller.viewControllers.count < 2) {
     return NO;
   }
 
+  BOOL isAttached = topModal.controller.presentingViewController != nil;
+  if (topModal.controller == topScreen.controller.presentedViewController && isAttached) {
+    return NO;
+  }
+
   // We want to pass events to RNSPanGestureRecognizer iff full screen swipe is enabled.
   if ([gestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[RNSPanGestureRecognizer class]]) {
     return topScreen.fullScreenSwipeEnabled;