diff --git a/common/src/app/common/types/container.cljc b/common/src/app/common/types/container.cljc
index 13a382f696..0c19718641 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/types/container.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/types/container.cljc
@@ -339,7 +339,10 @@
                                                                           ;; We must avoid that destiny frame is inside the component frame
                                                                           (nil? (get component-children (:id %)))
                                                                           ;; We must avoid that destiny frame is inside a copy
-                                                                          (not (ctk/in-component-copy? %)))}))
+                                                                          (not (ctk/in-component-copy? %))
+                                                                          ;; We must avoid that destiny frame is a variant container,
+                                                                          ;; because their children must be variant mains
+                                                                          (not (ctk/is-variant-container? %)))}))
          frame           (get-shape page frame-id)
          component-frame (get-component-shape objects frame {:allow-main? true})
 
diff --git a/common/test/common_tests/logic/variants_test.cljc b/common/test/common_tests/logic/variants_test.cljc
index 60133e6355..43cb163c1e 100644
--- a/common/test/common_tests/logic/variants_test.cljc
+++ b/common/test/common_tests/logic/variants_test.cljc
@@ -303,3 +303,37 @@
     (t/is (not (nil? container)))
     ;; The variant containew is nil after the deletion
     (t/is (nil? container'))))
+
+
+(t/deftest test-instantiate-component-over-variant-container
+  ;; When a component is instantiated at a position over a variant container,
+  ;; the new copy must not become a child of the container (its children can
+  ;; only be variant mains)
+  (let [;; ==== Setup
+        file      (-> (thf/sample-file :file1)
+                      (thv/add-variant :v01 :c01 :m01 :c02 :m02))
+        container (ths/get-shape file :v01)
+        page      (thf/current-page file)
+
+        ;; ==== Action
+        ;; Instantiate at a position inside the variant container, without
+        ;; an explicit parent, so the destiny frame is chosen by position
+        [new-shape changes]
+        (cll/generate-instantiate-component (-> (pcb/empty-changes nil (:id page))
+                                                (pcb/with-objects (:objects page)))
+                                            (:objects page)
+                                            (:id file)
+                                            (thi/id :c01)
+                                            (gpt/point (:x container) (:y container))
+                                            page
+                                            {(:id file) file})
+
+        file'      (thf/apply-changes file changes)
+
+        ;; ==== Get
+        new-shape' (ths/get-shape-by-id file' (:id new-shape))]
+
+    ;; ==== Check
+    (thf/validate-file! file')
+    (t/is (some? new-shape'))
+    (t/is (not= (:parent-id new-shape') (:id container)))))