diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/display/cfi.coffee b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/display/cfi.coffee
index 7f8acb23f1..4ab9642df6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/display/cfi.coffee
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/display/cfi.coffee
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class CanonicalFragmentIdentifier
         # Drill down into iframes, etc.
         while true
             target = cdoc.elementFromPoint x, y
-            if not target or target.localName == 'html'
+            if not target or target.localName in ['html', 'body']
                 # log("No element at (#{ x }, #{ y })")
                 return null