diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38a1efc3..014463d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export interface UncontrolledProps {
   // Default: 'Expand image'
   a11yNameButtonZoom?: string
 
-  // Your image
+  // Your image (required)
   children: ReactNode
 
   // Provide your own unzoom button icon
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ export interface UncontrolledProps {
   // Default: window
   scrollableEl?: Window | HTMLElement
 
+  // Provide your own custom modal content component
+  ZoomContent?: (props: {
+    img: ReactElement | null;
+    buttonUnzoom: ReactElement<HTMLButtonElement>;
+    onUnzoom: () => void;
+  }) => ReactElement;
+
   // Higher quality image attributes to use on zoom
   zoomImg?: ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement>
 
diff --git a/source/Controlled.tsx b/source/Controlled.tsx
index 487b47af..fc4d2673 100644
--- a/source/Controlled.tsx
+++ b/source/Controlled.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import React, {
   ElementType,
   ImgHTMLAttributes,
   KeyboardEvent,
+  MouseEvent,
+  ReactElement,
   ReactNode,
   createRef,
 } from 'react'
@@ -41,6 +43,11 @@ export interface ControlledProps {
   isZoomed: boolean
   onZoomChange?: (value: boolean) => void
   scrollableEl?: Window | HTMLElement
+  ZoomContent?: (data: {
+    img: ReactElement | null
+    buttonUnzoom: ReactElement<HTMLButtonElement>
+    onUnzoom: () => void
+  }) => ReactElement
   zoomImg?: ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement>
   zoomMargin?: number
 }
@@ -86,6 +93,7 @@ class ControlledBase extends Component<ControlledPropsWithDefaults, ControlledSt
 
   private refContent = createRef<HTMLDivElement>()
   private refDialog = createRef<HTMLDialogElement>()
+  private refModalContent = createRef<HTMLDivElement>()
   private refModalImg = createRef<HTMLImageElement>()
   private refWrap = createRef<HTMLDivElement>()
 
@@ -95,6 +103,7 @@ class ControlledBase extends Component<ControlledPropsWithDefaults, ControlledSt
 
   render() {
     const {
+      handleDialogClick,
       handleDialogKeyDown,
       handleUnzoom,
       handleZoom,
@@ -106,11 +115,13 @@ class ControlledBase extends Component<ControlledPropsWithDefaults, ControlledSt
         IconUnzoom,
         IconZoom,
         isZoomed,
+        ZoomContent,
         zoomImg,
         zoomMargin,
       },
       refContent,
       refDialog,
+      refModalContent,
       refModalImg,
       refWrap,
       state: {
@@ -173,6 +184,47 @@ class ControlledBase extends Component<ControlledPropsWithDefaults, ControlledSt
 
     // =========================================================================
 
+    const modalImg = isImg || isDiv
+      ? <img
+        alt={imgAlt}
+        sizes={imgSizes}
+        src={imgSrc}
+        srcSet={imgSrcSet}
+        {...isZoomImgLoaded && modalState === ModalState.LOADED ? zoomImg : {}}
+        data-rmiz-modal-img
+        height={this.styleModalImg.height}
+        id={idModalImg}
+        ref={refModalImg}
+        style={this.styleModalImg}
+        width={this.styleModalImg.width}
+      />
+      : isSvg
+        ? <div
+          data-rmiz-modal-img
+          ref={refModalImg}
+          style={this.styleModalImg}
+          />
+        : null
+
+    const modalBtnUnzoom = <button
+      aria-label={a11yNameButtonUnzoom}
+      data-rmiz-btn-unzoom
+      onClick={handleUnzoom}
+      type="button"
+    >
+      <IconUnzoom />
+    </button>
+
+    const modalContent = ZoomContent
+      ? <ZoomContent
+        buttonUnzoom={modalBtnUnzoom}
+        img={modalImg}
+        onUnzoom={handleUnzoom}
+      />
+      : <>{modalImg}{modalBtnUnzoom}</>
+
+    // =========================================================================
+
     return (
       <div data-rmiz ref={refWrap}>
         <div data-rmiz-content ref={refContent} style={styleContent}>
@@ -193,46 +245,13 @@ class ControlledBase extends Component<ControlledPropsWithDefaults, ControlledSt
           aria-modal="true"
           data-rmiz-modal
           ref={refDialog}
-          onClick={handleUnzoom}
+          onClick={handleDialogClick}
           onClose={handleUnzoom}
           onKeyDown={handleDialogKeyDown}
           role="dialog"
         >
           <div data-rmiz-modal-overlay={dataOverlayState} />
-          <div data-rmiz-modal-content>
-            {isImg || isDiv
-              ? <img
-                alt={imgAlt}
-                sizes={imgSizes}
-                src={imgSrc}
-                srcSet={imgSrcSet}
-                {...isZoomImgLoaded && modalState === ModalState.LOADED ? zoomImg : {}}
-                data-rmiz-modal-img
-                height={this.styleModalImg.height}
-                id={idModalImg}
-                ref={refModalImg}
-                style={this.styleModalImg}
-                width={this.styleModalImg.width}
-              />
-              : undefined
-            }
-            {isSvg
-              ? <div
-              data-rmiz-modal-img
-              ref={refModalImg}
-              style={this.styleModalImg}
-              />
-              : undefined
-            }
-            <button
-              aria-label={a11yNameButtonUnzoom}
-              data-rmiz-btn-unzoom
-              onClick={handleUnzoom}
-              type="button"
-            >
-              <IconUnzoom />
-            </button>
-          </div>
+          <div data-rmiz-modal-content ref={refModalContent}>{modalContent}</div>
         </dialog>
       </div>
     )
@@ -343,6 +362,15 @@ class ControlledBase extends Component<ControlledPropsWithDefaults, ControlledSt
     this.props.onZoomChange?.(false)
   }
 
+  // ===========================================================================
+  // Have dialog.click() only close in certain situations
+
+  handleDialogClick = (e: MouseEvent<HTMLDialogElement>) => {
+    if (e.target === this.refModalContent.current || e.target === this.refModalImg.current) {
+      this.handleUnzoom()
+    }
+  }
+
   // ===========================================================================
   // Intercept default dialog.close() and use ours so we can animate
 
diff --git a/source/styles.css b/source/styles.css
index 40e0f4b8..52f955c2 100644
--- a/source/styles.css
+++ b/source/styles.css
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 [data-rmiz-modal-overlay] {
   position: absolute;
   inset: 0;
-  pointer-events: all;
   transition: background-color 0.3s;
 }
 [data-rmiz-modal-overlay="hidden"] {
@@ -78,14 +77,16 @@
 [data-rmiz-modal-overlay="visible"] {
   background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
 }
-[data-rmiz-modal][open] [data-rmiz-modal-content] {
+[data-rmiz-modal-content] {
   position: relative;
+  pointer-events: all;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
 }
 [data-rmiz-modal-img] {
   position: absolute;
   cursor: zoom-out;
   image-rendering: high-quality;
-  pointer-events: all;
   transform-origin: top left;
   transition: transform 0.3s;
   will-change: transform;
diff --git a/stories/Img.stories.tsx b/stories/Img.stories.tsx
index 6bbd9c8e..70e59b52 100644
--- a/stories/Img.stories.tsx
+++ b/stories/Img.stories.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { ReactElement, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { ComponentStory, ComponentMeta } from '@storybook/react'
 import { waitFor, within, userEvent } from '@storybook/testing-library'
 import { expect } from '@storybook/jest'
 
-import Zoom from '../source'
+import Zoom, { UncontrolledProps } from '../source'
 import '../source/styles.css'
 import './base.css'
 
@@ -176,6 +176,69 @@ export const CustomModalStyles: ComponentStory<typeof Zoom> = (props) => (
   </div>
 )
 
+export const ModalFigureCaption: ComponentStory<typeof Zoom> = (props) => (
+  <div>
+    <h1>Modal With Figure And Caption</h1>
+    <p>
+      If you want more control over the zoom modal&apos;s content, you can pass
+      a <code>ZoomContent</code> component
+    </p>
+    <div className="mw-600">
+      <Zoom {...props} ZoomContent={CustomZoomContent}>
+        <img
+          alt={imgThatWanakaTree.alt}
+          src={imgThatWanakaTree.src}
+          height="320"
+          loading="lazy"
+        />
+      </Zoom>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+)
+
+const CustomZoomContent: UncontrolledProps['ZoomContent'] = ({ buttonUnzoom, img }) => {
+  const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(false)
+
+  const imgProps = (img as ReactElement<HTMLImageElement>)?.props
+  const imgWidth = imgProps?.width
+  const imgHeight = imgProps?.height
+
+  const classCaption = useMemo(() => {
+    const hasWidthHeight = imgWidth && imgHeight
+    const imgRatioLargerThanWindow = imgWidth / imgHeight > window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight
+
+    return cx({
+      'zoom-caption': true,
+      'zoom-caption--loaded': isLoaded,
+      'zoom-caption--bottom': hasWidthHeight && imgRatioLargerThanWindow,
+      'zoom-caption--left': hasWidthHeight && !imgRatioLargerThanWindow,
+    })
+  }, [imgWidth, imgHeight, isLoaded])
+
+  // @TODO: this needs to be set on load/unload
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    setIsLoaded(true)
+  }, [])
+
+  return <>
+    {buttonUnzoom}
+
+    <figure>
+      {img}
+      <figcaption className={classCaption}>
+        That Wanaka Tree, also known as the Wanaka Willow, is a willow tree
+        located at the southern end of Lake Wānaka in the Otago region of New
+        Zealand.
+        <cite className="zoom-caption-cite">
+          Wikipedia, <a className="zoom-caption-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Wanaka_Tree">
+            That Wanaka Tree
+          </a>
+        </cite>
+      </figcaption>
+    </figure>
+  </>
+}
+
 export const CustomButtonIcons: ComponentStory<typeof Zoom> = (props) => (
   <div>
     <h1>An image with custom zoom &amp; unzoom icons</h1>
@@ -215,3 +278,18 @@ WithRegularZoomed.play = async ({ canvasElement }) => {
     await expect(canvas.getByLabelText('Minimize image')).toHaveFocus()
   })
 }
+
+// =============================================================================
+// HELPERS
+
+const cx = (mods) => {
+  const cns = []
+
+  for (const k in mods) {
+    if (mods[k]) {
+      cns.push(k)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return cns.join(' ')
+}
diff --git a/stories/base.css b/stories/base.css
index 6553fe50..bcab50e1 100644
--- a/stories/base.css
+++ b/stories/base.css
@@ -87,3 +87,31 @@ img {
   width: 15px;
   line-height: 0;
 }
+.zoom-caption {
+  position: absolute;
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+  padding: 1.7rem 2.5rem;
+  opacity: 0.0001;
+  transition: opacity 1s;
+}
+.zoom-caption--loaded {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+.zoom-caption--bottom {
+  inset: auto 0 0 0;
+}
+.zoom-caption--left {
+  max-width: 40rem;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+}
+.zoom-caption-cite {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 1.5rem;
+}
+.zoom-caption-link {
+   color: #fff;
+   text-underline-offset: 0.5rem;
+}