diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e63ad9a62..01d90da90f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "@segment/analytics-react-native": "^2.10.1",
     "@segment/sovran-react-native": "^0.4.5",
     "@sentry/react-native": "5.5.0",
+    "@tamagui/focus-scope": "^1.84.1",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.8.1",
     "@tiptap/core": "^2.0.0-beta.220",
     "@tiptap/extension-document": "^2.0.0-beta.220",
diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index a9dfafe36f..39485ee24f 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
 import {Provider as UnreadNotifsProvider} from 'state/queries/notifications/unread'
 import * as persisted from '#/state/persisted'
 import {Splash} from '#/Splash'
+import {Provider as PortalProvider, Outlet as PortalOutlet} from '#/view/com/Portal'
 
 SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync()
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ function InnerApp() {
                     <GestureHandlerRootView style={s.h100pct}>
                       <TestCtrls />
                       <Shell />
+                      <PortalOutlet />
                     </GestureHandlerRootView>
                   </RootSiblingParent>
                 </ThemeProvider>
@@ -113,7 +115,9 @@ function App() {
                 <ModalStateProvider>
                   <LightboxStateProvider>
                     <I18nProvider>
-                      <InnerApp />
+                      <PortalProvider>
+                        <InnerApp />
+                      </PortalProvider>
                     </I18nProvider>
                   </LightboxStateProvider>
                 </ModalStateProvider>
diff --git a/src/App.web.tsx b/src/App.web.tsx
index 9ee9a4fd71..5760b0d4a2 100644
--- a/src/App.web.tsx
+++ b/src/App.web.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from 'state/session'
 import {Provider as UnreadNotifsProvider} from 'state/queries/notifications/unread'
 import * as persisted from '#/state/persisted'
+import {Provider as PortalProvider, Outlet as PortalOutlet} from '#/view/com/Portal'
 
 function InnerApp() {
   const {isInitialLoad, currentAccount} = useSession()
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ function InnerApp() {
               <RootSiblingParent>
                 <SafeAreaProvider>
                   <Shell />
+                  <PortalOutlet />
                 </SafeAreaProvider>
               </RootSiblingParent>
               <ToastContainer />
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ function App() {
                 <ModalStateProvider>
                   <LightboxStateProvider>
                     <I18nProvider>
-                      <InnerApp />
+                      <PortalProvider>
+                        <InnerApp />
+                      </PortalProvider>
                     </I18nProvider>
                   </LightboxStateProvider>
                 </ModalStateProvider>
diff --git a/src/view/com/Dialog/index.tsx b/src/view/com/Dialog/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc3f784704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/Dialog/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import {DialogProps} from '#/view/com/Dialog/types'
+
+export function Dialog(props: React.PropsWithChildren<DialogProps>) {
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/Dialog/index.web.tsx b/src/view/com/Dialog/index.web.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c6f09f4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/Dialog/index.web.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {View, TouchableWithoutFeedback, DimensionValue} from 'react-native'
+import {FocusScope} from '@tamagui/focus-scope'
+import Animated, {FadeInDown, FadeIn, FadeOut} from 'react-native-reanimated'
+
+import {useTheme, atoms as a, useBreakpoints} from '#/alf'
+import {Portal} from '#/view/com/Portal'
+import {DialogProps} from '#/view/com/Dialog/types'
+
+const Context = React.createContext<{
+  dismiss: () => void
+}>({
+  dismiss: () => {},
+})
+
+export function useDialog() {
+  return React.useContext(Context)
+}
+
+export function Dialog({
+  isOpen,
+  onDismiss,
+  children,
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<DialogProps>) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
+
+  const dismiss = React.useCallback(() => {
+    onDismiss()
+  }, [onDismiss])
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    function handler(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') dismiss()
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handler)
+
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handler)
+  }, [dismiss])
+
+  const context = React.useMemo(() => ({dismiss}), [dismiss])
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {isOpen && (
+        <Portal>
+          <Context.Provider value={context}>
+            <TouchableWithoutFeedback
+              accessibilityRole="button"
+              onPress={onDismiss}>
+              <View
+                style={[
+                  a.absolute,
+                  a.inset_0,
+                  a.z_10,
+                  a.flex_row,
+                  a.justify_center,
+                ]}>
+                <Animated.View
+                  entering={FadeIn.duration(200)}
+                  exiting={FadeOut.duration(200)}
+                  style={[
+                    a.absolute,
+                    a.inset_0,
+                    t.atoms.bg_contrast_100,
+                    {opacity: 0.8},
+                  ]}
+                />
+
+                <View
+                  style={[
+                    a.w_full,
+                    a.z_20,
+                    {
+                      maxWidth: 600,
+                      paddingTop: gtMobile ? ('10vh' as DimensionValue) : 0,
+                    },
+                  ]}>
+                  <FocusScope loop enabled trapped>
+                    <Animated.View
+                      entering={FadeInDown.duration(200)}
+                      exiting={FadeOut.duration(200)}
+                      aria-role="dialog">
+                      {children}
+                    </Animated.View>
+                  </FocusScope>
+                </View>
+              </View>
+            </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
+          </Context.Provider>
+        </Portal>
+      )}
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/Dialog/types.ts b/src/view/com/Dialog/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb9dc56865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/Dialog/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export type DialogProps = {
+  isOpen: boolean
+  onDismiss: () => void
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/Portal.tsx b/src/view/com/Portal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47a216bd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/Portal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+type Component = React.ReactElement
+
+type ContextType = {
+  outlet: Component | null
+  append(id: string, component: Component): void
+  remove(id: string): void
+}
+
+type ComponentMap = {
+  [id: string]: Component
+}
+
+export const Context = React.createContext<ContextType>({
+  outlet: null,
+  append: () => {},
+  remove: () => {},
+})
+
+export function Provider(props: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  const map = React.useRef<ComponentMap>({})
+  const [outlet, setOutlet] = React.useState<ContextType['outlet']>(null)
+
+  const append = React.useCallback<ContextType['append']>((id, component) => {
+    if (map.current[id]) return
+    map.current[id] = <React.Fragment key={id}>{component}</React.Fragment>
+    setOutlet(<>{Object.values(map.current)}</>)
+  }, [])
+
+  const remove = React.useCallback<ContextType['remove']>(id => {
+    delete map.current[id]
+    setOutlet(<>{Object.values(map.current)}</>)
+  }, [])
+
+  console.log(outlet)
+
+  return (
+    <Context.Provider value={{outlet, append, remove}}>
+      {props.children}
+    </Context.Provider>
+  )
+}
+
+export function Outlet() {
+  const ctx = React.useContext(Context)
+  return ctx.outlet
+}
+
+export function Portal({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  const {append, remove} = React.useContext(Context)
+  const id = React.useId()
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    append(id, children as Component)
+    return () => remove(id)
+  }, [id, children, append, remove])
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/src/view/screens/DebugNew.tsx b/src/view/screens/DebugNew.tsx
index 444fe4f29a..ce7f5c20a8 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/DebugNew.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/DebugNew.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {Text, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6} from '#/view/com/Typography'
 import {InputText} from '#/view/com/forms/InputText'
 import {InputDate, utils} from '#/view/com/forms/InputDate'
 import {Logo} from '#/view/icons/Logo'
+import {Dialog} from '#/view/com/Dialog'
 
 function ThemeSelector() {
   const setColorMode = useSetColorMode()
@@ -316,6 +317,28 @@ function Forms() {
   )
 }
 
+function Dialogs() {
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false)
+
+  console.log({isOpen})
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button type='secondary' size='small' onPress={() => setIsOpen(true)} accessibilityLabel='Open basic dialog' accessibilityHint='Open basic dialog'>
+        Open basic dialog
+      </Button>
+      <Dialog isOpen={isOpen} onDismiss={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
+        <Button type='primary' size='small' onPress={() => setIsOpen(false)} accessibilityLabel='Open basic dialog' accessibilityHint='Open basic dialog'>
+          Close basic dialog
+        </Button>
+        <Button type='secondary' size='small' onPress={() => setIsOpen(false)} accessibilityLabel='Open basic dialog' accessibilityHint='Open basic dialog'>
+          Close basic dialog
+        </Button>
+      </Dialog>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
 export function DebugScreen() {
   const t = useTheme()
 
@@ -325,6 +348,8 @@ export function DebugScreen() {
         <View style={[a.p_xl, a.gap_xxl, {paddingBottom: 200}]}>
           <ThemeSelector />
 
+          <Dialogs />
+
           <Forms />
           <Buttons />
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c1db264bc6..7d0ceecd38 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6921,6 +6921,31 @@
     "@svgr/plugin-svgo" "^5.5.0"
     loader-utils "^2.0.0"
 
+"@tamagui/compose-refs@1.84.1":
+  version "1.84.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tamagui/compose-refs/-/compose-refs-1.84.1.tgz#244735edc3ac2e617389297f005d5bc25872465f"
+  integrity sha512-oZ0rUmQABlGm/QKQITxAW9WLV3qjyq1ehgoWcZVmtc1Kc/hkFQe2J+wRQV726CmTAnuUgUXi3eoNMwBVoZksfQ==
+
+"@tamagui/constants@1.84.1":
+  version "1.84.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tamagui/constants/-/constants-1.84.1.tgz#62e41837dbe844d14e255f3eea9c2583044d2509"
+  integrity sha512-QmvyCqtEIugqXutQI35GJQ1hlpSapYCdOHx9QlgsOWjAY34pu55MaY/tDrQeQ0AUmI/qx30vy7TsCJxB4QFEoQ==
+
+"@tamagui/focus-scope@^1.84.1":
+  version "1.84.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tamagui/focus-scope/-/focus-scope-1.84.1.tgz#e9f061184048c75f87da023f54b9c5abccdd460d"
+  integrity sha512-0E1Wc3jmKhafETfH1dUuJYmGK1bDNA/9TySbOeTjTToxUoL3V0G2W5JSwSMCDqR1Bl+xrGlGwzXTUhouw8qSog==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tamagui/compose-refs" "1.84.1"
+    "@tamagui/use-event" "1.84.1"
+
+"@tamagui/use-event@1.84.1":
+  version "1.84.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tamagui/use-event/-/use-event-1.84.1.tgz#a095a1bde9c40c4a397226c57c3fa32f6018f504"
+  integrity sha512-U88WCxvMz7ZSfMFMJEFbG3tJjK/Lf+PHlmtYvlx1V+YiqRBoj5+milzoM8PclENn5vZMiJW0ozYRgzI/cdE7Eg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tamagui/constants" "1.84.1"
+
 "@tanstack/query-core@5.8.1":
   version "5.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/query-core/-/query-core-5.8.1.tgz#5215a028370d9b2f32e83787a0ea119e2f977996"