diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/View.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/View.kt
index f944e8e8bffa..9191336e0cdc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/View.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/View.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.ext
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.view.TouchDelegate
 import android.view.View
+import mozilla.components.browser.menu.BrowserMenu
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.content.res.pxToDp
 
 fun View?.increaseTapArea(extraDps: Int) {
@@ -22,3 +23,11 @@ fun View?.increaseTapArea(extraDps: Int) {
         parent.touchDelegate = TouchDelegate(touchRect, this)
     }
 }
+
+fun View.getMenuDirectionForLocation(): BrowserMenu.Orientation {
+    val location = IntArray(2)
+    getLocationInWindow(location)
+    return if (location[1] > (rootView.measuredHeight / 2))
+        BrowserMenu.Orientation.UP else
+        BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/CollectionViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/CollectionViewHolder.kt
index 376433a61424..502ead44bb05 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/CollectionViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/CollectionViewHolder.kt
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.collection_home_list_row.view.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
-import mozilla.components.browser.menu.BrowserMenu
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu.BrowserMenuBuilder
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu.item.SimpleBrowserMenuItem
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ThemeManager
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getMenuDirectionForLocation
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.increaseTapArea
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.urlToTrimmedHost
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.CollectionAction
@@ -57,15 +57,11 @@ class CollectionViewHolder(
         collection_overflow_button.run {
             increaseTapArea(buttonIncreaseDps)
             setOnClickListener {
-                val location = IntArray(2)
-                it.getLocationInWindow(location)
                 collectionMenu.menuBuilder
                     .build(view.context)
                     .show(
                         anchor = it,
-                        orientation = if (location[1] > (rootView.measuredHeight / 2))
-                            BrowserMenu.Orientation.UP else
-                            BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN
+                        orientation = it.getMenuDirectionForLocation()
                     )
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabHeaderViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabHeaderViewHolder.kt
index ef5ad1eaa354..6c22efaff0e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabHeaderViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabHeaderViewHolder.kt
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import android.view.View
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import io.reactivex.Observer
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.tab_header.view.*
-import mozilla.components.browser.menu.BrowserMenu
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu.BrowserMenuBuilder
 import mozilla.components.browser.menu.item.SimpleBrowserMenuItem
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getMenuDirectionForLocation
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.SessionControlAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.TabAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.onNext
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TabHeaderViewHolder(
                 setOnClickListener {
                     tabsMenu.menuBuilder
                         .build(view.context)
-                        .show(anchor = it, orientation = BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN)
+                        .show(anchor = it, orientation = it.getMenuDirectionForLocation())
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkAdapter.kt
index efb44b8b870a..97b324275239 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkAdapter.kt
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import mozilla.appservices.places.BookmarkRoot
 import mozilla.components.browser.icons.IconRequest
-import mozilla.components.browser.menu.BrowserMenu
 import mozilla.components.concept.storage.BookmarkNode
 import mozilla.components.concept.storage.BookmarkNodeType
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ThemeManager
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getMenuDirectionForLocation
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.increaseTapArea
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
 
@@ -176,13 +176,9 @@ class BookmarkAdapter(val emptyView: View, val actionEmitter: Observer<BookmarkA
 
             bookmark_overflow.increaseTapArea(bookmarkOverflowExtraDips)
             bookmark_overflow.setOnClickListener {
-                val location = IntArray(2)
-                it.getLocationInWindow(location)
                 bookmarkItemMenu.menuBuilder.build(containerView.context).show(
                     anchor = it,
-                    orientation = if (location[1] > (it.rootView.measuredHeight / 2))
-                        BrowserMenu.Orientation.UP else
-                        BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN
+                    orientation = it.getMenuDirectionForLocation()
                 )
             }
             bookmark_title.text = if (item.title.isNullOrBlank()) item.url else item.title
@@ -317,7 +313,7 @@ class BookmarkAdapter(val emptyView: View, val actionEmitter: Observer<BookmarkA
                 bookmark_overflow.setOnClickListener {
                     bookmarkItemMenu.menuBuilder.build(containerView.context).show(
                         anchor = it,
-                        orientation = BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN
+                        orientation = it.getMenuDirectionForLocation()
                     )
                 }
                 bookmark_layout.setOnLongClickListener(null)
@@ -384,7 +380,7 @@ class BookmarkAdapter(val emptyView: View, val actionEmitter: Observer<BookmarkA
             bookmark_overflow.setOnClickListener {
                 bookmarkItemMenu.menuBuilder.build(containerView.context).show(
                     anchor = it,
-                    orientation = BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN
+                    orientation = it.getMenuDirectionForLocation()
                 )
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/viewholders/HistoryListItemViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/viewholders/HistoryListItemViewHolder.kt
index 2ff5371755ea..9edb8efb37e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/viewholders/HistoryListItemViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/history/viewholders/HistoryListItemViewHolder.kt
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import mozilla.components.browser.icons.IconRequest
-import mozilla.components.browser.menu.BrowserMenu
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ThemeManager
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getMenuDirectionForLocation
 import org.mozilla.fenix.library.history.HistoryAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.library.history.HistoryItem
 import org.mozilla.fenix.library.history.HistoryItemMenu
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class HistoryListItemViewHolder(
         menuButton.setOnClickListener {
             historyMenu.menuBuilder.build(view.context).show(
                 anchor = it,
-                orientation = BrowserMenu.Orientation.DOWN)
+                orientation = it.getMenuDirectionForLocation())
         }
     }