--- a/browser/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
@@ -751,17 +751,17 @@ nsContextMenu.prototype = {
 
   _openLinkInParameters(extra) {
     let params = { charset: gContextMenuContentData.charSet,
                    originPrincipal: this.principal,
                    triggeringPrincipal: this.principal,
                    referrerURI: gContextMenuContentData.documentURIObject,
                    referrerPolicy: gContextMenuContentData.referrerPolicy,
                    frameOuterWindowID: gContextMenuContentData.frameOuterWindowID,
-                   noReferrer: this.linkHasNoReferrer };
+                   noReferrer: this.linkHasNoReferrer || this.onPlainTextLink };
     for (let p in extra) {
       params[p] = extra[p];
     }
 
     if (!this.isRemote) {
       // Propagate the frameOuterWindowID value saved when
       // the context menu has been opened.
       params.frameOuterWindowID = this.frameOuterWindowID;