diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/position_hook.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/position_hook.js
index e43044cc51a..0d87c7e78be 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/position_hook.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/position_hook.js
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 /** @odoo-module */
 
 import { useThrottleForAnimation } from "./utils/timing";
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "@odoo/owl";
+import {
+    EventBus,
+    onWillDestroy,
+    useChildSubEnv,
+    useComponent,
+    useEffect,
+    useRef,
+} from "@odoo/owl";
 import { localization } from "@web/core/l10n/localization";
 
 /**
@@ -281,6 +288,8 @@ export function reposition(target, popper, iframe, options) {
     }
 }
 
+const POSITION_BUS = Symbol("position-bus");
+
 /**
  * Makes sure that the `popper` element is always
  * placed at `position` from the `target` element.
@@ -296,10 +305,9 @@ export function reposition(target, popper, iframe, options) {
  * @param {Options} options
  */
 export function usePosition(target, options) {
-    const popperRef = useRef(options.popper || DEFAULTS.popper);
+    const popperRef = useRef(options?.popper || DEFAULTS.popper);
     const getTarget = typeof target === "function" ? target : () => target;
-    const throttledReposition = useThrottleForAnimation(reposition);
-    useEffect(() => {
+    const update = () => {
         const targetEl = getTarget();
         const popperEl = popperRef.el;
         if (!targetEl || !popperEl) {
@@ -307,20 +315,35 @@ export function usePosition(target, options) {
         }
 
         // Prepare
-        const targetDocument = targetEl.ownerDocument;
         const iframe = getIFrame(targetEl);
         const currentOptions = { ...DEFAULTS, ...options };
-
-        // Reposition
         reposition(targetEl, popperEl, iframe, currentOptions);
+    };
 
-        // Attach listeners to keep the positioning up to date
-        const listener = () => throttledReposition(targetEl, popperEl, iframe, currentOptions);
-        targetDocument.addEventListener("scroll", listener, { capture: true });
-        window.addEventListener("resize", listener);
-        return () => {
-            targetDocument.removeEventListener("scroll", listener, { capture: true });
-            window.removeEventListener("resize", listener);
-        };
+    const component = useComponent();
+    const bus = component.env[POSITION_BUS] || new EventBus();
+    bus.addEventListener("update", update);
+    onWillDestroy(() => bus.removeEventListener("update", update));
+
+    const isTopmost = !(POSITION_BUS in component.env);
+    if (isTopmost) {
+        useChildSubEnv({ [POSITION_BUS]: bus });
+    }
+
+    const throttledUpdate = useThrottleForAnimation(() => bus.trigger("update"));
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // Reposition
+        bus.trigger("update");
+
+        if (isTopmost) {
+            // Attach listeners to keep the positioning up to date
+            const targetDocument = getTarget()?.ownerDocument;
+            targetDocument?.addEventListener("scroll", throttledUpdate, { capture: true });
+            window.addEventListener("resize", throttledUpdate);
+            return () => {
+                targetDocument?.removeEventListener("scroll", throttledUpdate, { capture: true });
+                window.removeEventListener("resize", throttledUpdate);
+            };
+        }
     });
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/position_hook_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/position_hook_tests.js
index 87b55519375..7a973d92d05 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/position_hook_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/position_hook_tests.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
     triggerEvent,
 } from "../helpers/utils";
 import { localization } from "@web/core/l10n/localization";
-import { Component, xml } from "@odoo/owl";
+import { Component, useRef, xml } from "@odoo/owl";
 
 const FLEXBOX_STYLE = {
     display: "flex",
@@ -543,6 +543,66 @@ QUnit.test("iframe: both popper and target inside", async (assert) => {
     assert.strictEqual(popperBox.left, onPositionedArgs.solution.left);
 });
 
+QUnit.test("popper as child of another", async (assert) => {
+    class Child extends Component {
+        static template = /* xml */ xml`
+            <div id="child">
+                <div class="target" t-ref="ref" />
+                <div class="popper" t-ref="popper" />
+            </div>
+        `;
+        setup() {
+            const ref = useRef("ref");
+            usePosition(() => ref.el, { position: "left" });
+        }
+    }
+    const target = document.createElement("div");
+    target.id = "target";
+    Object.assign(target.style, TARGET_STYLE);
+    container.appendChild(target);
+    class Parent extends Component {
+        static components = { Child };
+        static template = /* xml */ xml`<div id="popper"><Child/></div>`;
+        setup() {
+            usePosition(target);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const sheet = document.createElement("style");
+    sheet.textContent = `
+        #child .target {
+            background-color: peachpuff;
+            height: 100px;
+            width: 10px;
+        }
+        #child .popper {
+            background-color: olive;
+            height: 100px;
+            width: 100px;
+        }
+    `;
+    document.head.appendChild(sheet);
+    registerCleanup(() => sheet.remove());
+
+    await mount(Parent, container);
+    const parentPopBox1 = container.querySelector("#popper").getBoundingClientRect();
+    const childPopBox1 = container.querySelector("#child .popper").getBoundingClientRect();
+    const spacer = document.createElement("div");
+    spacer.id = "foo";
+    spacer.style.height = "1px";
+    spacer.style.width = "100px";
+    container.prepend(spacer);
+    await triggerEvent(document, null, "scroll");
+
+    const parentPopBox2 = container.querySelector("#popper").getBoundingClientRect();
+    const childPopBox2 = container.querySelector("#child .popper").getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    assert.strictEqual(parentPopBox1.top, parentPopBox2.top);
+    assert.strictEqual(childPopBox1.top, childPopBox2.top);
+    assert.strictEqual(parentPopBox2.left, parentPopBox1.left + spacer.offsetWidth * 0.5);
+    assert.strictEqual(childPopBox2.left, childPopBox1.left + spacer.offsetWidth * 0.5);
+});
+
 function getPositionTest(position, positionToCheck) {
     return async (assert) => {
         assert.expect(2);