diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
index 010c837ea02..93c9ddc285f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -2331,9 +2331,12 @@ void QPlainTextEdit::zoomInF(float range)
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_CONTEXTMENU
 /*!  This function creates the standard context menu which is shown
-  when the user clicks on the line edit with the right mouse
+  when the user clicks on the text edit with the right mouse
   button. It is called from the default contextMenuEvent() handler.
   The popup menu's ownership is transferred to the caller.
+
+  We recommend that you use the createStandardContextMenu(QPoint) version instead
+  which will enable the actions that are sensitive to where the user clicked.
 */
 
 QMenu *QPlainTextEdit::createStandardContextMenu()
@@ -2341,6 +2344,22 @@ QMenu *QPlainTextEdit::createStandardContextMenu()
     Q_D(QPlainTextEdit);
     return d->control->createStandardContextMenu(QPointF(), this);
 }
+
+/*!
+  \since 5.5
+  This function creates the standard context menu which is shown
+  when the user clicks on the text edit with the right mouse
+  button. It is called from the default contextMenuEvent() handler
+  and it takes the \a position in document coordinates where the mouse click was.
+  This can enable actions that are sensitive to the position where the user clicked.
+  The popup menu's ownership is transferred to the caller.
+*/
+
+QMenu *QPlainTextEdit::createStandardContextMenu(const QPoint &position)
+{
+    Q_D(QPlainTextEdit);
+    return d->control->createStandardContextMenu(position, this);
+}
 #endif // QT_NO_CONTEXTMENU
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
index 2e9b619558f..69bd2ab6477 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public:
     virtual QVariant loadResource(int type, const QUrl &name);
 #ifndef QT_NO_CONTEXTMENU
     QMenu *createStandardContextMenu();
+    QMenu *createStandardContextMenu(const QPoint &position);
 #endif
 
     QTextCursor cursorForPosition(const QPoint &pos) const;
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
index 82c29e19b67..e7de6b0b754 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <private/qwidgettextcontrol_p.h>
 #include <qscrollbar.h>
 #include <qtextobject.h>
+#include <qmenu.h>
 
 #include <qabstracttextdocumentlayout.h>
 #include <qtextdocumentfragment.h>
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ private slots:
     void layoutAfterMultiLineRemove();
     void undoCommandRemovesAndReinsertsBlock();
     void taskQTBUG_43562_lineCountCrash();
+#ifndef QT_NO_CONTEXTMENU
+    void contextMenu();
+#endif
 
 private:
     void createSelection();
@@ -1687,5 +1691,41 @@ void tst_QPlainTextEdit::taskQTBUG_43562_lineCountCrash()
     disconnect(ed->document(), SIGNAL(contentsChange(int, int, int)), 0, 0);
 }
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_CONTEXTMENU
+void tst_QPlainTextEdit::contextMenu()
+{
+    ed->appendHtml(QStringLiteral("Hello <a href='http://www.qt.io'>Qt</a>"));
+
+    QMenu *menu = ed->createStandardContextMenu();
+    QVERIFY(menu);
+    QAction *action = ed->findChild<QAction *>(QStringLiteral("link-copy"));
+    QVERIFY(!action);
+    delete menu;
+    QVERIFY(!ed->findChild<QAction *>(QStringLiteral("link-copy")));
+
+    ed->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextBrowserInteraction);
+
+    menu = ed->createStandardContextMenu();
+    QVERIFY(menu);
+    action = ed->findChild<QAction *>(QStringLiteral("link-copy"));
+    QVERIFY(action);
+    QVERIFY(!action->isEnabled());
+    delete menu;
+    QVERIFY(!ed->findChild<QAction *>(QStringLiteral("link-copy")));
+
+    QTextCursor cursor = ed->textCursor();
+    cursor.setPosition(ed->toPlainText().length() - 2);
+    ed->setTextCursor(cursor);
+
+    menu = ed->createStandardContextMenu(ed->cursorRect().center());
+    QVERIFY(menu);
+    action = ed->findChild<QAction *>(QStringLiteral("link-copy"));
+    QVERIFY(action);
+    QVERIFY(action->isEnabled());
+    delete menu;
+    QVERIFY(!ed->findChild<QAction *>(QStringLiteral("link-copy")));
+}
+#endif // QT_NO_CONTEXTMENU
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QPlainTextEdit)
 #include "tst_qplaintextedit.moc"