diff --git a/docs/en/UI/AspNetCore/Modals.md b/docs/en/UI/AspNetCore/Modals.md
index 3824c45983..b0a0ba922e 100644
--- a/docs/en/UI/AspNetCore/Modals.md
+++ b/docs/en/UI/AspNetCore/Modals.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ While you can continue to use the standard [Bootstrap way](https://getbootstrap.
 ABP Framework provides the following benefits for such a modal with a form inside it;
 
 * **Lazy loads** the modal HTML into the page and **removes** it from the DOM once its closed. This makes easy to consume a reusable modal dialog. Also, every time you open the modal, it will be a fresh new modal, so you don't have to deal with resetting the modal content.
-* **Auto-focuses** the first input of the form once the modal has been opened.
+* **Auto-focuses** the first input of the form once the modal has been opened. You can also specify it using a `function` or `jquery selector`.
 * Automatically determines the **form** inside a modal and posts the form via **AJAX** instead of normal page post.
 * Automatically checks if the form inside the modal **has changed, but not saved**. It warns the user in this case.
 * Automatically **disables the modal buttons** (save & cancel) until the AJAX operation completes.
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ Here, the list of all available options;
 * `viewUrl` (required, `string`): The URL to lazy load the HTML of the modal.
 * `scriptUrl` (optional, `string`): A URL to lazy load a JavaScript file. It is loaded only once, when the modal first opened.
 * `modalClass` (optional, `string`): A JavaScript class defined in the `abp.modals` namespace that can be used to execute code related to the modal.
+* `focusElement` (optional, `function or string`): Specifies the element that gets focus.
 
 ### Functions
 
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Theme.Shared/wwwroot/libs/abp/aspnetcore-mvc-ui-theme-shared/bootstrap/modal-manager.js b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Theme.Shared/wwwroot/libs/abp/aspnetcore-mvc-ui-theme-shared/bootstrap/modal-manager.js
index 75d080feda..e524881176 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Theme.Shared/wwwroot/libs/abp/aspnetcore-mvc-ui-theme-shared/bootstrap/modal-manager.js
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Theme.Shared/wwwroot/libs/abp/aspnetcore-mvc-ui-theme-shared/bootstrap/modal-manager.js
@@ -96,21 +96,28 @@ $.validator.defaults.ignore = ''; //TODO: Would be better if we can apply only f
                 });
 
                 _$modal.on('shown.bs.modal', function () {
-                    //focuses first element if it's a typeable input.
-                    var $firstVisibleInput = _$modal.find('input:not([type=hidden]):first');
+                    if (!options.focusElement) {
+                        //focuses first element if it's a typeable input.
+                        var $firstVisibleInput = _$modal.find('input:not([type=hidden]):first');
 
-                    _onOpenCallbacks.triggerAll(_publicApi);
+                        _onOpenCallbacks.triggerAll(_publicApi);
 
-                    if ($firstVisibleInput.hasClass("datepicker")) {
-                        return; //don't pop-up date pickers...
-                    }
+                        if ($firstVisibleInput.hasClass("datepicker")) {
+                            return; //don't pop-up date pickers...
+                        }
 
-                    var focusableInputs = ["text", "password", "email", "number", "search", "tel", "url"];
-                    if (!focusableInputs.includes($firstVisibleInput.prop("type"))) {
-                        return;
-                    }
+                        var focusableInputs = ["text", "password", "email", "number", "search", "tel", "url"];
+                        if (!focusableInputs.includes($firstVisibleInput.prop("type"))) {
+                            return;
+                        }
 
-                    $firstVisibleInput.focus();
+                        $firstVisibleInput.focus();
+                    } else if (typeof options.focusElement === 'function') {
+                        var focusElement = options.focusElement();
+                        focusElement.focus();
+                    } else if (typeof options.focusElement === 'string') {
+                        $(options.focusElement).focus();
+                    }
                 });
 
                 var modalClass = abp.modals[options.modalClass];