diff --git i/modules/media_library/media_library.module w/modules/media_library/media_library.module
index 4ad3e30..2e5c3d7 100644
--- i/modules/media_library/media_library.module
+++ w/modules/media_library/media_library.module
@@ -534,7 +534,15 @@ function media_library_filter_format_edit_form_validate($form, FormStateInterfac
         'status',
       ]);
 
-      if (!$media_embed_enabled) {
+      // @see media_contextual_crop_embed
+      $media_contextual_crop_embed = $form_state->getValue([
+        'filters',
+        'media_contextual_crop_embed',
+        'status',
+      ]);
+  
+
+      if (!$media_embed_enabled && !$media_contextual_crop_embed) {
         $error_message = new TranslatableMarkup('The %media-embed-filter-label filter must be enabled to use the %drupal-media-library-button button.', [
           '%media-embed-filter-label' => $get_filter_label('media_embed'),
           '%drupal-media-library-button' => new TranslatableMarkup('Insert from Media Library'),


diff --git i/modules/media_library/src/MediaLibraryEditorOpener.php w/modules/media_library/src/MediaLibraryEditorOpener.php
index 4ad3e30..2e5c3d7 100644
--- i/modules/media_library/src/MediaLibraryEditorOpener.php
+++ w/modules/media_library/src/MediaLibraryEditorOpener.php
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ class MediaLibraryEditorOpener implements MediaLibraryOpenerInterface {
         ->addCacheTags(['filter_format_list'])
         ->setReason("The text format '$filter_format_id' could not be loaded.");
     }
-    $filters = $filter_format->filters();
+    $filters = $filter_format->filters();    
+    $media_embed = $filters->has('media_embed') && $filters->get('media_embed')->status;
+    $media_contextual_crop_embed = $filters->has('media_contextual_crop_embed') && $filters->get('media_contextual_crop_embed')->status;
     return $filter_format->access('use', $account, TRUE)
-      ->andIf(AccessResult::allowedIf($filters->has('media_embed') && $filters->get('media_embed')->status === TRUE));
+      ->andIf(AccessResult::allowedIf($media_embed || $media_contextual_crop_embed));
   }
 
   /**