diff --git a/editor/src/components/canvas/canvas-strategies/strategies/absolute-reparent-strategy.spec.browser2.tsx b/editor/src/components/canvas/canvas-strategies/strategies/absolute-reparent-strategy.spec.browser2.tsx
index e623e270bf52..3099533bed7a 100644
--- a/editor/src/components/canvas/canvas-strategies/strategies/absolute-reparent-strategy.spec.browser2.tsx
+++ b/editor/src/components/canvas/canvas-strategies/strategies/absolute-reparent-strategy.spec.browser2.tsx
@@ -1981,6 +1981,8 @@ export var ${BakedInStoryboardVariableName} = (props) => {
             expect(guidelines).toHaveLength(2)
             await wait(5000)
           },
+          moveBeforeMouseDown: true,
+          staggerMoveEvents: true,
         },
       )
     })
diff --git a/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-helpers.ts b/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-helpers.ts
index a0280b6728df..ce6cf3de2833 100644
--- a/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-helpers.ts
+++ b/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-helpers.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 import { MetadataUtils } from '../../../core/model/element-metadata-utils'
 import * as EP from '../../../core/shared/element-path'
 import type { ElementInstanceMetadataMap } from '../../../core/shared/element-template'
-import type { CanvasRectangle, WindowRectangle } from '../../../core/shared/math-utils'
+import type {
+  CanvasRectangle,
+  CanvasVector,
+  WindowRectangle,
+} from '../../../core/shared/math-utils'
 import {
+  canvasRectangle,
+  getRectCenter,
   isFiniteRectangle,
   rectangleContainsRectangle,
+  rectangleIntersection,
   windowRectangle,
 } from '../../../core/shared/math-utils'
 import type { ElementPath } from '../../../core/shared/project-file-types'
 import type { KeysPressed } from '../../../utils/keyboard'
 import type { InteractionSession } from '../canvas-strategies/interaction-state'
 import { isDragToPan } from '../canvas-strategies/interaction-state'
+import { canvasPointToWindowPoint, getAllTargetsAtPoint } from '../dom-lookup'
 
 type ElementUnderSelectionAreaType = 'scene' | 'regular'
 
 type ElementUnderSelectionArea = {
   path: ElementPath
+  frame: CanvasRectangle | null
   type: ElementUnderSelectionAreaType
   fullyContained: boolean
   selected: boolean
@@ -46,6 +55,8 @@ function maybeElementFrame(
 export const filterUnderSelectionArea = (
   paths: ElementPath[],
   metadata: ElementInstanceMetadataMap,
+  scale: number,
+  canvasOffset: CanvasVector,
   area: CanvasRectangle | null,
   selectedViews: ElementPath[],
 ): ElementPath[] => {
@@ -57,6 +68,7 @@ export const filterUnderSelectionArea = (
     const frame = maybeElementFrame(path, metadata)
     return {
       path: path,
+      frame: frame,
       type: getElementUnderSelectionAreaType(metadata, path),
       fullyContained: frame != null && rectangleContainsRectangle(area, frame),
       selected: EP.containsPath(path, selectedViews),
@@ -99,6 +111,21 @@ export const filterUnderSelectionArea = (
       if (parentScene != null && parentScene.fullyContained) {
         return false
       }
+
+      // NOTE: this is a mitigation step for a measuring problem, where overflowing elements'
+      // dimensions are not calculated correctly. This should be fixed at the root in the measurements,
+      // but until then this should help a bit.
+      if (element.type === 'regular' && !element.zeroSized) {
+        return isElementIntersactionActuallyUnderAreaAndVisible(
+          metadata,
+          scale,
+          canvasOffset,
+          area,
+          element.path,
+          element.frame,
+          element.selected,
+        )
+      }
       return true
     })
     .map((r) => r.path)
@@ -132,3 +159,42 @@ export function isValidMouseEventForSelectionArea(
     !isDragToPan(interactionSession, keysPressed['space'])
   )
 }
+
+function isElementIntersactionActuallyUnderAreaAndVisible(
+  jsxMetadata: ElementInstanceMetadataMap,
+  canvasScale: number,
+  canvasOffset: CanvasVector,
+  area: CanvasRectangle | null,
+  path: ElementPath,
+  frame: CanvasRectangle | null,
+  isSelected: boolean,
+): boolean {
+  if (area != null && frame != null && isFiniteRectangle(frame)) {
+    const intersect = rectangleIntersection(area, frame)
+    if (intersect == null) {
+      return false
+    }
+    if (isSelected && rectangleContainsRectangle(frame, area)) {
+      return true
+    }
+
+    const intersectionCenter = canvasPointToWindowPoint(
+      // since this is going to be used in a DOM lookup, we need the center because
+      // the targets might not be squares
+      getRectCenter(canvasRectangle(intersect)),
+      canvasScale,
+      canvasOffset,
+    )
+    const pathActuallyUnderArea = getAllTargetsAtPoint(
+      [path],
+      intersectionCenter,
+      canvasScale,
+      canvasOffset,
+      jsxMetadata,
+    ).some((other) => EP.pathsEqual(path, other))
+    if (!pathActuallyUnderArea) {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+  return true
+}
diff --git a/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-hooks.tsx b/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-hooks.tsx
index 643d4818f17f..64c7e9afb9fd 100644
--- a/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-hooks.tsx
+++ b/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area-hooks.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ export function useSelectionArea(
       return filterUnderSelectionArea(
         allTargetsMatchingSelectableViews,
         storeRef.current.jsxMetadata,
+        storeRef.current.scale,
+        storeRef.current.canvasOffset,
         area,
         localSelectedViews,
       )
diff --git a/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area.spec.browser2.tsx b/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area.spec.browser2.tsx
index d0e2e34d356b..ba2520178615 100644
--- a/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area.spec.browser2.tsx
+++ b/editor/src/components/canvas/controls/selection-area.spec.browser2.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { mouseDragFromPointToPoint } from '../event-helpers.test-utils'
 import { renderTestEditorWithCode } from '../ui-jsx.test-utils'
 import { toggleHidden } from '../../editor/actions/action-creators'
 import { shiftModifier } from '../../../utils/modifiers'
+import { selectComponents } from '../../editor/actions/meta-actions'
 
 describe('Selection area', () => {
   it('can select an element on the storyboard', async () => {
@@ -768,4 +769,55 @@ export var ${BakedInStoryboardVariableName} = (props) => {
       ])
     }
   })
+  it('ignores elements that are not visible because of overflow', async () => {
+    const renderResult = await renderTestEditorWithCode(
+      `
+import * as React from 'react'
+
+export var ${BakedInStoryboardVariableName} = (props) => {
+    return (
+        <div data-uid='root'>
+            <div data-uid='outer' style={{ backgroundColor: '#aaaaaa33', position: 'absolute', left: 3, top: 67, width: 232, height: 'max-content', display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'row', padding: '45px 50px' }}>
+				<div data-uid='inner' style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center', padding: '0px 0px 0px 20px', width: '100%', height: 70, overflowX: 'scroll', justifyContent: 'space-between', flexWrap: 'nowrap', gap: 20 }}>
+					{
+						// @utopia/uid=list
+						[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].map((k) => (
+							<div key={k} style={{ backgroundColor: '#aaaaaa33', width: 50, height: 50 }}>
+							{k}
+							</div>
+						))
+					}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+        </div>
+    )
+}
+`,
+      'await-first-dom-report',
+    )
+    const container = renderResult.renderedDOM.getByTestId(CanvasControlsContainerID)
+    const rect = container.getBoundingClientRect()
+
+    await mouseDragFromPointToPoint(
+      container,
+      { x: rect.x + 620, y: rect.y + 100 },
+      { x: rect.x + 670, y: rect.y + 310 },
+      { moveBeforeMouseDown: true, staggerMoveEvents: true },
+    )
+
+    expect(renderResult.getEditorState().editor.selectedViews).toHaveLength(0)
+
+    await renderResult.dispatch(selectComponents([EP.fromString('root/outer/inner')], true), true)
+
+    await mouseDragFromPointToPoint(
+      container,
+      { x: rect.x + 620, y: rect.y + 100 },
+      { x: rect.x + 670, y: rect.y + 310 },
+      { moveBeforeMouseDown: true, staggerMoveEvents: true, modifiers: shiftModifier },
+    )
+
+    expect(renderResult.getEditorState().editor.selectedViews.map(EP.toString)).toEqual([
+      'root/outer/inner',
+    ])
+  })
 })