diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index e180bc7f8..77052e044 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
     'eslint-comments/disable-enable-pair': ['error', { allowWholeFile: true }],
     'import/extensions': 0,
     '@typescript-eslint/camelcase': ['error', { allow: ['__autocomplete_id'] }],
-    '@typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define': 0,
     // Useful to call functions like `nodeItem?.scrollIntoView()`.
     'no-unused-expressions': 0,
     complexity: 0,
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/__tests__/autocomplete.test.ts b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/__tests__/autocomplete.test.ts
index 0dd955b4b..1845cde43 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/__tests__/autocomplete.test.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/__tests__/autocomplete.test.ts
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ describe('autocomplete-js', () => {
               </button>
             </div>
           </form>
-          <div
-            class="aa-Panel"
-            hidden=""
-          />
         </div>
       </div>
     `);
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/autocomplete.ts b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/autocomplete.ts
index 81ab5afd2..013063cb8 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/autocomplete.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createAutocomplete } from '@algolia/autocomplete-core';
+import { createRef } from '@algolia/autocomplete-shared';
 
 import { createAutocompleteDom } from './createAutocompleteDom';
 import { createEffectWrapper } from './createEffectWrapper';
@@ -19,20 +20,25 @@ function defaultRenderer({ root, sections }) {
 
 export function autocomplete<TItem>({
   container,
+  panelContainer = document.body,
   render: renderer = defaultRenderer,
   panelPlacement = 'input-wrapper-width',
   classNames = {},
   ...props
 }: AutocompleteOptions<TItem>): AutocompleteApi<TItem> {
   const { runEffect, cleanupEffects } = createEffectWrapper();
+  const onStateChangeRef = createRef<
+    | ((params: {
+        state: AutocompleteState<TItem>;
+        prevState: AutocompleteState<TItem>;
+      }) => void)
+    | undefined
+  >(undefined);
   const autocomplete = createAutocomplete<TItem>({
     ...props,
     onStateChange(options) {
-      onStateChange(options.state);
-
-      if (props.onStateChange) {
-        props.onStateChange(options);
-      }
+      onStateChangeRef.current?.(options as any);
+      props.onStateChange?.(options);
     },
   });
 
@@ -49,28 +55,6 @@ export function autocomplete<TItem>({
     classNames,
   });
 
-  // This batches state changes to limit DOM mutations.
-  // Every time we call a setter in `autocomplete-core` (e.g., in `onInput`),
-  // the core `onStateChange` function is called.
-  // We don't need to be notified of all these state changes to render.
-  // As an example:
-  //  - without debouncing: "iphone case" query → 85 renders
-  //  - with debouncing: "iphone case" query → 12 renders
-  const onStateChange = debounce((state: AutocompleteState<TItem>) => {
-    render(renderer, {
-      state,
-      ...autocomplete,
-      classNames,
-      root,
-      form,
-      input,
-      inputWrapper,
-      label,
-      panel,
-      resetButton,
-    });
-  }, 0);
-
   function setPanelPosition() {
     setProperties(panel, {
       style: getPanelPositionStyle({
@@ -82,10 +66,6 @@ export function autocomplete<TItem>({
     });
   }
 
-  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-    setPanelPosition();
-  });
-
   runEffect(() => {
     const environmentProps = autocomplete.getEnvironmentProps({
       searchBoxElement: form,
@@ -108,6 +88,38 @@ export function autocomplete<TItem>({
     };
   });
 
+  runEffect(() => {
+    const panelRoot = getHTMLElement(panelContainer);
+    const unmountRef = createRef<(() => void) | undefined>(undefined);
+    // This batches state changes to limit DOM mutations.
+    // Every time we call a setter in `autocomplete-core` (e.g., in `onInput`),
+    // the core `onStateChange` function is called.
+    // We don't need to be notified of all these state changes to render.
+    // As an example:
+    //  - without debouncing: "iphone case" query → 85 renders
+    //  - with debouncing: "iphone case" query → 12 renders
+    onStateChangeRef.current = debounce(({ state }) => {
+      unmountRef.current = render(renderer, {
+        state,
+        ...autocomplete,
+        classNames,
+        panelRoot,
+        root,
+        form,
+        input,
+        inputWrapper,
+        label,
+        panel,
+        resetButton,
+      });
+    }, 0);
+
+    return () => {
+      unmountRef.current?.();
+      onStateChangeRef.current = undefined;
+    };
+  });
+
   runEffect(() => {
     const containerElement = getHTMLElement(container);
     containerElement.appendChild(root);
@@ -118,7 +130,7 @@ export function autocomplete<TItem>({
   });
 
   runEffect(() => {
-    const onResize = debounce(() => {
+    const onResize = debounce<Event>(() => {
       setPanelPosition();
     }, 100);
 
@@ -129,6 +141,10 @@ export function autocomplete<TItem>({
     };
   });
 
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    setPanelPosition();
+  });
+
   return {
     setSelectedItemId: autocomplete.setSelectedItemId,
     setQuery: autocomplete.setQuery,
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/render.ts b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/render.ts
index 327bb941e..3a8a64af8 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/render.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/render.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { setPropertiesWithoutEvents } from './utils';
 type RenderProps<TItem> = {
   state: AutocompleteState<TItem>;
   classNames: AutocompleteClassNames;
+  panelRoot: HTMLElement;
 } & AutocompleteCoreApi<TItem> &
   AutocompleteDom;
 
@@ -32,26 +33,27 @@ export function render<TItem>(
     getListProps,
     getItemProps,
     classNames,
+    panelRoot,
     root,
     input,
     panel,
   }: RenderProps<TItem>
-): void {
+): () => void {
   setPropertiesWithoutEvents(root, getRootProps());
   setPropertiesWithoutEvents(input, getInputProps({ inputElement: input }));
 
   panel.innerHTML = '';
 
   if (!state.isOpen) {
-    if (root.contains(panel)) {
-      root.removeChild(panel);
+    if (panelRoot.contains(panel)) {
+      panelRoot.removeChild(panel);
     }
 
-    return;
+    return () => {};
   }
 
-  if (!root.contains(panel)) {
-    root.appendChild(panel);
+  if (!panelRoot.contains(panel)) {
+    panelRoot.appendChild(panel);
   }
 
   if (state.status === 'stalled') {
@@ -116,4 +118,8 @@ export function render<TItem>(
   panel.appendChild(panelLayoutElement);
 
   renderer({ root: panelLayoutElement, sections, state });
+
+  return () => {
+    panelRoot.removeChild(panel);
+  };
 }
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/types/index.ts b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/types/index.ts
index bcfb862fd..39ffae456 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/types/index.ts
@@ -100,11 +100,19 @@ export type AutocompleteRenderer<TItem> = (params: {
 export interface AutocompleteOptions<TItem>
   extends AutocompleteCoreOptions<TItem> {
   /**
-   * The container for the autocomplete search box.
+   * The container for the Autocomplete search box.
    *
    * You can either pass a [CSS selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) or an [Element](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement). The first element matching the provided selector will be used as container.
    */
   container: string | HTMLElement;
+  /**
+   * The container for the Autocomplete panel.
+   *
+   * You can either pass a [CSS selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) or an [Element](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement). The first element matching the provided selector will be used as container.
+   *
+   * @default document.body
+   */
+  panelContainer: string | HTMLElement;
   getSources?: (
     params: GetSourcesParams<TItem>
   ) => MaybePromise<Array<AutocompleteSource<TItem>>>;
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/utils/debounce.ts b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/utils/debounce.ts
index 31c638ab6..e505ead9c 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-js/src/utils/debounce.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-js/src/utils/debounce.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-export function debounce(fn: Function, time: number) {
+export function debounce<TParams>(
+  fn: (...params: TParams[]) => void,
+  time: number
+) {
   let timerId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined = undefined;
 
-  return function (...args: unknown[]) {
+  return function (...args: TParams[]) {
     if (timerId) {
       clearTimeout(timerId);
     }
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-shared/src/createRef.ts b/packages/autocomplete-shared/src/createRef.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e331f6108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-shared/src/createRef.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function createRef<TValue>(initialValue: TValue) {
+  return {
+    current: initialValue,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-shared/src/index.ts b/packages/autocomplete-shared/src/index.ts
index b8c0b5eeb..6e8a9b12b 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-shared/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+export * from './createRef';
 export * from './warn';
 export * from './MaybePromise';
diff --git a/packages/website/docs/autocomplete-js.md b/packages/website/docs/autocomplete-js.md
index 4b5a265f5..f0eb114c1 100644
--- a/packages/website/docs/autocomplete-js.md
+++ b/packages/website/docs/autocomplete-js.md
@@ -69,12 +69,18 @@ import { autocomplete } from '@algolia/autocomplete-js';
 
 > `string | HTMLElement` | **required**
 
-The container for the autocomplete search box. You can either pass a [CSS selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) or an [Element](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement). The first element matching the provided selector will be used as container.
+The container for the Autocomplete search box. You can either pass a [CSS selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) or an [Element](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement). The first element matching the provided selector will be used as container.
 
 import CreateAutocompleteProps from './partials/createAutocomplete-props.md'
 
 <CreateAutocompleteProps />
 
+### `panelContainer`
+
+> `string | HTMLElement`
+
+The container for the Autocomplete panel. You can either pass a [CSS selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) or an [Element](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement). The first element matching the provided selector will be used as container.
+
 ### `panelPlacement`
 
 > `"start" | "end" | "full-width" | "input-wrapper-width" | defaults to `"input-wrapper-width"`