diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.kt
index 64c61a19f2ac..f0415bf23dd1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.kt
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ public class ReactModalHostView(context: ThemedReactContext) :
       // Navigation bar cannot be translucent without status bar being translucent too
       if (navigationBarTranslucent) {
         dialogWindow.enableEdgeToEdge()
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q && transparent) {
+          dialogWindow.isNavigationBarContrastEnforced = false
+        }
       } else {
         dialogWindow.disableEdgeToEdge()
         dialogWindow.setStatusBarTranslucency(statusBarTranslucent)