diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 53298cc4f..07a23092e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Changed
   anymore.
 - The `completion -> show` setting can now be set to `always`, `auto` or
   `never`.
+- `:open-editor` can now be used in any mode.
 - Lots of improvements to and bugfixes for the QtWebEngine backend, such as
   working hints. However, using qutebrowser directly from git is still advised
   when using `--backend webengine`.
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 8c06602a1..9aa59705e 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * Moez Bouhlel
 * Matthias Lisin
 * Marcel Schilling
+* Ján Kobezda
 * Julie Engel
 * Johannes Martinsson
 * Jean-Christophe Petkovich
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 5dfd86242..0b368a474 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -1468,8 +1468,8 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             self.on_editing_finished, elem))
         ed.edit(text)
 
-    @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher',
-                       modes=[KeyMode.insert], hide=True, scope='window')
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', hide=True,
+                       scope='window')
     def open_editor(self):
         """Open an external editor with the currently selected form field.
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature b/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature
index aac8413e6..5160ebf69 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature
@@ -67,3 +67,29 @@ Feature: Opening external editors
         And I wait for "Read back: foobar" in the log
         And I run :click-element id qute-button
         Then the javascript message "text: foobar" should be logged
+
+    Scenario: Spawning an editor in normal mode
+        When I set up a fake editor returning "foobar"
+        And I open data/editor.html
+        And I run :click-element id qute-textarea
+        And I wait for "Clicked editable element!" in the log
+        And I run :leave-mode
+        And I wait for "Leaving mode KeyMode.insert (reason: leave current)" in the log
+        And I run :open-editor
+        And I wait for "Read back: foobar" in the log
+        And I run :click-element id qute-button
+        Then the javascript message "text: foobar" should be logged
+
+    Scenario: Spawning an editor in caret mode
+        When I set up a fake editor returning "foobar"
+        And I open data/editor.html
+        And I run :click-element id qute-textarea
+        And I wait for "Clicked editable element!" in the log
+        And I run :leave-mode
+        And I wait for "Leaving mode KeyMode.insert (reason: leave current)" in the log
+        And I run :enter-mode caret
+        And I wait for "Entering mode KeyMode.caret (reason: command)" in the log
+        And I run :open-editor
+        And I wait for "Read back: foobar" in the log
+        And I run :click-element id qute-button
+        Then the javascript message "text: foobar" should be logged