diff --git a/samples/RXPTest/src/Tests/GestureViewTest.tsx b/samples/RXPTest/src/Tests/GestureViewTest.tsx
index f5e7682c..7ec26056 100644
--- a/samples/RXPTest/src/Tests/GestureViewTest.tsx
+++ b/samples/RXPTest/src/Tests/GestureViewTest.tsx
@@ -33,12 +33,39 @@ const _styles = {
         height: 50,
         width: 50,
         backgroundColor: 'blue'
+    }),
+    button: RX.Styles.createButtonStyle({
+        borderColor: 'black',
+        borderWidth: 1,
+        borderRadius: 8,
+        paddingHorizontal: 8,
+        paddingVertical: 4
+    }),
+    modalDialog: RX.Styles.createTextStyle({
+        flex: 1,
+        alignSelf: 'stretch',
+        backgroundColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center'
+    }),
+    modalBox1: RX.Styles.createTextStyle({
+        padding: 20,
+        backgroundColor: '#eee',
+        borderColor: 'black',
+        borderWidth: 1,
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center'
+    }),
+    modalText: RX.Styles.createViewStyle({
+        margin: 8
     })
 };
 
 const _colors = ['red', 'green', 'blue'];
 const _shades = ['#000', '#333', '#666', '#999', '#CCC', '#FFF'];
 
+const modal1Id = 'modal1';
+
 interface GestureViewState {
     test1ColorIndex: number;
     test2ColorIndex: number;
@@ -196,10 +223,39 @@ class GestureViewView extends RX.Component<RX.CommonProps, GestureViewState> {
                         style={ [_styles.smallBox, test4ColorStyle, this._test4AnimatedStyle] }
                     />
                 </RX.GestureView>
+
+                <RX.View style={ _styles.explainTextContainer } key={ 'explanation5' }>
+                    <RX.Button style={ _styles.button } onPress={ this._onShowModal }>
+                        <RX.Text style={ _styles.explainText }>
+                            { 'Show Modal Dialog' }
+                        </RX.Text>
+                    </RX.Button>
+                </RX.View>
             </RX.View>
         );
     }
 
+    private _onShowModal = (e: RX.Types.SyntheticEvent) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        RX.Modal.show((
+            <RX.View style={ _styles.modalDialog }>
+                <RX.View style={ _styles.modalBox1 } onPress={ this._onDismissDialog }>
+                <RX.Text style={ _styles.modalText }>
+                        { 'Gesture targets should be disabled' }
+                    </RX.Text>
+                    <RX.Text style={ _styles.modalText }>
+                        { 'Click here to dismiss dialog' }
+                    </RX.Text>
+                </RX.View>
+            </RX.View>
+        ),
+        modal1Id);
+    }
+
+    private _onDismissDialog = (e: RX.Types.SyntheticEvent) => {
+        RX.Modal.dismiss(modal1Id);
+    }
+
     private _onPinchZoomTest1(state: RX.Types.MultiTouchGestureState) {
         // Determine ratio of distance to initial distance.
         let zoomRatio = state.distance / state.initialDistance;
diff --git a/src/web/FrontLayerViewManager.tsx b/src/web/FrontLayerViewManager.tsx
index a786e57d..13c1e019 100644
--- a/src/web/FrontLayerViewManager.tsx
+++ b/src/web/FrontLayerViewManager.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { PopupDescriptor, RootView } from './RootView';
 import { Types } from '../common/Interfaces';
 import Timers from '../common/utils/Timers';
+import MouseResponder from './utils/MouseResponder';
 
 const MAX_CACHED_POPUPS = 4;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ export class FrontLayerViewManager {
             this._activePopupOptions!!!.getAnchor() === options.getAnchor();
     }
 
+    private _updateModalDisplayedState() {
+        MouseResponder.setModalIsDisplayed(this.isModalDisplayed());
+    }
+
     showPopup(options: Types.PopupOptions, popupId: string, showDelay?: number): boolean {
         // If options.dismissIfShown is true, calling this method will behave like a toggle.
         // On one call, it will open the popup. If it is called when pop up is seen, it will
@@ -180,6 +185,8 @@ export class FrontLayerViewManager {
         const activePopup = (!this._activePopupOptions || this._activePopupShowDelay > 0) ? undefined :
             { popupOptions: this._activePopupOptions, popupId: this._activePopupId!!! };
 
+        this._updateModalDisplayedState();
+
         let rootView = (
             <RootView
                 mainView={ this._mainView }
diff --git a/src/web/GestureView.tsx b/src/web/GestureView.tsx
index 573c9a57..361fe474 100644
--- a/src/web/GestureView.tsx
+++ b/src/web/GestureView.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * It provides support for the scroll wheel, clicks and double clicks.
  */
 
+import * as PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { clone, isUndefined } from './utils/lodashMini';
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ enum GestureType {
     PanHorizontal
 }
 
+export interface GestureViewContext {
+    isInRxMainView?: boolean;
+}
+
 let _idCounter = 1;
 
 export class GestureView extends React.Component<Types.GestureViewProps, Types.Stateless> {
@@ -65,6 +70,10 @@ export class GestureView extends React.Component<Types.GestureViewProps, Types.S
     private _gestureTypeLocked = false;
     private _skipNextTap = false;
 
+    static contextTypes: React.ValidationMap<any> = {
+        isInRxMainView: PropTypes.bool
+    };
+
     componentWillUnmount() {
         // Dispose of timer before the component goes away.
         this._cancelDoubleTapTimer();
@@ -98,6 +107,7 @@ export class GestureView extends React.Component<Types.GestureViewProps, Types.S
         this._responder = MouseResponder.create({
             id: this._id,
             target: container,
+            disableWhenModal: !!this.context.isInRxMainView,
             shouldBecomeFirstResponder: (event: MouseEvent) => {
                 if (!this.props.onPan && !this.props.onPanHorizontal && !this.props.onPanVertical) {
                     return false;
diff --git a/src/web/RootView.tsx b/src/web/RootView.tsx
index 932b93fe..04f728b3 100644
--- a/src/web/RootView.tsx
+++ b/src/web/RootView.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class PopupDescriptor {
     constructor(public popupId: string, public popupOptions: Types.PopupOptions) {}
 }
 
-export interface RootViewProps {
+export interface RootViewProps extends Types.CommonProps {
     mainView?: React.ReactNode;
     modal?: React.ReactElement<Types.ViewProps>;
     activePopup?: PopupDescriptor;
@@ -88,6 +88,32 @@ if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
     document.head.appendChild(style);
 }
 
+export interface MainViewContext {
+    isInRxMainView?: boolean;
+}
+
+// This helper class wraps the main view and passes a boolean value
+// "isInRxMainView" to all children found within it. This is used to
+// prevent gesture handling within the main view when a modal is displayed.
+export class MainViewContainer extends React.Component<Types.CommonProps, Types.Stateless>
+        implements React.ChildContextProvider<MainViewContext> {
+    static childContextTypes: React.ValidationMap<any> = {
+        isInRxMainView: PropTypes.bool
+    };
+
+    getChildContext(): MainViewContext {
+        return {
+            isInRxMainView: true
+        };
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        return (
+            this.props.children
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 export class RootView extends React.Component<RootViewProps, RootViewState> {
     static childContextTypes: React.ValidationMap<any> = {
         focusManager: PropTypes.object
@@ -255,7 +281,7 @@ export class RootView extends React.Component<RootViewProps, RootViewState> {
     }
 
     render() {
-        let rootViewStyle = {
+        const rootViewStyle = {
             width: '100%',
             height: '100%',
             display: 'flex',
@@ -285,7 +311,9 @@ export class RootView extends React.Component<RootViewProps, RootViewState> {
                 style={ rootViewStyle }
                 dir={ this.props.writingDirection }
             >
-                { this.props.mainView }
+                <MainViewContainer>
+                    { this.props.mainView }
+                </MainViewContainer>
                 { optionalModal }
                 { optionalPopups }
                 <AccessibilityAnnouncer />
diff --git a/src/web/utils/MouseResponder.ts b/src/web/utils/MouseResponder.ts
index a735e183..29d75e7d 100644
--- a/src/web/utils/MouseResponder.ts
+++ b/src/web/utils/MouseResponder.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ interface Responder {
 export interface MouseResponderConfig {
     id: number;
     target: HTMLElement;
+    disableWhenModal: boolean;
     shouldBecomeFirstResponder?: (event: MouseEvent, gestureState: Types.PanGestureState) => boolean;
     onMove?: (event: MouseEvent, gestureState: Types.PanGestureState) => void;
     onTerminate?: (event: MouseEvent, gestureState: Types.PanGestureState) => void;
@@ -42,9 +43,14 @@ export default class MouseResponder {
     private static _currentResponder: Responder | null = null;
     private static _pendingGestureState: Types.PanGestureState | null = null;
     private static _initialized = false;
+    private static _isModalDisplayed = false;
 
     private static _responders: Responder[];
 
+    static setModalIsDisplayed(isDisplayed: boolean) {
+        MouseResponder._isModalDisplayed = isDisplayed;
+    }
+
     static create(config: MouseResponderConfig): MouseResponderSubscription {
         MouseResponder._initializeEventHandlers();
 
@@ -54,6 +60,10 @@ export default class MouseResponder {
             id: config.id,
             target: config.target,
             shouldBecomeFirstResponder(event: MouseEvent, gestureState: Types.PanGestureState) {
+                if (MouseResponder._isModalDisplayed && config.disableWhenModal) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
                 if (!config.shouldBecomeFirstResponder) {
                     return false;
                 }