diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTLogBox.mm b/React/CoreModules/RCTLogBox.mm
index 4faa4a2db84..1e89ce1c849 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTLogBox.mm
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTLogBox.mm
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@
 
 @class RCTLogBoxView;
 
-@interface RCTLogBoxView : UIView
+@interface RCTLogBoxView : UIWindow
 @end
 
 @implementation RCTLogBoxView
 {
-  UIViewController *_rootViewController;
   RCTSurface *_surface;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame bridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
 {
   if ((self = [super initWithFrame:frame])) {
+    self.windowLevel = UIWindowLevelStatusBar - 1;
     self.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
 
     _surface = [[RCTSurface alloc] initWithBridge:bridge moduleName:@"LogBox" initialProperties:@{}];
@@ -52,31 +52,24 @@
       RCTLogInfo(@"Failed to mount LogBox within 1s");
     }
 
-    _rootViewController = [UIViewController new];
+    UIViewController *_rootViewController = [UIViewController new];
     _rootViewController.view = (UIView *)_surface.view;
     _rootViewController.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
     _rootViewController.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationFullScreen;
+    self.rootViewController = _rootViewController;
   }
   return self;
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc
 {
-  // Dismiss by deallocating the window.
-  // This will also handle JS reload, otherwise the LogBox view would be stuck on top.
-  [_rootViewController.view resignFirstResponder];
-  [_rootViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:NO completion:NULL];
+  [RCTSharedApplication().delegate.window makeKeyWindow];
 }
 
 - (void)show
 {
-  __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
-  [RCTSharedApplication().delegate.window.rootViewController presentViewController:_rootViewController animated:NO completion:^{
-    __strong __typeof(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;
-    if (strongSelf) {
-      [strongSelf->_rootViewController.view becomeFirstResponder];
-    }
-  }];
+  [self becomeFirstResponder];
+  [self makeKeyAndVisible];
 }
 
 @end