diff --git a/pyqode/core/api/code_edit.py b/pyqode/core/api/code_edit.py
index fe85eb0b..d1d5bb6a 100644
--- a/pyqode/core/api/code_edit.py
+++ b/pyqode/core/api/code_edit.py
@@ -1034,7 +1034,10 @@ def get_context_menu(self):
 
     def _show_context_menu(self, point):
         """ Shows the context menu """
-        self.setTextCursor(self.cursorForPosition(point))
+        tc = self.textCursor()
+        nc = self.cursorForPosition(point)
+        if not nc.position() in range(tc.selectionStart(), tc.selectionEnd()):
+            self.setTextCursor(nc)
         self._mnu = self.get_context_menu()
         if len(self._mnu.actions()) > 1 and self.show_context_menu:
             self._mnu.popup(self.mapToGlobal(point))