Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 7002)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 7003)
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7847">#7847</a> : [IE8] Insert image with non-secure source in a HTTPS page breaks the dialog.</li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7915">#7915</a> : [IE] Editing iframe height value missing from the Iframe dialog.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7953">#7953</a> : [IE] Text selection lost after open native context menu.</li>
 		<li>Updated the following language files:<ul>
 			<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7834">#7834</a> : Dutch;</li>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js	(revision 7002)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js	(revision 7003)
@@ -398,4 +398,11 @@
 							} );
 						});
+
+					// Dismiss the (wrong) 'beforepaste' event fired on context menu open. (#7953)
+					body.on( 'contextmenu', function()
+					{
+						depressBeforeEvent = 1;
+						setTimeout( function() { depressBeforeEvent = 0; }, 0 );
+					})
 
 					body.on( 'beforecut', function() { !depressBeforeEvent && fixCut( editor ); } );