diff --git a/lisp/org-latex-preview.el b/lisp/org-latex-preview.el
index 37d67905f..94d63f025 100644
--- a/lisp/org-latex-preview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-latex-preview.el
@@ -679,7 +679,9 @@ If an org-latex-overlay is already present, nothing is done."
          (if (<= elem-beg pos elem-end)
              (progn
                (overlay-put ov 'view-text t)
-               (set-marker org-latex-preview-auto--marker pos)
+               ;; Record a position safely inside the created overlay
+               (set-marker org-latex-preview-auto--marker
+                           (min pos (1- elem-end)))
                (setq org-latex-preview-auto--from-overlay t)
                nil)
            (setq org-latex-preview-auto--inhibit t)