diff --git a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h
--- a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h
+++ b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@
      */
     QString fullText() const;
 
+    /**
+     * @returns true if the text displayed is currently squeezed,
+     * i.e. the original text does not fit inside the space available
+     * and elide mode is set to a value other than Qt::ElideNone.
+     *
+     * @since 5.38
+     */
+    bool isSqueezed() const;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     /**
      * Sets the text.
diff --git a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp
--- a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp
+++ b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@
     return d->fullText;
 }
 
+bool KSqueezedTextLabel::isSqueezed() const
+{
+    return d->fullText != text();
+}
+
 void KSqueezedTextLabel::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *ev)
 {
     // We want to reimplement "Copy" to include the elided text.
@@ -157,9 +162,7 @@
     // For now I chose to show it when the text is squeezed; when it's not, the
     // standard popup menu can do the job (select all, copy).
 
-    const bool squeezed = text() != d->fullText;
-    const bool showCustomPopup = squeezed;
-    if (showCustomPopup) {
+    if (isSqueezed()) {
         QMenu menu(this);
 
         QAction *act = new QAction(tr("&Copy Full Text"), &menu);