diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_editmesh.cc b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_editmesh.cc
index d40d5e9463e..f0088035e69 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_editmesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_editmesh.cc
@@ -416,8 +416,9 @@ static bool nearest_world_editmesh(SnapCache_EditMesh *em_cache,
     return false;
   }
 
-  float3 init_co = math::transform_point(obmat, float3(sctx->runtime.init_co));
-  float3 curr_co = math::transform_point(obmat, float3(sctx->runtime.curr_co));
+  float4x4 imat = math::invert(obmat);
+  float3 init_co = math::transform_point(imat, float3(sctx->runtime.init_co));
+  float3 curr_co = math::transform_point(imat, float3(sctx->runtime.curr_co));
 
   BVHTreeNearest nearest{};
   nearest.dist_sq = sctx->ret.dist_px_sq;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_mesh.cc b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_mesh.cc
index e53f97e6bc3..af77ad631ce 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_mesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_snap_object_mesh.cc
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ static bool nearest_world_mesh(SnapObjectContext *sctx,
     return false;
   }
 
-  float3 init_co = math::transform_point(obmat, float3(sctx->runtime.init_co));
-  float3 curr_co = math::transform_point(obmat, float3(sctx->runtime.curr_co));
+  float4x4 imat = math::invert(obmat);
+  float3 init_co = math::transform_point(imat, float3(sctx->runtime.init_co));
+  float3 curr_co = math::transform_point(imat, float3(sctx->runtime.curr_co));
 
   BVHTreeNearest nearest{};
   nearest.dist_sq = sctx->ret.dist_px_sq;