diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.summernote.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.summernote.js
index 4e93ce020d8..43e69805f5d 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.summernote.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.summernote.js
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ var SummernoteManager = Class.extend(mixins.EventDispatcherMixin, ServicesMixin,
         }
         data.__alreadyDone = true;
         new weWidgets.ImageCropWidget(this, data.media)
-            .appendTo(data.$editable);
+            .appendTo(data.$editable.parent());
     },
     /**
      * Called when a demand to open a link dialog is received on the bus.