diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3777c1c59..21a04f688 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ _Breaking developer changes, which may affect downstream projects or sites that
 [@xxxx]: https://github.com/xxxx
 -->
 
+# Unreleased
+
+#### :bug: Bugfixes
+* Fix context "edit" menu on touchscreens: render labels properly and always open the touch-specific edit menu ([#9425])
+
+[#9425]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/9425
+
+
 # 2.24.0
 ##### 2023-Jan-19
 
diff --git a/modules/behavior/select.js b/modules/behavior/select.js
index ee5e02e4d..025c8bea7 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/select.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/select.js
@@ -180,7 +180,14 @@ export function behaviorSelect(context) {
             }
         } else {
             _lastMouseEvent = d3_event;
-            _lastInteractionType = 'rightclick';
+            if (d3_event.pointerType === 'touch' || d3_event.pointerType === 'pen' ||
+                d3_event.mozInputSource && ( // firefox doesn't give a pointerType on contextmenu events
+                    d3_event.mozInputSource === MouseEvent.MOZ_SOURCE_TOUCH ||
+                    d3_event.mozInputSource === MouseEvent.MOZ_SOURCE_PEN)) {
+                _lastInteractionType = 'touch';
+            } else {
+                _lastInteractionType = 'rightclick';
+            }
         }
 
         _showMenu = true;
diff --git a/modules/ui/edit_menu.js b/modules/ui/edit_menu.js
index 173e1144b..9b9bbbdfc 100644
--- a/modules/ui/edit_menu.js
+++ b/modules/ui/edit_menu.js
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ export function uiEditMenu(context) {
         if (showLabels) {
             buttonsEnter.append('span')
                 .attr('class', 'label')
-                .html(function(d) {
-                    return d.title;
+                .each(function(d) {
+                    d3_select(this).call(d.title);
                 });
         }