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 113b0d6087b..05f046b6695 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@ var SnippetEditor = Widget.extend({
         }
 
         var _animationsCount = 0;
-        var postAnimationCover = _.throttle(() => this.cover(), 100);
+        var postAnimationCover = _.throttle(() => {
+            this.trigger_up('cover_update', {
+                overlayVisible: true,
+            });
+        }, 100);
         this.$target.on('transitionstart.snippet_editor, animationstart.snippet_editor', () => {
             // We cannot rely on the fact each transition/animation start will
             // trigger a transition/animation end as the element may be removed
@@ -2590,9 +2594,13 @@ var SnippetsMenu = Widget.extend({
      * Called when the overlay dimensions/positions should be recomputed.
      *
      * @private
+     * @param {OdooEvent} ev
      */
-    _onOverlaysCoverUpdate: function () {
+    _onOverlaysCoverUpdate: function (ev) {
         this.snippetEditors.forEach(editor => {
+            if (ev.data.overlayVisible) {
+                editor.toggleOverlayVisibility(true);
+            }
             editor.cover();
         });
     },