diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index 247e5d83e2e..24c82847bc1 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ const Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
             await this.snippetsMenu.cleanForSave();
         }
 
-        await this.saveModifiedImages();
+        const editables = this.options.getContentEditableAreas();
+        await this.saveModifiedImages(editables.length ? $(editables) : this.$editable);
         await this._saveViewBlocks();
 
         this.trigger_up('edition_was_stopped');