diff --git a/packages/page-controller/src/actions.ts b/packages/page-controller/src/actions.ts
index 3198bc3..8a86fa7 100644
--- a/packages/page-controller/src/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/page-controller/src/actions.ts
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ export async function clickElement(element: HTMLElement) {
 	const frame = element.ownerDocument.defaultView?.frameElement
 	if (frame) await scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(frame)
 
-	await movePointerToElement(element)
-	await clickPointer()
-
-	await waitFor(0.1)
-
 	const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect()
 	const x = rect.left + rect.width / 2
 	const y = rect.top + rect.height / 2
 
+	await movePointerToElement(element, x, y)
+	await clickPointer()
+
+	await waitFor(0.1)
+
 	// Hit-test to find the deepest element at click coordinates, matching
 	// real browser behavior where events target the innermost element.
 	// @note This may hit a element in the blacklist
diff --git a/packages/page-controller/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/page-controller/src/utils/index.ts
index 97b8b89..885357d 100644
--- a/packages/page-controller/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/page-controller/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -50,13 +50,19 @@ export async function waitFor(seconds: number): Promise<void> {
 
 // ======= mask events =======
 
-export async function movePointerToElement(element: HTMLElement) {
-	const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect()
+/**
+ * Move the visual pointer to a position within an element.
+ * @param x - x coordinate in the element's document viewport
+ * @param y - y coordinate in the element's document viewport
+ */
+export async function movePointerToElement(element: HTMLElement, x: number, y: number) {
 	const offset = getIframeOffset(element)
-	const x = rect.left + rect.width / 2 + offset.x
-	const y = rect.top + rect.height / 2 + offset.y
 
-	window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('PageAgent::MovePointerTo', { detail: { x, y } }))
+	window.dispatchEvent(
+		new CustomEvent('PageAgent::MovePointerTo', {
+			detail: { x: x + offset.x, y: y + offset.y },
+		})
+	)
 
 	await waitFor(0.3)
 }