diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/base.jsx b/app/javascript/packs/base.jsx
index 7343e245b..f249a8b2b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/base.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/base.jsx
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import {
   initializeMemberMenu,
 } from '../topNavigation/utilities';
 import { waitOnBaseData } from '../utilities/waitOnBaseData';
+import { showWindowModal, closeWindowModal } from '@utilities/showModal';
 import * as Runtime from '@utilities/runtime';
 
-// Unique ID applied to modals created using window.Forem.showModal
-const WINDOW_MODAL_ID = 'window-modal';
-
 // Namespace for functions which need to be accessed in plain JS initializers
 window.Forem = {
   preactImport: undefined,
@@ -53,54 +51,8 @@ window.Forem = {
       originalTextArea,
     );
   },
-  modalImports: undefined,
-  getModalImports() {
-    if (!this.modalImports) {
-      this.modalImports = [import('@crayons/Modal'), this.getPreactImport()];
-    }
-    return Promise.all(this.modalImports);
-  },
-  showModal: async ({ title, contentSelector, size = 'small', onOpen }) => {
-    const [{ Modal }, { render, h }] = await window.Forem.getModalImports();
-
-    // Guard against two modals being opened at once
-    let currentModalContainer = document.getElementById(WINDOW_MODAL_ID);
-    if (currentModalContainer) {
-      render(null, currentModalContainer);
-    } else {
-      currentModalContainer = document.createElement('div');
-      currentModalContainer.setAttribute('id', WINDOW_MODAL_ID);
-      document.body.appendChild(currentModalContainer);
-    }
-
-    render(
-      <Modal
-        title={title}
-        onClose={() => {
-          render(null, currentModalContainer);
-        }}
-        size={size}
-        focusTrapSelector={`#${WINDOW_MODAL_ID}`}
-      >
-        <div
-          // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
-          dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-            __html: document.querySelector(contentSelector).innerHTML,
-          }}
-        />
-      </Modal>,
-      currentModalContainer,
-    );
-
-    onOpen?.();
-  },
-  closeModal: async () => {
-    const currentModalContainer = document.getElementById(WINDOW_MODAL_ID);
-    if (currentModalContainer) {
-      const { render } = await window.Forem.getPreactImport();
-      render(null, currentModalContainer);
-    }
-  },
+  showModal: showWindowModal,
+  closeModal: closeWindowModal,
   Runtime,
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/utilities/showModal.jsx b/app/javascript/utilities/showModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..202fabe1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/utilities/showModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// Unique ID applied to modals created using the showWindowModal function
+const WINDOW_MODAL_ID = 'window-modal';
+
+// We only import these modules if a user actually triggers a modal. Here we cache them so they are only imported once.
+let preactImport;
+let modalImports;
+
+const getPreactImport = () => {
+  if (!preactImport) {
+    preactImport = import('preact');
+  }
+  return preactImport;
+};
+
+const getModalImports = () => {
+  if (!modalImports) {
+    modalImports = [import('@crayons/Modal'), getPreactImport()];
+  }
+  return Promise.all(modalImports);
+};
+
+/**
+ * This helper function finds the HTML with the given contentSelector, and presents it inside a Preact modal.
+ * Only one modal will be presented at any given time.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} args
+ * @param {string} args.title The title of the modal (presented at the top of the modal dialog)
+ * @param {string} args.contentSelector The CSS query to locate the HTML to be presented in the modal (e.g. '#my-modal-content')
+ * @param {string} args.size The size prop for the modal ('small', 'medium', or 'large')
+ * @param {Function} args.onOpen A callback function to run when the modal opens. This can be useful, for example, to attach any event listeners to items inside the modal.
+ */
+export const showWindowModal = async ({
+  title,
+  contentSelector,
+  size = 'small',
+  onOpen,
+}) => {
+  const [{ Modal }, { render, h }] = await getModalImports();
+
+  // Guard against two modals being opened at once
+  let currentModalContainer = document.getElementById(WINDOW_MODAL_ID);
+  if (currentModalContainer) {
+    render(null, currentModalContainer);
+  } else {
+    currentModalContainer = document.createElement('div');
+    currentModalContainer.setAttribute('id', WINDOW_MODAL_ID);
+    document.body.appendChild(currentModalContainer);
+  }
+
+  render(
+    <Modal
+      title={title}
+      onClose={() => {
+        render(null, currentModalContainer);
+      }}
+      size={size}
+      focusTrapSelector={`#${WINDOW_MODAL_ID}`}
+    >
+      <div
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
+        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
+          __html: document.querySelector(contentSelector).innerHTML,
+        }}
+      />
+    </Modal>,
+    currentModalContainer,
+  );
+
+  onOpen?.();
+};
+
+/**
+ * This helper function closes any currently open window modal. This can be useful, for example, if your modal contains a "cancel" button.
+ */
+export const closeWindowModal = async () => {
+  const currentModalContainer = document.getElementById(WINDOW_MODAL_ID);
+  if (currentModalContainer) {
+    const { render } = await getPreactImport();
+    render(null, currentModalContainer);
+  }
+};