diff --git a/nominatim/api/reverse.py b/nominatim/api/reverse.py
index e16742cfa..547145596 100644
--- a/nominatim/api/reverse.py
+++ b/nominatim/api/reverse.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async def _find_closest_street_or_poi(self, distance: float) -> Optional[SaRow]:
                 .where(sa.or_(sa.not_(t.c.geometry.is_area()),
                               t.c.centroid.ST_Distance(WKT_PARAM) < diststr))
                 .order_by('distance')
-                .limit(1))
+                .limit(2))
 
         if self.has_geometries():
             sql = self._add_geometry_columns(sql, t.c.geometry)
@@ -212,7 +212,20 @@ async def _find_closest_street_or_poi(self, distance: float) -> Optional[SaRow]:
 
         sql = sql.where(sa.or_(*restrict))
 
-        return (await self.conn.execute(sql, self.bind_params)).one_or_none()
+        # If the closest object is inside an area, then check if there is a
+        # POI node nearby and return that.
+        prev_row = None
+        for row in await self.conn.execute(sql, self.bind_params):
+            if prev_row is None:
+                if row.rank_search <= 27 or row.osm_type == 'N' or row.distance > 0:
+                    return row
+                prev_row = row
+            else:
+                if row.rank_search > 27 and row.osm_type == 'N'\
+                   and row.distance < 0.0001:
+                    return row
+
+        return prev_row
 
 
     async def _find_housenumber_for_street(self, parent_place_id: int) -> Optional[SaRow]:
diff --git a/test/python/api/test_api_reverse.py b/test/python/api/test_api_reverse.py
index c51b3951a..8f8b2dba2 100644
--- a/test/python/api/test_api_reverse.py
+++ b/test/python/api/test_api_reverse.py
@@ -68,24 +68,24 @@ def test_reverse_ignore_unindexed(apiobj, frontend):
                                               (0.70003, napi.DataLayer.MANMADE | napi.DataLayer.NATURAL, 225),
                                               (5, napi.DataLayer.ADDRESS, 229)])
 def test_reverse_rank_30_layers(apiobj, frontend, y, layer, place_id):
-    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=223, class_='place', type='house',
+    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=223, osm_type='N', class_='place', type='house',
                       housenumber='1',
                       rank_address=30,
                       rank_search=30,
                       centroid=(1.3, 0.70001))
-    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=224, class_='amenity', type='toilet',
+    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=224, osm_type='N', class_='amenity', type='toilet',
                       rank_address=30,
                       rank_search=30,
                       centroid=(1.3, 0.7))
-    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=225, class_='man_made', type='tower',
+    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=225, osm_type='N', class_='man_made', type='tower',
                       rank_address=0,
                       rank_search=30,
                       centroid=(1.3, 0.70003))
-    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=226, class_='railway', type='station',
+    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=226, osm_type='N', class_='railway', type='station',
                       rank_address=0,
                       rank_search=30,
                       centroid=(1.3, 0.70004))
-    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=227, class_='natural', type='cave',
+    apiobj.add_placex(place_id=227, osm_type='N', class_='natural', type='cave',
                       rank_address=0,
                       rank_search=30,
                       centroid=(1.3, 0.70005))