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 37d21266941..13ef195afa9 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
@@ -1235,6 +1235,7 @@ var SnippetEditor = Widget.extend({
             // Some drop zones might have been disabled.
             $el = $el.filter(this.$dropZones);
             if ($el.length) {
+                $el.after(this.$target);
                 // If the column is not dropped inside a dropzone.
                 if ($el[0].classList.contains('oe_grid_zone')) {
                     // Case when a column is dropped near a grid.
@@ -1269,7 +1270,6 @@ var SnippetEditor = Widget.extend({
                     }
                 }
 
-                $el.after(this.$target);
                 this.dropped = true;
             }
         }