diff --git a/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.jsx b/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.jsx
index 709899d..df72e62 100644
--- a/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.jsx
+++ b/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 import { Modal, ModalLink } from '@inertiaui/modal-react';
 import Container from './Container';
+import { useRef } from 'react';
 
 export default function Local() {
+    const modalRef = useRef(null);
+
+    function closeModal() {
+        modalRef.current.close();
+    }
+
+    function alertModalId() {
+        alert(modalRef.current.id);
+    }
+
     return (
         <>
             <Container>
@@ -15,11 +26,17 @@ export default function Local() {
                     </ModalLink>
                 </div>
             </Container>
-            <Modal name="local">
+            <Modal name="local" ref={modalRef}>
                 This is a local modal
                 <ModalLink href="/roles/create">
                     Create Role
                 </ModalLink>
+                <button onClick={closeModal}>
+                    Close Modal through Ref
+                </button>
+                <button onClick={alertModalId}>
+                    Alert Modal ID
+                </button>
             </Modal>
         </>
     );
diff --git a/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.vue b/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.vue
index ecdd684..dc6f1ab 100644
--- a/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.vue
+++ b/demo-app/resources/js/Pages/Local.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 <script setup>
 import Container from './Container.vue'
 import { Modal, ModalLink } from '@inertiaui/modal-vue'
+import { ref } from 'vue';
+
+const modalRef = ref(null);
+
+function closeModal() {
+    modalRef.value.close();
+}
+
+function alertModalId() {
+    alert(modalRef.value.id);
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -14,11 +25,19 @@ import { Modal, ModalLink } from '@inertiaui/modal-vue'
         </div>
     </Container>
 
-    <Modal name="local">
+    <Modal name="local" ref="modalRef">
         This is a local modal
 
         <ModalLink href="/roles/create">
             Create Role
         </ModalLink>
+
+        <button @click="closeModal">
+            Close Modal through Ref
+        </button>
+
+        <button @click="alertModalId">
+            Alert Modal ID
+        </button>
     </Modal>
 </template>
diff --git a/demo-app/tests/Browser/LocalModalTest.php b/demo-app/tests/Browser/LocalModalTest.php
index c862448..c22265c 100644
--- a/demo-app/tests/Browser/LocalModalTest.php
+++ b/demo-app/tests/Browser/LocalModalTest.php
@@ -20,4 +20,33 @@ public function it_can_open_a_local_modal_and_a_nested_one()
                 ->waitUntilMissingModal(1);
         });
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_access_a_prop_through_a_template_ref()
+    {
+        $this->browse(function (Browser $browser) {
+            $browser->visit('/local')
+                ->clickLink('Open Local Modal')
+                ->waitForTextIn('.im-modal-content', 'This is a local modal')
+                ->press('Alert Modal ID');
+
+            $message = $browser->driver->switchTo()->alert()->getText();
+
+            $this->assertStringStartsWith('inertiaui_modal_', $message);
+
+            $browser->dismissDialog();
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_close_a_local_modal_through_a_template_ref()
+    {
+        $this->browse(function (Browser $browser) {
+            $browser->visit('/local')
+                ->clickLink('Open Local Modal')
+                ->waitForTextIn('.im-modal-content', 'This is a local modal')
+                ->press('Close Modal through Ref')
+                ->waitUntilMissingModal(1);
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/demo-app/tests/Feature/DispatchBaseUrlRequestTest.php b/demo-app/tests/Feature/DispatchBaseUrlRequestTest.php
index fcec9c1..fef3710 100644
--- a/demo-app/tests/Feature/DispatchBaseUrlRequestTest.php
+++ b/demo-app/tests/Feature/DispatchBaseUrlRequestTest.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DispatchBaseUrlRequestTest extends TestCase
 {
     protected DispatchBaseUrlRequest $dispatcher;
 
-    public function setUp(): void
+    protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
diff --git a/demo-app/tests/Feature/RedirectorTest.php b/demo-app/tests/Feature/RedirectorTest.php
index c7e370b..60589ac 100644
--- a/demo-app/tests/Feature/RedirectorTest.php
+++ b/demo-app/tests/Feature/RedirectorTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class RedirectorTest extends TestCase
 
     protected Request $request;
 
-    public function setUp(): void
+    protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
         $this->urlGenerator = app(UrlGenerator::class);
diff --git a/demo-app/tests/TestCase.php b/demo-app/tests/TestCase.php
index b66e347..33489d6 100644
--- a/demo-app/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/demo-app/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ abstract class TestCase extends BaseTestCase
     use ModalTestCase;
     use RefreshDatabase;
 
-    public function setUp(): void
+    protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function setUp(): void
         Carbon::setTestNow('2024-06-01 12:00:00');
     }
 
-    public function tearDown(): void
+    protected function tearDown(): void
     {
         Carbon::setTestNow();
         parent::tearDown();
diff --git a/react/src/HeadlessModal.jsx b/react/src/HeadlessModal.jsx
index 7951221..dab2cce 100644
--- a/react/src/HeadlessModal.jsx
+++ b/react/src/HeadlessModal.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo, useState, forwardRef, useImperativeHandle, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useMemo, useState, forwardRef, useImperativeHandle, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 import { getConfig, getConfigByType } from './config'
 import { useModalIndex } from './ModalRenderer.jsx'
 import { useModalStack } from './ModalRoot.jsx'
@@ -50,23 +50,46 @@ const HeadlessModal = forwardRef(({ name, children, ...props }, ref) => {
         return modalContext.registerEventListenersFromProps(props)
     }, [name])
 
+    // Store the latest modalContext in a ref to maintain reference
+    const modalContextRef = useRef(modalContext)
+
+    // Update the ref whenever modalContext changes
+    useEffect(() => {
+        modalContextRef.current = modalContext
+    }, [modalContext])
+
     useImperativeHandle(
         ref,
         () => ({
-            afterLeave: () => modalContext.afterLeave(),
-            close: () => modalContext.close(),
-            config,
-            emit: (...args) => modalContext.emit(...args),
-            getChildModal: () => modalContext.getChildModal(),
-            getParentModal: () => modalContext.getParentModal(),
-            id: modalContext?.id,
-            index: modalContext?.index,
-            isOpen: modalContext?.isOpen,
-            modalContext,
-            onTopOfStack: modalContext?.onTopOfStack,
-            reload: () => modalContext.reload(),
-            setOpen: () => modalContext.setOpen(),
-            shouldRender: modalContext?.shouldRender,
+            afterLeave: () => modalContextRef.current?.afterLeave(),
+            close: () => modalContextRef.current?.close(),
+            emit: (...args) => modalContextRef.current?.emit(...args),
+            getChildModal: () => modalContextRef.current?.getChildModal(),
+            getParentModal: () => modalContextRef.current?.getParentModal(),
+            reload: (...args) => modalContextRef.current?.reload(...args),
+            setOpen: () => modalContextRef.current?.setOpen(),
+
+            get id() {
+                return modalContextRef.current?.id
+            },
+            get index() {
+                return modalContextRef.current?.index
+            },
+            get isOpen() {
+                return modalContextRef.current?.isOpen
+            },
+            get config() {
+                return modalContextRef.current?.config
+            },
+            get modalContext() {
+                return modalContextRef.current
+            },
+            get onTopOfStack() {
+                return modalContextRef.current?.onTopOfStack
+            },
+            get shouldRender() {
+                return modalContextRef.current?.shouldRender
+            },
         }),
         [modalContext],
     )
diff --git a/vue/src/HeadlessModal.vue b/vue/src/HeadlessModal.vue
index c39f3e6..a74e85e 100644
--- a/vue/src/HeadlessModal.vue
+++ b/vue/src/HeadlessModal.vue
@@ -92,20 +92,35 @@ function emit(event, ...args) {
 }
 
 defineExpose({
-    afterLeave: modalContext.value.afterLeave,
-    close: modalContext.value.close,
-    config: config.value,
     emit,
-    getChildModal: modalContext.value.getChildModal,
-    getParentModal: modalContext.value.getParentModal,
-    id: modalContext.value.id,
-    index: modalContext.value.index,
-    isOpen: modalContext.value.isOpen,
-    modalContext: modalContext.value,
-    onTopOfStack: modalContext.value.onTopOfStack,
-    reload: modalContext.value.reload,
-    setOpen: modalContext.value.setOpen,
-    shouldRender: modalContext.value.shouldRender,
+    afterLeave: () => modalContext.value?.afterLeave(),
+    close: () => modalContext.value?.close(),
+    reload: (...args) => modalContext.value?.reload(...args),
+    setOpen: (...args) => modalContext.value?.setOpen(...args),
+    getChildModal: () => modalContext.value?.getChildModal(),
+    getParentModal: () => modalContext.value?.getParentModal(),
+
+    get config() {
+        return modalContext.value?.config
+    },
+    get id() {
+        return modalContext.value?.id
+    },
+    get index() {
+        return modalContext.value?.index
+    },
+    get isOpen() {
+        return modalContext.value?.isOpen
+    },
+    get modalContext() {
+        return modalContext.value?.modalContext
+    },
+    get onTopOfStack() {
+        return modalContext.value?.onTopOfStack
+    },
+    get shouldRender() {
+        return modalContext.value?.shouldRender
+    },
 })
 
 const nextIndex = computed(() => {
diff --git a/vue/src/Modal.vue b/vue/src/Modal.vue
index 19414ca..8d5b649 100644
--- a/vue/src/Modal.vue
+++ b/vue/src/Modal.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DialogOverlay, DialogPortal, DialogRoot } from 'radix-vue'
 import ModalContent from './ModalContent.vue'
 import HeadlessModal from './HeadlessModal.vue'
 import SlideoverContent from './SlideoverContent.vue'
-import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 const modal = ref(null)
 const rendered = ref(false)
@@ -11,18 +11,33 @@ const rendered = ref(false)
 defineExpose({
     afterLeave: () => modal.value?.afterLeave(),
     close: () => modal.value?.close(),
-    config: computed(() => modal.value?.config),
     emit: (...args) => modal.value?.emit(...args),
     getChildModal: () => modal.value?.getChildModal(),
     getParentModal: () => modal.value?.getParentModal(),
-    id: computed(() => modal.value?.id),
-    index: computed(() => modal.value?.index),
-    isOpen: computed(() => modal.value?.isOpen),
-    modalContext: computed(() => modal.value?.modalContext),
-    onTopOfStack: computed(() => modal.value?.onTopOfStack),
     reload: (...args) => modal.value?.reload(...args),
     setOpen: (...args) => modal.value?.setOpen(...args),
-    shouldRender: computed(() => modal.value?.shouldRender),
+
+    get config() {
+        return modal.value?.config
+    },
+    get id() {
+        return modal.value?.id
+    },
+    get index() {
+        return modal.value?.index
+    },
+    get isOpen() {
+        return modal.value?.isOpen
+    },
+    get modalContext() {
+        return modal.value?.modalContext
+    },
+    get onTopOfStack() {
+        return modal.value?.onTopOfStack
+    },
+    get shouldRender() {
+        return modal.value?.shouldRender
+    },
 })
 </script>