diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-pots-hear.md b/.changeset/yellow-pots-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec472214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yellow-pots-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@telegraph/modal": patch
+---
+
+Remove layer concept because of modal re-rendering issues
diff --git a/packages/modal/package.json b/packages/modal/package.json
index 240b9f70..94b98ffa 100644
--- a/packages/modal/package.json
+++ b/packages/modal/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^1.1.1",
     "@radix-ui/react-focus-scope": "^1.1.0",
+    "@radix-ui/react-portal": "^1.1.2",
     "@radix-ui/react-visually-hidden": "^1.1.0",
     "@telegraph/button": "workspace:^",
     "@telegraph/helpers": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/modal/src/Modal/Modal.helpers.tsx b/packages/modal/src/Modal/Modal.helpers.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f6f6a9c5..00000000
--- a/packages/modal/src/Modal/Modal.helpers.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  DismissableLayer,
-  type DismissableLayerProps,
-} from "@radix-ui/react-dismissable-layer";
-
-type DismissableWrapperProps = DismissableLayerProps & {
-  id: string;
-  layers: Array<string>;
-  children: React.ReactNode;
-};
-
-//
-// Handles the logic for when a global action like "esc" or clicking outside
-// should close the modal. When stacking modals, we don't want to close the
-// modal if we are not on the top-most layer.
-//
-const DismissableWrapper = ({
-  id,
-  layers,
-  children,
-  ...props
-}: DismissableWrapperProps) => {
-  const isTopLayer = id === layers[layers.length - 1];
-
-  if (isTopLayer) {
-    return <DismissableLayer {...props}>{children}</DismissableLayer>;
-  }
-
-  return <>{children}</>;
-};
-
-export { DismissableWrapper };
diff --git a/packages/modal/src/Modal/Modal.tsx b/packages/modal/src/Modal/Modal.tsx
index 4b239b02..b58062c8 100755
--- a/packages/modal/src/Modal/Modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/modal/src/Modal/Modal.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Dialog from "@radix-ui/react-dialog";
+import { DismissableLayer } from "@radix-ui/react-dismissable-layer";
 import { FocusScope } from "@radix-ui/react-focus-scope";
 import * as Portal from "@radix-ui/react-portal";
 import { useControllableState } from "@radix-ui/react-use-controllable-state";
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import { Box, Stack } from "@telegraph/layout";
 import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "framer-motion";
 import React from "react";
 
-import { DismissableWrapper } from "./Modal.helpers";
 import { useModalStacking } from "./ModalStacking";
 
 type RootProps = Omit<
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ const RootComponent = ({
   a11yTitle,
   a11yDescription,
   children,
-  layer: layerProp,
   // Focus scope props
   trapped,
   onMountAutoFocus,
@@ -73,8 +72,8 @@ const RootComponent = ({
   const stacking = useModalStacking();
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!stacking || !open || stacking.layers.includes(id)) return;
-    stacking.addLayer(id, { layer: layerProp });
-  }, [id, layerProp, stacking, open]);
+    stacking.addLayer(id);
+  }, [id, stacking, open]);
 
   const layer = stacking.layers?.indexOf(id) || 0;
   const layersLength = stacking.layers?.length || 0;
@@ -82,9 +81,7 @@ const RootComponent = ({
   const isTopLayer = id === stacking.layers[stacking.layers.length - 1];
 
   return (
-    <DismissableWrapper
-      id={id}
-      layers={stacking.layers}
+    <DismissableLayer
       onEscapeKeyDown={(event) => {
         event.preventDefault();
         stacking.removeTopLayer();
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@ const RootComponent = ({
           )}
         </AnimatePresence>
       </Dialog.Root>
-    </DismissableWrapper>
+    </DismissableLayer>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/modal/src/Modal/ModalStacking.tsx b/packages/modal/src/Modal/ModalStacking.tsx
index 77a70e75..e95f5489 100644
--- a/packages/modal/src/Modal/ModalStacking.tsx
+++ b/packages/modal/src/Modal/ModalStacking.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import React from "react";
 
-type AddLayerOptions = {
-  layer?: number;
-};
-
 const ModalStackingContext = React.createContext<{
   layers: Array<string>;
   setLayers: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Array<string>>>;
-  addLayer: (id: string, options: AddLayerOptions) => void;
+  addLayer: (id: string) => void;
   removeLayer: (id: string) => void;
   removeTopLayer: () => void;
 }>({
@@ -25,22 +21,8 @@ type ModalStackingProviderProps = {
 const ModalStackingProvider = ({ children }: ModalStackingProviderProps) => {
   const [layers, setLayers] = React.useState<Array<string>>([]);
 
-  const addLayer = (id: string, options: AddLayerOptions = {}) => {
-    const { layer } = options;
-
-    // If a layer is specified, insert the layer at the specified index
-    // so that the modal renders at the correct layer in the stack.
-    if (typeof layer === "number") {
-      return setLayers((current) => {
-        if (current.length - 1 < layer) {
-          return [...current, id];
-        }
-
-        return [...current.slice(0, layer), id, ...current.slice(layer)];
-      });
-    } else {
-      setLayers((current) => [...current, id]);
-    }
+  const addLayer = (id: string) => {
+    setLayers((current) => [...current, id]);
   };
 
   const removeLayer = (id: string) => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 41ec0b42..011514ba 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4511,6 +4511,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@radix-ui/react-portal@npm:^1.1.2":
+  version: 1.1.2
+  resolution: "@radix-ui/react-portal@npm:1.1.2"
+  dependencies:
+    "@radix-ui/react-primitive": "npm:2.0.0"
+    "@radix-ui/react-use-layout-effect": "npm:1.1.0"
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@types/react": "*"
+    "@types/react-dom": "*"
+    react: ^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc
+    react-dom: ^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    "@types/react":
+      optional: true
+    "@types/react-dom":
+      optional: true
+  checksum: 10c0/836967330893b16b85371775ed1a59e038ce99189f4851cfa976bde2710d704c2a9e49e0a5206e7ac3fcf8a67ddd2d126b8352a88f295d6ef49d04e269736ed1
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@radix-ui/react-presence@npm:1.0.1":
   version: 1.0.1
   resolution: "@radix-ui/react-presence@npm:1.0.1"
@@ -6677,6 +6697,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@knocklabs/typescript-config": "npm:^0.0.2"
     "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "npm:^1.1.1"
     "@radix-ui/react-focus-scope": "npm:^1.1.0"
+    "@radix-ui/react-portal": "npm:^1.1.2"
     "@radix-ui/react-visually-hidden": "npm:^1.1.0"
     "@telegraph/button": "workspace:^"
     "@telegraph/helpers": "workspace:^"