diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.cpp
index 63ca32273a9..01e3757182d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.cpp
@@ -61,4 +61,9 @@ void SnippetEditorWidget::focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent *event)
     TextEditorWidget::focusOutEvent(event);
 }
 
+void SnippetEditorWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e)
+{
+    QPlainTextEdit::contextMenuEvent(e);
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.h
index 8bb972cf685..f422c09bb5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippeteditor.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
     void focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent *event) override;
+    void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e) override;
 
     int extraAreaWidth(int * /* markWidthPtr */ = nullptr) const override { return 0; }
 };