diff --git a/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/LeftSideBar/NodeTree/index.js b/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/LeftSideBar/NodeTree/index.js
index 7450dd6ca1..29dc3e97cb 100644
--- a/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/LeftSideBar/NodeTree/index.js
+++ b/packages/neos-ui/src/Containers/LeftSideBar/NodeTree/index.js
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ export default class NodeTree extends PureComponent {
         focus(contextPath);
     }
 
-    handleClick = src => {
-        const {setActiveContentCanvasSrc, requestScrollIntoView} = this.props;
+    handleClick = (src, contextPath) => {
+        const {setActiveContentCanvasSrc, setActiveContentCanvasContextPath, requestScrollIntoView} = this.props;
         // Set a flag that will imperatively tell ContentCanvas to scroll to focused node
         if (requestScrollIntoView) {
             requestScrollIntoView(true);
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ export default class NodeTree extends PureComponent {
         if (setActiveContentCanvasSrc) {
             setActiveContentCanvasSrc(src);
         }
+        if (setActiveContentCanvasContextPath) {
+            setActiveContentCanvasContextPath(contextPath);
+        }
     }
 
     handleDrag = node => {
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ export const PageTree = connect(state => ({
     toggle: actions.UI.PageTree.toggle,
     focus: actions.UI.PageTree.focus,
     setActiveContentCanvasSrc: actions.UI.ContentCanvas.setSrc,
+    setActiveContentCanvasContextPath: actions.UI.ContentCanvas.setContextPath,
     moveNode: actions.CR.Nodes.move,
     requestScrollIntoView: null
 })(NodeTree);