diff --git a/src/components/CallFooter.stories.tsx b/src/components/CallFooter.stories.tsx
index f95751094..667cb6070 100644
--- a/src/components/CallFooter.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CallFooter.stories.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export const Default: Story = {
     showFooter: true,
     hideControls: false,
     asOverlay: false,
+    showModals: true,
     sharingScreen: false,
     audioOutputSwitcher: undefined,
     reactionIdentifier: undefined,
diff --git a/src/components/CallFooter.tsx b/src/components/CallFooter.tsx
index b3e0e4f30..4f79f236c 100644
--- a/src/components/CallFooter.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CallFooter.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export interface FooterState {
   /** The footer should be used as an overlay.
    * (Over the Call Grid) This saves spaces on small screens. */
   asOverlay: boolean;
+  showModals: boolean;
 
   buttonSize: "md" | "lg";
   showLogo: boolean;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ export const CallFooter: FC<FooterProps> = ({
   const asOverlay = useBehavior(vm.asOverlay$);
   const showFooter = useBehavior(vm.showFooter$);
   const hideControls = useBehavior(vm.hideControls$);
+  const showModals = useBehavior(vm.showModals$);
   const layoutSwitchVm = useBehavior(vm.layoutSwitchVm$);
   const openSettings = useBehavior(vm.openSettings$);
   const audioEnabled = useBehavior(vm.audioEnabled$);
@@ -235,7 +237,8 @@ export const CallFooter: FC<FooterProps> = ({
     );
   }
 
-  if (reactionIdentifier && reactionData) {
+  // Reaction button contains a pretty large menu, so treat it like a modal
+  if (reactionIdentifier && reactionData && showModals) {
     buttons.push(
       <ReactionToggleButton
         size={buttonSize}
diff --git a/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.test.ts b/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.test.ts
index ef3b756e6..1fc9187ad 100644
--- a/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function buildMinimalCallViewModel(layout: Layout): CallViewModel {
     reactions$: constant({}),
     tileStoreGeneration$: constant(0),
     showFooter$: constant(true),
+    showModals$: constant(true),
     settingsOpen$: constant(false),
     setSettingsOpen$: constant(() => {}),
   } as unknown as CallViewModel;
diff --git a/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.tsx b/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.tsx
index a374a0258..7e391b169 100644
--- a/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CallFooterViewModel.tsx
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export function createCallFooterViewModel(
     // candidat to move into the FooterViewModel
     showFooter$: callModel.showFooter$,
     hideControls$: constant(!showControls),
+    showModals$: callModel.showModals$,
     asOverlay$: callModel.edgeToEdge$,
     buttonSize$: scope.behavior(
       isPip$.pipe(map<boolean, "md" | "lg">((pip) => (pip ? "md" : "lg"))),
@@ -168,12 +169,12 @@ export function createCallFooterViewModel(
 
     openSettings$: scope.behavior(
       combineLatest([
-        isPip$,
+        callModel.showModals$,
         callModel.showHeader$,
         callModel.setSettingsOpen$,
       ]).pipe(
-        map(([isPip, showHeader, setSettingsOpen]) =>
-          !isPip && headerStyle !== HeaderStyle.AppBar && showControls
+        map(([showModals, showHeader, setSettingsOpen]) =>
+          showModals && headerStyle !== HeaderStyle.AppBar && showControls
             ? (): void => setSettingsOpen(true)
             : undefined,
         ),
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ export function createLobbyFooterViewModel(
       showLogo,
       hideControls: false,
       asOverlay: false,
+      showModals: true,
       buttonSize: "lg",
       openSettings,
       hangup,
diff --git a/src/room/InCallView.tsx b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
index 322380eee..cab450bc5 100644
--- a/src/room/InCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
   const overflowing = useBehavior(vm.overflowing$);
   const showNameTags = useBehavior(vm.showNameTags$);
   const showHeader = useBehavior(vm.showHeader$);
+  const showModals = useBehavior(vm.showModals$);
   const settingsOpen = useBehavior(vm.settingsOpen$);
   const setSettingsOpen = useBehavior(vm.setSettingsOpen$);
   const earpieceMode = useBehavior(vm.earpieceMode$);
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
       {earpieceOverlay}
       <ReactionsOverlay vm={vm} />
       {footer}
-      {layout.type !== "pip" && (
+      {showModals && (
         <>
           <RageshakeRequestModal {...rageshakeRequestModalProps} />
           <SettingsModal
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel.ts
index e0a50e147..87512b446 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel.ts
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ export interface CallViewModel {
    */
   overflowing$: Behavior<boolean>;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether modals such as settings and reactions should be accessible at all.
+   */
+  showModals$: Behavior<boolean>;
+
   settingsOpen$: Behavior<boolean>;
   setSettingsOpen$: Behavior<(open: boolean) => void>;
 
@@ -1450,6 +1455,11 @@ export function createCallViewModel$(
       map((naturallyShowFooter) => naturallyShowFooter && showFooterUrlParams),
     ),
   );
+
+  const showModals$ = scope.behavior(
+    windowMode$.pipe(map((mode) => mode !== "pip")),
+  );
+
   const settingsOpen$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
   const setSettingsOpen$ = constant((open: boolean) => {
     settingsOpen$.next(open);
@@ -1826,6 +1836,7 @@ export function createCallViewModel$(
     showNameTags$,
     showHeader$: showHeader$,
     showFooter$: showFooter$,
+    showModals$,
     settingsOpen$: settingsOpen$,
     setSettingsOpen$: setSettingsOpen$,
     edgeToEdge$,