diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index 08d341257f6..da763614e59 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ var Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
         });
     },
     openMediaDialog(params) {
-        const nodes = params.context.range.selectedNodes();
+        const nodes = params.media ? [params.media] : params.context.range.selectedNodes();
         const node = nodes[0];
         let $baseNode;