diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
index 722fd98e00b7fc8f2aeea30956e72ac9085e7d45..4ff834ad9c7edffd6052e1c34d7ef46053412494 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
 //        setExpandsOnDoubleClick(false);
         m_context = new Core::IContext(this);
         m_context->setContext(Core::Context(Constants::C_PROJECT_TREE));
+        m_context->setWidget(this);
         Core::ICore::instance()->addContextObject(m_context);
     }
     ~ProjectTreeView()