diff --git a/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasStageInteractions.ts b/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasStageInteractions.ts
index 44145b9fd..63ad4c603 100644
--- a/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasStageInteractions.ts
+++ b/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasStageInteractions.ts
@@ -214,14 +214,10 @@ export function useImageCanvasStageInteractions({
     }
   }, [finishViewportInteraction, flushMinimapViewportDrag]);
 
-  const rejectRightButtonInteraction = useCallback(
-    (event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLElement | HTMLDivElement>) => {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      event.stopPropagation();
-      clearActiveInteraction();
-    },
-    [clearActiveInteraction],
-  );
+  const rejectRightButtonInteraction = useCallback(() => {
+    // Preserve the pointer event so the matching contextmenu event can still open.
+    clearActiveInteraction();
+  }, [clearActiveInteraction]);
 
   const setShiftPressed = useCallback((pressed: boolean) => {
     isShiftPressedRef.current = pressed;
@@ -247,7 +243,7 @@ export function useImageCanvasStageInteractions({
     (event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
       const button = getPointerButton(event);
       if (button === 2) {
-        rejectRightButtonInteraction(event);
+        rejectRightButtonInteraction();
         return;
       }
       if (button === 1 || (button === 0 && effectiveTool === 'hand')) {
@@ -281,14 +277,20 @@ export function useImageCanvasStageInteractions({
       }
       clearCanvasFocus();
     },
-    [canvasViewportRef, clearCanvasFocus, effectiveTool, startPan],
+    [
+      canvasViewportRef,
+      clearCanvasFocus,
+      effectiveTool,
+      rejectRightButtonInteraction,
+      startPan,
+    ],
   );
 
   const handleLayerPointerDown = useCallback(
     (event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLElement>, layer: CanvasLayer) => {
       const button = getPointerButton(event);
       if (button === 2) {
-        rejectRightButtonInteraction(event);
+        rejectRightButtonInteraction();
         return;
       }
       if (button === 1 || (button === 0 && effectiveTool === 'hand')) {
@@ -426,6 +428,7 @@ export function useImageCanvasStageInteractions({
       pickIconSpecFromLayer,
       pickPublicationReferenceFromLayer,
       pickUiDesignSpecFromLayer,
+      rejectRightButtonInteraction,
       selectedLayerIds,
       setGenerateDialog,
       setSelectedLayerId,
@@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ export function useImageCanvasStageInteractions({
       }
       const button = getPointerButton(event);
       if (button === 2) {
-        rejectRightButtonInteraction(event);
+        rejectRightButtonInteraction();
         return;
       }
       if (button === 1 || (button === 0 && effectiveTool === 'hand')) {
@@ -550,6 +553,7 @@ export function useImageCanvasStageInteractions({
       canvasGenerationDialogs,
       effectiveTool,
       layers,
+      rejectRightButtonInteraction,
       selectedLayerIds,
       setSelectedLayerId,
       setSelectedLayerIds,