diff --git a/packages/components/src/modal/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/modal/index.tsx
index 2dec0f65240f9b..a6d294bcb8a5c9 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/modal/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/modal/index.tsx
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ function UnforwardedModal(
 						) }
 
 						<div
+							className="components-modal__body"
 							ref={ useMergeRefs( [
 								childrenContainerRef,
 								focusOnMount === 'firstContentElement'