diff --git a/web/src/api/types/preferences/preferences.ts b/web/src/api/types/preferences/preferences.ts
index 6638057e..2e4c0330 100644
--- a/web/src/api/types/preferences/preferences.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/types/preferences/preferences.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ export const preferences = {
 	// 	allowedContexts: anyContext,
 	// 	defaultValue: false,
 	// }),
+	message_context_menu: new Preference<boolean>({
+		displayName: "Right-click menu on messages",
+		description: "Show a context menu when right-clicking on messages.",
+		allowedContexts: anyContext,
+		defaultValue: true,
+	}),
 	custom_notification_sound: new Preference<ContentURI>({
 		displayName: "Custom notification sound",
 		description: "The mxc:// URI to a custom notification sound.",
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
index f3ed282c..9134d5b6 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
@@ -13,17 +13,18 @@
 //
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-import React, { use, useState } from "react"
+import React, { use, useCallback, useState } from "react"
 import { getAvatarURL, getMediaURL, getUserColorIndex } from "@/api/media.ts"
 import { useRoomState } from "@/api/statestore"
 import { MemDBEvent, MemberEventContent, UnreadType } from "@/api/types"
 import { getDisplayname, isEventID } from "@/util/validation.ts"
 import ClientContext from "../ClientContext.ts"
 import MainScreenContext from "../MainScreenContext.ts"
+import { ModalContext } from "../modal/Modal.tsx"
 import { useRoomContext } from "../roomview/roomcontext.ts"
 import { ReplyIDBody } from "./ReplyBody.tsx"
 import { ContentErrorBoundary, HiddenEvent, getBodyType, isSmallEvent } from "./content"
-import EventMenu from "./menu/EventMenu.tsx"
+import { EventFullMenu, EventHoverMenu, getModalStyleFromMouse } from "./menu"
 import ErrorIcon from "../../icons/error.svg?react"
 import PendingIcon from "../../icons/pending.svg?react"
 import SentIcon from "../../icons/sent.svg?react"
@@ -72,7 +73,21 @@ const TimelineEvent = ({ evt, prevEvt, disableMenu }: TimelineEventProps) => {
 	const roomCtx = useRoomContext()
 	const client = use(ClientContext)!
 	const mainScreen = use(MainScreenContext)
+	const openModal = use(ModalContext)
 	const [forceContextMenuOpen, setForceContextMenuOpen] = useState(false)
+	const onContextMenu = useCallback((mouseEvt: React.MouseEvent) => {
+		if (!roomCtx.store.preferences.message_context_menu) {
+			return
+		}
+		mouseEvt.preventDefault()
+		openModal({
+			content: <EventFullMenu
+				evt={evt}
+				roomCtx={roomCtx}
+				style={getModalStyleFromMouse(mouseEvt, 9 * 40)}
+			/>,
+		})
+	}, [openModal, evt, roomCtx])
 	const memberEvt = useRoomState(roomCtx.store, "m.room.member", evt.sender)
 	if (!memberEvt) {
 		client.requestMemberEvent(roomCtx.store, evt.sender)
@@ -129,9 +144,13 @@ const TimelineEvent = ({ evt, prevEvt, disableMenu }: TimelineEventProps) => {
 	const editTime = editEventTS ? `Edited at ${fullTimeFormatter.format(editEventTS)}` : null
 	const relatesTo = (evt.orig_content ?? evt.content)?.["m.relates_to"]
 	const replyTo = relatesTo?.["m.in_reply_to"]?.event_id
-	const mainEvent = <div data-event-id={evt.event_id} className={wrapperClassNames.join(" ")}>
+	const mainEvent = <div
+		data-event-id={evt.event_id}
+		className={wrapperClassNames.join(" ")}
+		onContextMenu={onContextMenu}
+	>
 		{!disableMenu && <div className={`context-menu-container ${forceContextMenuOpen ? "force-open" : ""}`}>
-			<EventMenu evt={evt} setForceOpen={setForceContextMenuOpen}/>
+			<EventHoverMenu evt={evt} setForceOpen={setForceContextMenuOpen}/>
 		</div>}
 		{renderAvatar && <div
 			className="sender-avatar"
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx
index 7447e7b6..6d680af6 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx
@@ -13,117 +13,41 @@
 //
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-import { CSSProperties, use, useCallback, useRef } from "react"
-import { MemDBEvent, PowerLevelEventContent } from "@/api/types"
-import { emojiToReactionContent } from "@/util/emoji"
-import { useEventAsState } from "@/util/eventdispatcher.ts"
+import { CSSProperties, use } from "react"
+import { MemDBEvent } from "@/api/types"
 import ClientContext from "../../ClientContext.ts"
-import EmojiPicker from "../../emojipicker/EmojiPicker.tsx"
-import { ModalContext } from "../../modal/Modal.tsx"
-import { useRoomContext } from "../../roomview/roomcontext.ts"
-import EventExtraMenu from "./EventExtraMenu.tsx"
-import EditIcon from "@/icons/edit.svg?react"
-import MoreIcon from "@/icons/more.svg?react"
-import ReactIcon from "@/icons/react.svg?react"
-import RefreshIcon from "@/icons/refresh.svg?react"
-import ReplyIcon from "@/icons/reply.svg?react"
-import "./index.css"
+import { RoomContextData, useRoomContext } from "../../roomview/roomcontext.ts"
+import { usePrimaryItems } from "./usePrimaryItems.tsx"
+import { useSecondaryItems } from "./useSecondaryItems.tsx"
 
 interface EventHoverMenuProps {
 	evt: MemDBEvent
 	setForceOpen: (forceOpen: boolean) => void
 }
 
-function getModalStyle(button: HTMLButtonElement, modalHeight: number): CSSProperties {
-	const rect = button.getBoundingClientRect()
-	const style: CSSProperties = { right: window.innerWidth - rect.right }
-	if (rect.bottom + modalHeight > window.innerHeight) {
-		style.bottom = window.innerHeight - rect.top
-	} else {
-		style.top = rect.bottom
-	}
-	return style
+export const EventHoverMenu = ({ evt, setForceOpen }: EventHoverMenuProps) => {
+	const elements = usePrimaryItems(use(ClientContext)!, useRoomContext(), evt, true, undefined, setForceOpen)
+	return <div className="event-hover-menu">{elements}</div>
 }
 
-const EventMenu = ({ evt, setForceOpen }: EventHoverMenuProps) => {
-	const client = use(ClientContext)!
-	const userID = client.userID
-	const roomCtx = useRoomContext()
-	const openModal = use(ModalContext)
-	const contextMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-	const onClickReply = useCallback(() => roomCtx.setReplyTo(evt.event_id), [roomCtx, evt.event_id])
-	const onClickReact = useCallback((mevt: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-		const emojiPickerHeight = 34 * 16
-		setForceOpen(true)
-		openModal({
-			content: <EmojiPicker
-				style={getModalStyle(mevt.currentTarget, emojiPickerHeight)}
-				onSelect={emoji => {
-					client.sendEvent(evt.room_id, "m.reaction", emojiToReactionContent(emoji, evt.event_id))
-						.catch(err => window.alert(`Failed to send reaction: ${err}`))
-				}}
-				room={roomCtx.store}
-				closeOnSelect={true}
-				allowFreeform={true}
-			/>,
-			onClose: () => setForceOpen(false),
-		})
-	}, [client, roomCtx, evt, setForceOpen, openModal])
-	const onClickEdit = useCallback(() => {
-		roomCtx.setEditing(evt)
-	}, [roomCtx, evt])
-	const onClickResend = useCallback(() => {
-		if (!evt.transaction_id) {
-			return
-		}
-		client.resendEvent(evt.transaction_id)
-			.catch(err => window.alert(`Failed to resend message: ${err}`))
-	}, [client, evt.transaction_id])
-	const onClickMore = useCallback((mevt: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-		const moreMenuHeight = 10 * 16
-		setForceOpen(true)
-		openModal({
-			content: <EventExtraMenu
-				evt={evt}
-				room={roomCtx.store}
-				style={getModalStyle(mevt.currentTarget, moreMenuHeight)}
-			/>,
-			onClose: () => setForceOpen(false),
-		})
-	}, [evt, roomCtx, setForceOpen, openModal])
-	const isEditing = useEventAsState(roomCtx.isEditing)
-	const isPending = evt.event_id.startsWith("~")
-	const pendingTitle = isPending ? "Can't action messages that haven't been sent yet" : undefined
-	// TODO should these subscribe to the store?
-	const plEvent = roomCtx.store.getStateEvent("m.room.power_levels", "")
-	const encryptionEvent = roomCtx.store.getStateEvent("m.room.encryption", "")
-	const isEncrypted = encryptionEvent?.content?.algorithm === "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2"
-	const pls = (plEvent?.content ?? {}) as PowerLevelEventContent
-	const ownPL = pls.users?.[userID] ?? pls.users_default ?? 0
-	const reactPL = pls.events?.["m.reaction"] ?? pls.events_default ?? 0
-	const evtSendType = isEncrypted ? "m.room.encrypted" : evt.type === "m.sticker" ? "m.sticker" : "m.room.message"
-	const messageSendPL = pls.events?.[evtSendType] ?? pls.events_default ?? 0
+interface EventContextMenuProps {
+	evt: MemDBEvent
+	roomCtx: RoomContextData
+	style: CSSProperties
+}
 
-	const didFail = !!evt.send_error && evt.send_error !== "not sent" && !!evt.transaction_id
-	const canSend = !didFail && ownPL >= messageSendPL
-	const canEdit = canSend
-		&& evt.sender === userID
-		&& evt.type === "m.room.message"
-		&& evt.relation_type !== "m.replace"
-		&& !evt.redacted_by
-	const canReact = !didFail && ownPL >= reactPL
+export const EventExtraMenu = ({ evt, roomCtx, style }: EventContextMenuProps) => {
+	const elements = useSecondaryItems(use(ClientContext)!, roomCtx, evt)
+	return <div style={style} className="event-context-menu extra">{elements}</div>
+}
 
-	return <div className="event-hover-menu" ref={contextMenuRef}>
-		{canReact && <button disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle} onClick={onClickReact}><ReactIcon/></button>}
-		{canSend && <button
-			disabled={isEditing || isPending}
-			title={isEditing ? "Can't reply to messages while editing a message" : pendingTitle}
-			onClick={onClickReply}
-		><ReplyIcon/></button>}
-		{canEdit && <button onClick={onClickEdit} disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle}><EditIcon/></button>}
-		{didFail && <button onClick={onClickResend} title="Resend message"><RefreshIcon/></button>}
-		<button onClick={onClickMore}><MoreIcon/></button>
+export const EventFullMenu = ({ evt, roomCtx, style }: EventContextMenuProps) => {
+	const client = use(ClientContext)!
+	const primary = usePrimaryItems(client, roomCtx, evt, false, style, undefined)
+	const secondary = useSecondaryItems(client, roomCtx, evt)
+	return <div style={style} className="event-context-menu full">
+		{primary}
+		<hr/>
+		{secondary}
 	</div>
 }
-
-export default EventMenu
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
index 7e2b03d7..f4685dc0 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ div.event-hover-menu {
 	}
 }
 
-div.event-context-menu-extra {
+div.event-context-menu {
 	position: fixed;
 	background-color: var(--background-color);
 	border-radius: .5rem;
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ div.event-context-menu-extra {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
 
+	> hr {
+		margin: 0;
+		opacity: .2;
+	}
+
 	> button {
 		border-radius: 0;
 		padding: .5rem .75rem;
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.ts b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc25eb01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// gomuks - A Matrix client written in Go.
+// Copyright (C) 2024 Tulir Asokan
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+export { EventExtraMenu, EventFullMenu, EventHoverMenu } from "./EventMenu.tsx"
+export { getModalStyleFromMouse } from "./util.ts"
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/usePrimaryItems.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/usePrimaryItems.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a729a604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/usePrimaryItems.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// gomuks - A Matrix client written in Go.
+// Copyright (C) 2024 Tulir Asokan
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+import React, { CSSProperties, use, useCallback } from "react"
+import Client from "@/api/client.ts"
+import { MemDBEvent } from "@/api/types"
+import { emojiToReactionContent } from "@/util/emoji"
+import { useEventAsState } from "@/util/eventdispatcher.ts"
+import EmojiPicker from "../../emojipicker/EmojiPicker.tsx"
+import { ModalCloseContext, ModalContext } from "../../modal/Modal.tsx"
+import { RoomContextData } from "../../roomview/roomcontext.ts"
+import { EventExtraMenu } from "./EventMenu.tsx"
+import { getEncryption, getModalStyleFromButton, getPending, getPowerLevels } from "./util.ts"
+import EditIcon from "@/icons/edit.svg?react"
+import MoreIcon from "@/icons/more.svg?react"
+import ReactIcon from "@/icons/react.svg?react"
+import RefreshIcon from "@/icons/refresh.svg?react"
+import ReplyIcon from "@/icons/reply.svg?react"
+import "./index.css"
+
+const noop = () => {}
+
+export const usePrimaryItems = (
+	client: Client,
+	roomCtx: RoomContextData,
+	evt: MemDBEvent,
+	isHover: boolean,
+	style?: CSSProperties,
+	setForceOpen?: (forceOpen: boolean) => void,
+) => {
+	const closeModal = !isHover ? use(ModalCloseContext) : noop
+	const openModal = use(ModalContext)
+
+	const onClickReply = useCallback(() => {
+		roomCtx.setReplyTo(evt.event_id)
+		closeModal()
+	}, [roomCtx, evt.event_id, closeModal])
+	const onClickReact = useCallback((mevt: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+		const emojiPickerHeight = 34 * 16
+		setForceOpen?.(true)
+		openModal({
+			content: <EmojiPicker
+				style={style ?? getModalStyleFromButton(mevt.currentTarget, emojiPickerHeight)}
+				onSelect={emoji => {
+					client.sendEvent(evt.room_id, "m.reaction", emojiToReactionContent(emoji, evt.event_id))
+						.catch(err => window.alert(`Failed to send reaction: ${err}`))
+				}}
+				room={roomCtx.store}
+				closeOnSelect={true}
+				allowFreeform={true}
+			/>,
+			onClose: () => setForceOpen?.(false),
+		})
+	}, [client, roomCtx, evt, style, setForceOpen, openModal])
+	const onClickEdit = useCallback(() => {
+		closeModal()
+		roomCtx.setEditing(evt)
+	}, [roomCtx, evt, closeModal])
+	const onClickResend = useCallback(() => {
+		if (!evt.transaction_id) {
+			return
+		}
+		closeModal()
+		client.resendEvent(evt.transaction_id)
+			.catch(err => window.alert(`Failed to resend message: ${err}`))
+	}, [client, evt.transaction_id, closeModal])
+	const onClickMore = useCallback((mevt: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+		const moreMenuHeight = 4 * 40
+		setForceOpen!(true)
+		openModal({
+			content: <EventExtraMenu
+				evt={evt}
+				roomCtx={roomCtx}
+				style={getModalStyleFromButton(mevt.currentTarget, moreMenuHeight)}
+			/>,
+			onClose: () => setForceOpen!(false),
+		})
+	}, [evt, roomCtx, setForceOpen, openModal])
+	const isEditing = useEventAsState(roomCtx.isEditing)
+	const [isPending, pendingTitle] = getPending(evt)
+	const isEncrypted = getEncryption(roomCtx.store)
+	const [pls, ownPL] = getPowerLevels(roomCtx.store, client)
+	const reactPL = pls.events?.["m.reaction"] ?? pls.events_default ?? 0
+	const evtSendType = isEncrypted ? "m.room.encrypted" : evt.type === "m.sticker" ? "m.sticker" : "m.room.message"
+	const messageSendPL = pls.events?.[evtSendType] ?? pls.events_default ?? 0
+
+	const didFail = !!evt.send_error && evt.send_error !== "not sent" && !!evt.transaction_id
+	const canSend = !didFail && ownPL >= messageSendPL
+	const canEdit = canSend
+		&& evt.sender === client.userID
+		&& evt.type === "m.room.message"
+		&& evt.relation_type !== "m.replace"
+		&& !evt.redacted_by
+	const canReact = !didFail && ownPL >= reactPL
+
+	return <>
+		{didFail && <button onClick={onClickResend} title="Resend message">
+			<RefreshIcon/>
+			{!isHover && "Resend"}
+		</button>}
+		{canReact && <button disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle} onClick={onClickReact}>
+			<ReactIcon/>
+			{!isHover && "React"}
+		</button>}
+		{canSend && <button
+			disabled={isEditing || isPending}
+			title={isEditing ? "Can't reply to messages while editing a message" : pendingTitle}
+			onClick={onClickReply}
+		>
+			<ReplyIcon/>
+			{!isHover && "Reply"}
+		</button>}
+		{canEdit && <button onClick={onClickEdit} disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle}>
+			<EditIcon/>
+			{!isHover && "Edit"}
+		</button>}
+		{isHover && <button onClick={onClickMore}><MoreIcon/></button>}
+	</>
+}
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventExtraMenu.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/useSecondaryItems.tsx
similarity index 71%
rename from web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventExtraMenu.tsx
rename to web/src/ui/timeline/menu/useSecondaryItems.tsx
index a6757121..1aca07db 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventExtraMenu.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/useSecondaryItems.tsx
@@ -13,29 +13,26 @@
 //
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-import { CSSProperties, use, useCallback } from "react"
-import { RoomStateStore, useRoomState } from "@/api/statestore"
-import { MemDBEvent, PowerLevelEventContent } from "@/api/types"
-import ClientContext from "../../ClientContext.ts"
+import { use, useCallback } from "react"
+import Client from "@/api/client.ts"
+import { useRoomState } from "@/api/statestore"
+import { MemDBEvent } from "@/api/types"
 import { ModalCloseContext, ModalContext } from "../../modal/Modal.tsx"
 import { RoomContext, RoomContextData } from "../../roomview/roomcontext.ts"
 import JSONView from "../../util/JSONView.tsx"
 import ConfirmWithMessageModal from "./ConfirmWithMessageModal.tsx"
+import { getPending, getPowerLevels } from "./util.ts"
 import ViewSourceIcon from "@/icons/code.svg?react"
 import DeleteIcon from "@/icons/delete.svg?react"
 import PinIcon from "@/icons/pin.svg?react"
 import ReportIcon from "@/icons/report.svg?react"
 import UnpinIcon from "@/icons/unpin.svg?react"
 
-interface EventExtraMenuProps {
-	evt: MemDBEvent
-	room: RoomStateStore
-	style: CSSProperties
-}
-
-const EventExtraMenu = ({ evt, room, style }: EventExtraMenuProps) => {
-	const client = use(ClientContext)!
-	const userID = client.userID
+export const useSecondaryItems = (
+	client: Client,
+	roomCtx: RoomContextData,
+	evt: MemDBEvent,
+) => {
 	const closeModal = use(ModalCloseContext)
 	const openModal = use(ModalContext)
 	const onClickViewSource = useCallback(() => {
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ const EventExtraMenu = ({ evt, room, style }: EventExtraMenuProps) => {
 			dimmed: true,
 			boxed: true,
 			innerBoxClass: "confirm-message-modal",
-			content: <RoomContext value={new RoomContextData(room)}>
+			content: <RoomContext value={roomCtx}>
 				<ConfirmWithMessageModal
 					evt={evt}
 					title="Report Message"
@@ -64,13 +61,13 @@ const EventExtraMenu = ({ evt, room, style }: EventExtraMenuProps) => {
 				/>
 			</RoomContext>,
 		})
-	}, [evt, room, openModal, client])
+	}, [evt, roomCtx, openModal, client])
 	const onClickRedact = useCallback(() => {
 		openModal({
 			dimmed: true,
 			boxed: true,
 			innerBoxClass: "confirm-message-modal",
-			content: <RoomContext value={new RoomContextData(room)}>
+			content: <RoomContext value={roomCtx}>
 				<ConfirmWithMessageModal
 					evt={evt}
 					title="Remove Message"
@@ -84,32 +81,32 @@ const EventExtraMenu = ({ evt, room, style }: EventExtraMenuProps) => {
 				/>
 			</RoomContext>,
 		})
-	}, [evt, room, openModal, client])
+	}, [evt, roomCtx, openModal, client])
 	const onClickPin = useCallback(() => {
 		closeModal()
-		client.pinMessage(room, evt.event_id, true)
+		client.pinMessage(roomCtx.store, evt.event_id, true)
 			.catch(err => window.alert(`Failed to pin message: ${err}`))
-	}, [closeModal, client, room, evt.event_id])
+	}, [closeModal, client, roomCtx, evt.event_id])
 	const onClickUnpin = useCallback(() => {
 		closeModal()
-		client.pinMessage(room, evt.event_id, false)
+		client.pinMessage(roomCtx.store, evt.event_id, false)
 			.catch(err => window.alert(`Failed to unpin message: ${err}`))
-	}, [closeModal, client, room, evt.event_id])
+	}, [closeModal, client, roomCtx, evt.event_id])
 
-	const isPending = evt.event_id.startsWith("~")
-	const pendingTitle = isPending ? "Can't action messages that haven't been sent yet" : undefined
-	const plEvent = useRoomState(room, "m.room.power_levels", "")
+	const [isPending, pendingTitle] = getPending(evt)
+	useRoomState(roomCtx.store, "m.room.power_levels", "")
 	// We get pins from getPinnedEvents, but use the hook anyway to subscribe to changes
-	useRoomState(room, "m.room.pinned_events", "")
-	const pls = (plEvent?.content ?? {}) as PowerLevelEventContent
-	const pins = room.getPinnedEvents()
-	const ownPL = pls.users?.[userID] ?? pls.users_default ?? 0
+	useRoomState(roomCtx.store, "m.room.pinned_events", "")
+	const [pls, ownPL] = getPowerLevels(roomCtx.store, client)
+	const pins = roomCtx.store.getPinnedEvents()
 	const pinPL = pls.events?.["m.room.pinned_events"] ?? pls.state_default ?? 50
 	const redactEvtPL = pls.events?.["m.room.redaction"] ?? pls.events_default ?? 0
 	const redactOtherPL = pls.redact ?? 50
-	const canRedact = !evt.redacted_by && ownPL >= redactEvtPL && (evt.sender === userID || ownPL >= redactOtherPL)
+	const canRedact = !evt.redacted_by
+		&& ownPL >= redactEvtPL
+		&& (evt.sender === client.userID || ownPL >= redactOtherPL)
 
-	return <div style={style} className="event-context-menu-extra">
+	return <>
 		<button onClick={onClickViewSource}><ViewSourceIcon/>View source</button>
 		{ownPL >= pinPL && (pins.includes(evt.event_id)
 			? <button onClick={onClickUnpin}><UnpinIcon/>Unpin message</button>
@@ -121,7 +118,5 @@ const EventExtraMenu = ({ evt, room, style }: EventExtraMenuProps) => {
 			title={pendingTitle}
 			className="redact-button"
 		><DeleteIcon/>Remove</button>}
-	</div>
+	</>
 }
-
-export default EventExtraMenu
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/util.ts b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62b3eeb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// gomuks - A Matrix client written in Go.
+// Copyright (C) 2024 Tulir Asokan
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+import React, { CSSProperties } from "react"
+import Client from "@/api/client.ts"
+import { RoomStateStore } from "@/api/statestore"
+import { MemDBEvent, PowerLevelEventContent } from "@/api/types"
+
+export const getPending = (evt: MemDBEvent): [pending: boolean, pendingTitle: string | undefined] => {
+	const isPending = evt.event_id.startsWith("~")
+	const pendingTitle = isPending ? "Can't action messages that haven't been sent yet" : undefined
+	return [isPending, pendingTitle]
+}
+
+export const getPowerLevels = (room: RoomStateStore, client: Client): [pls: PowerLevelEventContent, ownPL: number] => {
+	const plEvent = room.getStateEvent("m.room.power_levels", "")
+	const pls = (plEvent?.content ?? {}) as PowerLevelEventContent
+	const ownPL = pls.users?.[client.userID] ?? pls.users_default ?? 0
+	return [pls, ownPL]
+}
+
+export const getEncryption = (room: RoomStateStore): boolean =>{
+	const encryptionEvent = room.getStateEvent("m.room.encryption", "")
+	return encryptionEvent?.content?.algorithm === "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2"
+}
+
+export function getModalStyleFromMouse(evt: React.MouseEvent, modalHeight: number): CSSProperties {
+	const style: CSSProperties = { right: window.innerWidth - evt.clientX }
+	if (evt.clientY + modalHeight > window.innerHeight) {
+		style.bottom = window.innerHeight - evt.clientY
+	} else {
+		style.top = evt.clientY
+	}
+	return style
+}
+
+export function getModalStyleFromButton(button: HTMLButtonElement, modalHeight: number): CSSProperties {
+	const rect = button.getBoundingClientRect()
+	const style: CSSProperties = { right: window.innerWidth - rect.right }
+	if (rect.bottom + modalHeight > window.innerHeight) {
+		style.bottom = window.innerHeight - rect.top
+	} else {
+		style.top = rect.bottom
+	}
+	return style
+}