diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/contextmenu/electron-sandbox/contextmenuService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/contextmenu/electron-sandbox/contextmenuService.ts
index 8f4f1313737..0bb744bc47a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/contextmenu/electron-sandbox/contextmenuService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/contextmenu/electron-sandbox/contextmenuService.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ class NativeContextMenuService extends Disposable implements IContextMenuService
 			} else if (isAnchor(anchor)) {
 				x = anchor.x;
 				y = anchor.y;
+			} else {
+				// We leave x/y undefined in this case which will result in
+				// Electron taking care of opening the menu at the cursor position.
 			}
 
 			if (typeof x === 'number') {