diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
index e256a232d9..9e30f98e39 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *) {
     case MA_Expression:
         if(contextIndex == currentIndex()) {
             Base::FlagToggler<> flag(binding);
+            closeEditor();
             openEditor(contextIndex);
         }
         break;