diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
index b210cd0c..bf119621 100644
--- a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @xyflow/react
 
+## 12.0.0-next.xx
+
+## Patch changes
+
+- use correct positions for intersection helpers
+
 ## 12.0.0-next.14
 
 ## Patch changes
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
index 6be3f90b..31035bd1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { getElementsToRemove, getOverlappingArea, isRectObject, nodeToRect, type Rect } from '@xyflow/system';
+import {
+  evaluateNodePosition,
+  getElementsToRemove,
+  getOverlappingArea,
+  isRectObject,
+  nodeToRect,
+  type Rect,
+} from '@xyflow/system';
 
 import useViewportHelper from './useViewportHelper';
 import { useStoreApi } from './useStore';
@@ -223,15 +230,19 @@ export function useReactFlow<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edge
     []
   );
 
-  const getNodeRect = useCallback(({ id }: { id: string }): Rect | null => {
-    const internalNode = store.getState().nodeLookup.get(id);
-    return internalNode ? nodeToRect(internalNode) : null;
+  const getNodeRect = useCallback((node: NodeType | { id: string }): Rect | null => {
+    const { nodeLookup, nodeOrigin } = store.getState();
+    const nodeToUse = isNode(node) ? node : nodeLookup.get(node.id)!;
+    const nodeWithPos = evaluateNodePosition(nodeToUse, nodeLookup, nodeOrigin);
+
+    return nodeWithPos ? nodeToRect(nodeWithPos) : null;
   }, []);
 
   const getIntersectingNodes = useCallback<Instance.GetIntersectingNodes<NodeType>>(
     (nodeOrRect, partially = true, nodes) => {
       const isRect = isRectObject(nodeOrRect);
       const nodeRect = isRect ? nodeOrRect : getNodeRect(nodeOrRect);
+      const hasNodesOption = nodes !== undefined;
 
       if (!nodeRect) {
         return [];
@@ -244,7 +255,7 @@ export function useReactFlow<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edge
           return false;
         }
 
-        const currNodeRect = nodeToRect(n);
+        const currNodeRect = nodeToRect(hasNodesOption ? n : internalNode!);
         const overlappingArea = getOverlappingArea(currNodeRect, nodeRect);
         const partiallyVisible = partially && overlappingArea > 0;
 
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts
index b8af19bc..e76d24a4 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
   SnapGrid,
   Transform,
   InternalNodeBase,
+  NodeLookup,
 } from '../types';
 import { type Viewport } from '../types';
 import { getNodePositionWithOrigin } from './graph';
@@ -219,3 +220,48 @@ export function nodeHasDimensions<NodeType extends NodeBase = NodeBase>(node: No
     (node.measured?.height ?? node.height ?? node.initialHeight) !== undefined
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Helper to calculate the absolute position of a node
+ *
+ * @internal
+ * @param node
+ * @param nodeLookup
+ * @param nodeOrigin
+ * @returns an internal node with an absolute position
+ */
+export function evaluateNodePosition(
+  node: NodeBase | InternalNodeBase,
+  nodeLookup: NodeLookup,
+  nodeOrigin: NodeOrigin = [0, 0]
+): InternalNodeBase | null {
+  const internalNode = nodeLookup.get(node.id);
+
+  if (!internalNode) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let parentId = internalNode.parentId;
+  const positionAbsolute = { ...node.position };
+
+  while (parentId) {
+    const parent = nodeLookup.get(parentId);
+    parentId = parent?.parentId;
+
+    if (parent) {
+      const origin = parent.origin || nodeOrigin;
+      const xOffset = (parent.measured.width ?? 0) * origin[0];
+      const yOffset = (parent.measured.height ?? 0) * origin[1];
+      positionAbsolute.x += parent.position.x - xOffset;
+      positionAbsolute.y += parent.position.y - yOffset;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...internalNode,
+    internals: {
+      ...internalNode.internals,
+      positionAbsolute,
+    },
+  };
+}