diff --git a/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts b/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts
index efb6d5f3e8..4f19249494 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ export class SideMenuView<
       this.state.referencePos = this.hoveredBlock!.getBoundingClientRect();
       this.emitUpdate(this.state);
     }
+    this.updateStateFromMousePos();
   };
 
   // Needed in cases where the editor state updates without the mouse cursor