diff --git a/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css b/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
index d823e8d2a7..739bee5c73 100644
--- a/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
+++ b/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
@@ -3737,6 +3737,14 @@ button.close {
   -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 }
 
+.modal.fade {
+  top: -25%;
+  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s linear, top 0.3s ease-out;
+     -moz-transition: opacity 0.3s linear, top 0.3s ease-out;
+       -o-transition: opacity 0.3s linear, top 0.3s ease-out;
+          transition: opacity 0.3s linear, top 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
 .modal-dialog {
   position: relative;
   top: 0;
@@ -3751,11 +3759,11 @@ button.close {
   position: relative;
   background-color: #fff;
   border: 1px solid #999;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
   border-radius: 6px;
   outline: none;
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
-          box-shadow: 0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+          box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
   -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
      -moz-background-clip: padding-box;
           background-clip: padding-box;
diff --git a/docs/assets/css/docs.css b/docs/assets/css/docs.css
index 32cbdbf0b8..c4e3645594 100644
--- a/docs/assets/css/docs.css
+++ b/docs/assets/css/docs.css
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ section > ul li {
   bottom: auto;
   z-index: 1;
   display: block;
+}
+.bs-docs-example-modal .modal-dialog {
+  left: auto;
   margin-left: auto;
   margin-right: auto;
 }
diff --git a/docs/javascript.html b/docs/javascript.html
index 8f941f2787..cc8e6961b2 100644
--- a/docs/javascript.html
+++ b/docs/javascript.html
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ $('#myModal').on('show', function (e) {
                 <div class="modal-content">
                   <div class="modal-header">
                     <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
-                    <h3 class="modal-title">Modal header</h3>
+                    <h4 class="modal-title">Modal title</h4>
                   </div>
                   <div class="modal-body">
                     <p>One fine body&hellip;</p>
@@ -208,16 +208,22 @@ $('#myModal').on('show', function (e) {
           </div>
 <pre class="prettyprint linenums">
 &lt;div class="modal fade"&gt;
-  &lt;div class="modal-header"&gt;
-    &lt;button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&amp;times;&lt;/button&gt;
-    &lt;h3&gt;Modal header&lt;/h3&gt;
-  &lt;/div&gt;
-  &lt;div class="modal-body"&gt;
-    &lt;p&gt;One fine body&hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
-  &lt;/div&gt;
-  &lt;div class="modal-footer"&gt;
-    &lt;a href="#" class="btn"&gt;Close&lt;/a&gt;
-    &lt;a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"&gt;Save changes&lt;/a&gt;
+  &lt;div class="modal-dialog"&gt;
+    &lt;div class="modal-content"&gt;
+
+      &lt;div class="modal-header"&gt;
+        &lt;button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&amp;times;&lt;/button&gt;
+        &lt;h4 class="modal-title"&gt;Modal title&lt;/h4&gt;
+      &lt;/div&gt;
+      &lt;div class="modal-body"&gt;
+        &lt;p&gt;One fine body&hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
+      &lt;/div&gt;
+      &lt;div class="modal-footer"&gt;
+        &lt;a href="#" class="btn"&gt;Close&lt;/a&gt;
+        &lt;a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"&gt;Save changes&lt;/a&gt;
+      &lt;/div&gt;
+
+    &lt;/div&gt;
   &lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;/div&gt;
 </pre>
@@ -226,36 +232,44 @@ $('#myModal').on('show', function (e) {
           <p>Toggle a modal via JavaScript by clicking the button below. It will slide down and fade in from the top of the page.</p>
           <!-- sample modal content -->
           <div id="myModal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
-            <div class="modal-header">
-              <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
-              <h3 id="myModalLabel">Modal Heading</h3>
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-body">
-              <h4>Text in a modal</h4>
-              <p>Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem.</p>
 
-              <h4>Popover in a modal</h4>
-              <p>This <a href="#" role="button" class="btn popover-test" title="A Title" data-content="And here's some amazing content. It's very engaging. right?">button</a> should trigger a popover on click.</p>
+            <div class="modal-dialog">
+              <div class="modal-content">
 
-              <h4>Tooltips in a modal</h4>
-              <p><a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">This link</a> and <a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">that link</a> should have tooltips on hover.</p>
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                  <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
+                  <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Modal Heading</h4>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                  <h4>Text in a modal</h4>
+                  <p>Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem.</p>
 
-              <hr>
+                  <h4>Popover in a modal</h4>
+                  <p>This <a href="#" role="button" class="btn popover-test" title="A Title" data-content="And here's some amazing content. It's very engaging. right?">button</a> should trigger a popover on click.</p>
+
+                  <h4>Tooltips in a modal</h4>
+                  <p><a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">This link</a> and <a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">that link</a> should have tooltips on hover.</p>
+
+                  <hr>
+
+                  <h4>Overflowing text to show optional scrollbar</h4>
+                  <p>We set a fixed <code>max-height</code> on the <code>.modal-body</code>. Watch it overflow with all this extra lorem ipsum text we've included.</p>
+                  <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
+                  <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
+                  <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
+                  <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
+                  <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
+                  <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                  <button class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
+                  <button class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
+                </div>
+
+              </div><!-- /.modal-content -->
+            </div><!-- /.modal-dalog -->
+          </div><!-- /.modal -->
 
-              <h4>Overflowing text to show optional scrollbar</h4>
-              <p>We set a fixed <code>max-height</code> on the <code>.modal-body</code>. Watch it overflow with all this extra lorem ipsum text we've included.</p>
-              <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
-              <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
-              <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
-              <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
-              <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
-              <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-footer">
-              <button class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
-              <button class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
-            </div>
-          </div>
           <div class="bs-docs-example" style="padding-bottom: 24px;">
             <a data-toggle="modal" href="#myModal" class="btn btn-primary btn-large">Launch demo modal</a>
           </div>
diff --git a/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache b/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache
index b1a27d1466..d4991bca22 100644
--- a/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache
+++ b/docs/templates/pages/javascript.mustache
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ $('#myModal').on('show', function (e) {
                 <div class="modal-content">
                   <div class="modal-header">
                     <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
-                    <h3 class="modal-title">Modal header</h3>
+                    <h4 class="modal-title">Modal title</h4>
                   </div>
                   <div class="modal-body">
                     <p>One fine body&hellip;</p>
@@ -141,16 +141,22 @@ $('#myModal').on('show', function (e) {
           </div>{{! /example }}
 <pre class="prettyprint linenums">
 &lt;div class="modal fade"&gt;
-  &lt;div class="modal-header"&gt;
-    &lt;button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&amp;times;&lt;/button&gt;
-    &lt;h3&gt;Modal header&lt;/h3&gt;
-  &lt;/div&gt;
-  &lt;div class="modal-body"&gt;
-    &lt;p&gt;One fine body&hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
-  &lt;/div&gt;
-  &lt;div class="modal-footer"&gt;
-    &lt;a href="#" class="btn"&gt;Close&lt;/a&gt;
-    &lt;a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"&gt;Save changes&lt;/a&gt;
+  &lt;div class="modal-dialog"&gt;
+    &lt;div class="modal-content"&gt;
+
+      &lt;div class="modal-header"&gt;
+        &lt;button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&amp;times;&lt;/button&gt;
+        &lt;h4 class="modal-title"&gt;Modal title&lt;/h4&gt;
+      &lt;/div&gt;
+      &lt;div class="modal-body"&gt;
+        &lt;p&gt;One fine body&hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
+      &lt;/div&gt;
+      &lt;div class="modal-footer"&gt;
+        &lt;a href="#" class="btn"&gt;Close&lt;/a&gt;
+        &lt;a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"&gt;Save changes&lt;/a&gt;
+      &lt;/div&gt;
+
+    &lt;/div&gt;
   &lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;/div&gt;
 </pre>
@@ -159,36 +165,44 @@ $('#myModal').on('show', function (e) {
           <p>Toggle a modal via JavaScript by clicking the button below. It will slide down and fade in from the top of the page.</p>
           <!-- sample modal content -->
           <div id="myModal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
-            <div class="modal-header">
-              <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
-              <h3 id="myModalLabel">Modal Heading</h3>
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-body">
-              <h4>Text in a modal</h4>
-              <p>Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem.</p>
 
-              <h4>Popover in a modal</h4>
-              <p>This <a href="#" role="button" class="btn popover-test" title="A Title" data-content="And here's some amazing content. It's very engaging. right?">button</a> should trigger a popover on click.</p>
+            <div class="modal-dialog">
+              <div class="modal-content">
 
-              <h4>Tooltips in a modal</h4>
-              <p><a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">This link</a> and <a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">that link</a> should have tooltips on hover.</p>
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                  <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
+                  <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Modal Heading</h4>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                  <h4>Text in a modal</h4>
+                  <p>Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem.</p>
 
-              <hr>
+                  <h4>Popover in a modal</h4>
+                  <p>This <a href="#" role="button" class="btn popover-test" title="A Title" data-content="And here's some amazing content. It's very engaging. right?">button</a> should trigger a popover on click.</p>
+
+                  <h4>Tooltips in a modal</h4>
+                  <p><a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">This link</a> and <a href="#" class="tooltip-test" title="Tooltip">that link</a> should have tooltips on hover.</p>
+
+                  <hr>
+
+                  <h4>Overflowing text to show optional scrollbar</h4>
+                  <p>We set a fixed <code>max-height</code> on the <code>.modal-body</code>. Watch it overflow with all this extra lorem ipsum text we've included.</p>
+                  <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
+                  <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
+                  <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
+                  <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
+                  <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
+                  <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                  <button class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
+                  <button class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
+                </div>
+
+              </div><!-- /.modal-content -->
+            </div><!-- /.modal-dalog -->
+          </div><!-- /.modal -->
 
-              <h4>Overflowing text to show optional scrollbar</h4>
-              <p>We set a fixed <code>max-height</code> on the <code>.modal-body</code>. Watch it overflow with all this extra lorem ipsum text we've included.</p>
-              <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
-              <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
-              <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
-              <p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.</p>
-              <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor.</p>
-              <p>Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Donec sed odio dui. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
-            </div>
-            <div class="modal-footer">
-              <button class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
-              <button class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
-            </div>
-          </div>
           <div class="bs-docs-example" style="padding-bottom: 24px;">
             <a data-toggle="modal" href="#myModal" class="btn btn-primary btn-large">Launch demo modal</a>
           </div>{{! /example }}
diff --git a/less/modals.less b/less/modals.less
index 326d7111b4..7ca44b40be 100644
--- a/less/modals.less
+++ b/less/modals.less
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
   z-index: @zindex-modal-background;
   -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 }
+.modal.fade {
+  top: -25%;
+  .transition(~"opacity 0.3s linear, top 0.3s ease-out");
+}
 
 // Shell div to position the modal with bottom padding
 .modal-dialog {
@@ -42,9 +46,9 @@
   position: relative;
   background-color: #fff;
   border: 1px solid #999;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.2);
   border-radius: 6px;
-  .box-shadow(0 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3));
+  .box-shadow(0 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.25));
   .background-clip(padding-box);
   // Remove focus outline from opened modal
   outline: none;
@@ -75,7 +79,6 @@
 }
 
 // Modal header
-// -------------------------
 // Top section of the modal w/ title and dismiss
 .modal-header {
   padding: 9px 15px;
@@ -93,7 +96,6 @@
 }
 
 // Modal body
-// -------------------------
 // Where all modal content resides (sibling of .modal-header and .modal-footer)
 .modal-body {
   position: relative;
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-
+// Scale up the modal
 @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
 
   .modal-dialog {
diff --git a/less/tests/new-modal.html b/less/tests/new-modal.html
index 1ede8bb6ad..c46560ff8d 100644
--- a/less/tests/new-modal.html
+++ b/less/tests/new-modal.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
           <div class="modal-content">
             <div class="modal-header">
               <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
-              <h3 class="modal-title">Modal title</h3>
+              <h4 class="modal-title">Modal title</h4>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-body">
               <p>Body</p>