diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Components.ts b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Components.ts
index ce45676f5..d41ab740e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Components.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Components.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import { DomComponentsConfig } from '../config/config';
 import EditorModel from '../../editor/model/Editor';
 import ComponentManager from '..';
 import CssRule from '../../css_composer/model/CssRule';
+import type Frame from '../../canvas/model/Frame';
 
 import {
   ComponentAdd,
   ComponentAddType,
   ComponentDefinition,
   ComponentDefinitionDefined,
+  ComponentOptions,
   ComponentProperties,
 } from './types';
 import ComponentText from './ComponentText';
@@ -113,10 +115,9 @@ const getComponentsFromDefs = (
   });
 };
 
-export interface ComponentsOptions {
-  em: EditorModel;
-  config?: DomComponentsConfig;
+export interface ComponentsOptions extends Omit<ComponentOptions, 'config'> {
   domc?: ComponentManager;
+  config?: DomComponentsConfig;
 }
 
 interface AddComponentOptions extends AddOptions {
@@ -402,10 +403,19 @@ Component> {
     return model;
   }
 
+  updateFrameRefs(model: Component, frame?: Frame) {
+    if (!frame || model.frame === frame) return;
+    model.opt.frame = frame;
+    model.components().forEach((child) => this.updateFrameRefs(child, frame));
+  }
+
   onAdd(model: Component, c?: any, opts: { temporary?: boolean } = {}) {
     const { domc, em } = this;
     const avoidInline = em.config.avoidInlineStyle;
     const allById = domc?.allById();
+    const frame = this.parent?.frame || this.opt.frame;
+
+    this.updateFrameRefs(model, frame);
     allById?.[model.getId()] !== model && domc?.Component.ensureInList(model);
 
     if (!avoidInline && em.config.forceClass && !opts.temporary) {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/model/Component.ts b/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/model/Component.ts
index 5f984efac..c09f2a62f 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/model/Component.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/model/Component.ts
@@ -471,6 +471,19 @@ describe('Component', () => {
     expect(result[0].em).toEqual(em);
   });
 
+  test('append() assigns the destination frame to added component trees', () => {
+    const wrapper = em.getWrapper()!;
+    const frame = em.Pages.getMain().getMainFrame();
+    const added = wrapper.append({
+      tagName: 'section',
+      components: [{ tagName: 'span', content: 'Child' }],
+    })[0];
+    const child = added.components().at(0);
+
+    expect(added.frame).toBe(frame);
+    expect(child?.frame).toBe(frame);
+  });
+
   test('components() set new collection', () => {
     obj.append([{}, {}]);
     obj.components('<span>test</div>');
diff --git a/packages/core/test/specs/pages/index.ts b/packages/core/test/specs/pages/index.ts
index f002eb156..d8ec48eb8 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/specs/pages/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/specs/pages/index.ts
@@ -518,6 +518,31 @@ describe('Pages in canvas', () => {
     expect(target.parent()).toBe(mainWrapper);
   });
 
+  test('Moving a component tree across page frames updates its frame reference', () => {
+    const mainFrame = pm.getMain().getMainFrame();
+    const mainWrapper = mainFrame.getComponent();
+    const page = pm.add({
+      id: 'frame-target-page',
+      component: [],
+    })!;
+    const targetFrame = page.getMainFrame();
+    const targetWrapper = targetFrame.getComponent();
+    const target = mainWrapper.append({
+      tagName: 'section',
+      components: [{ tagName: 'span', content: 'Inner child' }],
+    })[0];
+    const child = target.components().at(0);
+
+    expect(target.frame).toBe(mainFrame);
+    expect(child?.frame).toBe(mainFrame);
+
+    targetWrapper.append(target);
+
+    expect(target.frame).toBe(targetFrame);
+    expect(child?.frame).toBe(targetFrame);
+    expect(target.parent()).toBe(targetWrapper);
+  });
+
   test('Page supports a custom wrapper type for frames', async () => {
     editor.Components.addType('wrapper-component', {
       extend: 'wrapper',