diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts
index 2d34155436..5a90cc144f 100644
--- a/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {DropdownFocusComponent} from './dropdown/focus/dropdown-focus.component'
 import {DropdownPositionComponent} from './dropdown/position/dropdown-position.component';
 import {ModalFocusComponent} from './modal/focus/modal-focus.component';
 import {ModalNestingComponent} from './modal/nesting/modal-nesting.component';
+import {ModalStackComponent, NgbdStackedModal} from './modal/stack/modal-stack.component';
 import {PopoverAutocloseComponent} from './popover/autoclose/popover-autoclose.component';
 import {TooltipAutocloseComponent} from './tooltip/autoclose/tooltip-autoclose.component';
 import {TooltipFocusComponent} from './tooltip/focus/tooltip-focus.component';
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ import {TypeaheadValidationComponent} from './typeahead/validation/typeahead-val
     DropdownPositionComponent,
     ModalFocusComponent,
     ModalNestingComponent,
+    ModalStackComponent,
+    NgbdStackedModal,
     PopoverAutocloseComponent,
     TooltipAutocloseComponent,
     TooltipFocusComponent,
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ import {TypeaheadValidationComponent} from './typeahead/validation/typeahead-val
     TypeaheadAutoCloseComponent,
     TimepickerNavigationComponent,
   ],
+  entryComponents: [NgbdStackedModal],
   imports: [BrowserModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, routing, NgbModule],
   bootstrap: [AppComponent]
 })
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts
index 3a4840748d..3ab625bbe1 100644
--- a/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {TimepickerNavigationComponent} from './timepicker/navigation/timepicker-
 import {TypeaheadValidationComponent} from './typeahead/validation/typeahead-validation.component';
 import {DropdownPositionComponent} from './dropdown/position/dropdown-position.component';
 import {ModalNestingComponent} from './modal/nesting/modal-nesting.component';
+import {ModalStackComponent} from './modal/stack/modal-stack.component';
 
 
 export const routes: Routes = [
@@ -28,7 +29,11 @@ export const routes: Routes = [
   },
   {
     path: 'modal',
-    children: [{path: 'focus', component: ModalFocusComponent}, {path: 'nesting', component: ModalNestingComponent}]
+    children: [
+      {path: 'focus', component: ModalFocusComponent},
+      {path: 'nesting', component: ModalNestingComponent},
+      {path: 'stack', component: ModalStackComponent},
+    ]
   },
   {
     path: 'dropdown',
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.component.html b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..649cf7fcd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<h3>Modal nesting tests</h3>
+
+<ng-template #t let-modal>
+  <div class="modal-header">
+    <h4 class="modal-title">Modal with nested popups</h4>
+    <button type="button" class="close" aria-label="Close" (click)="modal.dismiss()">
+      <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-body">
+    <!-- modal -->
+    <button id="open-inner-modal" class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-primary" (click)="openSecondModal()">Open stack modal</button>
+  </div>
+</ng-template>
+
+<button class="btn btn-outline-secondary ml-2" type="button" id="open-modal" (click)="openModal(t)">Open Modal</button>
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.component.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb630289d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import {Component, TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {NgbActiveModal, NgbModal} from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+@Component({templateUrl: './modal-stack.component.html'})
+export class ModalStackComponent {
+  constructor(private modalService: NgbModal) {}
+
+  openModal(content: TemplateRef<any>) { this.modalService.open(content); }
+
+  search = (text$: Observable<string>) => text$.pipe(map(() => ['one', 'two', 'three']));
+
+  openSecondModal() { this.modalService.open(NgbdStackedModal); }
+}
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <div class="modal-header">
+      <h4 class="modal-title">Stacked modal</h4>
+      <button type="button" class="close" aria-label="Close" (click)="activeModal.dismiss('Cross click')">
+        <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+    <div class="modal-body"></div>
+    <div class="modal-footer">
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-dark" (click)="activeModal.close('Close click')">Close</button>
+    </div>
+  `
+})
+export class NgbdStackedModal {
+  constructor(public activeModal: NgbActiveModal) {}
+}
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0a8b6df10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import {Key, browser} from 'protractor';
+import {expectFocused, expectNoOpenModals, openUrl, sendKey} from '../../tools.po';
+import {ModalStackPage} from './modal-stack.po';
+import {DatepickerPage} from '../../datepicker/datepicker.po';
+import {DropdownPage} from '../../dropdown/dropdown.po';
+import {TypeaheadPage} from '../../typeahead/typeahead.po';
+
+describe('Modal stacked', () => {
+  let page: ModalStackPage;
+  let datepickerPage: DatepickerPage;
+  let dropdownPage: DropdownPage;
+  let typeaheadPage: TypeaheadPage;
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    page = new ModalStackPage();
+    datepickerPage = new DatepickerPage();
+    dropdownPage = new DropdownPage();
+    typeaheadPage = new TypeaheadPage();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async() => await openUrl('modal/stack'));
+
+  afterEach(async() => { await expectNoOpenModals(); });
+
+  it('should keep tab on the first modal after the second modal has closed', async() => {
+    await page.openModal();
+    await page.openStackModal();
+
+    // close the stack modal
+    await sendKey(Key.ESCAPE);
+
+    // Check that the button is focused again
+    await expectFocused(page.getStackModalButton(), 'Button element not focused');
+    await sendKey(Key.TAB);
+
+    await expectFocused(page.getCoseIcon(), 'Close icon not focused');
+
+    // close the main modal
+    await sendKey(Key.ESCAPE);
+
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.po.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.po.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2227bcd5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/modal/stack/modal-stack.po.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import {$, $$} from 'protractor';
+
+export class ModalStackPage {
+  getModal(index) { return $$('ngb-modal-window').get(index); }
+
+  getModalButton() { return $('#open-modal'); }
+
+  getStackModalButton() { return $('#open-inner-modal'); }
+
+  getCoseIcon() { return $('button.close'); }
+
+  async openModal() {
+    await this.getModalButton().click();
+    const modal = this.getModal(0);
+    expect(await modal.isPresent()).toBeTruthy(`A modal should have been opened`);
+    return modal;
+  }
+
+  async openStackModal() {
+    await this.getStackModalButton().click();
+    const modal = this.getModal(1);
+    expect(await modal.isPresent()).toBeTruthy(`A second modal should have been opened`);
+    return modal;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/tools.po.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/tools.po.ts
index e038591ade..382c116fd7 100644
--- a/e2e-app/src/app/tools.po.ts
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/tools.po.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ export const offsetClick = async(el: ElementFinder, offset) => {
  * @param message to display in case of error
  */
 export const expectFocused = async(el: ElementFinder, message: string) => {
-  const focused = await browser.driver.switchTo().activeElement();
-  expect(await WebElement.equals(el.getWebElement(), focused)).toBeTruthy(message);
+  await browser.wait(() => {
+    return WebElement.equals(el.getWebElement(), browser.driver.switchTo().activeElement());
+  }, 500, message);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/modal/modal-window.ts b/src/modal/modal-window.ts
index ef9bf3947f..f4b3ff4db4 100644
--- a/src/modal/modal-window.ts
+++ b/src/modal/modal-window.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class NgbModalWindow implements OnInit,
     } else {
       elementToFocus = body;
     }
-    elementToFocus.focus();
+    setTimeout(() => elementToFocus.focus());
     this._elWithFocus = null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modal/modal.spec.ts b/src/modal/modal.spec.ts
index 6db15a5722..892d882b8a 100644
--- a/src/modal/modal.spec.ts
+++ b/src/modal/modal.spec.ts
@@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ describe('ngb-modal', () => {
            expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveModal();
 
            modalInstance.close();
+           tick();
+
            fixture.detectChanges();
            expect(fixture.nativeElement).not.toHaveModal();
          }));
@@ -681,18 +683,20 @@ describe('ngb-modal', () => {
 
     describe('focus management', () => {
 
-      it('should return focus to previously focused element', () => {
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-        const openButtonEl = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button#open');
-        openButtonEl.focus();
-        openButtonEl.click();
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-        expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveModal('from button');
+      it('should return focus to previously focused element', fakeAsync(() => {
+           fixture.detectChanges();
+           const openButtonEl = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button#open');
+           openButtonEl.focus();
+           openButtonEl.click();
+           fixture.detectChanges();
+           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveModal('from button');
 
-        fixture.componentInstance.close();
-        expect(fixture.nativeElement).not.toHaveModal();
-        expect(document.activeElement).toBe(openButtonEl);
-      });
+           fixture.componentInstance.close();
+           expect(fixture.nativeElement).not.toHaveModal();
+
+           tick();
+           expect(document.activeElement).toBe(openButtonEl);
+         }));
 
 
       it('should return focus to body if no element focused prior to modal opening', () => {