diff --git a/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js b/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js
+++ b/lib/features/context-pad/ContextPad.js
@@ -138,12 +138,13 @@ ContextPad.prototype.trigger = function(action, event, autoActivate) {
  * Open the context pad for the given element
  *
  * @param {djs.model.Base} element
+ * @param {Boolean} force if true, force reopening the context pad
  */
-ContextPad.prototype.open = function(element) {
+ContextPad.prototype.open = function(element, force) {
 
   if (this._current && this._current.open) {
 
-    if (this._current.element === element) {
+    if (force !== true && this._current.element === element) {
       // no change needed
       return;
     }
feat(context-pad): add ability to force reopening it

Related to bpmn-io/bpmn-js#<I>