diff --git a/React/Base/RCTUtils.m b/React/Base/RCTUtils.m
index c00bb283d..ab49299d3 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTUtils.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTUtils.m
@@ -481,9 +481,10 @@ UIViewController *__nullable RCTPresentedViewController(void)
   }
 
   UIViewController *controller = RCTKeyWindow().rootViewController;
-
-  while (controller.presentedViewController) {
-    controller = controller.presentedViewController;
+  UIViewController *presentedController = controller.presentedViewController;
+  while (presentedController && ![presentedController isBeingDismissed]) {
+    controller = presentedController;
+    presentedController = controller.presentedViewController;
   }
 
   return controller;