diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index fd0c9ec..655d701 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ module.exports = [
         require: 'readonly',
         console: 'readonly',
         KeyboardEvent: 'readonly',
+        HTMLElement: 'readonly',
+        Element: 'readonly',
       },
     },
     plugins: {
diff --git a/src/FocusBracket.tsx b/src/FocusBracket.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32dc4ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FocusBracket.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import type { FC } from 'react';
+
+// Invisible + focusable sentinels placed on each side of the dialog
+// Tabbing past either edge lands on a bracket (outside the trap) and gets bounced back in
+export const FocusBracket: FC = () => (
+  <div role='none' tabIndex={0} style={{ outline: 'none' }} />
+);
diff --git a/src/ModalView.web.tsx b/src/ModalView.web.tsx
index d685919..808fcd1 100644
--- a/src/ModalView.web.tsx
+++ b/src/ModalView.web.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import type { FC } from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { StyleSheet, View, Pressable } from 'react-native';
 
+import { FocusBracket } from './FocusBracket';
+import { useFocusTrap } from './hooks/useFocusTrap';
 import { useModalStack } from './hooks/useModalStack';
 import type { ModalViewProps } from './types';
 
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ export const ModalView: FC<ModalViewWebProps> = ({
   const currentModalId = modalId ?? reactId;
   const { isTopmost } = useModalStack(currentModalId);
 
+  const contentRef = useFocusTrap(isTopmost);
+
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -96,13 +100,18 @@ export const ModalView: FC<ModalViewWebProps> = ({
         </BackdropPressableComponent>
       )}
 
+      <FocusBracket />
       <View
+        ref={contentRef}
         role='dialog'
+        aria-modal={true}
+        tabIndex={-1}
         pointerEvents='box-none'
         style={[styles.content, animatedStyle, contentContainerStyle]}
       >
         {children}
       </View>
+      <FocusBracket />
     </View>,
     document.body,
   );
diff --git a/src/focusHelpers.ts b/src/focusHelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6514e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/focusHelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+export const maybeGetElement = (node: unknown): HTMLElement | null =>
+  node instanceof HTMLElement ? node : null;
+
+export const getModalRoot = (element: HTMLElement): HTMLElement => {
+  let root = element;
+
+  while (root.parentElement && root.parentElement !== document.body) {
+    root = root.parentElement;
+  }
+
+  return root;
+};
+
+export const inertBackground = (modalRoot: Element): (() => void) => {
+  const backgrounded = Array.from(document.body.children).filter(
+    node => node !== modalRoot && !node.hasAttribute('inert'),
+  );
+
+  backgrounded.forEach(node => node.setAttribute('inert', ''));
+
+  return () => {
+    backgrounded.forEach(node => node.removeAttribute('inert'));
+  };
+};
+
+export const onDocumentFocus = (handler: () => void): (() => void) => {
+  document.addEventListener('focus', handler, true);
+
+  return () => {
+    document.removeEventListener('focus', handler, true);
+  };
+};
+
+const attemptFocus = (element: HTMLElement): boolean => {
+  try {
+    element.focus();
+  } catch {
+    // .focus() can throw in rare cases (e.g. a detached node)
+  }
+
+  return document.activeElement === element;
+};
+
+export const focusFirstDescendant = (element: HTMLElement): boolean => {
+  const { children } = element;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+    const child = children[i];
+
+    if (
+      child instanceof HTMLElement &&
+      (attemptFocus(child) || focusFirstDescendant(child))
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
+
+export const focusLastDescendant = (element: HTMLElement): boolean => {
+  const { children } = element;
+
+  for (let i = children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const child = children[i];
+
+    if (
+      child instanceof HTMLElement &&
+      (attemptFocus(child) || focusLastDescendant(child))
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
+
+export const createFocusTrap = (
+  getModalContent: () => HTMLElement | null,
+): (() => void) => {
+  let trapInProgress = false;
+  let lastFocused: Element | null = null;
+
+  return () => {
+    const modalContent = getModalContent();
+
+    if (!modalContent || trapInProgress) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    trapInProgress = true;
+
+    try {
+      const activeElement = document.activeElement;
+
+      if (activeElement && !modalContent.contains(activeElement)) {
+        let hasFocused = focusFirstDescendant(modalContent);
+
+        if (lastFocused === document.activeElement) {
+          hasFocused = focusLastDescendant(modalContent);
+        }
+
+        if (!hasFocused) {
+          modalContent.focus();
+        }
+      }
+    } finally {
+      trapInProgress = false;
+    }
+
+    lastFocused = document.activeElement;
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFocusTrap.ts b/src/hooks/useFocusTrap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1de83ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useFocusTrap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { View } from 'react-native';
+
+import {
+  createFocusTrap,
+  getModalRoot,
+  inertBackground,
+  maybeGetElement,
+  onDocumentFocus,
+} from '../focusHelpers';
+import { useRestoreFocus } from './useRestoreFocus';
+
+export function useFocusTrap(isTopmost: boolean) {
+  const contentRef = useRef<View>(null);
+
+  useRestoreFocus();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isTopmost) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const modalContent = maybeGetElement(contentRef.current);
+
+    if (!modalContent) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    return inertBackground(getModalRoot(modalContent));
+  }, [isTopmost]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isTopmost) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const trapFocus = createFocusTrap(() => maybeGetElement(contentRef.current));
+
+    trapFocus();
+
+    return onDocumentFocus(trapFocus);
+  }, [isTopmost]);
+
+  return contentRef;
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRestoreFocus.ts b/src/hooks/useRestoreFocus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf9603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useRestoreFocus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { maybeGetElement } from '../focusHelpers';
+
+export function useRestoreFocus() {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const previouslyFocused = maybeGetElement(document.activeElement);
+
+    return () => {
+      Promise.resolve().then(() => {
+        if (previouslyFocused && document.contains(previouslyFocused)) {
+          previouslyFocused.focus();
+        }
+      });
+    };
+  }, []);
+}