diff --git a/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewController.m b/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewController.m
index 16cd7c2cba8050..c76ad788b50d7d 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewController.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewController.m
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ - (instancetype)init
     return nil;
   }
 
+#if defined(__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED) && defined(__IPHONE_13_0) && \
+__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= __IPHONE_13_0
+  if (@available(iOS 13.0, *)) {
+    self.modalInPresentation = YES;
+  }
+#endif
+
 #if !TARGET_OS_TV
   _preferredStatusBarStyle = [RCTSharedApplication() statusBarStyle];
   _preferredStatusBarHidden = [RCTSharedApplication() isStatusBarHidden];