diff --git a/demo/Ursa.Demo/Pages/DialogDemo.axaml b/demo/Ursa.Demo/Pages/DialogDemo.axaml
index a760153..424de63 100644
--- a/demo/Ursa.Demo/Pages/DialogDemo.axaml
+++ b/demo/Ursa.Demo/Pages/DialogDemo.axaml
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@
         </TabControl>
         <Grid Grid.Column="1">
             <Border ClipToBounds="True" CornerRadius="20" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource SemiGrey1}">
-                <u:OverlayDialogHost HostId="LocalHost" />
+                <u:OverlayDialogHost HostId="LocalHost">
+                    <u:OverlayDialogHost.DialogDataTemplates>
+                        <DataTemplate DataType="x:String">
+                            <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=.}" Foreground="Red" Margin="24 24 48 24"></TextBlock>
+                        </DataTemplate>
+                    </u:OverlayDialogHost.DialogDataTemplates>
+                </u:OverlayDialogHost>
             </Border>
         </Grid>
     </Grid>
diff --git a/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialog.cs b/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialog.cs
index 323a169..7ae48e8 100644
--- a/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialog.cs
+++ b/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialog.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Ursa.Common;
 
 namespace Ursa.Controls;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public static class OverlayDialog
         var host = OverlayDialogManager.GetHost(hostId);
         if (host is null) return;
         var view = host.GetDataTemplate(vm)?.Build(vm);
-        if (view is null) view = new ContentControl();
+        if (view is null) view = new ContentControl() { Padding = new Thickness(24) };
         view.DataContext = vm;
         var t = new DialogControl()
         {
@@ -146,11 +147,26 @@ public static class OverlayDialog
     
     public static Task<TResult?> ShowCustomModal<TResult>(Control control, object? vm, string? hostId = null,
         OverlayDialogOptions? options = null)
+    {
+        var host = OverlayDialogManager.GetHost(hostId);
+        if (host is null) return Task.FromResult(default(TResult));
+        var t = new DialogControl()
+        {
+            Content = control,
+            DataContext = vm,
+        };
+        ConfigureDialogControl(t, options);
+        host?.AddModalDialog(t);
+        return t.ShowAsync<TResult?>();
+    }
+    
+    public static Task<TResult?> ShowCustomModal<TResult>(object? vm, string? hostId = null,
+        OverlayDialogOptions? options = null)
     {
         var host = OverlayDialogManager.GetHost(hostId);
         if (host is null) return Task.FromResult(default(TResult));
         var view = host.GetDataTemplate(vm)?.Build(vm);
-        if (view is null) view = new ContentControl();
+        if (view is null) view = new ContentControl() { Padding = new Thickness(24) };
         view.DataContext = vm;
         var t = new DialogControl()
         {
diff --git a/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialogHost.cs b/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialogHost.cs
index 522f14e..9c3e2c5 100644
--- a/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialogHost.cs
+++ b/src/Ursa/Controls/Dialog/OverlayDialogHost.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ public class OverlayDialogHost : Canvas
 
     private Point _lastPoint;
 
+
+    public DataTemplates DialogDataTemplates { get; set; } = new DataTemplates();
+
     public static readonly StyledProperty<IBrush?> OverlayMaskBrushProperty =
         AvaloniaProperty.Register<OverlayDialogHost, IBrush?>(
             nameof(OverlayMaskBrush));
@@ -226,12 +229,18 @@ public class OverlayDialogHost : Canvas
     {
         if (o is null) return null;
         IDataTemplate? result = null;
-        var templates = this.DataTemplates.ToList();
+        var templates = this.DialogDataTemplates;
         result = templates.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Match(o));
         if (result != null) return result;
-        var resources = this.Resources.Where(a => a.Value is IDataTemplate).Select(a => a.Value)
-            .OfType<IDataTemplate>();
-        result = resources.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Match(o));
+        var keys = this.Resources.Keys;
+        foreach (var key in keys)
+        {
+            if (Resources.TryGetValue(key, out var value) && value is IDataTemplate t)
+            {
+                result = t;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
         return result;
     }
 }
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