diff --git a/tests/test_target.py b/tests/test_target.py
index f0e6d4e617..65db410a6b 100644
--- a/tests/test_target.py
+++ b/tests/test_target.py
@@ -157,3 +157,28 @@ def test_target_float():
     text_box, after = inline.children
     assert text_box.text == 'link'
     assert after.children[0].children[0].text == '1'
+
+
+@assert_no_logs
+def test_target_absolute():
+    document = FakeHTML(string='''
+      <style>
+        a::after {
+          content: target-counter('#h', page);
+        }
+        div {
+           position: absolute;
+        }
+      </style>
+      <div><a id="span">link</a></div>
+      <h1 id="h">abc</h1>
+    ''')
+    page, = document.render().pages
+    html, = page._page_box.children
+    body, = html.children
+    div, h1 = body.children
+    line, = div.children
+    inline, = line.children
+    text_box, after = inline.children
+    assert text_box.text == 'link'
+    assert after.children[0].text == '1'
diff --git a/weasyprint/layout/page.py b/weasyprint/layout/page.py
index bd9bf8b8dd..1f83630bfe 100644
--- a/weasyprint/layout/page.py
+++ b/weasyprint/layout/page.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Layout for pages and CSS3 margin boxes."""
 
 import copy
+from itertools import chain
 from math import inf
 
 from ..css import PageType, computed_from_cascaded
@@ -605,7 +606,9 @@ def make_page(context, root_box, page_type, resume_at, page_number,
     context.finish_block_formatting_context(root_box)
 
     page.children = [root_box, footnote_area]
-    descendants = page.descendants()
+    descendants = chain(page.descendants(), *(
+        child.descendants() if hasattr(child, 'descendants') else (child,)
+        for child in positioned_boxes))
 
     # Update page counter values
     _standardize_page_based_counters(style, None)