diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
index 1b8160194d..8a73b9e423 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ export class InjectedScript {
       return null;
     if (behavior === 'none')
       return element;
-    if (!element.matches('input, textarea, select')) {
+    if (!element.matches('input, textarea, select') && !(element as any).isContentEditable) {
       if (behavior === 'button-link')
         element = element.closest('button, [role=button], a, [role=link]') || element;
       else
diff --git a/tests/page/retarget.spec.ts b/tests/page/retarget.spec.ts
index 203ac5bd16..4465643d77 100644
--- a/tests/page/retarget.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/retarget.spec.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ it('input value retargeting', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
   }
 });
 
-it.fixme('selection retargeting', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+it('selection retargeting', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
   const cases = [
     { dom: domStandalone(`<div contenteditable id=target>content</div>`), locator: 'div' },
     { dom: domInButton(`<div contenteditable id=target>content</div>`), locator: 'div' },