diff --git a/projects/element-ng/modal/si-modal.component.ts b/projects/element-ng/modal/si-modal.component.ts
index 4191c5fcc..571e3bf3f 100644
--- a/projects/element-ng/modal/si-modal.component.ts
+++ b/projects/element-ng/modal/si-modal.component.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   viewChild,
   DOCUMENT
 } from '@angular/core';
+import { areAnimationsDisabled } from '@siemens/element-ng/common';
 
 import { ModalRef } from './modalref';
 
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ import { ModalRef } from './modalref';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
 })
 export class SiModalComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
-  protected modalRef = inject(ModalRef<unknown, any>);
+  protected readonly modalRef = inject(ModalRef<unknown, any>);
+  protected readonly isAnimated = !areAnimationsDisabled() && this.modalRef.data.animated !== false;
 
   protected dialogClass = this.modalRef.dialogClass ?? '';
   protected titleId = this.modalRef.data?.ariaLabelledBy ?? '';
@@ -135,6 +137,6 @@ export class SiModalComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   private animationTime(millis: number): number {
-    return this.modalRef?.data.animated !== false ? millis : 0;
+    return this.isAnimated ? millis : 0;
   }
 }