diff --git a/src/ui/glw/glw.c b/src/ui/glw/glw.c
index a5e1ab6ff2..e51b5a69ef 100644
--- a/src/ui/glw/glw.c
+++ b/src/ui/glw/glw.c
@@ -1706,7 +1706,9 @@ glw_pointer_event0(glw_root_t *gr, glw_t *w, glw_pointer_event_t *gpe,
 	switch(gpe->type) {
 
 	case GLW_POINTER_RIGHT_PRESS:
-	  glw_focus_set(gr, w, GLW_FOCUS_SET_INTERACTIVE);
+          e = event_create_action(ACTION_ITEMMENU);
+          glw_event_to_widget(w, e);
+          event_release(e);
 	  return 1;
 
 	case GLW_POINTER_LEFT_PRESS: