diff --git a/menus/darwin.cson b/menus/darwin.cson
index ace113a2f..4c221c62c 100644
--- a/menus/darwin.cson
+++ b/menus/darwin.cson
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 ]
 
 'context-menu':
-  '.overlayer': [
+  'atom-text-editor, .overlayer': [
     {label: 'Undo', command: 'core:undo'}
     {label: 'Redo', command: 'core:redo'}
     {type: 'separator'}
diff --git a/menus/linux.cson b/menus/linux.cson
index 3134c8af8..fc1e58785 100644
--- a/menus/linux.cson
+++ b/menus/linux.cson
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 ]
 
 'context-menu':
-  '.overlayer': [
+  'atom-text-editor, .overlayer': [
     {label: 'Undo', command: 'core:undo'}
     {label: 'Redo', command: 'core:redo'}
     {type: 'separator'}
diff --git a/menus/win32.cson b/menus/win32.cson
index e670d8c22..0067b9128 100644
--- a/menus/win32.cson
+++ b/menus/win32.cson
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 ]
 
 'context-menu':
-  '.overlayer': [
+  'atom-text-editor, .overlayer': [
     {label: 'Undo', command: 'core:undo'}
     {label: 'Redo', command: 'core:redo'}
     {type: 'separator'}