diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataInspectorNode.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataInspectorNode.tsx
index 3d2a14518..522aac91a 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataInspectorNode.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-inspector/DataInspectorNode.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   createContext,
   useContext,
   ReactElement,
+  SyntheticEvent,
 } from 'react';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import DataPreview, {DataValueExtractor, InspectorName} from './DataPreview';
@@ -621,6 +622,7 @@ export const DataInspectorNode: React.FC<DataInspectorProps> = memo(
     return (
       <Dropdown overlay={getContextMenu} trigger={contextMenuTrigger}>
         <BaseContainer
+          onContextMenu={stopPropagation}
           depth={depth}
           disabled={!!setValueProp && !!setValue === false}>
           <PropertyContainer onClick={isExpandable ? handleClick : undefined}>
@@ -716,3 +718,8 @@ function isValueExpandable(data: any) {
     typeof data === 'object' && data !== null && Object.keys(data).length > 0
   );
 }
+
+function stopPropagation(e: SyntheticEvent) {
+  //without this the parent element will receive the context menu event and multiple context menus overlap
+  e.stopPropagation();
+}