diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/snippets.editor.js b/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/snippets.editor.js
index 91de87f2beb..79e208807b8 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/static/src/js/snippets.editor.js
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ export const MassMailingSnippetsMenu = snippetsEditor.SnippetsMenu.extend({
         // To prevent unnecessary tab shifting, we provide a selection for this specific case.
         if (srcElement.classList.contains('o_mail_wrapper') || srcElement.querySelector('.o_mail_wrapper')) {
             const selection = this.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.document.getSelection();
-            const parent = selection.anchorNode.parentElement;
-            if (parent) {
-                srcElement = parent;
+            if (selection.anchorNode) {
+                const parent = selection.anchorNode.parentElement;
+                if (parent) {
+                    srcElement = parent;
+                }
+                this._activateSnippet($(srcElement));
             }
-            this._activateSnippet($(srcElement));
         }
     },
     /**