diff --git a/src/features/accesskit/disable_gifs.js b/src/features/accesskit/disable_gifs.js
index f0287498b..907e7a4b4 100644
--- a/src/features/accesskit/disable_gifs.js
+++ b/src/features/accesskit/disable_gifs.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const styleElement = buildStyle(`
 
 .${canvasClass}${hovered},
 .${labelClass}${hovered},
-img:has(~ .${canvasClass}):not(${hovered}) {
+.${canvasClass} ~ img:not(${hovered}) {
   display: none;
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const pauseGif = function (gifElement) {
       canvas.className = gifElement.className;
       canvas.classList.add(canvasClass);
       canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(image, 0, 0);
-      gifElement.parentNode.append(canvas);
+      gifElement.before(canvas);
       addLabel(gifElement);
     }
   };
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ const pauseGif = function (gifElement) {
 const processGifs = function (gifElements) {
   gifElements.forEach(gifElement => {
     if (gifElement.closest('.block-editor-writing-flow')) return;
-    const pausedGifElements = [
-      ...gifElement.parentNode.querySelectorAll(`.${canvasClass}`),
-      ...gifElement.parentNode.querySelectorAll(`.${labelClass}`)
-    ];
-    if (pausedGifElements.length) {
-      gifElement.after(...pausedGifElements);
+    const existingCanvasElements = gifElement.parentNode.querySelectorAll(`.${canvasClass}`);
+    const existingLabelElements = gifElement.parentNode.querySelectorAll(`.${labelClass}`);
+    if (existingCanvasElements.length || existingLabelElements.length) {
+      gifElement.before(...existingCanvasElements);
+      gifElement.after(...existingLabelElements);
       return;
     }