diff --git a/web_src/js/modules/aria/modal.js b/web_src/js/modules/aria/modal.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c9aade79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_src/js/modules/aria/modal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import $ from 'jquery';
+
+const fomanticModalFn = $.fn.modal;
+
+// use our own `$.fn.modal` to patch Fomantic's modal module
+export function initAriaModalPatch() {
+ if ($.fn.modal === ariaModalFn) throw new Error('initAriaModalPatch could only be called once');
+ $.fn.modal = ariaModalFn;
+ ariaModalFn.settings = fomanticModalFn.settings;
+}
+
+// the patched `$.fn.modal` modal function
+// * it does the one-time attaching on the first call
+function ariaModalFn(...args) {
+ const ret = fomanticModalFn.apply(this, args);
+ if (args[0] === 'show' || args[0]?.autoShow) {
+ for (const el of this) {
+ // If there is a form in the modal, there might be a "cancel" button before "ok" button (all buttons are "type=submit" by default).
+ // In such case, the "Enter" key will trigger the "cancel" button instead of "ok" button, then the dialog will be closed.
+ // It breaks the user experience - the "Enter" key should confirm the dialog and submit the form.
+ // So, all "cancel" buttons without "[type]" must be marked as "type=button".
+ $(el).find('form button.cancel:not([type])').attr('type', 'button');
+ }
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
diff --git a/web_src/js/modules/fomantic.js b/web_src/js/modules/fomantic.js
index 5988584ac..b78a5fbf9 100644
--- a/web_src/js/modules/fomantic.js
+++ b/web_src/js/modules/fomantic.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
import $ from 'jquery';
import {initAriaCheckboxPatch} from './aria/checkbox.js';
import {initAriaDropdownPatch} from './aria/dropdown.js';
+import {initAriaModalPatch} from './aria/modal.js';
import {svg} from '../svg.js';
export const fomanticMobileScreen = window.matchMedia('only screen and (max-width: 767.98px)');
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export function initGiteaFomantic() {
// Use the patches to improve accessibility, these patches are designed to be as independent as possible, make it easy to modify or remove in the future.
initAriaCheckboxPatch();
initAriaDropdownPatch();
+ initAriaModalPatch();
}
function initFomanticApiPatch() {