It would be a huge issue if views can't change @Published variables in the View Model. A workaround was provided above by rayx: it's not a beautiful solution in my opinion but it works. To simplify it, I found a way to modify only the main view, so we don't need to touch any of the sheet views. Here below, I apply the solution to Cwie's code: struct ContentView: View {     @ObservedObject     var viewModel: ViewModel // Local variable @State private var isPresented = false     var body: some View {         VStack {             Button {                 viewModel.showSheet()             } label: {                 Text("Show Sheet")             }         }         .padding() // Use isPresented         .sheet(isPresented: $isPresented) { if viewModel.sheetVM != nil {             SheetView(sheetVM: sheetVM!) }         } // The View Model controls the local variable         .onChange(of: viewModel.sheetVM) { value in             if value != nil {                 isPresented = true             } else {                 isPresented = false             }         }     } } I hope Apple clarifies and solves this quickly.