diff --git a/library/src/layout/table.rs b/library/src/layout/table.rs
index 29e2edb88..9cd18b562 100644
--- a/library/src/layout/table.rs
+++ b/library/src/layout/table.rs
@@ -319,8 +319,4 @@ impl LocalName for TableElem {
     }
 }
 
-impl Figurable for TableElem {
-    fn priority(&self, _styles: StyleChain) -> isize {
-        -1000
-    }
-}
+impl Figurable for TableElem {}
diff --git a/library/src/meta/figure.rs b/library/src/meta/figure.rs
index 2082701bd..fe4922388 100644
--- a/library/src/meta/figure.rs
+++ b/library/src/meta/figure.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl Synthesize for FigureElem {
         // Determine the figure's kind.
         let kind = match self.kind(styles) {
             Smart::Auto => self
-                .find_figurable(styles)
+                .find_figurable()
                 .map(|elem| FigureKind::Elem(elem.func()))
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| FigureKind::Elem(ImageElem::func())),
             Smart::Custom(kind) => kind,
@@ -324,22 +324,14 @@ impl Refable for FigureElem {
 impl FigureElem {
     /// Determines the type of the figure by looking at the content, finding all
     /// [`Figurable`] elements and sorting them by priority then returning the highest.
-    pub fn find_figurable(&self, styles: StyleChain) -> Option<Content> {
-        self.body()
-            .query(Selector::can::<dyn Figurable>())
-            .into_iter()
-            .max_by_key(|elem| elem.with::<dyn Figurable>().unwrap().priority(styles))
-            .cloned()
+    pub fn find_figurable(&self) -> Option<Content> {
+        self.body().query_first(Selector::can::<dyn Figurable>()).cloned()
     }
 
     /// Finds the element with the given function in the figure's content.
     /// Returns `None` if no element with the given function is found.
     pub fn find_of_elem(&self, func: ElemFunc) -> Option<Content> {
-        self.body()
-            .query(Selector::Elem(func, None))
-            .into_iter()
-            .next()
-            .cloned()
+        self.body().query_first(Selector::Elem(func, None)).cloned()
     }
 
     /// Builds the supplement and numbering of the figure. Returns [`None`] if
@@ -411,9 +403,5 @@ cast_to_value! {
 
 /// An element that can be auto-detected in a figure.
 ///
-/// This trait is used to determine the type of a figure. The element chosen as
-/// the figure's content is the figurable descendant with the highest priority.
-pub trait Figurable: LocalName {
-    /// The priority of this element.
-    fn priority(&self, styles: StyleChain) -> isize;
-}
+/// This trait is used to determine the type of a figure.
+pub trait Figurable: LocalName {}
diff --git a/library/src/text/raw.rs b/library/src/text/raw.rs
index 4cc26fa67..db4374815 100644
--- a/library/src/text/raw.rs
+++ b/library/src/text/raw.rs
@@ -244,11 +244,7 @@ impl LocalName for RawElem {
     }
 }
 
-impl Figurable for RawElem {
-    fn priority(&self, _styles: StyleChain) -> isize {
-        500
-    }
-}
+impl Figurable for RawElem {}
 
 /// Highlight a syntax node in a theme by calling `f` with ranges and their
 /// styles.
diff --git a/library/src/visualize/image.rs b/library/src/visualize/image.rs
index 917f483ec..fc6aa6518 100644
--- a/library/src/visualize/image.rs
+++ b/library/src/visualize/image.rs
@@ -144,11 +144,7 @@ impl LocalName for ImageElem {
     }
 }
 
-impl Figurable for ImageElem {
-    fn priority(&self, _styles: StyleChain) -> isize {
-        1000
-    }
-}
+impl Figurable for ImageElem {}
 
 /// How an image should adjust itself to a given area.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Cast)]
diff --git a/src/model/content.rs b/src/model/content.rs
index 4eeecbd6b..71a5cb84b 100644
--- a/src/model/content.rs
+++ b/src/model/content.rs
@@ -373,6 +373,21 @@ impl Content {
         results
     }
 
+    /// Queries the content tree for the first element that match the given
+    /// selector.
+    ///
+    /// Elements produced in `show` rules will not be included in the results.
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
+    pub fn query_first(&self, selector: Selector) -> Option<&Content> {
+        let mut result = None;
+        self.traverse(&mut |element| {
+            if result.is_none() && selector.matches(element) {
+                result = Some(element);
+            }
+        });
+        result
+    }
+
     /// Extracts the plain text of this content.
     pub fn plain_text(&self) -> EcoString {
         let mut text = EcoString::new();
diff --git a/tests/ref/meta/figure.png b/tests/ref/meta/figure.png
index 593c6438a..524f6cfd7 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/meta/figure.png and b/tests/ref/meta/figure.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/meta/figure.typ b/tests/typ/meta/figure.typ
index 81db3edf0..fcf927403 100644
--- a/tests/typ/meta/figure.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/meta/figure.typ
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ We can clearly see that @fig-cylinder and
 ) <tab-basic>
 
 #figure(
-  pad(y: -11pt, image("/cylinder.svg", height: 3cm)),
+  pad(y: -6pt, image("/cylinder.svg", height: 2cm)),
   caption: [The basic shapes.],
   numbering: "I",
 ) <fig-cylinder>
@@ -25,20 +25,12 @@ We can clearly see that @fig-cylinder and
 
 ---
 
-// Testing figures with and without caption
-#figure(
-  table(
-    columns: 2,
-    [First cylinder],
-    image("/cylinder.svg", height: 3cm),
-  )
-) <fig-image-in-table-no-caption>
-
+// Testing figures with tables.
 #figure(
   table(
     columns: 2,
     [Second cylinder],
-    image("/cylinder.svg", height: 3cm),
+    image("/cylinder.svg"),
   ),
   caption: "A table containing images."
 ) <fig-image-in-table>
@@ -76,6 +68,7 @@ We can clearly see that @fig-cylinder and
   )
 }
 
+#set page(width: 150pt)
 #figure(
   $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$,
   supplement: "Theorem",
@@ -93,19 +86,17 @@ We can clearly see that @fig-cylinder and
 ) <fig-formula>
 
 #figure(
-  caption: [Hello world in #emph[rust].],
-)[
-  #show raw: set align(left)
   ```rust
   fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+    println!("Hello!");
   }
-  ```
-]
+  ```,
+  caption: [Hello world in _rust_],
+)
 
 ---
 // Test breakable figures
-#set page(width: 200pt, height: 6em)
+#set page(height: 6em)
 #show figure: set block(breakable: true)
 
 #figure(table[a][b][c][d][e], caption: [A table])