diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/tree-item/tree-item-base/tree-item-context-base.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/tree-item/tree-item-base/tree-item-context-base.ts
index 93825c96df..d86bd67532 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/tree-item/tree-item-base/tree-item-context-base.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/tree-item/tree-item-base/tree-item-context-base.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export abstract class UmbTreeItemContextBase<TreeItemType extends UmbTreeItemMod
 			throw new Error('Could not request children, tree item is not set');
 		}
 
-		this.#sectionSidebarContext?.toggleContextMenu(this, {
+		this.#sectionSidebarContext?.toggleContextMenu(this.getHostElement(), {
 			entityType: this.entityType,
 			unique: this.unique,
 			headline: this.getTreeItem()?.name || '',