diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts b/packages/components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts
index 7f4102bcc1..bdd470d4db 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts
@@ -114,4 +114,29 @@ test.describe('kol-modal', () => {
 			await expect(eventPromise).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		});
 	});
+
+	test.describe('kol-modal - variant', () => {
+		test('it renders the close button in card variant', async ({ page }) => {
+			await page.setContent('<kol-modal _variant="card" _label="">Modal content</kol-modal>');
+			const kolModal = page.locator('kol-modal');
+			const dialog = page.locator('dialog');
+			await expect(dialog).toBeHidden();
+			await kolModal.evaluate((element: HTMLKolModalElement) => element.openModal());
+			await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
+			const closeButton = page.locator('.kol-modal__close-button');
+			await expect(closeButton).toBeVisible();
+			await closeButton.click();
+			await expect(dialog).toBeHidden();
+		});
+
+		test('it does not render the close button in blank variant', async ({ page }) => {
+			await page.setContent('<kol-modal _variant="blank" _label="">Modal content</kol-modal>');
+			const kolModal = page.locator('kol-modal');
+			const dialog = page.locator('dialog');
+			const closeButton = page.locator('.kol-modal__close-button');
+			await kolModal.evaluate((element: HTMLKolModalElement) => element.openModal());
+			await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
+			await expect(closeButton).toBeHidden();
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/modal/shadow.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/modal/shadow.tsx
index a57fb50fc6..6e5ea0a265 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/modal/shadow.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/modal/shadow.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { setState, validateLabel, watchString } from '../../schema';
 import type { JSX } from '@stencil/core';
 import { Component, Element, h, Method, Prop, State, Watch } from '@stencil/core';
 import { dispatchDomEvent, KolEvent } from '../../utils/events';
+import { ModalVariantPropType, validateModalVariant } from '../../schema/props/variant/modal';
+import { KolButtonWcTag } from '../../core/component-names';
+import { translate } from '../../i18n';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
 
 /**
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_window
@@ -44,10 +48,16 @@ export class KolModal implements ModalAPI {
 		this.refDialog?.close?.();
 	}
 
+	private readonly on = {
+		onClick: async () => {
+			await this.closeModal();
+		},
+	};
+
 	public render(): JSX.Element {
 		return (
 			<dialog
-				class="kol-modal"
+				class={clsx('kol-modal', { 'kol-modal__card': this.state._variant === 'card' })}
 				ref={(el) => {
 					this.refDialog = el;
 				}}
@@ -58,9 +68,24 @@ export class KolModal implements ModalAPI {
 				onClose={this.handleNativeCloseEvent.bind(this)}
 			>
 				{/* It's necessary to have a block element container for cross-browser compatibility. The display property for the slot content is unknown and could be inline. */}
-				<div>
+				<div tabindex="-1">
 					<slot />
 				</div>
+				{this.state._variant === 'card' && (
+					<KolButtonWcTag
+						class="kol-modal__close-button"
+						data-testid="modal-close-button"
+						_hideLabel
+						_icons={{
+							left: {
+								icon: 'codicon codicon-close',
+							},
+						}}
+						_label={translate('kol-close')}
+						_on={this.on}
+						_tooltipAlign="left"
+					></KolButtonWcTag>
+				)}
 			</dialog>
 		);
 	}
@@ -80,6 +105,11 @@ export class KolModal implements ModalAPI {
 	 */
 	@Prop() public _width?: string = '100%';
 
+	/**
+	 * Defines the variant of the modal.
+	 */
+	@Prop() public _variant?: ModalVariantPropType = 'blank';
+
 	@State() public state: ModalStates = {
 		_label: '', // ⚠ required
 		_width: '100%',
@@ -110,9 +140,15 @@ export class KolModal implements ModalAPI {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Watch('_variant')
+	public validateVariant(value?: ModalVariantPropType): void {
+		validateModalVariant(this, value);
+	}
+
 	public componentWillLoad(): void {
 		this.validateLabel(this._label);
 		this.validateOn(this._on);
 		this.validateWidth(this._width);
+		this.validateVariant(this._variant);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/modal/style.scss b/packages/components/src/components/modal/style.scss
index 36426e61b3..64730614ec 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/modal/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/modal/style.scss
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 @import '../@shared/mixins';
 @import '../../styles/global';
+@import '../tooltip/style.scss';
 
 @layer kol-component {
 	.kol-modal {
 		border: 0;
 		padding: 0;
 		font-size: rem(16);
+		position: relative;
 
 		&::backdrop {
 			background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.33);
 		}
+
+		&__close-button {
+			position: absolute;
+			top: rem(1);
+			right: rem(1);
+			z-index: 1;
+		}
 	}
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/modal/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.spec.tsx.snap b/packages/components/src/components/modal/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.spec.tsx.snap
index 093b906bf2..e039b3ba72 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/modal/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/modal/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exports[`kol-modal should render with _label="Label" _width="80%" 1`] = `
 <kol-modal>
   <template shadowrootmode="open">
     <dialog aria-label="Label" class="kol-modal" style="width: 80%;">
-      <div>
+      <div tabindex="-1">
         <slot></slot>
       </div>
     </dialog>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/schema/components/modal.ts b/packages/components/src/schema/components/modal.ts
index 5129757356..882063f6f8 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/schema/components/modal.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/schema/components/modal.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ import type { Generic } from 'adopted-style-sheets';
 
 import type { PropLabel } from '../props';
 import type { KoliBriModalEventCallbacks } from '../types';
+import { PropModalVariant } from '../props/variant/modal';
 
 type RequiredProps = PropLabel;
 type OptionalProps = {
 	on: KoliBriModalEventCallbacks;
 	width: string;
-};
+} & PropModalVariant;
 type RequiredStates = {
 	width: string;
 } & PropLabel;
 type OptionalStates = {
 	on: KoliBriModalEventCallbacks;
-};
+} & PropModalVariant;
 
 export type ModalProps = Generic.Element.Members<RequiredProps, OptionalProps>;
 export type ModalStates = Generic.Element.Members<RequiredStates, OptionalStates>;
diff --git a/packages/components/src/schema/props/variant/modal.ts b/packages/components/src/schema/props/variant/modal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..390f20755a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/schema/props/variant/modal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { Generic } from 'adopted-style-sheets';
+
+import { watchValidator } from '../../utils/prop.validators';
+
+const ModalVariantPropTypeOptions = ['blank', 'card'] as const;
+export type ModalVariantPropType = (typeof ModalVariantPropTypeOptions)[number];
+
+/**
+ * Defines the different variants for displaying the Modal.
+ */
+export type PropModalVariant = {
+	variant: ModalVariantPropType;
+};
+
+/* validator */
+export const validateModalVariant = (component: Generic.Element.Component, value?: ModalVariantPropType): void => {
+	watchValidator(
+		component,
+		'_variant',
+		(value) => typeof value === 'string' && ModalVariantPropTypeOptions.includes(value),
+		new Set(ModalVariantPropTypeOptions),
+		value,
+	);
+};
diff --git a/packages/samples/react/src/components/modal/basic.tsx b/packages/samples/react/src/components/modal/basic.tsx
index 5224d31207..8bd86fab02 100644
--- a/packages/samples/react/src/components/modal/basic.tsx
+++ b/packages/samples/react/src/components/modal/basic.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { FC } from 'react';
-import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { KolButton, KolCard, KolModal } from '@public-ui/react';
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ import { SampleDescription } from '../SampleDescription';
 export const ModalBasic: FC = () => {
 	const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
 	const modalState = searchParams.get('show-modal') as string;
+	const defaultVariant = searchParams.get('variant') as string;
 	const modalElement = useRef<HTMLKolModalElement>(null);
 	const stackedModalElement = useRef<HTMLKolModalElement>(null);
-
+	const [variant, setVariant] = useState<'card' | 'blank'>('blank');
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (modalState === 'true') {
 			modalElement.current?.openModal();
 		}
-	}, [modalState]);
+		if (defaultVariant === 'card') {
+			setVariant(defaultVariant);
+		}
+	}, [modalState, defaultVariant]);
 
 	return (
 		<>
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ export const ModalBasic: FC = () => {
 			</SampleDescription>
 
 			<div className="flex">
-				<KolModal _label="Primary modal" _width="80%" ref={modalElement} _on={{ onClose: () => console.log('Modal closed') }}>
+				<KolModal _label="Primary modal" _width="80%" ref={modalElement} _on={{ onClose: () => console.log('Modal closed') }} _variant={variant}>
 					<KolCard _label="I am a modal.">
 						<KolButton
 							_label="Open stacked modal"
@@ -62,15 +66,27 @@ export const ModalBasic: FC = () => {
 						/>
 					</KolCard>
 				</KolModal>
+				<div className="grid gap-4">
+					<KolButton
+						_label="Open modal"
+						_on={{
+							onClick: () => {
+								setVariant('blank');
+								modalElement.current?.openModal();
+							},
+						}}
+					/>
 
-				<KolButton
-					_label="Open modal"
-					_on={{
-						onClick: () => {
-							modalElement.current?.openModal();
-						},
-					}}
-				/>
+					<KolButton
+						_label="Open card modal"
+						_on={{
+							onClick: () => {
+								setVariant('card');
+								modalElement.current?.openModal();
+							},
+						}}
+					/>
+				</div>
 			</div>
 		</>
 	);
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diff --git a/packages/themes/default/src/components/modal.scss b/packages/themes/default/src/components/modal.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..012c27ec21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/themes/default/src/components/modal.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@import '../mixins/rem';
+
+@layer kol-theme-component {
+	.kol-modal {
+		&__card {
+			box-shadow: 0 0 rem(4) var(--color-subtle);
+			border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/themes/default/src/index.ts b/packages/themes/default/src/index.ts
index f5b057702b..03379b440c 100644
--- a/packages/themes/default/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/themes/default/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import inputRangeCss from './components/input-range.scss';
 import inputTextCss from './components/input-text.scss';
 import kolibriCss from './components/kolibri.scss';
 import linkButtonCss from './components/link-button.scss';
+import modalCss from './components/modal.scss';
 import linkCss from './components/link.scss';
 import navCss from './components/nav.scss';
 import paginationCss from './components/pagination.scss';
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export const DEFAULT = KoliBri.createTheme('default', {
 	'KOL-KOLIBRI': kolibriCss,
 	'KOL-LINK': linkCss,
 	'KOL-LINK-BUTTON': linkButtonCss,
+	'KOL-MODAL': modalCss,
 	'KOL-NAV': navCss,
 	'KOL-PAGINATION': paginationCss,
 	'KOL-PROGRESS': progressCss,
diff --git a/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-ec/components/modal.scss b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-ec/components/modal.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af9ca4dfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-ec/components/modal.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+@import '../../mixins/rem';
+
+@layer kol-theme-component {
+	.kol-modal {
+		&__card {
+			box-shadow: 0 0 calc(var(--spacing-2xs) / 2) var(--color-black);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-ec/index.ts b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-ec/index.ts
index 0b5fdf7e79..f17a891419 100644
--- a/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-ec/index.ts
+++ b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-ec/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import inputTextCss from './components/input-text.scss';
 import linkButtonCss from './components/link-button.scss';
 import kolibriCss from './components/kolibri.scss';
 import linkCss from './components/link.scss';
+import modalCss from './components/modal.scss';
 import navCss from './components/nav.scss';
 import paginationCss from './components/pagination.scss';
 import progressCss from './components/progress.scss';
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export const ECL_EC = KoliBri.createTheme('ecl-ec', {
 	'KOL-INPUT-DATE': inputDateCss,
 	'KOL-INPUT-EMAIL': inputEmailCss,
 	'KOL-INPUT-FILE': inputFileCss,
+	'KOL-MODAL': modalCss,
 	'KOL-SELECT': selectCss,
 	'KOL-TEXTAREA': textareaCss,
 	'KOL-TABLE-STATEFUL': tableStatefulCss,
diff --git a/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-eu/components/modal.scss b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-eu/components/modal.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af9ca4dfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-eu/components/modal.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+@import '../../mixins/rem';
+
+@layer kol-theme-component {
+	.kol-modal {
+		&__card {
+			box-shadow: 0 0 calc(var(--spacing-2xs) / 2) var(--color-black);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-eu/index.ts b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-eu/index.ts
index e090bc6714..3410585e81 100644
--- a/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-eu/index.ts
+++ b/packages/themes/ecl/src/ecl-eu/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import inputTextCss from './components/input-text.scss';
 import kolibriCss from './components/kolibri.scss';
 import linkButtonCss from './components/link-button.scss';
 import linkCss from './components/link.scss';
+import modalCss from './components/modal.scss';
 import navCss from './components/nav.scss';
 import paginationCss from './components/pagination.scss';
 import progressCss from './components/progress.scss';
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export const ECL_EU = KoliBri.createTheme('ecl-eu', {
 	'KOL-AVATAR': avatarCss,
 	'KOL-TABS': tabsCss,
 	'KOL-LINK': linkCss,
+	'KOL-MODAL': modalCss,
 	'KOL-BUTTON-LINK': buttonLinkCss,
 	'KOL-BREADCRUMB': breadcrumbCss,
 	'KOL-DETAILS': detailsCss,
diff --git a/packages/themes/itzbund/src/components/modal.scss b/packages/themes/itzbund/src/components/modal.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df66b0bdfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/themes/itzbund/src/components/modal.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@import '../mixins/rem';
+
+@layer kol-theme-component {
+	.kol-modal {
+		&__card {
+			border-color: var(--border-color);
+			border-style: solid;
+			border-width: rem(1);
+			border-radius: calc(2 * var(--border-radius));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/tools/visual-tests/tests/sample-app.routes.js b/packages/tools/visual-tests/tests/sample-app.routes.js
index 929ecae670..5b2b42fab2 100644
--- a/packages/tools/visual-tests/tests/sample-app.routes.js
+++ b/packages/tools/visual-tests/tests/sample-app.routes.js
@@ -231,7 +231,12 @@ ROUTES.set('modal/basic?show-modal=true', {
 		height: 600,
 	},
 });
-
+ROUTES.set('modal/basic?show-modal=true&variant=card', {
+	viewportSize: {
+		width: 1920,
+		height: 600,
+	},
+});
 ROUTES.set('nav/aria-current', {
 	axe: {
 		skipFailures: false,