diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
index b21cf97e7e0b4..d3ecf9da26bd4 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Other Changes:
 - Backends: Metal: Fixed a crash when clipping rect larger than framebuffer is submitted via
   a direct unclipped PushClipRect() call. (#4464)
 - Backends: All renderers: Normalize clipping rect handling across backends. (#4464)
+- Popups: Windows created from within a popup/modal will no longer close that popup/modal. (#4317) [@rokups]
 
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index d37315a956990..af6cb1e644c57 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -3879,7 +3879,7 @@ void ImGui::UpdateHoveredWindowAndCaptureFlags()
 
     // Modal windows prevents mouse from hovering behind them.
     ImGuiWindow* modal_window = GetTopMostPopupModal();
-    if (modal_window && g.HoveredWindow && !IsWindowChildOf(g.HoveredWindow->RootWindow, modal_window))
+    if (modal_window && g.HoveredWindow && !IsWindowChildOfBeginStack(g.HoveredWindow->RootWindow, modal_window))
         clear_hovered_windows = true;
 
     // Disabled mouse?
@@ -5843,7 +5843,10 @@ bool ImGui::Begin(const char* name, bool* p_open, ImGuiWindowFlags flags)
 
     // Update ->RootWindow and others pointers (before any possible call to FocusWindow)
     if (first_begin_of_the_frame)
+    {
         UpdateWindowParentAndRootLinks(window, flags, parent_window);
+        window->ParentWindowInBeginStack = parent_window_in_stack;
+    }
 
     // Process SetNextWindow***() calls
     // (FIXME: Consider splitting the HasXXX flags into X/Y components
@@ -6094,7 +6097,10 @@ bool ImGui::Begin(const char* name, bool* p_open, ImGuiWindowFlags flags)
         bool want_focus = false;
         if (window_just_activated_by_user && !(flags & ImGuiWindowFlags_NoFocusOnAppearing))
         {
-            if (flags & ImGuiWindowFlags_Popup)
+            ImGuiWindow* modal = GetTopMostPopupModal();
+            if (modal != NULL && !IsWindowChildOfBeginStack(window, modal))
+                want_focus = false;
+            else if (flags & ImGuiWindowFlags_Popup)
                 want_focus = true;
             else if ((flags & (ImGuiWindowFlags_ChildWindow | ImGuiWindowFlags_Tooltip)) == 0)
                 want_focus = true;
@@ -6697,6 +6703,19 @@ bool ImGui::IsWindowChildOf(ImGuiWindow* window, ImGuiWindow* potential_parent)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool ImGui::IsWindowChildOfBeginStack(ImGuiWindow* window, ImGuiWindow* potential_parent)
+{
+    if (window->RootWindow == potential_parent)
+        return true;
+    while (window != NULL)
+    {
+        if (window == potential_parent)
+            return true;
+        window = window->ParentWindowInBeginStack;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool ImGui::IsWindowAbove(ImGuiWindow* potential_above, ImGuiWindow* potential_below)
 {
     ImGuiContext& g = *GImGui;
@@ -8285,7 +8304,7 @@ void ImGui::ClosePopupsOverWindow(ImGuiWindow* ref_window, bool restore_focus_to
             bool ref_window_is_descendent_of_popup = false;
             for (int n = popup_count_to_keep; n < g.OpenPopupStack.Size; n++)
                 if (ImGuiWindow* popup_window = g.OpenPopupStack[n].Window)
-                    if (popup_window->RootWindow == ref_window->RootWindow)
+                    if (IsWindowChildOfBeginStack(ref_window, popup_window))
                     {
                         ref_window_is_descendent_of_popup = true;
                         break;
diff --git a/imgui_internal.h b/imgui_internal.h
index 017e8de3df508..4c9829a2d2577 100644
--- a/imgui_internal.h
+++ b/imgui_internal.h
@@ -1943,6 +1943,7 @@ struct IMGUI_API ImGuiWindow
     ImDrawList*             DrawList;                           // == &DrawListInst (for backward compatibility reason with code using imgui_internal.h we keep this a pointer)
     ImDrawList              DrawListInst;
     ImGuiWindow*            ParentWindow;                       // If we are a child _or_ popup window, this is pointing to our parent. Otherwise NULL.
+    ImGuiWindow*            ParentWindowInBeginStack;
     ImGuiWindow*            RootWindow;                         // Point to ourself or first ancestor that is not a child window == Top-level window.
     ImGuiWindow*            RootWindowForTitleBarHighlight;     // Point to ourself or first ancestor which will display TitleBgActive color when this window is active.
     ImGuiWindow*            RootWindowForNav;                   // Point to ourself or first ancestor which doesn't have the NavFlattened flag.
@@ -2330,6 +2331,7 @@ namespace ImGui
     IMGUI_API void          UpdateWindowParentAndRootLinks(ImGuiWindow* window, ImGuiWindowFlags flags, ImGuiWindow* parent_window);
     IMGUI_API ImVec2        CalcWindowNextAutoFitSize(ImGuiWindow* window);
     IMGUI_API bool          IsWindowChildOf(ImGuiWindow* window, ImGuiWindow* potential_parent);
+    IMGUI_API bool          IsWindowChildOfBeginStack(ImGuiWindow* window, ImGuiWindow* potential_parent);
     IMGUI_API bool          IsWindowAbove(ImGuiWindow* potential_above, ImGuiWindow* potential_below);
     IMGUI_API bool          IsWindowNavFocusable(ImGuiWindow* window);
     IMGUI_API void          SetWindowPos(ImGuiWindow* window, const ImVec2& pos, ImGuiCond cond = 0);