diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicontextpane.h b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicontextpane.h
index 299ba5ea3af..ab66b4bf198 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicontextpane.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicontextpane.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class QMLJS_EXPORT IContextPane : public QObject
 public:
     IContextPane(QObject *parent = 0) : QObject(parent) {}
     virtual ~IContextPane() {}
-    virtual void apply(TextEditor::BaseTextEditorEditable *editor, Document::Ptr doc, const QmlJS::Snapshot &snapshot, AST::Node *node, bool update) = 0;
+    virtual void apply(TextEditor::BaseTextEditorEditable *editor, Document::Ptr doc, const QmlJS::Snapshot &snapshot, AST::Node *node, bool update, bool force = false) = 0;
     virtual void setEnabled(bool) = 0;
     virtual QWidget* widget() = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.cpp
index f97073116d2..8b69e1eea0e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ QmlContextPane::~QmlContextPane()
         m_widget.clear();
 }
 
-void QmlContextPane::apply(TextEditor::BaseTextEditorEditable *editor, Document::Ptr doc, const QmlJS::Snapshot &snapshot, AST::Node *node, bool update)
+void QmlContextPane::apply(TextEditor::BaseTextEditorEditable *editor, Document::Ptr doc, const QmlJS::Snapshot &snapshot, AST::Node *node, bool update, bool force)
 {
-    if (!Internal::BauhausPlugin::pluginInstance()->settings().enableContextPane)
+    if (!Internal::BauhausPlugin::pluginInstance()->settings().enableContextPane && !force)
         return;
 
     if (doc.isNull())
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.h
index f04e69b201e..04006a38aa6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmlcontextpane.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class QmlContextPane : public QmlJS::IContextPane
 public:
    QmlContextPane(QObject *parent = 0);
    ~QmlContextPane();
-   void apply(TextEditor::BaseTextEditorEditable *editor, QmlJS::Document::Ptr doc, const QmlJS::Snapshot &snapshot, QmlJS::AST::Node *node, bool update);
+   void apply(TextEditor::BaseTextEditorEditable *editor, QmlJS::Document::Ptr doc, const QmlJS::Snapshot &snapshot, QmlJS::AST::Node *node, bool update, bool force = 0);
    void setProperty(const QString &propertyName, const QVariant &value);
    void removeProperty(const QString &propertyName);
    void setEnabled(bool);