diff --git a/src/matplot2tikz/_text.py b/src/matplot2tikz/_text.py
index 5247457f..b760e821 100644
--- a/src/matplot2tikz/_text.py
+++ b/src/matplot2tikz/_text.py
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ def _get_tikz_pos(data: TikzData, obj: Text, content: list[str]) -> str:
     if isinstance(pos, str):
         return pos
     if obj.axes:
-        # If the coordinates are relative to an axis, use `axis cs`.
+        # Check if the text uses axes-relative coordinates (transform=ax.transAxes).
+        # In that case, use `rel axis cs` instead of `axis cs`.
+        transform = obj.get_transform()
+        if transform == obj.axes.transAxes:
+            return f"(rel axis cs:{pos[0]:{data.float_format}},{pos[1]:{data.float_format}})"
         return f"(axis cs:{pos[0]:{data.float_format}},{pos[1]:{data.float_format}})"
     # relative to the entire figure, it's a getting a littler harder. See
     # <http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/274902/13262> for a solution to the
diff --git a/tests/test_fancybox_reference.tex b/tests/test_fancybox_reference.tex
index e9021bf5..0d14e801 100644
--- a/tests/test_fancybox_reference.tex
+++ b/tests/test_fancybox_reference.tex
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 --(axis cs:0.2,0.4)
 .. controls (axis cs:0.2,0.33333333) and (axis cs:0.23333333,0.3) .. (axis cs:0.3,0.3)
 --cycle;
-\draw (axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
+\draw (rel axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
   scale=0.5,
   anchor=base west,
   text=black,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 --(axis cs:0.2,0.5)
 .. controls (axis cs:0.2,0.36666667) and (axis cs:0.26666667,0.3) .. (axis cs:0.4,0.3)
 --cycle;
-\draw (axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
+\draw (rel axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
   scale=0.5,
   anchor=base west,
   text=black,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 --(axis cs:0.1,0.4)
 .. controls (axis cs:0.1,0.26666667) and (axis cs:0.16666667,0.2) .. (axis cs:0.3,0.2)
 --cycle;
-\draw (axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
+\draw (rel axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
   scale=0.5,
   anchor=base west,
   text=black,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 --(axis cs:0,0.4)
 .. controls (axis cs:0,0.3) and (axis cs:0.1,0.25) .. (axis cs:0.3,0.25)
 --cycle;
-\draw (axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
+\draw (rel axis cs:0.1,0.8) node[
   scale=0.5,
   anchor=base west,
   text=black,