diff --git a/src/components/portal/portal.provider.tsx b/src/components/portal/portal.provider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35c8bb1ea78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/portal/portal.provider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import React, { PropsWithChildren, useContext } from 'react';
+import { EuiPortalInsertion } from './portal.types';
+
+const PortalContext = React.createContext<EuiPortalInsertion | undefined>(
+  undefined
+);
+
+export function usePortalInsertion() {
+  return useContext(PortalContext);
+}
+
+export type PortalProviderProps = PropsWithChildren<{
+  insert: EuiPortalInsertion;
+}>;
+
+export function PortalProvider(props: PortalProviderProps) {
+  return (
+    <PortalContext.Provider value={props.insert}>
+      {props.children}
+    </PortalContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/portal/portal.tsx b/src/components/portal/portal.tsx
index 996c6470915..39581bdb5f2 100644
--- a/src/components/portal/portal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/portal/portal.tsx
@@ -11,26 +11,12 @@
  * into portals.
  */
 
-import { Component, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import React, { Component, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 
 import { EuiNestedThemeContext } from '../../services';
-import { keysOf } from '../common';
-
-interface InsertPositionsMap {
-  after: InsertPosition;
-  before: InsertPosition;
-}
-
-export const insertPositions: InsertPositionsMap = {
-  after: 'afterend',
-  before: 'beforebegin',
-};
-
-type EuiPortalInsertPosition = keyof typeof insertPositions;
-
-export const INSERT_POSITIONS: EuiPortalInsertPosition[] =
-  keysOf(insertPositions);
+import { usePortalInsertion } from './portal.provider';
+import { insertPositions } from './portal.types';
 
 export interface EuiPortalProps {
   /**
@@ -41,7 +27,16 @@ export interface EuiPortalProps {
   portalRef?: (ref: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
 }
 
-export class EuiPortal extends Component<EuiPortalProps> {
+export function EuiPortal(props: EuiPortalProps) {
+  const ctxInsertion = usePortalInsertion();
+  return (
+    <EuiPortalClassComponent {...props} insert={props.insert || ctxInsertion}>
+      {props.children}
+    </EuiPortalClassComponent>
+  );
+}
+
+export class EuiPortalClassComponent extends Component<EuiPortalProps> {
   static contextType = EuiNestedThemeContext;
 
   portalNode: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
@@ -78,7 +73,7 @@ export class EuiPortal extends Component<EuiPortalProps> {
   }
 
   // Set the inherited color of the portal based on the wrapping EuiThemeProvider
-  setThemeColor() {
+  private setThemeColor() {
     if (this.portalNode && this.context) {
       const { hasDifferentColorFromGlobalTheme, colorClassName } = this.context;
 
@@ -88,7 +83,7 @@ export class EuiPortal extends Component<EuiPortalProps> {
     }
   }
 
-  updatePortalRef(ref: HTMLDivElement | null) {
+  private updatePortalRef(ref: HTMLDivElement | null) {
     if (this.props.portalRef) {
       this.props.portalRef(ref);
     }
diff --git a/src/components/portal/portal.types.ts b/src/components/portal/portal.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..735e4875e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/portal/portal.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { keysOf } from '../common';
+
+interface InsertPositionsMap {
+  after: InsertPosition;
+  before: InsertPosition;
+}
+
+export const insertPositions: InsertPositionsMap = {
+  after: 'afterend',
+  before: 'beforebegin',
+};
+
+export type EuiPortalInsertPosition = keyof typeof insertPositions;
+
+export const INSERT_POSITIONS: EuiPortalInsertPosition[] =
+  keysOf(insertPositions);
+
+export interface EuiPortalInsertion {
+  sibling: HTMLElement;
+  position: EuiPortalInsertPosition;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/provider/provider.tsx b/src/components/provider/provider.tsx
index 50b4c29f17b..be648fd0b41 100644
--- a/src/components/provider/provider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/provider/provider.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../services';
 import { EuiThemeAmsterdam } from '../../themes';
 import { EuiCacheProvider } from './cache';
+import { EuiPortalInsertion } from '../portal/portal.types';
+import { PortalProvider } from '../portal/portal.provider';
 
 const isEmotionCacheObject = (
   obj: EmotionCache | Object
@@ -61,6 +63,16 @@ export interface EuiProviderProps<T>
         global?: EmotionCache;
         utility?: EmotionCache;
       };
+  /**
+   * Provide global settings for EuiPortal props.
+   */
+  portal?: {
+    /**
+     * Provide a global setting for EuiPortal's default insertion position.
+     * If not specified or set to `null`, `EuiPortal` will insert itself into the `document.body` by default.
+     */
+    insert: EuiPortalInsertion | null;
+  };
 }
 
 export const EuiProvider = <T extends {} = {}>({
@@ -71,6 +83,7 @@ export const EuiProvider = <T extends {} = {}>({
   colorMode,
   modify,
   children,
+  portal,
 }: PropsWithChildren<EuiProviderProps<T>>) => {
   let defaultCache;
   let globalCache;
@@ -113,7 +126,13 @@ export const EuiProvider = <T extends {} = {}>({
             />
           </>
         )}
-        <CurrentEuiBreakpointProvider>{children}</CurrentEuiBreakpointProvider>
+        <CurrentEuiBreakpointProvider>
+          {portal?.insert ? (
+            <PortalProvider insert={portal.insert}>{children}</PortalProvider>
+          ) : (
+            children
+          )}
+        </CurrentEuiBreakpointProvider>
       </EuiThemeProvider>
     </EuiCacheProvider>
   );
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/6889.md b/upcoming_changelogs/6889.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd5820ce7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/6889.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Added `portal` prop to `EuiProvider`.