diff --git a/navigator-html-injectables/src/modules/Decorator.ts b/navigator-html-injectables/src/modules/Decorator.ts
index f804aef9..a528926f 100644
--- a/navigator-html-injectables/src/modules/Decorator.ts
+++ b/navigator-html-injectables/src/modules/Decorator.ts
@@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ class DecorationGroup {
                 // The common ancestor is an element that definitely cannot be highlighted
                 this.notTextFlag?.set(id, true);
             }
-            if(ancestor.querySelector(cannotNativeHighlight.join(", ").toLowerCase())) {
-                // Contains elements that definitely cannot be highlighted as children
+            // Check if the range itself contains elements that cannot be highlighted
+            const rangeFragment = range.cloneContents();
+            const tempDiv = this.wnd.document.createElement('div');
+            tempDiv.appendChild(rangeFragment);
+            if(tempDiv.querySelector(cannotNativeHighlight.join(", ").toLowerCase())) {
+                // Range contains elements that definitely cannot be highlighted
                 this.notTextFlag?.set(id, true);
             }
             if((ancestor.textContent?.trim() || "").length === 0) {