diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsolemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsolemanager.cpp
index e31637fb9e9..963ed68dd39 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsolemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsolemanager.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ QmlConsoleItem *QmlConsoleManager::rootItem() const
 void QmlConsoleManager::setDebuggerEngine(Debugger::DebuggerEngine *debuggerEngine)
 {
     d->debuggerEngine = debuggerEngine;
+    if (!debuggerEngine)
+        setContext(QString());
 }
 
 void QmlConsoleManager::setContext(const QString &context)