diff --git a/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index 7c44cfbed18a..b6ce683db3d8 100644
--- a/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ bool NativeWindowMac::MoveAbove(const std::string& sourceId) {
   if (!webrtc::GetWindowOwnerPid(window_id))
     return false;
 
-  if (!parent()) {
+  if (!parent() || is_modal()) {
     [window_ orderWindow:NSWindowAbove relativeTo:window_id];
   } else {
     NSWindow* other_window = [NSApp windowWithWindowNumber:window_id];
@@ -823,10 +823,11 @@ bool NativeWindowMac::MoveAbove(const std::string& sourceId) {
 }
 
 void NativeWindowMac::MoveTop() {
-  if (!parent())
+  if (!parent() || is_modal()) {
     [window_ orderWindow:NSWindowAbove relativeTo:0];
-  else
+  } else {
     ReorderChildWindowAbove(window_, nullptr);
+  }
 }
 
 void NativeWindowMac::SetResizable(bool resizable) {
diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts
index bf7ddada8508..c2057bce7b32 100644
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.ts
@@ -1283,6 +1283,8 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
     });
 
     describe('BrowserWindow.moveTop()', () => {
+      afterEach(closeAllWindows);
+
       it('should not steal focus', async () => {
         const posDelta = 50;
         const wShownInactive = once(w, 'show');
@@ -1324,6 +1326,15 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
         await closeWindow(otherWindow, { assertNotWindows: false });
         expect(BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()).to.have.lengthOf(1);
       });
+
+      it('should not crash when called on a modal child window', async () => {
+        const shown = once(w, 'show');
+        w.show();
+        await shown;
+
+        const child = new BrowserWindow({ modal: true, parent: w });
+        expect(() => { child.moveTop(); }).to.not.throw();
+      });
     });
 
     describe('BrowserWindow.moveAbove(mediaSourceId)', () => {