diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m
index 14565ad00..a4460b4a8 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m
@@ -178,8 +178,13 @@ - (XCUIApplication *)activeApplication
   if (nil != self.testedApplication) {
     XCUIApplicationState testedAppState = self.testedApplication.state;
     if (testedAppState >= XCUIApplicationStateRunningForeground) {
+      // We look for `SBTransientOverlayWindow` elements for half modals. See https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/pull/946
+      NSPredicate *searchPredicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"%K == %@ OR %K == %@",
+                                      @"elementType", @(XCUIElementTypeAlert), 
+                                      @"identifier", @"SBTransientOverlayWindow"];
       if ([FBConfiguration shouldRespectSystemAlerts]
-          && [XCUIApplication.fb_systemApplication descendantsMatchingType:XCUIElementTypeAlert].count > 0) {
+          && [[XCUIApplication.fb_systemApplication descendantsMatchingType:XCUIElementTypeAny]
+              matchingPredicate:searchPredicate].count > 0) {
         return XCUIApplication.fb_systemApplication;
       }
       return (XCUIApplication *)self.testedApplication;