diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 7747484ab1b..9e071ece033 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ public:
 
         mainWindow->addSubPerspectiveSwitcher(EngineManager::engineChooser());
         mainWindow->addSubPerspectiveSwitcher(EngineManager::dapEngineChooser());
+
+        IContext::attach(this, Context(CC::C_EDITORMANAGER));
     }
 };
 
@@ -1168,8 +1170,6 @@ DebuggerPluginPrivate::DebuggerPluginPrivate(const QStringList &arguments)
     // Debug mode setup
     m_mode = new DebugMode;
 
-    IContext::attach(m_mode->widget(), Context(CC::C_EDITORMANAGER));
-
     //
     //  Connections
     //