diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index 8b363a08488..7dea27a544f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -7828,17 +7828,24 @@ void TextEditorWidget::appendStandardContextMenuActions(QMenu *menu)
     }
 }
 
-uint TextEditorWidget::optionalActionMask()
+uint TextEditorWidget::optionalActions()
 {
     return d->m_optionalActionMask;
 }
 
-void TextEditorWidget::addOptionalActions(uint optionalActionMask)
+void TextEditorWidget::setOptionalActions(uint optionalActionMask)
 {
-    d->m_optionalActionMask |= optionalActionMask;
+    if (d->m_optionalActionMask == optionalActionMask)
+        return;
+    d->m_optionalActionMask = optionalActionMask;
     emit optionalActionMaskChanged();
 }
 
+void TextEditorWidget::addOptionalActions( uint optionalActionMask)
+{
+    setOptionalActions(d->m_optionalActionMask | optionalActionMask);
+}
+
 BaseTextEditor::BaseTextEditor()
     : d(new BaseTextEditorPrivate)
 {
@@ -8734,6 +8741,7 @@ BaseTextEditor *TextEditorFactoryPrivate::createEditorHelper(const TextDocumentP
     textEditorWidget->setMarksVisible(m_marksVisible);
     textEditorWidget->setParenthesesMatchingEnabled(m_paranthesesMatchinEnabled);
     textEditorWidget->setCodeFoldingSupported(m_codeFoldingSupported);
+    textEditorWidget->setOptionalActions(m_textEditorActionHandler->optionalActions());
 
     BaseTextEditor *editor = m_editorCreator();
     editor->setDuplicateSupported(m_duplicatedSupported);
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
index b2fb6110aab..599671003b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ public:
 
     void appendStandardContextMenuActions(QMenu *menu);
 
-    uint optionalActionMask();
-    void addOptionalActions(uint optionalActionMask);
+    uint optionalActions();
+    void setOptionalActions(uint optionalActions);
+    void addOptionalActions(uint optionalActions);
 
     void setAutoCompleter(AutoCompleter *autoCompleter);
     AutoCompleter *autoCompleter() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
index 23f0c640e98..e1c037fa1e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
@@ -543,9 +543,8 @@ void TextEditorActionHandlerPrivate::updateActions()
 
 void TextEditorActionHandlerPrivate::updateOptionalActions()
 {
-    uint optionalActions = m_optionalActions;
-    if (m_currentEditorWidget)
-        optionalActions |= m_currentEditorWidget->optionalActionMask();
+    const uint optionalActions = m_currentEditorWidget ? m_currentEditorWidget->optionalActions()
+                                                       : m_optionalActions;
     m_followSymbolAction->setEnabled(
         optionalActions & TextEditorActionHandler::FollowSymbolUnderCursor);
     m_followSymbolInNextSplitAction->setEnabled(
@@ -622,6 +621,11 @@ TextEditorActionHandler::TextEditorActionHandler(Core::Id editorId,
         d->m_findTextWidget = TextEditorWidget::fromEditor;
 }
 
+uint TextEditorActionHandler::optionalActions() const
+{
+    return d->m_optionalActions;
+}
+
 TextEditorActionHandler::~TextEditorActionHandler()
 {
     delete d;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h
index cfa684a13d6..3e58f729523 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
                             uint optionalActions = None,
                             const TextEditorWidgetResolver &resolver = {});
 
+    uint optionalActions() const;
     ~TextEditorActionHandler();
 
 private: