diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.cpp
index 2e52b3358ba..254cfd0bea3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ const char TEXTEDITOR_CONTEXT_ID[] = "QmlDesigner.TextEditorContext";
 TextEditorView::TextEditorView(ExternalDependenciesInterface &externalDependencies)
     : AbstractView{externalDependencies}
     , m_widget(new TextEditorWidget(this))
-    , m_textEditorContext(new Internal::TextEditorContext(m_widget))
 {
-    Core::ICore::addContextObject(m_textEditorContext);
-
     Core::Context context(TEXTEDITOR_CONTEXT_ID);
 
     /*
@@ -87,7 +84,11 @@ void TextEditorView::modelAttached(Model *model)
     // Set the context of the text editor, but we add another special context to override shortcuts.
     Core::Context context = textEditor->context();
     context.prepend(TEXTEDITOR_CONTEXT_ID);
+
+    m_textEditorContext = new Internal::TextEditorContext(m_widget);
+    m_textEditorContext->setWidget(textEditor->widget()); // toplevel focus widget of the editor
     m_textEditorContext->setContext(context);
+    Core::ICore::addContextObject(m_textEditorContext);
 
     m_widget->setTextEditor(std::move(textEditor));
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.h
index 33a5ec8276c..35a33863fab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/texteditor/texteditorview.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QPointer<TextEditorWidget> m_widget;
-    Internal::TextEditorContext *m_textEditorContext;
+    Internal::TextEditorContext *m_textEditorContext = nullptr;
     bool m_errorState = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.cpp
index 796261935af..2d73a01839b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.cpp
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ void NavigatorContext::contextHelp(const HelpCallback &callback) const
     qobject_cast<NavigatorWidget *>(m_widget)->contextHelp(callback);
 }
 
-TextEditorContext::TextEditorContext(QWidget *widget)
-  : IContext(widget)
+TextEditorContext::TextEditorContext(TextEditorWidget *parent)
+    : IContext(parent)
+    , m_parent(parent)
 {
-    setWidget(widget);
     setContext(Core::Context(Constants::C_QMLTEXTEDITOR, Constants::C_QT_QUICK_TOOLS_MENU));
 }
 
 void TextEditorContext::contextHelp(const HelpCallback &callback) const
 {
-    qobject_cast<TextEditorWidget *>(m_widget)->contextHelp(callback);
+    m_parent->contextHelp(callback);
 }
 
 } // namespace QmlDesigner::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.h
index 1d146deb7d8..1ad7dded453 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodecontext.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
+
+class TextEditorWidget;
+
 namespace Internal {
 
 /**
@@ -70,8 +73,11 @@ class TextEditorContext : public Core::IContext
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    TextEditorContext(QWidget *widget);
+    TextEditorContext(TextEditorWidget *parent);
     void contextHelp(const Core::IContext::HelpCallback &callback) const override;
+
+private:
+    TextEditorWidget *m_parent = nullptr;
 };
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QmlDesigner