diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
index c30d4ab0f5a..0f7879c6214 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ var SnippetEditor = Widget.extend({
             return;
         }
 
-        const $modal = this.$target.find('.modal');
+        const $modal = this.$target.find('.modal:visible');
         const $target = $modal.length ? $modal : this.$target;
         const targetEl = $target[0];