diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 1a54bd28c2c..dadcd20f9f8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -2460,6 +2460,7 @@
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.editors.templates">
       <contextTypeRegistry id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.editor.CEditor"/>
+      <contextTypeRegistry id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.codeTemplates"/>
       <contextType
             name="%c.contextType.name"
             class="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.corext.template.c.CContextType"