diff --git a/.chachalog/MphU2FML.md b/.chachalog/MphU2FML.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcf2d862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chachalog/MphU2FML.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+# Allowed version bumps: patch, minor, major
+javascript-modules: minor
+---
+
+Added an optional `parent` parameter to the `Area` component, allowing areas to be stored under any existing JCR node instead of only under the current page node.
diff --git a/jahia-test-module/src/react/server/views/testAreas/TestAreas.tsx b/jahia-test-module/src/react/server/views/testAreas/TestAreas.tsx
index 926b4e8d..d1011fb6 100644
--- a/jahia-test-module/src/react/server/views/testAreas/TestAreas.tsx
+++ b/jahia-test-module/src/react/server/views/testAreas/TestAreas.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jahiaComponent(
     displayName: "test Areas (react)",
     componentType: "view",
   },
-  () => (
+  (_, { currentNode, renderContext }) => (
     <>
       <h2>React JArea test component</h2>
 
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ jahiaComponent(
           }}
         />
       </div>
+
+      <h2>Area with parent node</h2>
+      <div data-testid="areaWithParent">
+        <Area name="parentArea" parent={currentNode} />
+      </div>
+
+      <h2>Area with home page as parent</h2>
+      <div data-testid="areaWithHomeParent">
+        <Area name="areaAtHomePage" parent={renderContext.getSite().getHome()} />
+      </div>
+
+      <h2>Area with site root as parent</h2>
+      <div data-testid="areaWithSiteParent">
+        <Area name="areaAtSiteRoot" parent={renderContext.getSite()} />
+      </div>
     </>
   ),
 );
diff --git a/javascript-modules-engine-java/src/main/java/org/jahia/modules/javascript/modules/engine/js/server/RenderHelper.java b/javascript-modules-engine-java/src/main/java/org/jahia/modules/javascript/modules/engine/js/server/RenderHelper.java
index 08da5727..1d8d458e 100644
--- a/javascript-modules-engine-java/src/main/java/org/jahia/modules/javascript/modules/engine/js/server/RenderHelper.java
+++ b/javascript-modules-engine-java/src/main/java/org/jahia/modules/javascript/modules/engine/js/server/RenderHelper.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class RenderHelper {
     private static final Set<String> ABSOLUTEAREA_ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = Set.of("name", "parent", "view",
             "allowedNodeTypes", "numberOfItems", "nodeType", "editable", "areaType", "limitedAbsoluteAreaEdit",
             "parameters");
-    private static final Set<String> AREA_ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = Set.of("name", "view", "allowedNodeTypes",
+    private static final Set<String> AREA_ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = Set.of("name", "parent", "view", "allowedNodeTypes",
             "numberOfItems", "nodeType", "editable", "parameters");
 
     private JCRSessionFactory jcrSessionFactory;
@@ -409,15 +409,22 @@ public String renderAbsoluteArea(Map<String, Object> attr, RenderContext renderC
     public String renderArea(Map<String, Object> attr, RenderContext renderContext)
             throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, JspException, IOException {
         checkAttributes(attr, AREA_ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES);
-        // This is actually expected, the path of an area is relative by default, so the
-        // name is directly mapped to: path
-        // the AreaTag will resolve the area content using template inheritance
-        // hierarchy.
-        // Even if it's not used in the javascript engine, we need to respect this
-        // concept for compatibility with existing system relying on this behavior.
-        // (jExperience for example is using this behavior, for page perso/opti, by
-        // pushing the page variant node as parent template)
-        attr.put("path", readMandatoryAttribute(attr, "name"));
+        String name = readMandatoryAttribute(attr, "name");
+        JCRNodeWrapper parent = (JCRNodeWrapper) attr.remove("parent");
+        if (parent != null) {
+            // When a parent node is provided, compute an absolute JCR path so that AreaTag
+            // resolves the area via a direct node lookup (findNodeForAbsoluteAreaPath) rather
+            // than the default template-inheritance resolution.
+            attr.put("path", parent.getPath() + "/" + name);
+        } else {
+            // the AreaTag will resolve the area content using template inheritance
+            // hierarchy.
+            // Even if it's not used in the javascript engine, we need to respect this
+            // concept for compatibility with existing system relying on this behavior.
+            // (jExperience for example is using this behavior, for page perso/opti, by
+            // pushing the page variant node as parent template)
+            attr.put("path", name);
+        }
         return internalRenderArea(attr, "area", renderContext);
     }
 
diff --git a/javascript-modules-library/src/components/Area.tsx b/javascript-modules-library/src/components/Area.tsx
index 4ae0db3e..aaf4c061 100644
--- a/javascript-modules-library/src/components/Area.tsx
+++ b/javascript-modules-library/src/components/Area.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { JCRNodeWrapper } from "org.jahia.services.content";
 import { createElement, type JSX } from "react";
 import { useServerContext } from "../hooks/useServerContext.js";
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { useServerContext } from "../hooks/useServerContext.js";
  */
 export function Area({
   name,
+  parent,
   view,
   allowedNodeTypes,
   numberOfItems,
@@ -18,6 +20,16 @@ export function Area({
   /** The name of the area. */
   name: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Optional parent node where the area is stored in the JCR. When provided, the area is stored
+   * as a child of this node (i.e. at `<parent path>/<name>`), and the node is resolved directly
+   * by its absolute JCR path. The parent node must already exist.
+   *
+   * When omitted, the area is stored as a child of the current page node and resolved using the
+   * standard template-inheritance hierarchy (default behavior).
+   */
+  parent?: JCRNodeWrapper;
+
   /** The view to use for the area. */
   view?: string;
   /** The allowed types for the area. */
@@ -47,6 +59,7 @@ export function Area({
       __html: server.render.renderArea(
         {
           name,
+          parent,
           view,
           allowedNodeTypes,
           numberOfItems,
diff --git a/tests/cypress/e2e/ui/areaParentTest.cy.ts b/tests/cypress/e2e/ui/areaParentTest.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92743412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cypress/e2e/ui/areaParentTest.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import { addNode, getNodeByPath } from "@jahia/cypress";
+import { addSimplePage } from "../../utils/helpers";
+import { GENERIC_SITE_KEY } from '../../support/constants';
+
+/**
+ * This test verifies that the parent parameter on the Area component works correctly,
+ * ensuring that areas are stored as subnodes of the specified parent node rather than
+ * at the page level, and that two components with the same area name but different
+ * parent nodes produce distinct area nodes.
+ */
+describe("Area with parent parameter test", () => {
+  const pageName = "testAreaParent";
+  const pagePath = `/sites/${GENERIC_SITE_KEY}/home/${pageName}`;
+  const componentPath = `${pagePath}/pagecontent`;
+
+  before("Create test page and multiple components", () => {
+    addSimplePage(`/sites/${GENERIC_SITE_KEY}/home`, pageName, pageName, "en", "simple", [
+      {
+        name: "pagecontent",
+        primaryNodeType: "jnt:contentList",
+      },
+    ]).then(() => {
+      ['testArea', 'testArea2'].forEach((componentName) => {
+        addNode({
+          parentPathOrId: componentPath,
+          name: componentName,
+          primaryNodeType: "javascriptExample:testAreas",
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  beforeEach('Login and visit test page', () => {
+    cy.login();
+    cy.visit(`/jahia/jcontent/${GENERIC_SITE_KEY}/en/pages/home/${pageName}`);
+  });
+
+  afterEach('Logout', () => cy.logout());
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area with parent (current node) should render`, () => {
+    cy.iframe("#page-builder-frame-1").within(() => {
+      cy.get('div[data-testid="areaWithParent"]')
+        .find('div[type="area"]')
+        .should("be.visible");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area with home page as parent should render`, () => {
+    cy.iframe("#page-builder-frame-1").within(() => {
+      cy.get('div[data-testid="areaWithHomeParent"]')
+        .find('div[type="area"]')
+        .should("be.visible");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area with site root as parent should render`, () => {
+    cy.iframe("#page-builder-frame-1").within(() => {
+      cy.get('div[data-testid="areaWithSiteParent"]')
+        .find('div[type="area"]')
+        .should("be.visible");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area without parent should create area as subnode of the page`, () => {
+    const areaName = 'basicArea';
+    getNodeByPath(`${pagePath}/${areaName}`).then((area) => {
+      const msg = `${areaName} should be created as a subnode of the page`;
+      expect(area?.data?.jcr?.nodeByPath?.name, msg).to.equal(areaName);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area with parent should create distinct areas as subnodes of each component`, () => {
+    const areaName = 'parentArea';
+    getNodeByPath(`${componentPath}/testArea/${areaName}`).then((area) => {
+      const msg = `${areaName} should be created as a subnode of the first test area component`;
+      expect(area?.data?.jcr?.nodeByPath?.name, msg).to.equal(areaName);
+    });
+    getNodeByPath(`${componentPath}/testArea2/${areaName}`).then((area) => {
+      const msg = `${areaName} should be created as a subnode of the second test area component`;
+      expect(area?.data?.jcr?.nodeByPath?.name, msg).to.equal(areaName);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area with parent should NOT create area at the page level`, () => {
+    const areaName = 'parentArea';
+    getNodeByPath(`${pagePath}/${areaName}`).then((area) => {
+      const msg = `${areaName} should NOT exist at the page level when parent is specified`;
+      expect(area?.data?.jcr?.nodeByPath, msg).to.not.exist;
+    });
+  });
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area with home page as parent should store area under home`, () => {
+    const areaName = 'areaAtHomePage';
+    getNodeByPath(`/sites/${GENERIC_SITE_KEY}/home/${areaName}`).then((area) => {
+      const msg = `${areaName} should be created as a subnode of the home page`;
+      expect(area?.data?.jcr?.nodeByPath?.name, msg).to.equal(areaName);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it(`${pageName}: Area with site root as parent should store area under site root`, () => {
+    const areaName = 'areaAtSiteRoot';
+    getNodeByPath(`/sites/${GENERIC_SITE_KEY}/${areaName}`).then((area) => {
+      const msg = `${areaName} should be created as a subnode of the site root`;
+      expect(area?.data?.jcr?.nodeByPath?.name, msg).to.equal(areaName);
+    });
+  });
+});