diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index 88fb521e82e..1e272349f08 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -1659,25 +1659,30 @@ export class Wysiwyg extends Component {
         const targetEl = this.odooEditor.document.getSelection();
         const closest = closestBlock(targetEl.anchorNode);
         const restoreSelection = preserveCursor(this.odooEditor.document);
-        const blockWidth = parseInt(getComputedStyle(closest).width.slice(0, -2)); // remove 'px'
-        // Calculate one/fouth portion of blockWidth, and then on the basis of our cursor position
-        // check in which quadrant it falls, give the popover its position accordingly
-        const portionWidth = (blockWidth / 4);
-        const cursorAt = getRangePosition(targetEl, this.odooEditor.document).left;
-        let position = 'end';
-        if (cursorAt < portionWidth * 2) {
-            position = 'start';
-        } else if (cursorAt <= portionWidth * 3) {
-            position = 'middle';
-        }
 
         this.popover.add(closest, EmojiPicker, {
                 onSelect: (str) => {
                     restoreSelection();
                     this.odooEditor.execCommand('insert', str);
                 },
+            }, {
+                onPositioned: (popover) => {
+                    restoreSelection();
+                    // Set the 'parentContextRect' option in 'options' when
+                    // 'getContextFromParentRect' is available. This facilitates
+                    // element positioning relative to a parent or reference
+                    // rectangle.
+                    const options = {};
+                    if (this.options.getContextFromParentRect) {
+                        options['parentContextRect'] = this.options.getContextFromParentRect();
+                    }
+                    const rangePosition = getRangePosition(popover, this.options.document, options);
+                    popover.style.top = rangePosition.top + 'px';
+                    popover.style.left = rangePosition.left + 'px';
+                    const oInputBox = popover.getElementsByClassName('o_input')[0];
+                    oInputBox.focus();
+                },
             },
-            { position: `bottom-${position}`}
         );
     }
     /**