diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 3c7fa6f..9785eab 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
 
 ## not yet published, version 8.6.5
 
+- Fix #964: translation of titles of some context menu items not working.
 - Update ace editor to `v1.4.9`.
 
 
diff --git a/src/js/Node.js b/src/js/Node.js
index 65b9730..88e84a8 100644
--- a/src/js/Node.js
+++ b/src/js/Node.js
@@ -3633,7 +3633,15 @@ export class Node {
    */
   showContextMenu (anchor, onClose) {
     const node = this
-    const titles = Node.TYPE_TITLES
+
+    // titles with explanation for the different types
+    const titles = {
+      auto: translate('autoType'),
+      object: translate('objectType'),
+      array: translate('arrayType'),
+      string: translate('stringType')
+    }
+
     let items = []
 
     if (this.editable.value) {
@@ -4600,14 +4608,6 @@ Node.blurNodes = nodes => {
   }
 }
 
-// titles with explanation for the different types
-Node.TYPE_TITLES = {
-  auto: translate('autoType'),
-  object: translate('objectType'),
-  array: translate('arrayType'),
-  string: translate('stringType')
-}
-
 // helper function to get the internal path of a node
 function getInternalPath (node) {
   return node.getInternalPath()