diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts
index 195ad20b69..128f8a9ecf 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts
@@ -1345,6 +1345,34 @@ describe('DataTable', () => {
         expect(idColumn.innerText).toContain('ID');
         expect(nameColumn.innerText).toContain('CUSTOM HEADER');
     });
+
+    it('should set isContextMenuSource to true for row whose id matches selectedRowId', () => {
+        const rows = [{
+            id: '1234',
+            isContextMenuSource: false
+        }, {
+            id: '2345',
+            isContextMenuSource: false
+        }, {
+            id: '3456',
+            isContextMenuSource: false
+        }] as DataRow[];
+        const row = {
+            id: '2345',
+            isContextMenuSource: false
+        } as DataRow;
+        dataTable.data = new ObjectDataTableAdapter(
+            rows,
+            [new ObjectDataColumn({ key: 'id' }),
+            new ObjectDataColumn({ key: 'isContextMenuSource' })]
+        );
+
+        dataTable.markRowAsContextMenuSource(row);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(dataTable.selectedRowId).toEqual('2345');
+        expect(row.isContextMenuSource).toBeTrue();
+    });
 });
 
 describe('Accesibility', () => {
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
index 7d553d74b9..737c3d9620 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export class DataTableComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges,
     isSelectAllIndeterminate: boolean = false;
     isSelectAllChecked: boolean = false;
     selection = new Array<DataRow>();
+    selectedRowId: string = '';
 
     isDraggingHeaderColumn = false;
     hoveredHeaderColumnIndex = -1;
@@ -287,6 +288,9 @@ export class DataTableComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges,
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
         this.initAndSubscribeClickStream();
+        if(this.selectedRowId) {
+            this.setRowAsContextSource();
+        }
 
         const dataChanges = changes['data'];
         const rowChanges = changes['rows'];
@@ -782,10 +786,18 @@ export class DataTableComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges,
     }
 
     markRowAsContextMenuSource(selectedRow: DataRow): void {
+        this.selectedRowId = selectedRow.id ? selectedRow.id : '';
         this.data.getRows().forEach((row) => row.isContextMenuSource = false);
         selectedRow.isContextMenuSource = true;
     }
 
+    private setRowAsContextSource(): void {
+        const selectedRow = this.data.getRows().find((row) => this.selectedRowId === row.id);
+        if(selectedRow) {
+            selectedRow.isContextMenuSource = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     getSortingKey(): string | null {
         if (this.data.getSorting()) {
             return this.data.getSorting().key;