--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/text/FloatingToolbarTextSelection.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/text/FloatingToolbarTextSelection.java
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.text;
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.ActionMode;
 
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.EventDispatcher;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoAppShell;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Telemetry;
@@ -28,29 +29,37 @@ import ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.util
 
 /**
  * Floating toolbar for text selection actions. Only on Android 6+.
  */
 @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
 public class FloatingToolbarTextSelection implements TextSelection, GeckoEventListener {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoFloatTextSelection";
 
+    // This is an additional offset we add to the height of the selection. This will avoid that the
+    // floating toolbar overlays the bottom handle(s).
+    private static final int HANDLES_OFFSET_DP = 20;
+
     private final Activity activity;
     private final LayerView layerView;
     private final int[] locationInWindow;
+    private final float handlesOffset;
 
     private ActionMode actionMode;
     private FloatingActionModeCallback actionModeCallback;
     private String selectionID;
     /* package-private */ Rect contentRect;
 
     public FloatingToolbarTextSelection(Activity activity, LayerView layerView) {
         this.activity = activity;
         this.layerView = layerView;
         this.locationInWindow = new int[2];
+
+        this.handlesOffset = TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,
+                HANDLES_OFFSET_DP, activity.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean dismiss() {
         if (finishActionMode()) {
             endTextSelection();
             return true;
         }
@@ -182,14 +191,14 @@ public class FloatingToolbarTextSelectio
 
             final float zoomFactor = layerView.getZoomFactor();
             layerView.getLocationInWindow(locationInWindow);
 
             contentRect = new Rect(
                     (int) (x * zoomFactor + locationInWindow[0]),
                     (int) (y * zoomFactor + locationInWindow[1]  + layerView.getSurfaceTranslation()),
                     (int) ((x + width) * zoomFactor + locationInWindow[0]),
-                    (int) ((y + height) * zoomFactor + locationInWindow[1] + layerView.getSurfaceTranslation()));
+                    (int) ((y + height) * zoomFactor + locationInWindow[1] + layerView.getSurfaceTranslation() + handlesOffset));
         } catch (JSONException e) {
             Log.w(LOGTAG, "Could not calculate content rect", e);
         }
     }
 }