diff --git a/plugin/core/registry.py b/plugin/core/registry.py
index ea9deab2f..1ba7c9041 100644
--- a/plugin/core/registry.py
+++ b/plugin/core/registry.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def get_position(view: sublime.View, event: dict | None = None, point: int | Non
         if x is not None and y is not None:
             return view.window_to_text((x, y))
     try:
-        return view.sel()[0].begin()
+        return view.sel()[0].b
     except IndexError:
         return None
 
diff --git a/plugin/hover.py b/plugin/hover.py
index 9466aa128..b3d9ddae4 100644
--- a/plugin/hover.py
+++ b/plugin/hover.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from .core.protocol import Position
 from .core.protocol import Range
 from .core.protocol import Request
+from .core.registry import get_position
 from .core.registry import LspTextCommand
 from .core.registry import windows
 from .core.sessions import AbstractViewListener
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
 from .core.settings import userprefs
 from .core.url import parse_uri
 from .core.views import diagnostic_severity
-from .core.views import first_selection_region
 from .core.views import format_code_actions_for_quick_panel
 from .core.views import format_diagnostic_for_html
 from .core.views import FORMAT_MARKED_STRING
@@ -115,17 +115,12 @@ def run(
         point: int | None = None,
         event: dict | None = None
     ) -> None:
-        temp_point = point
-        if temp_point is None:
-            region = first_selection_region(self.view)
-            if region is not None:
-                temp_point = region.begin()
-        if temp_point is None:
+        hover_point = get_position(self.view, event, point)
+        if hover_point is None:
             return
         wm = windows.lookup(self.view.window())
         if not wm:
             return
-        hover_point = temp_point
         self._base_dir = wm.get_project_path(self.view.file_name() or "")
         self._hover_responses: list[tuple[Hover, MarkdownLangMap | None]] = []
         self._document_links: list[DocumentLink] = []