diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
index 8238b649de0..10c91ff0a45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void Edit3DWidget::createContextMenu()
     });
 
     m_pasteAction = m_contextMenu->addAction(tr("Paste"), [&] {
-        QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->currentDesignDocument()->paste();
+        QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->currentDesignDocument()->pasteToPosition(m_contextMenuPos3d);
     });
 
     m_deleteAction = m_contextMenu->addAction(tr("Delete"), [&] {