diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/hooks.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/hooks.js
index 247a865060cd5..76dad56774540 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/hooks.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/hooks.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export function useModalDismissSignal(
       ownerDocument = ((modalRef.current: any): HTMLDivElement).ownerDocument;
       ownerDocument.addEventListener('keydown', handleDocumentKeyDown);
       if (dismissOnClickOutside) {
-        ownerDocument.addEventListener('click', handleDocumentClick);
+        ownerDocument.addEventListener('click', handleDocumentClick, true);
       }
     }, 0);
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export function useModalDismissSignal(
 
       if (ownerDocument !== null) {
         ownerDocument.removeEventListener('keydown', handleDocumentKeyDown);
-        ownerDocument.removeEventListener('click', handleDocumentClick);
+        ownerDocument.removeEventListener('click', handleDocumentClick, true);
       }
     };
   }, [modalRef, dismissCallback, dismissOnClickOutside]);