diff --git a/packages/html2/src/index.ts b/packages/html2/src/index.ts
index 9633941..b61f911 100644
--- a/packages/html2/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/html2/src/index.ts
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ export class Widget implements EventTarget {
     }
 
     set parent(p: string | ParentNode | null) {
-        if (typeof p === 'string') {
-            p = document.querySelector(p);
-        }
-        this._parent.value = p;
+        this.setParent(p);
     }
 
-    setParent(p: string | ParentNode | null): this {
-        this.parent = p;
+    setParent(p: string | ParentNode | null, wrt: ParentNode = document): this {
+        if (typeof p === 'string') {
+            p = wrt.querySelector(p);
+        }
+        this._parent.value = p;
         return this;
     }