diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/modal.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/modal.md
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@@ -892,6 +892,13 @@ Manually opens a modal. **Returns to the caller before the modal has actually be
 myModal.show()
 ```
 
+Also, you can pass a DOM element as an argument that can be received in the modal events (as the `relatedTarget` property).
+
+```js
+var modalToggle = document.getElementById('toggleMyModal') // relatedTarget
+myModal.show(modalToggle)
+```
+
 #### hide
 
 Manually hides a modal. **Returns to the caller before the modal has actually been hidden** (i.e. before the `hidden.bs.modal` event occurs).