diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0e849d73ef..0ff91909069 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semve
 - We added the possibility to automatically fetch entries when an ISBN is pasted on the main table. [#9864](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9864)
 - We added the option to disable the automatic linking of files in the entry editor [#5105](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5105)
 - We added the link icon for ISBNs in linked identifiers column. [#9819](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9819)
+- We added the option to unprotect a text selection, which strips all pairs of curly braces away. [#9950](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9950)
 - We added drag and drop events for field 'Groups' in entry editor panel. [#569](https://github.com/koppor/jabref/issues/569)
 - We added support for parsing MathML in the Medline importer. [#4273](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/4273)
 - We added the ability to search for a DOI directly from 'Web Search'. [#9674](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9674)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/contextmenu/ProtectedTermsMenu.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/contextmenu/ProtectedTermsMenu.java
index e085eb981bd..d66eb82a777 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/contextmenu/ProtectedTermsMenu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/contextmenu/ProtectedTermsMenu.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.icon.JabRefIcon;
 import org.jabref.logic.cleanup.Formatter;
 import org.jabref.logic.formatter.casechanger.ProtectTermsFormatter;
+import org.jabref.logic.formatter.casechanger.UnprotectTermsFormatter;
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.logic.protectedterms.ProtectedTermsList;
 
@@ -42,6 +43,18 @@ public String getDescription() {
         }
     };
 
+    private final Action unprotectSelectionActionInformation = new Action() {
+        @Override
+        public String getText() {
+            return Localization.lang("Unprotect selection");
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getDescription() {
+            return Localization.lang("Remove all {} in selected text");
+        }
+    };
+
     private class ProtectSelectionAction extends SimpleCommand {
         ProtectSelectionAction() {
             this.executable.bind(textInputControl.selectedTextProperty().isNotEmpty());
@@ -54,6 +67,20 @@ public void execute() {
         }
     }
 
+    private class UnprotectSelectionAction extends SimpleCommand {
+
+        public UnprotectSelectionAction() {
+            this.executable.bind(textInputControl.selectedTextProperty().isNotEmpty());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void execute() {
+            String selectedText = textInputControl.getSelectedText();
+            String formattedString = new UnprotectTermsFormatter().format(selectedText);
+            textInputControl.replaceSelection(formattedString);
+        }
+    }
+
     private class FormatFieldAction extends SimpleCommand {
         FormatFieldAction() {
             this.executable.bind(textInputControl.textProperty().isNotEmpty());
@@ -88,7 +115,8 @@ public ProtectedTermsMenu(final TextInputControl textInputControl) {
         getItems().addAll(factory.createMenuItem(protectSelectionActionInformation, new ProtectSelectionAction()),
                 getExternalFilesMenu(),
                 new SeparatorMenuItem(),
-                factory.createMenuItem(() -> Localization.lang("Format field"), new FormatFieldAction()));
+                factory.createMenuItem(() -> Localization.lang("Format field"), new FormatFieldAction()),
+                factory.createMenuItem(unprotectSelectionActionInformation, new UnprotectSelectionAction()));
     }
 
     private Menu getExternalFilesMenu() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
index 306597d3313..02dbc0da732 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
@@ -1634,6 +1634,7 @@ Are\ you\ sure\ you\ want\ to\ remove\ the\ protected\ terms\ file?=Are you sure
 Remove\ protected\ terms\ file=Remove protected terms file
 Add\ selected\ text\ to\ list=Add selected text to list
 Add\ {}\ around\ selected\ text=Add {} around selected text
+Remove\ all\ {}\ in\ selected\ text=Remove all {} in selected text
 Format\ field=Format field
 New\ protected\ terms\ file=New protected terms file
 change\ field\ %0\ of\ entry\ %1\ from\ %2\ to\ %3=change field %0 of entry %1 from %2 to %3
@@ -2290,6 +2291,7 @@ Custom\ import\ formats=Custom import formats
 
 No\ list\ enabled=No list enabled
 Protect\ selection=Protect selection
+Unprotect\ selection=Unprotect selection
 
 Customized\ preview\ style=Customized preview style
 Next\ preview\ style=Next preview style