diff --git a/src/components/Dialog/context.ts b/src/components/Dialog/context.ts
index b28b9f5a25..2d9a41085d 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog/context.ts
+++ b/src/components/Dialog/context.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
 import {useDialogStateContext} from '#/state/dialogs'
-import {DialogContextProps, DialogControlProps} from '#/components/Dialog/types'
+import {
+  DialogContextProps,
+  DialogControlProps,
+  DialogControlWithRefProps,
+  DialogParams,
+} from '#/components/Dialog/types'
 
-export const Context = React.createContext<DialogContextProps>({
+export const Context = React.createContext<DialogContextProps<{}>>({
+  params: {},
   close: () => {},
 })
 
-export function useDialogContext() {
-  return React.useContext(Context)
+export function useDialogContext<Params extends DialogParams>() {
+  return React.useContext(Context) as DialogContextProps<Params>
 }
 
-export function useDialogControl() {
+export function useDialogControl<
+  Params extends DialogParams,
+>(): DialogControlWithRefProps<Params> {
   const id = React.useId()
-  const control = React.useRef<DialogControlProps>({
+  const control = React.useRef<DialogControlProps<Params>>({
     open: () => {},
     close: () => {},
   })
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ export function useDialogControl() {
 
   return {
     ref: control,
-    open: () => control.current.open(),
+    open: (params, options) => control.current.open(params, options),
     close: () => control.current.close(),
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Dialog/index.tsx b/src/components/Dialog/index.tsx
index 44e4dc8a70..162f020119 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dialog/index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   DialogOuterProps,
   DialogControlProps,
   DialogInnerProps,
+  DialogParams,
 } from '#/components/Dialog/types'
 import {Context} from '#/components/Dialog/context'
 
@@ -24,20 +25,28 @@ export * from '#/components/Dialog/types'
 // @ts-ignore
 export const Input = createInput(BottomSheetTextInput)
 
-export function Outer({
+export function Outer<Params extends DialogParams>({
   children,
   control,
   onClose,
   nativeOptions,
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<DialogOuterProps>) {
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<DialogOuterProps<Params>>) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const sheet = React.useRef<BottomSheet>(null)
   const sheetOptions = nativeOptions?.sheet || {}
   const hasSnapPoints = !!sheetOptions.snapPoints
+  const [params, setParams] = React.useState({})
 
-  const open = React.useCallback<DialogControlProps['open']>((i = 0) => {
-    sheet.current?.snapToIndex(i)
-  }, [])
+  const open = React.useCallback<DialogControlProps<Params>['open']>(
+    (params, {snapIndex} = {}) => {
+      if (params) {
+        console.log({params})
+        setParams(params)
+      }
+      sheet.current?.snapToIndex(snapIndex || 0)
+    },
+    [setParams],
+  )
 
   const close = React.useCallback(() => {
     sheet.current?.close()
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ export function Outer({
     [open, close],
   )
 
-  const context = React.useMemo(() => ({close}), [close])
+  const context = React.useMemo(() => ({close, params}), [close, params])
 
   return (
     <Portal>
diff --git a/src/components/Dialog/index.web.tsx b/src/components/Dialog/index.web.tsx
index 305c00e97a..cb6703f058 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dialog/index.web.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useTheme, atoms as a, useBreakpoints, web} from '#/alf'
 import {Portal} from '#/components/Portal'
 
-import {DialogOuterProps, DialogInnerProps} from '#/components/Dialog/types'
+import {
+  DialogOuterProps,
+  DialogInnerProps,
+  DialogControlProps,
+  DialogParams,
+} from '#/components/Dialog/types'
 import {Context} from '#/components/Dialog/context'
 
 export {useDialogControl, useDialogContext} from '#/components/Dialog/context'
@@ -17,20 +22,27 @@ export {Input} from '#/components/forms/TextField'
 
 const stopPropagation = (e: any) => e.stopPropagation()
 
-export function Outer({
+export function Outer<Params extends DialogParams>({
   control,
   onClose,
   children,
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<DialogOuterProps>) {
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<DialogOuterProps<Params>>) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
   const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false)
   const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = React.useState(true)
+  const [params, setParams] = React.useState({})
 
-  const open = React.useCallback(() => {
-    setIsOpen(true)
-  }, [setIsOpen])
+  const open = React.useCallback<DialogControlProps<Params>['open']>(
+    params => {
+      if (params) {
+        setParams(params)
+      }
+      setIsOpen(true)
+    },
+    [setIsOpen, setParams],
+  )
 
   const close = React.useCallback(async () => {
     setIsVisible(false)
@@ -63,9 +75,10 @@ export function Outer({
 
   const context = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
+      params,
       close,
     }),
-    [close],
+    [close, params],
   )
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/Dialog/types.ts b/src/components/Dialog/types.ts
index d36784183c..d9ab4a2e44 100644
--- a/src/components/Dialog/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/Dialog/types.ts
@@ -4,21 +4,24 @@ import {BottomSheetProps} from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet'
 
 type A11yProps = Required<AccessibilityProps>
 
-export type DialogContextProps = {
+export type DialogParams = Record<string, any>
+
+export type DialogContextProps<Params extends DialogParams> = {
+  params: Params
   close: () => void
 }
 
-export type DialogControlProps = {
-  open: (index?: number) => void
+export type DialogControlProps<Params extends DialogParams> = {
+  open: (params?: Params, options?: {snapIndex?: number}) => void
   close: () => void
 }
 
-export type DialogOuterProps = {
-  control: {
-    ref: React.RefObject<DialogControlProps>
-    open: (index?: number) => void
-    close: () => void
-  }
+export type DialogControlWithRefProps<Params extends DialogParams> = {
+  ref: React.RefObject<DialogControlProps<Params>>
+} & DialogControlProps<Params>
+
+export type DialogOuterProps<Params extends DialogParams> = {
+  control: DialogControlWithRefProps<Params>
   onClose?: () => void
   nativeOptions?: {
     sheet?: Omit<BottomSheetProps, 'children'>
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/ReportDialog/index.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/ReportDialog/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d720f83b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/ReportDialog/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {Context} from '#/components/dialogs'
+
+export type DialogParams =
+  | {
+      type: 'post'
+      uri: string
+      cid: string
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'user'
+      did: string
+    }
+
+export function useReportDialogControl() {
+  return React.useContext(Context).report
+}
+
+export function ReportDialog() {
+  const control = useReportDialogControl()
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog.Outer control={control}>
+      <Dialog.Handle />
+
+      <Dialog.ScrollableInner label="Report dialog">
+        <Inner />
+      </Dialog.ScrollableInner>
+    </Dialog.Outer>
+  )
+}
+
+function Inner() {
+  const ctx = Dialog.useDialogContext<DialogParams>()
+  return <Text>hello {JSON.stringify(ctx.params)}</Text>
+}
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/index.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67d4c7f40c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
+
+import {DialogParams as ReportDialogParams} from '#/components/dialogs/ReportDialog'
+
+/**
+ * Global dialog context. Name each dialog and specify its parameters.
+ */
+type Context = {
+  report: Dialog.DialogControlWithRefProps<ReportDialogParams>
+}
+
+/**
+ * Global dialog context.
+ */
+export const Context = React.createContext<Context>({} as Context)
+
+/**
+ * Global dialog context provider.
+ */
+export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  const report = Dialog.useDialogControl<ReportDialogParams>()
+  const ctx = React.useMemo<Context>(
+    () => ({
+      report,
+    }),
+    [report],
+  )
+
+  return <Context.Provider value={ctx}>{children}</Context.Provider>
+}
diff --git a/src/state/dialogs/index.tsx b/src/state/dialogs/index.tsx
index 4cafaa0861..2aa89b5c89 100644
--- a/src/state/dialogs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/dialogs/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {DialogControlProps} from '#/components/Dialog'
+import {Provider as GlobalDialogsProvider} from '#/components/dialogs'
 
 const DialogContext = React.createContext<{
   activeDialogs: React.MutableRefObject<
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export function useDialogStateControlContext() {
 
 export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   const activeDialogs = React.useRef<
-    Map<string, React.MutableRefObject<DialogControlProps>>
+    Map<string, React.MutableRefObject<DialogControlProps<{}>>>
   >(new Map())
   const closeAllDialogs = React.useCallback(() => {
     activeDialogs.current.forEach(dialog => dialog.current.close())
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   return (
     <DialogContext.Provider value={context}>
       <DialogControlContext.Provider value={controls}>
-        {children}
+        <GlobalDialogsProvider>{children}</GlobalDialogsProvider>
       </DialogControlContext.Provider>
     </DialogContext.Provider>
   )
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtn.tsx
index e56c88d2c9..0392d94647 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtn.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtn.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {richTextToString} from '#/lib/strings/rich-text-helpers'
+import {useReportDialogControl} from '#/components/dialogs/ReportDialog'
 
 let PostDropdownBtn = ({
   testID,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ let PostDropdownBtn = ({
   const hiddenPosts = useHiddenPosts()
   const {hidePost} = useHiddenPostsApi()
   const openLink = useOpenLink()
+  const reportDialogControl = useReportDialogControl()
 
   const rootUri = record.reply?.root?.uri || postUri
   const isThreadMuted = mutedThreads.includes(rootUri)
@@ -209,11 +211,12 @@ let PostDropdownBtn = ({
       hasSession && {
         label: _(msg`Report post`),
         onPress() {
-          openModal({
-            name: 'report',
-            uri: postUri,
-            cid: postCid,
-          })
+          reportDialogControl.open({type: 'post', uri: postUri, cid: postCid})
+          // openModal({
+          //   name: 'report',
+          //   uri: postUri,
+          //   cid: postCid,
+          // })
         },
         testID: 'postDropdownReportBtn',
         icon: {
diff --git a/src/view/shell/index.tsx b/src/view/shell/index.tsx
index 6b0cc68089..2954921ad7 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/index.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useCloseAnyActiveElement} from '#/state/util'
 import * as notifications from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
 import {Outlet as PortalOutlet} from '#/components/Portal'
+import {ReportDialog} from '#/components/dialogs/ReportDialog'
 
 function ShellInner() {
   const isDrawerOpen = useIsDrawerOpen()
@@ -94,8 +95,10 @@ function ShellInner() {
       </View>
       <Composer winHeight={winDim.height} />
       <ModalsContainer />
-      <PortalOutlet />
       <Lightbox />
+
+      <ReportDialog />
+      <PortalOutlet />
     </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/view/shell/index.web.tsx b/src/view/shell/index.web.tsx
index 97c0655022..50d91a3557 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/index.web.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {useIsDrawerOpen, useSetDrawerOpen} from '#/state/shell'
 import {useCloseAllActiveElements} from '#/state/util'
 import {useWebBodyScrollLock} from '#/lib/hooks/useWebBodyScrollLock'
 import {Outlet as PortalOutlet} from '#/components/Portal'
+import {ReportDialog} from '#/components/dialogs/ReportDialog'
 
 function ShellInner() {
   const isDrawerOpen = useIsDrawerOpen()
@@ -40,8 +41,11 @@ function ShellInner() {
       </ErrorBoundary>
       <Composer winHeight={0} />
       <ModalsContainer />
-      <PortalOutlet />
       <Lightbox />
+
+      <ReportDialog />
+      <PortalOutlet />
+
       {!isDesktop && isDrawerOpen && (
         <TouchableOpacity
           onPress={() => setDrawerOpen(false)}