diff --git a/docs/en-US/component/message-box.md b/docs/en-US/component/message-box.md
index 3909b62807..342939c31c 100644
--- a/docs/en-US/component/message-box.md
+++ b/docs/en-US/component/message-box.md
@@ -191,3 +191,4 @@ The corresponding methods are: `ElMessageBox`, `ElMessageBox.alert`, `ElMessageB
 | draggable                    | whether MessageBox is draggable                                                                                                          | boolean                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | —                                | false                                            |
 | round-button                 | whether to use round button                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | —                                | false                                            |
 | button-size                  | custom size of confirm and cancel buttons                                                                                                | string                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | small / default / large          | default                                          |
+| append-to              | set the root element for the message box                                                                                                         | string \| HTMLElement                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | —                                | —                                        |
diff --git a/packages/components/message-box/__tests__/message-box.test.ts b/packages/components/message-box/__tests__/message-box.test.ts
index 9fe51f06a1..0f8459ca9c 100644
--- a/packages/components/message-box/__tests__/message-box.test.ts
+++ b/packages/components/message-box/__tests__/message-box.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @ts-nocheck
 import { markRaw } from 'vue'
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, test } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { rAF } from '@element-plus/test-utils/tick'
 import { triggerNativeCompositeClick } from '@element-plus/test-utils/composite-click'
 import { QuestionFilled as QuestionFilledIcon } from '@element-plus/icons-vue'
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import { ElMessageBox } from '..'
 const selector = '.el-overlay'
 const QuestionFilled = markRaw(QuestionFilledIcon)
 
+vi.mock('@element-plus/utils/error', () => ({
+  debugWarn: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
 const _mount = (invoker: () => void) => {
   return mount(
     {
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ const _mount = (invoker: () => void) => {
 describe('MessageBox', () => {
   afterEach(async () => {
     MessageBox.close()
+    document.body.innerHTML = ''
     await rAF()
   })
 
@@ -275,6 +280,52 @@ describe('MessageBox', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('append to', () => {
+    it('should append to body if parameter is not provided', () => {
+      MessageBox({
+        title: 'append to test',
+        message: 'append to test',
+      })
+      const msgbox: HTMLElement = document.querySelector(`body > ${selector}`)
+      expect(msgbox).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should append to body if element does not exist', () => {
+      MessageBox({
+        title: 'append to test',
+        message: 'append to test',
+        appendTo: '.not-existing-selector',
+      })
+      const msgbox: HTMLElement = document.querySelector(`body > ${selector}`)
+      expect(msgbox).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should append to HtmlElement provided', () => {
+      const htmlElement = document.createElement('div')
+      document.body.appendChild(htmlElement)
+      MessageBox({
+        title: 'append to test',
+        message: 'append to test',
+        appendTo: htmlElement,
+      })
+      const msgbox: HTMLElement = htmlElement.querySelector(selector)
+      expect(msgbox).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should append to selector provided', () => {
+      const htmlElement = document.createElement('div')
+      htmlElement.className = 'custom-html-element'
+      document.body.appendChild(htmlElement)
+      MessageBox({
+        title: 'append to test',
+        message: 'append to test',
+        appendTo: '.custom-html-element',
+      })
+      const msgbox: HTMLElement = htmlElement.querySelector(selector)
+      expect(msgbox).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('accessibility', () => {
     test('title attribute should set aria-label', async () => {
       const title = 'Hello World'
diff --git a/packages/components/message-box/src/message-box.type.ts b/packages/components/message-box/src/message-box.type.ts
index 61b37df08f..8b02cab0a3 100644
--- a/packages/components/message-box/src/message-box.type.ts
+++ b/packages/components/message-box/src/message-box.type.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ export interface ElMessageBoxOptions {
 
   /** Custom size of confirm and cancel buttons */
   buttonSize?: ComponentSize
+
+  /** Custom element to append the message box to */
+  appendTo?: HTMLElement | string
 }
 
 export type ElMessageBoxShortcutMethod = ((
diff --git a/packages/components/message-box/src/messageBox.ts b/packages/components/message-box/src/messageBox.ts
index bc0c5e17a1..73e391ea83 100644
--- a/packages/components/message-box/src/messageBox.ts
+++ b/packages/components/message-box/src/messageBox.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { createVNode, render } from 'vue'
 import { isClient } from '@vueuse/core'
 import {
+  debugWarn,
   hasOwn,
+  isElement,
   isFunction,
   isObject,
   isString,
@@ -33,6 +35,28 @@ const messageInstance = new Map<
   }
 >()
 
+const getAppendToElement = (props: any): HTMLElement => {
+  let appendTo: HTMLElement | null = document.body
+  if (props.appendTo) {
+    if (isString(props.appendTo)) {
+      appendTo = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(props.appendTo)
+    }
+    if (isElement(props.appendTo)) {
+      appendTo = props.appendTo
+    }
+
+    // should fallback to default value with a warning
+    if (!isElement(appendTo)) {
+      debugWarn(
+        'ElMessageBox',
+        'the appendTo option is not an HTMLElement. Falling back to document.body.'
+      )
+      appendTo = document.body
+    }
+  }
+  return appendTo
+}
+
 const initInstance = (
   props: any,
   container: HTMLElement,
@@ -51,7 +75,7 @@ const initInstance = (
   )
   vnode.appContext = appContext
   render(vnode, container)
-  document.body.appendChild(container.firstElementChild!)
+  getAppendToElement(props).appendChild(container.firstElementChild!)
   return vnode.component
 }