diff --git a/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/src/selection.js b/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/src/selection.js
index 59829fe47..90b741072 100644
--- a/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/src/selection.js
+++ b/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/src/selection.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  findBlock, findImageAtProseIndex, pictureSrc, srcPathsMatch, OVERLAY_SELECTOR,
+  findBlock, findImageAtProseIndex, findTextBlock, pictureSrc, srcPathsMatch, OVERLAY_SELECTOR,
 } from './dom-index.js';
 import { parseIndex, positionBox } from './utils.js';
 import { MESSAGE_TYPES } from '../../../../utils/message-types.js';
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ function findPictureBySrc(src, proseIndex, root = document) {
     .find((pic) => srcPathsMatch(pictureSrc(pic), src)) || null;
 }
 
+function findContentByIndex(proseIndex, root = document) {
+  if (proseIndex == null) return null;
+  const el = findTextBlock(proseIndex, root);
+  const elIndex = parseIndex(el?.getAttribute?.('data-prose-index'));
+  return elIndex === proseIndex ? el : null;
+}
+
 function resolveSelectionElement(node, root) {
   if (node.anchorType === 'table') {
     const block = findBlock(node.proseIndex, root);
@@ -81,6 +88,9 @@ function resolveSelectionElement(node, root) {
       || findImageAtProseIndex(node.proseIndex, root)
       || findPictureBySrc(node.src, node.proseIndex, root);
   }
+  if (node.anchorType === 'content') {
+    return findContentByIndex(node.proseIndex, root);
+  }
   return null;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/selection.test.js b/test/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/selection.test.js
index 223cdf009..617e3483d 100644
--- a/test/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/selection.test.js
+++ b/test/nx/public/plugins/quick-edit/selection.test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function buildBody() {
     + '<div class="hero" data-block-index="60">other block</div>'
     + '<div class="no-index">unindexed</div>'
     + '<picture><img data-image-index="27" src="/img.png" alt="" style="width:100px;height:60px"></picture>'
+    + '<p data-prose-index="71" style="width:100px;height:20px">a paragraph</p>'
     + '</main>';
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +94,27 @@ describe('quick-edit selection overlay', () => {
     expect(overlay.querySelector('.qe-selected-pill')).to.equal(null);
   });
 
+  it('setSelectedNode draws a content box without a pill', () => {
+    setSelectedNode({ anchorType: 'content', proseIndex: 71 });
+    const overlay = document.getElementById('qe-selection-overlay');
+    expect(overlay.querySelector('.qe-selected-box')).to.not.equal(null);
+    expect(overlay.querySelector('.qe-selected-pill')).to.equal(null);
+  });
+
+  it('setSelectedNode ignores a content index that resolves to no element', () => {
+    setSelectedNode({ anchorType: 'content', proseIndex: 9999 });
+    const overlay = document.getElementById('qe-selection-overlay');
+    expect(overlay?.querySelector('.qe-selected-box') ?? null).to.equal(null);
+  });
+
+  it('scrolls a content node into view when requested', () => {
+    const el = document.querySelector('[data-prose-index="71"]');
+    let scrolled = false;
+    el.scrollIntoView = () => { scrolled = true; };
+    setSelectedNode({ anchorType: 'content', proseIndex: 71 }, document, { scrollIntoView: true });
+    expect(scrolled).to.equal(true);
+  });
+
   it('setSelectedNode with null clears the overlay', () => {
     setSelectedNode({ anchorType: 'table', proseIndex: 50 });
     setSelectedNode(null);