diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/AbstractModal.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/AbstractModal.js
index 4692fa72a9d4ff98fb694b983e78ac16de21d804..07e8e491a47270bb0802c8537e172b015b819fd2 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/AbstractModal.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/AbstractModal.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ const AbstractModal = ({ abstractModal, onClose }) => {
   const isOpen = !!abstractModal
   return (
     <Modal
+      ariaHideApp={false}
       isOpen={isOpen}
       onRequestClose={onClose}
       shouldCloseOnOverlayClick