diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/config.spec.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/config.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..662dc031954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/config.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import type { CalciteConfig } from "./config";
+
+describe("config", () => {
+  let config: CalciteConfig;
+
+  /**
+   * Need to load the config at runtime to allow test to specify custom configuration if needed.
+   */
+  async function loadConfig(): Promise<CalciteConfig> {
+    return import("./config");
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => jest.resetModules());
+
+  it("has defaults", async () => {
+    config = await loadConfig();
+    expect(config.focusTrapStack).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("allows custom configuration", async () => {
+    const customFocusTrapStack = [];
+
+    globalThis.calciteConfig = {
+      focusTrapStack: customFocusTrapStack,
+    };
+
+    config = await loadConfig();
+
+    expect(config.focusTrapStack).toBe(customFocusTrapStack);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/config.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/config.ts
index 0af0bd0de8c..0948e861e53 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 /**
- * This module helps users provide custom configuration for component internals.
- *
- * @internal
+ * This module allows custom configuration for components.
  */
 
-const configOverrides = globalThis["calciteComponentsConfig"];
+import { FocusTrap } from "./focusTrapComponent";
 
-const config = {
-  ...configOverrides,
-};
+export interface CalciteConfig {
+  /**
+   * Defines the global trap stack to use for focus-trapping components.
+   *
+   * This is useful if your application uses its own instance of `focus-trap` and both need to be aware of each other.
+   *
+   * @see https://github.com/focus-trap/focus-trap#createoptions
+   */
+  focusTrapStack: FocusTrap[];
+}
 
-export { config };
+const customConfig: CalciteConfig = globalThis["calciteConfig"];
+
+export const focusTrapStack: FocusTrap[] = customConfig?.focusTrapStack || [];
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.spec.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.spec.ts
index ea5bf29bd4a..92ac8af2cd2 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.spec.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@ import {
   activateFocusTrap,
   connectFocusTrap,
   deactivateFocusTrap,
+  FocusTrapComponent,
   updateFocusTrapElements,
 } from "./focusTrapComponent";
 
+import { JSDOM } from "jsdom";
+import { CalciteConfig } from "./config";
+import { GlobalTestProps } from "../tests/utils";
+
 describe("focusTrapComponent", () => {
   it("focusTrapComponent lifecycle", () => {
-    const fakeComponent = {} as any;
+    const fakeComponent = {} as FocusTrapComponent;
     fakeComponent.el = document.createElement("div");
 
     connectFocusTrap(fakeComponent);
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ describe("focusTrapComponent", () => {
   });
 
   it("supports passing options", () => {
-    const fakeComponent = {} as any;
+    const fakeComponent = {} as FocusTrapComponent;
     fakeComponent.el = document.createElement("div");
 
     connectFocusTrap(fakeComponent);
@@ -54,4 +59,48 @@ describe("focusTrapComponent", () => {
     deactivateFocusTrap(fakeComponent, fakeDeactivateOptions);
     expect(deactivateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fakeDeactivateOptions);
   });
+
+  describe("configuration", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => jest.resetModules());
+
+    it("supports custom global trap stack", async () => {
+      const customFocusTrapStack = [];
+
+      // we clobber Stencil's custom Mock document implementation
+      const { window: win } = new JSDOM();
+      window = win; // make window references use JSDOM
+      globalThis.MutationObserver = window.MutationObserver; // needed for focus-trap
+
+      type TestGlobal = GlobalTestProps<{ calciteConfig: CalciteConfig }>;
+
+      (globalThis as TestGlobal).calciteConfig = {
+        focusTrapStack: customFocusTrapStack,
+      };
+
+      const focusTrap = await import("focus-trap");
+      const createFocusTrapSpy = jest.spyOn(focusTrap, "createFocusTrap");
+
+      const focusTrapComponent = await import("./focusTrapComponent");
+      const fakeComponent = {} as FocusTrapComponent;
+      fakeComponent.el = win.document.createElement("div");
+
+      focusTrapComponent.connectFocusTrap(fakeComponent);
+      expect(createFocusTrapSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          trapStack: customFocusTrapStack,
+        })
+      );
+      expect(customFocusTrapStack).toHaveLength(0);
+
+      focusTrapComponent.activateFocusTrap(fakeComponent);
+      expect(customFocusTrapStack).toHaveLength(1);
+
+      focusTrapComponent.deactivateFocusTrap(fakeComponent);
+      expect(customFocusTrapStack).toHaveLength(0);
+
+      focusTrapComponent.activateFocusTrap(fakeComponent);
+      expect(customFocusTrapStack).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.ts
index 6378d749f06..6ba1e4b5f74 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/focusTrapComponent.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { createFocusTrap, FocusTrap as _FocusTrap, Options as FocusTrapOptions } from "focus-trap";
 import { FocusableElement, focusElement, tabbableOptions } from "./dom";
-
-const trapStack: _FocusTrap[] = [];
+import { focusTrapStack } from "./config";
 
 /**
  * Defines interface for components with a focus trap. Focusable content is required for components implementing focus trapping with this interface.
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ export function connectFocusTrap(component: FocusTrapComponent, options?: Connec
     // the following options are not overrideable
     document: el.ownerDocument,
     tabbableOptions,
-    trapStack,
+    trapStack: focusTrapStack,
   };
 
   component.focusTrap = createFocusTrap(focusTrapNode, focusTrapOptions);