diff --git a/qt6/src/qml/DialogWindow.qml b/qt6/src/qml/DialogWindow.qml
index 1c4f120f..c9e8818b 100644
--- a/qt6/src/qml/DialogWindow.qml
+++ b/qt6/src/qml/DialogWindow.qml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ Window {
     property real leftPadding: DS.Style.dialogWindow.contentHMargin
     property real rightPadding: DS.Style.dialogWindow.contentHMargin
 
+    property var transientParentWindow: null
+    transientParent: transientParentWindow
+
     Item {
         id: content
         palette: control.active ? D.DTK.palette : D.DTK.inactivePalette
@@ -60,6 +63,24 @@ Window {
         }
     }
 
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        if (control.modality === Qt.WindowModal && !transientParentWindow)
+            transientParentWindow = Qt.application.activeWindow
+    }
+
+    onVisibleChanged: {
+        if (!control.visible)
+            return
+        if (control.modality !== Qt.WindowModal)
+            return
+        if (!transientParentWindow || transientParentWindow === control)
+            transientParentWindow = Qt.application.activeWindow
+        Qt.callLater(function () {
+            control.raise()
+            control.requestActivate()
+        })
+    }
+
     onClosing: function(close) {
         // close can't reset sub control's hovered state. pms Bug:168405
         // if we need to close, we can add closing handler to set `close.acceped = true`