diff --git a/api/frame.go b/api/frame.go
index f24a394bb..a8e44acb9 100644
--- a/api/frame.go
+++ b/api/frame.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Frame interface {
 	EvaluateHandle(pageFunc goja.Value, args ...goja.Value) (JSHandle, error)
 	Fill(selector string, value string, opts goja.Value)
 	Focus(selector string, opts goja.Value)
-	FrameElement() ElementHandle
+	FrameElement() (ElementHandle, error)
 	GetAttribute(selector string, name string, opts goja.Value) goja.Value
 	Goto(url string, opts goja.Value) (Response, error)
 	Hover(selector string, opts goja.Value)
diff --git a/browser/mapping.go b/browser/mapping.go
index b25df0d8e..fb2234080 100644
--- a/browser/mapping.go
+++ b/browser/mapping.go
@@ -322,9 +322,12 @@ func mapFrame(vu moduleVU, f api.Frame) mapping {
 		},
 		"fill":  f.Fill,
 		"focus": f.Focus,
-		"frameElement": func() *goja.Object {
-			eh := mapElementHandle(vu, f.FrameElement())
-			return rt.ToValue(eh).ToObject(rt)
+		"frameElement": func() (mapping, error) {
+			fe, err := f.FrameElement()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err //nolint:wrapcheck
+			}
+			return mapElementHandle(vu, fe), nil
 		},
 		"getAttribute": f.GetAttribute,
 		"goto": func(url string, opts goja.Value) *goja.Promise {
diff --git a/common/element_handle.go b/common/element_handle.go
index 922ba1ad5..76b456fdc 100644
--- a/common/element_handle.go
+++ b/common/element_handle.go
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ func (h *ElementHandle) boundingBox() (*Rect, error) {
 	y := math.Min(quad[1], math.Min(quad[3], math.Min(quad[5], quad[7])))
 	width := math.Max(quad[0], math.Max(quad[2], math.Max(quad[4], quad[6]))) - x
 	height := math.Max(quad[1], math.Max(quad[3], math.Max(quad[5], quad[7]))) - y
-	position := h.frame.position()
+
+	position, err := h.frame.position()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	return &Rect{X: x + position.X, Y: y + position.Y, Width: width, Height: height}, nil
 }
@@ -63,10 +67,11 @@ func (h *ElementHandle) boundingBox() (*Rect, error) {
 func (h *ElementHandle) checkHitTargetAt(apiCtx context.Context, point Position) (bool, error) {
 	frame := h.ownerFrame(apiCtx)
 	if frame != nil && frame.parentFrame != nil {
-		var (
-			el          = h.frame.FrameElement()
-			element, ok = el.(*ElementHandle)
-		)
+		el, err := h.frame.FrameElement()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		element, ok := el.(*ElementHandle)
 		if !ok {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected type %T", el)
 		}
diff --git a/common/frame.go b/common/frame.go
index a4044832f..e16d0d266 100644
--- a/common/frame.go
+++ b/common/frame.go
@@ -358,17 +358,22 @@ func (f *Frame) onLoadingStopped() {
 	//       website never stops performing network requests.
 }
 
-func (f *Frame) position() *Position {
+func (f *Frame) position() (*Position, error) {
 	frame := f.manager.getFrameByID(cdp.FrameID(f.page.targetID))
 	if frame == nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find frame with id %s", f.page.targetID)
 	}
 	if frame == f.page.frameManager.MainFrame() {
-		return &Position{X: 0, Y: 0}
+		return &Position{X: 0, Y: 0}, nil
+	}
+	element, err := frame.FrameElement()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	element := frame.FrameElement()
+
 	box := element.BoundingBox()
-	return &Position{X: box.X, Y: box.Y}
+
+	return &Position{X: box.X, Y: box.Y}, nil
 }
 
 func (f *Frame) removeChildFrame(child *Frame) {
@@ -825,14 +830,15 @@ func (f *Frame) focus(selector string, opts *FrameBaseOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (f *Frame) FrameElement() api.ElementHandle {
+// FrameElement returns the element handle for the frame.
+func (f *Frame) FrameElement() (api.ElementHandle, error) {
 	f.log.Debugf("Frame:FrameElement", "fid:%s furl:%q", f.ID(), f.URL())
 
 	element, err := f.page.getFrameElement(f)
 	if err != nil {
-		k6ext.Panic(f.ctx, "getting frame element: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting frame element: %w", err)
 	}
-	return element
+	return element, nil
 }
 
 // GetAttribute of the first element found that matches the selector.