diff --git a/stylesheets/_modules.scss b/stylesheets/_modules.scss
index 71427d66c..a83916953 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_modules.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_modules.scss
@@ -7490,18 +7490,24 @@ button.module-image__border-overlay:focus {
 
 .module-modal-host__overlay-container {
   display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+  flex-direction: row;
   width: var(--window-width);
   height: var(--window-height);
   left: var(--window-border);
   top: var(--titlebar-height);
   justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding: 20px;
   position: fixed;
   z-index: $z-index-modal-host;
 }
 
+.module-modal-host__width-container {
+  max-width: 360px;
+  width: 95%;
+}
+
 .module-modal-host--on-top-of-everything {
   $loading-screen-modal-overlay: $z-index-on-top-of-everything + 1;
 
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/Modal.scss b/stylesheets/components/Modal.scss
index 76d133b99..0b22bc49d 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/Modal.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/Modal.scss
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 .module-Modal {
   @include popper-shadow();
   border-radius: 8px;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  max-width: 360px;
-  width: 95%;
   // We need this to be a number not divisible by 5 so that if we have sticky
   // buttons the bottom doesn't bleed through by 1px.
   max-height: 89vh;
diff --git a/ts/components/ContextMenu.tsx b/ts/components/ContextMenu.tsx
index 272943550..e34ffe14d 100644
--- a/ts/components/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { Theme } from '../util/theme';
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
 import { getClassNamesFor } from '../util/getClassNamesFor';
 import { themeClassName } from '../util/theme';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../util/handleOutsideClick';
 
 export type ContextMenuOptionType<T> = {
   readonly description?: string;
@@ -104,20 +105,15 @@ export function ContextMenu<T>({
       return noop;
     }
 
-    const handleOutsideClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-      if (!referenceElement?.contains(event.target as Node)) {
+    return handleOutsideClick(
+      () => {
         setIsMenuShowing(false);
         closeCurrentOpenContextMenu = undefined;
-        event.stopPropagation();
-        event.preventDefault();
-      }
-    };
-    document.addEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
-
-    return () => {
-      document.removeEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
-    };
-  }, [isMenuShowing, referenceElement]);
+        return true;
+      },
+      { containerElements: [referenceElement, popperElement] }
+    );
+  }, [isMenuShowing, referenceElement, popperElement]);
 
   const handleKeyDown = (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
     if (!isMenuShowing) {
diff --git a/ts/components/CustomizingPreferredReactionsModal.tsx b/ts/components/CustomizingPreferredReactionsModal.tsx
index d0f80eb85..b1bc191dd 100644
--- a/ts/components/CustomizingPreferredReactionsModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CustomizingPreferredReactionsModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { usePopper } from 'react-popper';
 import { isEqual, noop } from 'lodash';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { EmojiPicker } from './emoji/EmojiPicker';
 import { DEFAULT_PREFERRED_REACTION_EMOJI_SHORT_NAMES } from '../reactions/constants';
 import { convertShortName } from './emoji/lib';
 import { offsetDistanceModifier } from '../util/popperUtil';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../util/handleOutsideClick';
 
 type PropsType = {
   draftPreferredReactions: Array<string>;
@@ -77,22 +78,13 @@ export function CustomizingPreferredReactionsModal({
       return noop;
     }
 
-    const onBodyClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-      const { target } = event;
-      if (!(target instanceof HTMLElement) || !popperElement) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const isClickOutsidePicker = !popperElement.contains(target);
-      if (isClickOutsidePicker) {
+    return handleOutsideClick(
+      () => {
         deselectDraftEmoji();
-      }
-    };
-
-    document.body.addEventListener('click', onBodyClick);
-    return () => {
-      document.body.removeEventListener('click', onBodyClick);
-    };
+        return true;
+      },
+      { containerElements: [popperElement] }
+    );
   }, [isSomethingSelected, popperElement, deselectDraftEmoji]);
 
   const hasChanged = !isEqual(
diff --git a/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx b/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx
index bf1563b21..d80dc5b47 100644
--- a/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/MainHeader.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { AvatarPopup } from './AvatarPopup';
 import type { LocalizerType, ThemeType } from '../types/Util';
 import type { AvatarColorType } from '../types/Colors';
 import type { BadgeType } from '../badges/types';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../util/handleOutsideClick';
 
 export type PropsType = {
   areStoriesEnabled: boolean;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
 type StateType = {
   showingAvatarPopup: boolean;
   popperRoot: HTMLDivElement | null;
+  outsideClickDestructor?: () => void;
 };
 
 export class MainHeader extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
@@ -52,54 +54,62 @@ export class MainHeader extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
     };
   }
 
-  public handleOutsideClick = ({ target }: MouseEvent): void => {
-    const { popperRoot, showingAvatarPopup } = this.state;
-
-    if (
-      showingAvatarPopup &&
-      popperRoot &&
-      !popperRoot.contains(target as Node) &&
-      !this.containerRef.current?.contains(target as Node)
-    ) {
-      this.hideAvatarPopup();
-    }
-  };
-
   public showAvatarPopup = (): void => {
     const popperRoot = document.createElement('div');
     document.body.appendChild(popperRoot);
 
+    const outsideClickDestructor = handleOutsideClick(
+      () => {
+        const { showingAvatarPopup } = this.state;
+        if (!showingAvatarPopup) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        this.hideAvatarPopup();
+
+        return true;
+      },
+      { containerElements: [popperRoot, this.containerRef] }
+    );
+
     this.setState({
       showingAvatarPopup: true,
       popperRoot,
+      outsideClickDestructor,
     });
-    document.addEventListener('click', this.handleOutsideClick);
   };
 
   public hideAvatarPopup = (): void => {
-    const { popperRoot } = this.state;
-
-    document.removeEventListener('click', this.handleOutsideClick);
+    const { popperRoot, outsideClickDestructor } = this.state;
 
     this.setState({
       showingAvatarPopup: false,
       popperRoot: null,
+      outsideClickDestructor: undefined,
     });
 
+    outsideClickDestructor?.();
+
     if (popperRoot && document.body.contains(popperRoot)) {
       document.body.removeChild(popperRoot);
     }
   };
 
   public override componentDidMount(): void {
-    document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleGlobalKeyDown);
+    const useCapture = true;
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleGlobalKeyDown, useCapture);
   }
 
   public override componentWillUnmount(): void {
-    const { popperRoot } = this.state;
+    const { popperRoot, outsideClickDestructor } = this.state;
 
-    document.removeEventListener('click', this.handleOutsideClick);
-    document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleGlobalKeyDown);
+    const useCapture = true;
+    outsideClickDestructor?.();
+    document.removeEventListener(
+      'keydown',
+      this.handleGlobalKeyDown,
+      useCapture
+    );
 
     if (popperRoot && document.body.contains(popperRoot)) {
       document.body.removeChild(popperRoot);
diff --git a/ts/components/MediaQualitySelector.tsx b/ts/components/MediaQualitySelector.tsx
index 6d6dc25b6..7e7af2bd7 100644
--- a/ts/components/MediaQualitySelector.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/MediaQualitySelector.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { Manager, Popper, Reference } from 'react-popper';
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
 import { useRefMerger } from '../hooks/useRefMerger';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../util/handleOutsideClick';
 
 export type PropsType = {
   i18n: LocalizerType;
@@ -66,21 +67,9 @@ export const MediaQualitySelector = ({
       const root = document.createElement('div');
       setPopperRoot(root);
       document.body.appendChild(root);
-      const handleOutsideClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-        if (
-          !root.contains(event.target as Node) &&
-          event.target !== buttonRef.current
-        ) {
-          handleClose();
-          event.stopPropagation();
-          event.preventDefault();
-        }
-      };
-      document.addEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
 
       return () => {
         document.body.removeChild(root);
-        document.removeEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
         setPopperRoot(null);
       };
     }
@@ -88,6 +77,20 @@ export const MediaQualitySelector = ({
     return noop;
   }, [menuShowing, setPopperRoot, handleClose]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!menuShowing) {
+      return noop;
+    }
+
+    return handleOutsideClick(
+      () => {
+        handleClose();
+        return true;
+      },
+      { containerElements: [popperRoot, buttonRef] }
+    );
+  }, [menuShowing, popperRoot, handleClose]);
+
   return (
     <Manager>
       <Reference>
diff --git a/ts/components/ModalHost.tsx b/ts/components/ModalHost.tsx
index 2f850b6bd..78ff31490 100644
--- a/ts/components/ModalHost.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/ModalHost.tsx
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import type { SpringValues } from '@react-spring/web';
 import { animated } from '@react-spring/web';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { noop } from 'lodash';
 
 import type { ModalConfigType } from '../hooks/useAnimated';
 import type { Theme } from '../util/theme';
 import { getClassNamesFor } from '../util/getClassNamesFor';
 import { themeClassName } from '../util/theme';
 import { useEscapeHandling } from '../hooks/useEscapeHandling';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../util/handleOutsideClick';
 
 export type PropsType = Readonly<{
   children: React.ReactElement;
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ export const ModalHost = React.memo(
     useFocusTrap = true,
   }: PropsType) => {
     const [root, setRoot] = React.useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
-    const [isMouseDown, setIsMouseDown] = React.useState(false);
+    const containerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
       const div = document.createElement('div');
@@ -53,27 +55,18 @@ export const ModalHost = React.memo(
     }, []);
 
     useEscapeHandling(onEscape || onClose);
-
-    // This makes it easier to write dialogs to be hosted here; they won't have to worry
-    //   as much about preventing propagation of mouse events.
-    const handleMouseDown = React.useCallback(
-      (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
-        if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
-          setIsMouseDown(true);
-        }
-      },
-      [setIsMouseDown]
-    );
-    const handleMouseUp = React.useCallback(
-      (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
-        setIsMouseDown(false);
-
-        if (e.target === e.currentTarget && isMouseDown) {
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (noMouseClose) {
+        return noop;
+      }
+      return handleOutsideClick(
+        () => {
           onClose();
-        }
-      },
-      [onClose, isMouseDown, setIsMouseDown]
-    );
+          return true;
+        },
+        { containerElements: [containerRef] }
+      );
+    }, [noMouseClose, onClose]);
 
     const className = classNames([
       theme ? themeClassName(theme) : undefined,
@@ -88,12 +81,10 @@ export const ModalHost = React.memo(
           className={getClassName('__overlay')}
           style={overlayStyles}
         />
-        <div
-          className={getClassName('__overlay-container')}
-          onMouseDown={noMouseClose ? undefined : handleMouseDown}
-          onMouseUp={noMouseClose ? undefined : handleMouseUp}
-        >
-          {children}
+        <div className={getClassName('__overlay-container')}>
+          <div ref={containerRef} className={getClassName('__width-container')}>
+            {children}
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/ts/components/TextStoryCreator.tsx b/ts/components/TextStoryCreator.tsx
index 048b4bd08..ec09ec45c 100644
--- a/ts/components/TextStoryCreator.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/TextStoryCreator.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { get, has } from 'lodash';
+import { get, has, noop } from 'lodash';
 import { usePopper } from 'react-popper';
 
 import type { LinkPreviewType } from '../types/message/LinkPreviews';
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   getBackgroundColor,
 } from '../util/getStoryBackground';
 import { objectMap } from '../util/objectMap';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../util/handleOutsideClick';
 
 export type PropsType = {
   debouncedMaybeGrabLinkPreview: (
@@ -232,13 +233,6 @@ export const TextStoryCreator = ({
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const handleOutsideClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-      if (!colorPickerPopperButtonRef?.contains(event.target as Node)) {
-        setIsColorPickerShowing(false);
-        event.stopPropagation();
-        event.preventDefault();
-      }
-    };
     const handleEscape = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (event.key === 'Escape') {
         if (
@@ -257,12 +251,11 @@ export const TextStoryCreator = ({
       }
     };
 
-    document.addEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
-    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleEscape);
+    const useCapture = true;
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleEscape, useCapture);
 
     return () => {
-      document.removeEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
-      document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleEscape);
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleEscape, useCapture);
     };
   }, [
     isColorPickerShowing,
@@ -272,6 +265,19 @@ export const TextStoryCreator = ({
     onClose,
   ]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isColorPickerShowing) {
+      return noop;
+    }
+    return handleOutsideClick(
+      () => {
+        setIsColorPickerShowing(false);
+        return true;
+      },
+      { containerElements: [colorPickerPopperButtonRef] }
+    );
+  }, [isColorPickerShowing, colorPickerPopperButtonRef]);
+
   const sliderColorNumber = getRGBANumber(sliderValue);
 
   let textForegroundColor = sliderColorNumber;
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
index 89dc6417b..fd7a49548 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ import type { UUIDStringType } from '../../types/UUID';
 import { DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND } from '../../util/durations';
 import { BadgeImageTheme } from '../../badges/BadgeImageTheme';
 import { getBadgeImageFileLocalPath } from '../../badges/getBadgeImageFileLocalPath';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../../util/handleOutsideClick';
 
 type Trigger = {
   handleContextClick: (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
@@ -381,7 +382,9 @@ type State = {
   prevSelectedCounter?: number;
 
   reactionViewerRoot: HTMLDivElement | null;
+  reactionViewerOutsideClickDestructor?: () => void;
   reactionPickerRoot: HTMLDivElement | null;
+  reactionPickerOutsideClickDestructor?: () => void;
 
   giftBadgeCounter: number | null;
   showOutgoingGiftBadgeModal: boolean;
@@ -2394,29 +2397,34 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public toggleReactionViewer = (onlyRemove = false): void => {
-    this.setState(({ reactionViewerRoot }) => {
+    this.setState(oldState => {
+      const { reactionViewerRoot } = oldState;
       if (reactionViewerRoot) {
         document.body.removeChild(reactionViewerRoot);
-        document.body.removeEventListener(
-          'click',
-          this.handleClickOutsideReactionViewer,
-          true
-        );
 
-        return { reactionViewerRoot: null };
+        oldState.reactionViewerOutsideClickDestructor?.();
+
+        return {
+          reactionViewerRoot: null,
+          reactionViewerOutsideClickDestructor: undefined,
+        };
       }
 
       if (!onlyRemove) {
         const root = document.createElement('div');
         document.body.appendChild(root);
-        document.body.addEventListener(
-          'click',
-          this.handleClickOutsideReactionViewer,
-          true
+
+        const reactionViewerOutsideClickDestructor = handleOutsideClick(
+          () => {
+            this.toggleReactionViewer(true);
+            return true;
+          },
+          { containerElements: [root, this.reactionsContainerRef] }
         );
 
         return {
           reactionViewerRoot: root,
+          reactionViewerOutsideClickDestructor,
         };
       }
 
@@ -2425,29 +2433,34 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   };
 
   public toggleReactionPicker = (onlyRemove = false): void => {
-    this.setState(({ reactionPickerRoot }) => {
+    this.setState(oldState => {
+      const { reactionPickerRoot } = oldState;
       if (reactionPickerRoot) {
         document.body.removeChild(reactionPickerRoot);
-        document.body.removeEventListener(
-          'click',
-          this.handleClickOutsideReactionPicker,
-          true
-        );
 
-        return { reactionPickerRoot: null };
+        oldState.reactionPickerOutsideClickDestructor?.();
+
+        return {
+          reactionPickerRoot: null,
+          reactionPickerOutsideClickDestructor: undefined,
+        };
       }
 
       if (!onlyRemove) {
         const root = document.createElement('div');
         document.body.appendChild(root);
-        document.body.addEventListener(
-          'click',
-          this.handleClickOutsideReactionPicker,
-          true
+
+        const reactionPickerOutsideClickDestructor = handleOutsideClick(
+          () => {
+            this.toggleReactionPicker(true);
+            return true;
+          },
+          { containerElements: [root] }
         );
 
         return {
           reactionPickerRoot: root,
+          reactionPickerOutsideClickDestructor,
         };
       }
 
@@ -2455,28 +2468,6 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     });
   };
 
-  public handleClickOutsideReactionViewer = (e: MouseEvent): void => {
-    const { reactionViewerRoot } = this.state;
-    const { current: reactionsContainer } = this.reactionsContainerRef;
-    if (reactionViewerRoot && reactionsContainer) {
-      if (
-        !reactionViewerRoot.contains(e.target as HTMLElement) &&
-        !reactionsContainer.contains(e.target as HTMLElement)
-      ) {
-        this.toggleReactionViewer(true);
-      }
-    }
-  };
-
-  public handleClickOutsideReactionPicker = (e: MouseEvent): void => {
-    const { reactionPickerRoot } = this.state;
-    if (reactionPickerRoot) {
-      if (!reactionPickerRoot.contains(e.target as HTMLElement)) {
-        this.toggleReactionPicker(true);
-      }
-    }
-  };
-
   public renderReactions(outgoing: boolean): JSX.Element | null {
     const { getPreferredBadge, reactions = [], i18n, theme } = this.props;
 
diff --git a/ts/components/emoji/EmojiButton.tsx b/ts/components/emoji/EmojiButton.tsx
index ef35c8950..b4da00568 100644
--- a/ts/components/emoji/EmojiButton.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/emoji/EmojiButton.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { Props as EmojiPickerProps } from './EmojiPicker';
 import { EmojiPicker } from './EmojiPicker';
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../../types/Util';
 import { useRefMerger } from '../../hooks/useRefMerger';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../../util/handleOutsideClick';
 import * as KeyboardLayout from '../../services/keyboardLayout';
 
 export type OwnProps = Readonly<{
@@ -88,21 +89,9 @@ export const EmojiButton = React.memo(
         const root = document.createElement('div');
         setPopperRoot(root);
         document.body.appendChild(root);
-        const handleOutsideClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-          if (
-            !root.contains(event.target as Node) &&
-            event.target !== buttonRef.current
-          ) {
-            handleClose();
-            event.stopPropagation();
-            event.preventDefault();
-          }
-        };
-        document.addEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
 
         return () => {
           document.body.removeChild(root);
-          document.removeEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
           setPopperRoot(null);
         };
       }
@@ -110,6 +99,20 @@ export const EmojiButton = React.memo(
       return noop;
     }, [open, setOpen, setPopperRoot, handleClose]);
 
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      if (!open) {
+        return noop;
+      }
+
+      return handleOutsideClick(
+        () => {
+          handleClose();
+          return true;
+        },
+        { containerElements: [popperRoot, buttonRef] }
+      );
+    }, [open, handleClose, popperRoot]);
+
     // Install keyboard shortcut to open emoji picker
     React.useEffect(() => {
       const handleKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
diff --git a/ts/components/stickers/StickerButton.tsx b/ts/components/stickers/StickerButton.tsx
index 56ce05329..c0d1eca10 100644
--- a/ts/components/stickers/StickerButton.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/stickers/StickerButton.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { StickerPicker } from './StickerPicker';
 import { countStickers } from './lib';
 import { offsetDistanceModifier } from '../../util/popperUtil';
 import { themeClassName } from '../../util/theme';
+import { handleOutsideClick } from '../../util/handleOutsideClick';
 import * as KeyboardLayout from '../../services/keyboardLayout';
 import { useRefMerger } from '../../hooks/useRefMerger';
 
@@ -136,7 +137,23 @@ export const StickerButton = React.memo(
         const root = document.createElement('div');
         setPopperRoot(root);
         document.body.appendChild(root);
-        const handleOutsideClick = ({ target }: MouseEvent) => {
+
+        return () => {
+          document.body.removeChild(root);
+          setPopperRoot(null);
+        };
+      }
+
+      return noop;
+    }, [open, setOpen, setPopperRoot]);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      if (!open) {
+        return noop;
+      }
+
+      return handleOutsideClick(
+        target => {
           const targetElement = target as HTMLElement;
           const targetClassName = targetElement
             ? targetElement.className || ''
@@ -149,25 +166,16 @@ export const StickerButton = React.memo(
             targetClassName.indexOf('module-sticker-picker__header__button') <
               0;
 
-          if (
-            !root.contains(targetElement) &&
-            isMissingButtonClass &&
-            targetElement !== buttonRef.current
-          ) {
-            setOpen(false);
+          if (!isMissingButtonClass) {
+            return false;
           }
-        };
-        document.addEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
 
-        return () => {
-          document.body.removeChild(root);
-          document.removeEventListener('click', handleOutsideClick);
-          setPopperRoot(null);
-        };
-      }
-
-      return noop;
-    }, [open, setOpen, setPopperRoot]);
+          setOpen(false);
+          return true;
+        },
+        { containerElements: [popperRoot, buttonRef] }
+      );
+    }, [open, popperRoot, setOpen]);
 
     // Install keyboard shortcut to open sticker picker
     React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/ts/util/handleOutsideClick.ts b/ts/util/handleOutsideClick.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69da33093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/handleOutsideClick.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import type { RefObject } from 'react';
+
+export type ClickHandlerType = (target: Node) => boolean;
+export type ContainerElementType = Node | RefObject<Node> | null | undefined;
+
+// TODO(indutny): DESKTOP-4177
+// A stack of handlers. Handlers are executed from the top to the bottom
+const fakeClickHandlers = new Array<(event: MouseEvent) => boolean>();
+
+function runFakeClickHandlers(event: MouseEvent): void {
+  for (const handler of fakeClickHandlers.slice().reverse()) {
+    if (handler(event)) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export type HandleOutsideClickOptionsType = Readonly<{
+  containerElements: ReadonlyArray<ContainerElementType>;
+}>;
+
+export const handleOutsideClick = (
+  handler: ClickHandlerType,
+  { containerElements }: HandleOutsideClickOptionsType
+): (() => void) => {
+  const handleEvent = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    const target = event.target as Node;
+
+    const isInside = containerElements.some(elem => {
+      if (!elem) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (elem instanceof Node) {
+        return elem.contains(target);
+      }
+      return elem.current?.contains(target);
+    });
+    if (isInside) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const isHandled = handler(target);
+    if (!isHandled) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  fakeClickHandlers.push(handleEvent);
+  if (fakeClickHandlers.length === 1) {
+    const useCapture = true;
+    document.addEventListener('click', runFakeClickHandlers, useCapture);
+  }
+
+  return () => {
+    const index = fakeClickHandlers.indexOf(handleEvent);
+    fakeClickHandlers.splice(index, 1);
+
+    if (fakeClickHandlers.length === 0) {
+      const useCapture = true;
+      document.removeEventListener('click', handleEvent, useCapture);
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index 1de2ed5e8..22780bdf6 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -9181,6 +9181,14 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-09-21T01:40:08.534Z"
   },
+  {
+    "rule": "React-useRef",
+    "path": "ts/components/ModalHost.tsx",
+    "line": "    const containerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);",
+    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
+    "updated": "2022-09-14T16:20:15.384Z",
+    "reasonDetail": "Holds a reference to a container element to prevent outside clicks"
+  },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",
     "path": "ts/components/ProfileEditor.tsx",