diff --git a/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts b/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
index 0e3fca6b8b..0db3cbeb4f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { createGesture } from '@utils/gesture';
 import { clamp, raf } from '@utils/helpers';
+import { FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS } from '@utils/overlays';
 
 import type { Animation } from '../../../interface';
 import type { GestureDetail } from '../../../utils/gesture';
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
      * as inputs should not be focusable outside
      * the sheet.
      */
-    baseEl.classList.remove('ion-disable-focus-trap');
+    baseEl.classList.remove(FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS);
   };
 
   const disableBackdrop = () => {
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
      * Adding this class disables focus trapping
      * for the sheet temporarily.
      */
-    baseEl.classList.add('ion-disable-focus-trap');
+    baseEl.classList.add(FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS);
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/src/utils/overlays.ts b/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
index cf1761ce28..e69bd49dcd 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ const trapKeyboardFocus = (ev: Event, doc: Document) => {
    * behind the sheet should be focusable until
    * the backdrop is enabled.
    */
-  if (lastOverlay.classList.contains('ion-disable-focus-trap')) {
+  if (lastOverlay.classList.contains(FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS)) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -990,3 +990,5 @@ const revealOverlaysToScreenReaders = () => {
     }
   }
 };
+
+export const FOCUS_TRAP_DISABLE_CLASS = 'ion-disable-focus-trap';