diff --git a/changes/2039.misc.rst b/changes/2039.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87b0c6d54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/2039.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixing a bug introduced in #1969 that clashes the dialog display on iOS
diff --git a/iOS/src/toga_iOS/dialogs.py b/iOS/src/toga_iOS/dialogs.py
index a0a8bce386..1448bf8fa6 100644
--- a/iOS/src/toga_iOS/dialogs.py
+++ b/iOS/src/toga_iOS/dialogs.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, interface, title, message, on_result=None):
 
         self.populate_dialog()
 
-        interface.window._impl.controller.presentViewController(
+        interface.window._impl.native.rootViewController.presentViewController(
             self.native,
             animated=False,
             completion=None,