diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.test.tsx
index bba45d7332c..a30448748b1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.test.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ describe('LogRowMessage', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('test123')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('should hide the menu if the mouse is not over', async () => {
+    setup({ showContextToggle: () => true, mouseIsOver: false });
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Show context')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   describe('with show context', () => {
     it('should show context button', async () => {
       setup({ showContextToggle: () => true });
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.tsx
index d82aa6b3918..7acca5b782a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/LogRowMessage.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const LogRowMessage = React.memo((props: Props) => {
   } = props;
   const { hasAnsi, raw } = row;
   const restructuredEntry = useMemo(() => restructureLog(raw, prettifyLogMessage), [raw, prettifyLogMessage]);
-  const shouldShowMenu = useMemo(() => mouseIsOver || pinned || true, [mouseIsOver, pinned]);
+  const shouldShowMenu = useMemo(() => mouseIsOver || pinned, [mouseIsOver, pinned]);
   return (
     <>
       {