diff --git a/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx b/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
index bff21ad6..0008180f 100644
--- a/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
+++ b/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
@@ -2833,6 +2833,7 @@
       (dom-append _el-d _el-p)
       (dom-append _el-d _el-close)
       (hs-activate! _el-close)
+      (host-call (dom-query-by-id "d") "showModal")
       (assert (dom-has-attr? (dom-query-by-id "d") "open"))
       (dom-dispatch (dom-query-by-id "close") "click" nil)
       (assert (not (dom-has-attr? (dom-query-by-id "d") "open")))
@@ -2863,6 +2864,7 @@
       (dom-append _el-d _el-p)
       (dom-append _el-d _el-close)
       (hs-activate! _el-close)
+      (host-call (dom-query-by-id "d") "showModal")
       (assert (dom-has-attr? (dom-query-by-id "d") "open"))
       (dom-dispatch (dom-query-by-id "close") "click" nil)
       (assert (not (dom-has-attr? (dom-query-by-id "d") "open")))
@@ -2950,6 +2952,7 @@
       (dom-append _el-d _el-p)
       (dom-append _el-d _el-button)
       (hs-activate! _el-button)
+      (host-call (dom-query-by-id "d") "showModal")
       (assert (dom-has-attr? (dom-query-by-id "d") "open"))
       (dom-dispatch _el-button "click" nil)
       (assert (dom-has-attr? (dom-query-by-id "d") "open"))
diff --git a/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py b/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
index 42c94325..33a3ad10 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
@@ -954,6 +954,38 @@ def parse_dev_body(body, elements, var_names):
             ops.append(f'(dom-dispatch {target} "{m.group(4)}" nil)')
             continue
 
+        # evaluate(() => document.getElementById(ID).METHOD()) — generic
+        # method dispatch (showModal, close, click, focus, blur, reset…).
+        m = re.match(
+            r"evaluate\(\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*document\.(?:getElementById|querySelector)\("
+            r"\s*(['\"])([^'\"]+)\1\s*\)"
+            r"\.(click|showModal|close|focus|blur|reset|remove)\(\)\s*\)\s*$",
+            stmt_na, re.DOTALL,
+        )
+        if m and seen_html:
+            sel = m.group(2)
+            # getElementById wants bare id; querySelector wants #id or .cls
+            if sel and not sel.startswith(('#', '.', '[')):
+                sel = '#' + sel
+            sel = re.sub(r'^#work-area\s+', '', sel)
+            target = selector_to_sx(sel, elements, var_names)
+            method = m.group(3)
+            if method == 'click':
+                ops.append(f'(dom-dispatch {target} "click" nil)')
+            elif method == 'showModal':
+                ops.append(f'(host-call {target} "showModal")')
+            elif method == 'close':
+                ops.append(f'(host-call {target} "close")')
+            elif method == 'focus':
+                ops.append(f'(dom-focus {target})')
+            elif method == 'blur':
+                ops.append(f'(host-call {target} "blur")')
+            elif method == 'reset':
+                ops.append(f'(host-call {target} "reset")')
+            elif method == 'remove':
+                ops.append(f'(host-call {target} "remove")')
+            continue
+
         if not seen_html:
             continue
         if add_action(stmt_na):