diff --git a/react-responsive-modal/__tests__/index.test.tsx b/react-responsive-modal/__tests__/index.test.tsx
index a8695f30..a6a77881 100644
--- a/react-responsive-modal/__tests__/index.test.tsx
+++ b/react-responsive-modal/__tests__/index.test.tsx
@@ -746,6 +746,49 @@ describe('modal', () => {
       fireEvent.animationEnd(getByTestId('modal'));
       expect(onAnimationEnd).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
+
+    it('should pass the animation event to onAnimationEnd', async () => {
+      const onAnimationEnd = vitest.fn();
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
+        <Modal open onClose={() => null} onAnimationEnd={onAnimationEnd}>
+          <div>modal content</div>
+        </Modal>,
+      );
+
+      const modal = getByTestId('modal');
+      fireEvent.animationEnd(modal);
+      expect(onAnimationEnd).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onAnimationEnd.mock.calls[0][0].target).toBe(modal);
+    });
+
+    it('should not be called when a child animation ends', async () => {
+      const onAnimationEnd = vitest.fn();
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
+        <Modal open onClose={() => null} onAnimationEnd={onAnimationEnd}>
+          <div data-testid="child">modal content</div>
+        </Modal>,
+      );
+
+      fireEvent.animationEnd(getByTestId('child'));
+      expect(onAnimationEnd).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should not hide the modal when a child animation ends while closing', async () => {
+      const { getByTestId, queryByTestId, rerender } = render(
+        <Modal open onClose={() => null} animationDuration={0.01}>
+          <div data-testid="child">modal content</div>
+        </Modal>,
+      );
+
+      rerender(
+        <Modal open={false} onClose={() => null} animationDuration={0.01}>
+          <div data-testid="child">modal content</div>
+        </Modal>,
+      );
+
+      fireEvent.animationEnd(getByTestId('child'));
+      expect(queryByTestId('modal')).toBeTruthy();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('prop: containerId', () => {
diff --git a/react-responsive-modal/src/index.tsx b/react-responsive-modal/src/index.tsx
index 78465784..15d761eb 100644
--- a/react-responsive-modal/src/index.tsx
+++ b/react-responsive-modal/src/index.tsx
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export interface ModalProps {
   /**
    * Callback fired when the Modal has exited and the animation is finished.
    */
-  onAnimationEnd?: () => void;
+  onAnimationEnd?: (event: React.AnimationEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
   children?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
@@ -313,12 +313,19 @@ export const Modal = React.forwardRef(
       refShouldClose.current = false;
     };
 
-    const handleAnimationEnd = () => {
+    const handleAnimationEnd = (
+      event: React.AnimationEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
+    ) => {
+      // Ignore animations bubbling up from elements inside the modal
+      if (event.target !== event.currentTarget) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (!open) {
         setShowPortal(false);
       }
 
-      onAnimationEnd?.();
+      onAnimationEnd?.(event);
     };
 
     const containerModal = container || refContainer.current;
diff --git a/website/src/docs/index.mdx b/website/src/docs/index.mdx
index 055d96e2..52065c70 100644
--- a/website/src/docs/index.mdx
+++ b/website/src/docs/index.mdx
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ By default, the Modal will be rendered at the end of the html body tag. If you w
 | **onClose\***           | `() => void`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |           | Callback fired when the Modal is requested to be closed by a click on the overlay or when user press esc key.                                                                                                      |
 | **onEscKeyDown\***      | `(event: KeyboardEvent) => void`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |           | Callback fired when the escape key is pressed.                                                                                                                                                                     |
 | **onOverlayClick\***    | `(event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) => void`                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |           | Callback fired when the overlay is clicked.                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| **onAnimationEnd\***    | `() => void`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |           | Callback fired when the Modal has exited and the animation is finished.                                                                                                                                            |
+| **onAnimationEnd\***    | `(event: React.AnimationEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |           | Callback fired when the Modal has exited and the animation is finished.                                                                                                                                            |
 
 ## License