diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd77898213..d7d4379065 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Take a look
 
 * Fixed turning pages of an EPUB reflowable resource with an odd number of columns. A virtual blank trailing column is appended to the resource when displayed as two columns.
 * EPUB: Fallback on `reflowable` if the `presentation.layout` hint is missing from a manifest.
+* EPUB: Offset of the current selection's `rect` to take into account the vertical padding.
 
 
 ## [2.1.1]
diff --git a/readium/navigator/src/main/java/org/readium/r2/navigator/epub/EpubNavigatorFragment.kt b/readium/navigator/src/main/java/org/readium/r2/navigator/epub/EpubNavigatorFragment.kt
index 7d3ffaa0ab..5bbc89071e 100644
--- a/readium/navigator/src/main/java/org/readium/r2/navigator/epub/EpubNavigatorFragment.kt
+++ b/readium/navigator/src/main/java/org/readium/r2/navigator/epub/EpubNavigatorFragment.kt
@@ -366,11 +366,14 @@ class EpubNavigatorFragment private constructor(
                 ?.let { tryOrLog { JSONObject(it) } }
                 ?: return null
 
+        val rect = json.optRectF("rect")
+            ?.apply { adjustToViewport() }
+
         return Selection(
             locator = currentLocator.value.copy(
                 text = Locator.Text.fromJSON(json.optJSONObject("text"))
             ),
-            rect = json.optRectF("rect")
+            rect = rect
         )
     }
 
@@ -378,6 +381,18 @@ class EpubNavigatorFragment private constructor(
         run(viewModel.clearSelection())
     }
 
+    private fun PointF.adjustToViewport() {
+        currentFragment?.paddingTop?.let { top ->
+            y += top
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun RectF.adjustToViewport() {
+        currentFragment?.paddingTop?.let { top ->
+            this.top += top
+        }
+    }
+
     // DecorableNavigator
 
     override fun <T : Decoration.Style> supportsDecorationStyle(style: KClass<T>): Boolean =
@@ -452,14 +467,13 @@ class EpubNavigatorFragment private constructor(
         }
 
         override fun onTap(point: PointF): Boolean {
+            point.adjustToViewport()
             return listener?.onTap(point) ?: false
         }
 
         override fun onDecorationActivated(id: DecorationId, group: String, rect: RectF, point: PointF): Boolean {
-            currentFragment?.paddingTop?.let { top ->
-                rect.top += top
-                point.y += top
-            }
+            rect.adjustToViewport()
+            point.adjustToViewport()
             return viewModel.onDecorationActivated(id, group, rect, point)
         }