diff --git a/ext/fg/js/client.js b/ext/fg/js/client.js
index bb0d3749..9806b96a 100644
--- a/ext/fg/js/client.js
+++ b/ext/fg/js/client.js
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ class Client {
             return;
         }
 
-        textSource.setLength(this.options.scanLength);
+        textSource.setEndOffset(this.options.scanLength);
         bgFindTerm(textSource.text(), ({definitions, length}) => {
             if (length === 0) {
                 this.hidePopup();
             } else {
                 const sequence = ++this.sequence;
-                textSource.setLength(length);
+                textSource.setEndOffset(length);
 
                 bgRenderText(
                     {definitions, root: this.fgRoot, options: this.options, sequence},
diff --git a/ext/fg/js/source-image.js b/ext/fg/js/source-image.js
index bbc0ba46..319f25fe 100644
--- a/ext/fg/js/source-image.js
+++ b/ext/fg/js/source-image.js
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@ class TextSourceImage {
         return this.img.getAttribute('alt') || '';
     }
 
-    setLength(length) {
+    setStartOffset(length) {
+        // NOP
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    setEndOffset(length) {
         this.length = length;
+        return length;
     }
 
     containsPoint(point) {
diff --git a/ext/fg/js/source-input.js b/ext/fg/js/source-input.js
index 0bea977b..9f5a76a0 100644
--- a/ext/fg/js/source-input.js
+++ b/ext/fg/js/source-input.js
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@ class TextSourceInput {
         return this.input.nodeName === 'BUTTON' ? this.input.innerHTML : this.input.value;
     }
 
-    setLength(length) {
+    setStartOffset(length) {
+        // NOP
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    setEndOffset(length) {
         this.length = length;
+        return length;
     }
 
     containsPoint(point) {
diff --git a/ext/fg/js/source-range.js b/ext/fg/js/source-range.js
index e09ec33a..fbab45f9 100644
--- a/ext/fg/js/source-range.js
+++ b/ext/fg/js/source-range.js
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ class TextSourceRange {
         return this.rng.toString();
     }
 
-    setLength(length) {
-        const end = TextSourceRange.seekEnd(this.rng.startContainer, this.rng.startOffset + length);
+    setEndOffset(length) {
+        const end = TextSourceRange.seekForward(this.rng.startContainer, this.rng.startOffset + length);
         this.rng.setEnd(end.node, end.offset);
+        return length - end.length;
+    }
+
+    setStartOffset(length) {
+        const start = TextSourceRange.seekBackward(this.rng.startContainer, length + (this.rng.startContainer.length - this.rng.startOffset));
+        this.rng.setStart(start.node, start.offset);
+        return length - start.length;
     }
 
     containsPoint(point) {
@@ -67,29 +74,24 @@ class TextSourceRange {
         return other.rng && other.rng.compareBoundaryPoints(Range.START_TO_START, this.rng) == 0;
     }
 
-    static seekEnd(node, length) {
+    static seekForward(node, length) {
         const state = {node, offset: 0, length};
-
-        if (!TextSourceRange.seekEndRecurse(node, state)) {
-            return {node: state.node, offset: state.offset};
+        if (!TextSourceRange.seekForwardHelper(node, state)) {
+            return state;
         }
 
-        for (let sibling = node.nextSibling; sibling !== null; sibling = sibling.nextSibling) {
-            if (!TextSourceRange.seekEndRecurse(sibling, state)) {
-                return {node: state.node, offset: state.offset};
+        for (let current = node; current !== null; current = current.parentElement) {
+            for (let sibling = current.nextSibling; sibling !== null; sibling = sibling.nextSibling) {
+                if (!TextSourceRange.seekForwardHelper(sibling, state)) {
+                    return state;
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        for (let sibling = node.parentElement.nextSibling; sibling !== null; sibling = sibling.nextSibling) {
-            if (!TextSourceRange.seekEndRecurse(sibling, state)) {
-                return {node: state.node, offset: state.offset};
-            }
-        }
-
-        return {node: state.node, offset: state.offset};
+        return state;
     }
 
-    static seekEndRecurse(node, state) {
+    static seekForwardHelper(node, state) {
         if (node.nodeType === 3) {
             const consumed = Math.min(node.length, state.length);
             state.node = node;
@@ -97,7 +99,41 @@ class TextSourceRange {
             state.length -= consumed;
         } else {
             for (let i = 0; i < node.childNodes.length; ++i) {
-                if (!TextSourceRange.seekEndRecurse(node.childNodes[i], state)) {
+                if (!TextSourceRange.seekForwardHelper(node.childNodes[i], state)) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return state.length > 0;
+    }
+
+    static seekBackward(node, length) {
+        const state = {node, offset: node.length, length};
+        if (!TextSourceRange.seekBackwardHelper(node, state)) {
+            return state;
+        }
+
+        for (let current = node; current !== null; current = current.parentElement) {
+            for (let sibling = current.previousSibling; sibling !== null; sibling = sibling.previousSibling) {
+                if (!TextSourceRange.seekBackwardHelper(sibling, state)) {
+                    return state;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    static seekBackwardHelper(node, state) {
+        if (node.nodeType === 3) {
+            const consumed = Math.min(node.length, state.length);
+            state.node = node;
+            state.offset = node.length - consumed;
+            state.length -= consumed;
+        } else {
+            for (let i = node.childNodes.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+                if (!TextSourceRange.seekBackwardHelper(node.childNodes[i], state)) {
                     break;
                 }
             }