diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
index 009698a99e..003fb08c7b 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ void wxRichTextFloatCollector::DrawFloat(const wxRichTextFloatRectMapArray& arra
     {
         wxRichTextObject* obj = array[i]->anchor;
         wxRichTextRange r = obj->GetRange();
+        if (obj->IsTopLevel())
+            r = obj->GetOwnRange();
         obj->Draw(dc, context, r, selection, wxRect(obj->GetPosition(), obj->GetCachedSize()), descent, style);
         i++;
     }