diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/modals/modal-mixin.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/modals/modal-mixin.js
index 1b723f5310..912e6e246e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/modals/modal-mixin.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/modals/modal-mixin.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export default {
         root: component,
         store: this.$store.getters.trackedItems,
         props: this.modalConfig,
-        vars: this.vars
+        vars: this.vars,
+        modalConfig: this.modalConfig // For configuration of oh- components
       }
     },
     modalStyle () {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/widget-mixin.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/widget-mixin.js
index 7aa459e7ce..c528e008ef 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/widget-mixin.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/widgets/widget-mixin.js
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ export default {
     config () {
       if (!this.context || !this.context.component) return null
       let evalConfig = {}
-      if (this.context.component.config) {
-        const sourceConfig = this.context.component.config
+      // Fallback to modelConfig for oh- components to allow configuring them in modals
+      const sourceConfig = this.context.component.config || (this.componentType.startsWith('oh-') ? this.context.modalConfig : {})
+      if (sourceConfig) {
         if (typeof sourceConfig !== 'object') return {}
         for (const key in sourceConfig) {
           if (key === 'visible' || key === 'visibleTo' || key === 'stylesheet') continue