diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C
index 261aaef8f8..73a2d0d405 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ GuiWorkArea::GuiWorkArea(int w, int h, int id, LyXView & lyx_view)
 	QObject::connect(verticalScrollBar(), SIGNAL(actionTriggered(int)),
 		this, SLOT(adjustViewWithScrollBar(int)));
 
+	// disable context menu for the scrollbar
+	verticalScrollBar()->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::NoContextMenu);
+
 	// PageStep only depends on the viewport height.
 	verticalScrollBar()->setPageStep(viewport()->height());