Got it to work by fiddling with the scene setup:
<a-scene
xrweb="mode: immersive-ar; requiredFeatures: hit-test; optionalFeatures: dom-overlay; overlayElement: #overlay"
xr-mode-ui="enabled: true; enterAREnabled: true; XRMode: ar;"
renderer="colorManagement: true; antialias: true; foveationLevel: 1"
embedded
>