diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.cpp
index d97937d1730..af145c2f415 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.cpp
@@ -1119,13 +1119,8 @@ TraversalDecision PaintableBox::hit_test(CSSPixelPoint position, HitTestType typ
         return stacking_context()->hit_test(position, type, callback);
     }
 
-    for (auto const* child = last_child(); child; child = child->previous_sibling()) {
-        auto z_index = child->computed_values().z_index();
-        if (child->layout_node().is_positioned() && z_index.value_or(0) == 0)
-            continue;
-        if (child->hit_test(position, type, callback) == TraversalDecision::Break)
-            return TraversalDecision::Break;
-    }
+    if (hit_test_children(position, type, callback) == TraversalDecision::Break)
+        return TraversalDecision::Break;
 
     if (!visible_for_hit_testing())
         return TraversalDecision::Continue;
@@ -1174,6 +1169,17 @@ Optional<HitTestResult> PaintableBox::hit_test(CSSPixelPoint position, HitTestTy
     return result;
 }
 
+TraversalDecision PaintableBox::hit_test_children(CSSPixelPoint position, HitTestType type, Function<TraversalDecision(HitTestResult)> const& callback) const
+{
+    for (auto const* child = last_child(); child; child = child->previous_sibling()) {
+        if (child->layout_node().is_positioned() && child->computed_values().z_index().value_or(0) == 0)
+            continue;
+        if (child->hit_test(position, type, callback) == TraversalDecision::Break)
+            return TraversalDecision::Break;
+    }
+    return TraversalDecision::Continue;
+}
+
 TraversalDecision PaintableWithLines::hit_test(CSSPixelPoint position, HitTestType type, Function<TraversalDecision(HitTestResult)> const& callback) const
 {
     if (clip_rect_for_hit_testing().has_value() && !clip_rect_for_hit_testing()->contains(position))
@@ -1207,10 +1213,8 @@ TraversalDecision PaintableWithLines::hit_test(CSSPixelPoint position, HitTestTy
     if (hit_test_scrollbars(transformed_position_adjusted_by_scroll_offset, callback) == TraversalDecision::Break)
         return TraversalDecision::Break;
 
-    for (auto const* child = last_child(); child; child = child->previous_sibling()) {
-        if (child->hit_test(position, type, callback) == TraversalDecision::Break)
-            return TraversalDecision::Break;
-    }
+    if (hit_test_children(position, type, callback) == TraversalDecision::Break)
+        return TraversalDecision::Break;
 
     if (!visible_for_hit_testing())
         return TraversalDecision::Continue;
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.h
index 786068b0521..4a0bef6e669 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/PaintableBox.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public:
 
     [[nodiscard]] virtual TraversalDecision hit_test(CSSPixelPoint position, HitTestType type, Function<TraversalDecision(HitTestResult)> const& callback) const override;
     Optional<HitTestResult> hit_test(CSSPixelPoint, HitTestType) const;
+    [[nodiscard]] TraversalDecision hit_test_children(CSSPixelPoint, HitTestType, Function<TraversalDecision(HitTestResult)> const&) const;
     [[nodiscard]] TraversalDecision hit_test_continuation(Function<TraversalDecision(HitTestResult)> const& callback) const;
 
     virtual bool handle_mousewheel(Badge<EventHandler>, CSSPixelPoint, unsigned buttons, unsigned modifiers, int wheel_delta_x, int wheel_delta_y) override;