diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
index aea16f3d8b4..cf84adfae4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ void QmlJSEditorWidget::modificationChanged(bool changed)
         m_modelManager->fileChangedOnDisk(textDocument()->filePath().toString());
 }
 
+bool QmlJSEditorWidget::isOutlineCursorChangesBlocked()
+{
+    return hasFocus() || m_blockOutLineCursorChanges;
+}
+
 void QmlJSEditorWidget::jumpToOutlineElement(int /*index*/)
 {
     QModelIndex index = m_outlineCombo->view()->currentIndex();
@@ -808,6 +813,7 @@ void QmlJSEditorWidget::showContextPane()
 
 void QmlJSEditorWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e)
 {
+    m_blockOutLineCursorChanges = true;
     QPointer<QMenu> menu(new QMenu(this));
 
     QMenu *refactoringMenu = new QMenu(tr("Refactoring"), menu);
@@ -852,6 +858,7 @@ void QmlJSEditorWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e)
 
     menu->exec(e->globalPos());
     delete menu;
+    m_blockOutLineCursorChanges = false;
 }
 
 bool QmlJSEditorWidget::event(QEvent *e)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h
index 5dde3a8660a..2710e29fa0c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     QModelIndex outlineModelIndex();
     void updateOutlineIndexNow();
+    bool isOutlineCursorChangesBlocked();
 
     TextEditor::AssistInterface *createAssistInterface(TextEditor::AssistKind assistKind,
                            TextEditor::AssistReason reason) const override;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ private:
     QTimer m_contextPaneTimer;
     QComboBox *m_outlineCombo;
     QModelIndex m_outlineModelIndex;
+    bool m_blockOutLineCursorChanges = false;
     QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface *m_modelManager = nullptr;
 
     QmlJS::IContextPane *m_contextPane = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsoutline.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsoutline.cpp
index 26ae8b5fc6d..ea90a99c669 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsoutline.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsoutline.cpp
@@ -195,27 +195,29 @@ void QmlJSOutlineWidget::updateSelectionInText(const QItemSelection &selection)
 
 void QmlJSOutlineWidget::updateTextCursor(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
-    QModelIndex sourceIndex = m_filterModel->mapToSource(index);
-    AST::SourceLocation location
-            = m_editor->qmlJsEditorDocument()->outlineModel()->sourceLocation(sourceIndex);
+    if (!m_editor->isOutlineCursorChangesBlocked()) {
+        QModelIndex sourceIndex = m_filterModel->mapToSource(index);
+        AST::SourceLocation location
+                = m_editor->qmlJsEditorDocument()->outlineModel()->sourceLocation(sourceIndex);
 
-    if (!location.isValid())
-        return;
+        if (!location.isValid())
+            return;
 
-    const QTextBlock lastBlock = m_editor->document()->lastBlock();
-    const uint textLength = lastBlock.position() + lastBlock.length();
-    if (location.offset >= textLength)
-        return;
+        const QTextBlock lastBlock = m_editor->document()->lastBlock();
+        const uint textLength = lastBlock.position() + lastBlock.length();
+        if (location.offset >= textLength)
+            return;
 
-    Core::EditorManager::cutForwardNavigationHistory();
-    Core::EditorManager::addCurrentPositionToNavigationHistory();
+        Core::EditorManager::cutForwardNavigationHistory();
+        Core::EditorManager::addCurrentPositionToNavigationHistory();
 
-    QTextCursor textCursor = m_editor->textCursor();
-    m_blockCursorSync = true;
-    textCursor.setPosition(location.offset);
-    m_editor->setTextCursor(textCursor);
-    m_editor->centerCursor();
-    m_blockCursorSync = false;
+        QTextCursor textCursor = m_editor->textCursor();
+        m_blockCursorSync = true;
+        textCursor.setPosition(location.offset);
+        m_editor->setTextCursor(textCursor);
+        m_editor->centerCursor();
+        m_blockCursorSync = false;
+    }
 }
 
 void QmlJSOutlineWidget::focusEditor()