diff --git a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/dialog.md b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/dialog.md
index b1f6ef8e5..1e3e233f9 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/dialog.md
+++ b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/dialog.md
@@ -67,24 +67,28 @@ Footers can be used to display titles and more. Use the `footer` slot to add a f
 </script>
 ```
 
-### Dismissing Dialogs
+### Opening and Closing Dialogs Declaratively
 
-You can add the special `data-dialog="close"` attribute to a button inside the dialog to tell it to close without additional JavaScript. Alternatively, you can set the `open` property to `false` to close the dialog programmatically.
+You can open and close dialogs with JavaScript by toggling the `open` attribute, but you can also do it declaratively. Add the `data-dialog="open id"` to any button on the page, where `id` is the ID of the dialog you want to open.
 
 ```html {.example}
-<wa-dialog label="Dialog" class="dialog-dismiss">
+<wa-dialog label="Dialog" id="dialog-opening">
   Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
   <wa-button slot="footer" variant="brand" data-dialog="close">Close</wa-button>
 </wa-dialog>
 
-<wa-button>Open Dialog</wa-button>
+<wa-button data-dialog="open dialog-opening">Open Dialog</wa-button>
+```
 
-<script>
-  const dialog = document.querySelector('.dialog-dismiss');
-  const openButton = dialog.nextElementSibling;
+Similarly, you can add `data-dialog="close"` to a button _inside_ of a dialog to tell it to close.
 
-  openButton.addEventListener('click', () => dialog.open = true);
-</script>
+```html {.example}
+<wa-dialog label="Dialog" id="dialog-dismiss">
+  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
+  <wa-button slot="footer" variant="brand" data-dialog="close">Close</wa-button>
+</wa-dialog>
+
+<wa-button data-dialog="open dialog-dismiss">Open Dialog</wa-button>
 ```
 
 ### Custom Width
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/drawer.md b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/drawer.md
index 80a499fad..191d70306 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/drawer.md
+++ b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/components/drawer.md
@@ -65,24 +65,28 @@ Footers can be used to display titles and more. Use the `footer` slot to add a f
 </script>
 ```
 
-### Dismissing Drawers
+### Opening and Closing Drawers Declaratively
 
-You can add the special `data-drawer="close"` attribute to a button inside the drawer to tell it to close without additional JavaScript. Alternatively, you can set the `open` property to `false` to close the drawer programmatically.
+You can open and close drawers with JavaScript by toggling the `open` attribute, but you can also do it declaratively. Add the `data-drawer="open id"` to any button on the page, where `id` is the ID of the drawer you want to open.
 
 ```html {.example}
-<wa-drawer label="Drawer" class="drawer-dismiss">
+<wa-drawer label="Drawer" id="drawer-opening">
   Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
   <wa-button slot="footer" variant="brand" data-drawer="close">Close</wa-button>
 </wa-drawer>
 
-<wa-button>Open Drawer</wa-button>
+<wa-button data-drawer="open drawer-opening">Open Drawer</wa-button>
+```
 
-<script>
-  const drawer = document.querySelector('.drawer-dismiss');
-  const openButton = drawer.nextElementSibling;
+Similarly, you can add `data-drawer="close"` to a button _inside_ of a drawer to tell it to close.
 
-  openButton.addEventListener('click', () => drawer.open = true);
-</script>
+```html {.example}
+<wa-drawer label="Drawer" id="drawer-dismiss">
+  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
+  <wa-button slot="footer" variant="brand" data-drawer="close">Close</wa-button>
+</wa-drawer>
+
+<wa-button data-drawer="open drawer-dismiss">Open Drawer</wa-button>
 ```
 
 ### Slide in From Start
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
index abd802345..f959a6193 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ During the alpha period, things might break! We take breaking changes very serio
 - Added support for `name` in `<wa-details>` for exclusively opening one in a group
 - Added `--checked-icon-scale` to `<wa-checkbox>`
 - Added `--tag-max-size` to `<wa-select>` when using `multiple`
+- Added support for `data-dialog="open <id>"` to `<wa-dialog>`
+- Added support for `data-drawer="open <id>"` to `<wa-drawer>`
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-radio-group>` that caused radios to uncheck when assigning a numeric value [issue:924]
 - Fixed `<wa-button-group>` so dividers properly show between buttons
 - Fixed the tooltip position in `<wa-slider>` when using RTL
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
index 4b95d5d40..8716e62aa 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { WaAfterShowEvent } from '../../events/after-show.js';
 import { WaHideEvent } from '../../events/hide.js';
 import { WaShowEvent } from '../../events/show.js';
 import { animateWithClass } from '../../internal/animate.js';
+import { parseSpaceDelimitedTokens } from '../../internal/parse.js';
 import { lockBodyScrolling, unlockBodyScrolling } from '../../internal/scroll.js';
 import { HasSlotController } from '../../internal/slot.js';
 import { watch } from '../../internal/watch.js';
@@ -264,6 +265,28 @@ export default class WaDialog extends WebAwesomeElement {
   }
 }
 
+//
+// Watch for data-dialog="open *" clicks
+//
+document.addEventListener('click', (event: MouseEvent) => {
+  const dialogAttrEl = (event.target as Element).closest('[data-dialog]');
+
+  if (dialogAttrEl instanceof Element) {
+    const [command, id] = parseSpaceDelimitedTokens(dialogAttrEl.getAttribute('data-dialog') || '');
+
+    if (command === 'open' && id?.length) {
+      const doc = dialogAttrEl.getRootNode() as Document | ShadowRoot;
+      const dialog = doc.getElementById(id) as WaDialog;
+
+      if (dialog?.localName === 'wa-dialog') {
+        dialog.open = true;
+      } else {
+        console.warn(`A dialog with an ID of "${id}" could not be found in this document.`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 // Ugly, but it fixes light dismiss in Safari: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=267688
 if (!isServer) {
   document.addEventListener('pointerdown', () => {
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/drawer/drawer.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/components/drawer/drawer.ts
index 57615f7f8..64e6ff491 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/drawer/drawer.ts
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/drawer/drawer.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { WaAfterShowEvent } from '../../events/after-show.js';
 import { WaHideEvent } from '../../events/hide.js';
 import { WaShowEvent } from '../../events/show.js';
 import { animateWithClass } from '../../internal/animate.js';
+import { parseSpaceDelimitedTokens } from '../../internal/parse.js';
 import { lockBodyScrolling, unlockBodyScrolling } from '../../internal/scroll.js';
 import { HasSlotController } from '../../internal/slot.js';
 import { watch } from '../../internal/watch.js';
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ import styles from './drawer.css';
  * @event wa-hide - Emitted when the drawer closes.
  * @event wa-after-hide - Emitted after the drawer closes and all animations are complete.
  * @event {{ source: Element }} wa-hide - Emitted when the drawer is requesting to close. Calling
- *  `event.preventDefault()` will prevent the dialog from closing. You can inspect `event.detail.source` to see which
- *  element caused the dialog to close. If the source is the dialog element itself, the user has pressed [[Escape]] or
- *  the dialog has been closed programmatically. Avoid using this unless closing the dialog will result in destructive
+ *  `event.preventDefault()` will prevent the drawer from closing. You can inspect `event.detail.source` to see which
+ *  element caused the drawer to close. If the source is the drawer element itself, the user has pressed [[Escape]] or
+ *  the drawer has been closed programmatically. Avoid using this unless closing the drawer will result in destructive
  *  behavior such as data loss.
  *
  * @csspart header - The drawer's header. This element wraps the title and header actions.
@@ -280,6 +281,28 @@ export default class WaDrawer extends WebAwesomeElement {
   }
 }
 
+//
+// Watch for data-drawer="open *" clicks
+//
+document.addEventListener('click', (event: MouseEvent) => {
+  const dialogAttrEl = (event.target as Element).closest('[data-drawer]');
+
+  if (dialogAttrEl instanceof Element) {
+    const [command, id] = parseSpaceDelimitedTokens(dialogAttrEl.getAttribute('data-drawer') || '');
+
+    if (command === 'open' && id?.length) {
+      const doc = dialogAttrEl.getRootNode() as Document | ShadowRoot;
+      const dialog = doc.getElementById(id) as WaDrawer;
+
+      if (dialog?.localName === 'wa-drawer') {
+        dialog.open = true;
+      } else {
+        console.warn(`A drawer with an ID of "${id}" could not be found in this document.`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 if (!isServer) {
   // Ugly, but it fixes light dismiss in Safari: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=267688
   document.body.addEventListener('pointerdown', () => {
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/internal/parse.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/internal/parse.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9feba4d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/internal/parse.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/** Parses a space-delimited set of tokens and returns an array with all whitespace removed. */
+export function parseSpaceDelimitedTokens(input: string): string[] {
+  return input
+    .split(' ')
+    .map(token => token.trim())
+    .filter(token => token !== '');
+}