diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp b/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp
index 85347b9a8..918d30b65 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp
@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@ void UINode::setGravity(Gravity gravity) {
     }
 }
 
-bool UINode::isSubnodeOf(const UINode* node) {
+bool UINode::isDescendantOf(const UINode* node) {
     if (parent == nullptr) {
         return false;
     }
     if (parent == node) {
         return true;
     }
-    return parent->isSubnodeOf(node);
+    return parent->isDescendantOf(node);
 }
 
 void UINode::getIndices(
diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.hpp b/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.hpp
index a7b18390c..4f6145f08 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.hpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace gui {
 
         virtual void setGravity(Gravity gravity);
 
-        bool isSubnodeOf(const UINode* node);
+        bool isDescendantOf(const UINode* node);
 
         /// @brief collect all nodes having id
         static void getIndices(
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp
index 389bedc9a..dc4806d00 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ static int l_container_set_interval(lua::State* L) {
 static int l_move_into(lua::State* L) {
     auto node = get_document_node(L, 1);
     auto dest = get_document_node(L, 2);
+    if (dest.node == nullptr) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (dest.node->isDescendantOf(node.node.get())) {
+        luaL_error(L, "unable to move element to its descendant");
+        return 0;
+    }
     UINode::moveInto(
         node.node, std::dynamic_pointer_cast<Container>(dest.node)
     );