diff --git a/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts b/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
index 576cdad510..e3a2d0c61f 100644
--- a/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class WebglRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
 
     [this._rectangleRenderer.value, this._glyphRenderer.value] = this._initializeWebGLState();
 
-    this._isAttached = this._coreBrowserService.window.document.body.contains(this._core.screenElement!);
+    this._isAttached = this._core.screenElement!.isConnected;
 
     this._register(toDisposable(() => {
       for (const l of this._renderLayers) {
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export class WebglRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
 
   public renderRows(start: number, end: number): void {
     if (!this._isAttached) {
-      if (this._coreBrowserService.window.document.body.contains(this._core.screenElement!) && this._charSizeService.width && this._charSizeService.height) {
+      if (this._core.screenElement?.isConnected && this._charSizeService.width && this._charSizeService.height) {
         this._updateDimensions();
         this._refreshCharAtlas();
         this._isAttached = true;
diff --git a/test/playwright/SharedRendererTests.ts b/test/playwright/SharedRendererTests.ts
index 1d37b5c169..1a35a0e590 100644
--- a/test/playwright/SharedRendererTests.ts
+++ b/test/playwright/SharedRendererTests.ts
@@ -1280,10 +1280,10 @@ enum CellColorPosition {
  * treatment.
  */
 export function injectSharedRendererTestsStandalone(ctx: ISharedRendererTestContext, setupCb: () => Promise<void> | void): void {
-  test.describe('standalone tests', () => {
+  const setupTests = ({ shadowDom }: { shadowDom: boolean }): void => {
     test.beforeEach(async () => {
       // Recreate terminal
-      await openTerminal(ctx.value);
+      await openTerminal(ctx.value, {}, { useShadowDom: shadowDom });
       await ctx.value.page.evaluate(`
         window.term.options.minimumContrastRatio = 1;
         window.term.options.allowTransparency = false;
@@ -1308,6 +1308,13 @@ export function injectSharedRendererTestsStandalone(ctx: ISharedRendererTestCont
         await pollFor(ctx.value.page, () => getCellColor(ctx.value, 1, 1), [0, 0, 0, 255]);
       });
     });
+  };
+
+  test.describe('standalone tests', () => {
+    setupTests({ shadowDom: false });
+  });
+  test.describe('standalone tests (Shadow dom)', () => {
+    setupTests({ shadowDom: true });
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
index dea3fcc71f..271b0393d1 100644
--- a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
@@ -412,7 +412,14 @@ class TerminalCoreProxy {
   }
 }
 
-export async function openTerminal(ctx: ITestContext, options: ITerminalOptions | ITerminalInitOnlyOptions = {}, testOptions: { loadUnicodeGraphemesAddon: boolean } = { loadUnicodeGraphemesAddon: true }): Promise<void> {
+export async function openTerminal(
+  ctx: ITestContext,
+  options: ITerminalOptions | ITerminalInitOnlyOptions = {},
+  testOptions: { useShadowDom?: boolean, loadUnicodeGraphemesAddon?: boolean } = {}
+): Promise<void> {
+  testOptions.useShadowDom ??= false;
+  testOptions.loadUnicodeGraphemesAddon ??= true;
+
   await ctx.page.evaluate(`
   if ('term' in window) {
     try {
@@ -423,10 +430,45 @@ export async function openTerminal(ctx: ITestContext, options: ITerminalOptions
   // HACK: Tests may have side effects that could cause the terminal not to be removed. This
   //       assertion catches this case early.
   strictEqual(await ctx.page.evaluate(`document.querySelector('#terminal-container').children.length`), 0, 'there must be no terminals on the page');
-  await ctx.page.evaluate(`
+
+  let script = `
     window.term = new window.Terminal(${JSON.stringify({ allowProposedApi: true, ...options })});
-    window.term.open(document.querySelector('#terminal-container'));
-  `);
+    let element = document.querySelector('#terminal-container');
+
+    // Remove shadow root if it exists
+    const newElement = element.cloneNode(false);
+    element.replaceWith(newElement);
+    element = newElement
+`;
+
+
+  if (testOptions.useShadowDom) {
+    script += `
+    const shadowRoot = element.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
+
+    // Copy parent styles to shadow DOM
+    const styles = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('link[rel="stylesheet"]'));
+    styles.forEach((styleEl) => {
+      const clone = document.createElement('link');
+      clone.rel = 'stylesheet';
+      clone.href = styleEl.href;
+      shadowRoot.appendChild(clone);
+    });
+
+    // Create new element inside the shadow DOM
+    element = document.createElement('div');
+    element.style.width = '100%';
+    element.style.height = '100%';
+    shadowRoot.appendChild(element);
+    `;
+  }
+
+  script += `
+    window.term.open(element);
+  `;
+
+  await ctx.page.evaluate(script);
+
   // HACK: This is a soft layer breaker that's temporarily included until unicode graphemes have
   // more complete integration tests. See https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/pull/4519#discussion_r1285234453
   if (testOptions.loadUnicodeGraphemesAddon) {