diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/entities/peek-view.ts b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/entities/peek-view.ts
index fb05b24c3..bc2537b95 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/entities/peek-view.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/entities/peek-view.ts
@@ -258,10 +258,7 @@ export class PeekViewEntity extends Entity {
     this._active$.next({ target, info: resolvedInfo });
     this._show$.next({
       value: true,
-      animation:
-        resolvedInfo.type === 'doc' || resolvedInfo.type === 'ai-chat-block'
-          ? 'zoom'
-          : 'fade',
+      animation: target.element ? 'zoom' : 'fade',
     });
 
     if (abortSignal) {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/view/modal-container.tsx b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/view/modal-container.tsx
index 89eea67b3..0ae0fc1b6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/view/modal-container.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/peek-view/view/modal-container.tsx
@@ -128,6 +128,23 @@ export const PeekViewModalContainer = forwardRef<
         const targets = contentClip;
         const lockSizeEl = content;
 
+        // if target has no bounding client rect, find its parent that has bounding client rect
+        let iteration = 0;
+        while (
+          target &&
+          !target.getBoundingClientRect().width &&
+          iteration < 10
+        ) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+          target = target.parentElement || undefined;
+          iteration++;
+        }
+
+        if (!target) {
+          resolve();
+          return;
+        }
+
         const from = zoomIn ? target : contentClip;
         const to = zoomIn ? contentClip : target;