diff --git a/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js b/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js
index fe472bca0..32fd60436 100644
--- a/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js
+++ b/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ class AnnotationEditorLayer {
       target === this.#textLayer.div ||
       ((target.getAttribute("role") === "img" ||
         target.classList.contains("endOfContent") ||
+        target.classList.contains("textLayerImages") ||
         target.classList.contains("textLayerImagePlaceholder")) &&
         this.#textLayer.div.contains(target))
     ) {
diff --git a/test/integration/text_layer_images_spec.mjs b/test/integration/text_layer_images_spec.mjs
index fd7342c2f..cc8fe8416 100644
--- a/test/integration/text_layer_images_spec.mjs
+++ b/test/integration/text_layer_images_spec.mjs
@@ -347,4 +347,53 @@ describe("Text layer images", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe("free-highlighting on a page with no images", () => {
+    let pages;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      pages = await loadAndWait(
+        "empty.pdf",
+        `.page[data-page-number = "1"] .textLayerImages`,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        {
+          imagesRightClickMinSize: 16,
+          highlightEditorColors: "yellow=#FFFF00",
+        },
+        { width: 800, height: 600, devicePixelRatio: 1 }
+      );
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      await closePages(pages);
+    });
+
+    it("must create a free highlight when dragging on the empty image container", async () => {
+      await Promise.all(
+        pages.map(async ([browserName, page]) => {
+          await switchToHighlight(page);
+
+          const rect = await getRect(
+            page,
+            `.page[data-page-number="1"] > .textLayer > .textLayerImages`
+          );
+
+          const x1 = rect.x + rect.width / 4;
+          const y1 = rect.y + rect.height / 4;
+          const x2 = rect.x + (3 * rect.width) / 4;
+          const y2 = rect.y + (3 * rect.height) / 4;
+
+          const clickHandle = await waitForPointerUp(page);
+          await page.mouse.move(x1, y1);
+          await page.mouse.down();
+          await page.mouse.move(x2, y2);
+          await page.mouse.up();
+          await awaitPromise(clickHandle);
+
+          await page.waitForSelector(getEditorSelector(0));
+        })
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/web/app_options.js b/web/app_options.js
index d84ba9336..06b9b3dc5 100644
--- a/web/app_options.js
+++ b/web/app_options.js
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   imagesRightClickMinSize: {
     /** @type {number} */
     value:
-      typeof PDFJSDev !== "undefined" &&
+      typeof PDFJSDev === "undefined" ||
       // Firefox mobile does not support right-clicking on images,
       // see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2014081.
       // This option is disabled by default outside of MOZCENTRAL