diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_dopesheet.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_dopesheet.py
index 037a1120330..05ce9c200b0 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_dopesheet.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_dopesheet.py
@@ -719,6 +719,8 @@ class DOPESHEET_MT_channel_context_menu(Menu):
         # This menu is used from the graph editor too.
         is_graph_editor = context.area.type == 'GRAPH_EDITOR'
 
+        layout.operator_context = 'INVOKE_REGION_CHANNELS'
+
         layout.separator()
         layout.operator("anim.channels_view_selected")