diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPanel.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPanel.java
index db848d0af6..de3ec5ff39 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPanel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/progmgr/MultiTabPanel.java
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ public class MultiTabPanel extends JPanel {
 					hideListWindow();
 				}
 
+				if (e.isPopupTrigger()) {
+					return; // allow popup triggers to show actions without changing tabs
+				}
+
 				// Tracker SCR 3605 - hitting 'X' to close tab doesn't work if tab is not selected
 				if (e.getSource() == iconLabel) {
 					doRemoveProgram(program);