diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/QWebPlugin.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/QWebPlugin.js
index f6b316dc0a6..897c811cb82 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/QWebPlugin.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/QWebPlugin.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class QWebPlugin {
             this._editable = this._options.editable;
             this._document = this._options.document || window.document;
         }
+        this._getContextFromParentRect = this._options.editor?.options?.getContextFromParentRect || (() => ({ top: 0, left: 0 }));
         this._editable = this._options.editable || (this._options.editor && this._options.editor.editable);
         this._document = this._options.document || (this._options.editor && this._options.editor.document) || window.document;
         this._tGroupCount = 0;
@@ -183,9 +184,13 @@ export class QWebPlugin {
 
         const box = target.getBoundingClientRect();
         const selBox = this._selectElWrapper.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const parentBox = this._getContextFromParentRect();
 
-        this._selectElWrapper.style.left = `${window.scrollX + box.left}px`;
-        this._selectElWrapper.style.top = `${window.scrollY + box.top - selBox.height}px`;
+        const left = parentBox.left + window.scrollX + box.left;
+        const top = parentBox.top + window.scrollY + box.top - selBox.height;
+
+        this._selectElWrapper.style.left = `${left}px`;
+        this._selectElWrapper.style.top = `${top}px`;
     }
     _renderBranchingSelection(target) {
         const selectEl = document.createElement('select');
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg_iframe.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg_iframe.js
index a027abeb13a..e2702691b0f 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg_iframe.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg_iframe.js
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ patch(Wysiwyg.prototype, 'wysiwyg_iframe.js', {
      **/
     _getEditorOptions() {
         const options = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        options.getContextFromParentRect = () => {
-            return this.$iframe && this.$iframe.length ? this.$iframe[0].getBoundingClientRect() : { top: 0, left: 0 };
-        };
+        if (!("getContextFromParentRect" in options)) {
+            options.getContextFromParentRect = () => {
+                return this.$iframe && this.$iframe.length ? this.$iframe[0].getBoundingClientRect() : { top: 0, left: 0 };
+            };
+        }
         return options;
     },
     /**