diff --git a/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/draw_editor.rs b/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/draw_editor.rs
index ce03bbeb4cb..9b238daa6e2 100644
--- a/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/draw_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/draw_editor.rs
@@ -27,12 +27,57 @@ pub fn draw_editor(ctx: &mut Context, state: &mut State) {
     if let Some(doc) = state.documents.active() {
         ctx.textarea("textarea", doc.buffer.clone());
         ctx.inherit_focus();
+        if let Some(position) = ctx.take_textarea_context_menu_position() {
+            state.editor_context_menu_position = Some(position);
+        }
     } else {
         ctx.block_begin("empty");
         ctx.block_end();
     }
 
     ctx.attr_intrinsic_size(Size { width: 0, height: size.height - height_reduction });
+
+    draw_editor_context_menu(ctx, state);
+}
+
+fn draw_editor_context_menu(ctx: &mut Context, state: &mut State) {
+    let Some(position) = state.editor_context_menu_position else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let Some(buffer) = state.documents.active().map(|doc| doc.buffer.clone()) else {
+        state.editor_context_menu_position = None;
+        return;
+    };
+
+    ctx.context_menu_begin("editor_context_menu", position);
+
+    if ctx.context_menu_button(loc(LocId::EditCut), 'T', kbmod::CTRL | vk::X) {
+        buffer.borrow_mut().cut(ctx.clipboard_mut());
+        ctx.needs_rerender();
+    }
+    if ctx.context_menu_button(loc(LocId::EditCopy), 'C', kbmod::CTRL | vk::C) {
+        buffer.borrow_mut().copy(ctx.clipboard_mut());
+        ctx.needs_rerender();
+    }
+    if ctx.context_menu_button(loc(LocId::EditPaste), 'P', kbmod::CTRL | vk::V) {
+        buffer.borrow_mut().paste(ctx.clipboard_ref(), false);
+        ctx.needs_rerender();
+    }
+    if ctx.context_menu_button(loc(LocId::EditSelectAll), 'A', kbmod::CTRL | vk::A) {
+        buffer.borrow_mut().select_all();
+        ctx.needs_rerender();
+    }
+    if state.wants_search.kind != StateSearchKind::Disabled
+        && ctx.context_menu_button(loc(LocId::EditFind), 'F', kbmod::CTRL | vk::F)
+    {
+        state.wants_search.kind = StateSearchKind::Search;
+        state.wants_search.focus = true;
+        ctx.needs_rerender();
+    }
+
+    if ctx.context_menu_end() {
+        state.editor_context_menu_position = None;
+    }
 }
 
 fn draw_search(ctx: &mut Context, state: &mut State) {
@@ -354,3 +399,71 @@ fn validate_goto_point(line: &str) -> Option<Point> {
     }
     Some(Point { x: coords[0], y: coords[1] })
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use edit::input::{Input, InputMouse, InputMouseState};
+    use stdext::arena;
+
+    fn draw_frame(tui: &mut Tui, state: &mut State, input: Option<Input<'_>>) {
+        let mut ctx = tui.create_context(input);
+        draw_editor(&mut ctx, state);
+    }
+
+    fn settle(tui: &mut Tui, state: &mut State) {
+        while tui.needs_settling() {
+            draw_frame(tui, state, None);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn right_clicking_selected_text_opens_context_menu() {
+        let _ = arena::init(128 * MEBI);
+        let mut tui = Tui::new().unwrap();
+        let mut state = State::new().unwrap();
+        let buffer = state.documents.add_untitled().unwrap().buffer.clone();
+
+        {
+            let mut tb = buffer.borrow_mut();
+            tb.copy_from_str(&String::from("selected text"));
+            tb.cursor_move_to_logical(Point { x: 0, y: 0 });
+            tb.start_selection();
+            tb.selection_update_logical(Point { x: 8, y: 0 });
+        }
+
+        draw_frame(&mut tui, &mut state, Some(Input::Resize(Size { width: 80, height: 24 })));
+        settle(&mut tui, &mut state);
+
+        let margin = buffer.borrow().margin_width();
+        draw_frame(
+            &mut tui,
+            &mut state,
+            Some(Input::Mouse(InputMouse {
+                state: InputMouseState::Right,
+                modifiers: kbmod::NONE,
+                position: Point { x: margin + 1, y: 0 },
+                scroll: Point::default(),
+                drag: false,
+            })),
+        );
+        settle(&mut tui, &mut state);
+
+        let scratch = arena::scratch_arena(None);
+        let layout = tui.debug_layout(&scratch);
+        assert!(
+            layout.contains("editor_context_menu"),
+            "right-clicking selected text should open the context menu:\n{layout}"
+        );
+        for id in [
+            LocId::EditCut,
+            LocId::EditCopy,
+            LocId::EditPaste,
+            LocId::EditSelectAll,
+            LocId::EditFind,
+        ] {
+            let label = format!("text:         \"  {}\"", loc(id));
+            assert!(layout.contains(&label), "missing context-menu label {label}:\n{layout}");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/state.rs b/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/state.rs
index 13a1cefbbea..de04b056db8 100644
--- a/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/state.rs
+++ b/crates/edit/src/bin/edit/state.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ pub struct State {
     pub search_replacement: String,
     pub search_options: buffer::SearchOptions,
     pub search_success: bool,
+    pub editor_context_menu_position: Option<Point>,
 
     pub wants_language_picker: bool,
 
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ impl State {
             search_replacement: Default::default(),
             search_options: Default::default(),
             search_success: true,
+            editor_context_menu_position: None,
 
             wants_language_picker: false,
 
diff --git a/crates/edit/src/tui.rs b/crates/edit/src/tui.rs
index 9826c91cfc7..c2358a980d6 100644
--- a/crates/edit/src/tui.rs
+++ b/crates/edit/src/tui.rs
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ impl Tui {
         let mut input_keyboard = None;
         let mut input_mouse_modifiers = kbmod::NONE;
         let mut input_mouse_click = 0;
+        let mut input_mouse_right_down = false;
         let mut input_scroll_delta = Point { x: 0, y: 0 };
         // `input_consumed` should be `true` if we're in the settling phase which is indicated by
         // `self.needs_settling() == true`. However, there's a possibility for it being true from
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@ impl Tui {
                 } else if mouse_down {
                     // Transition from no mouse input to some mouse input --> Record the mouse down position.
                     self.mouse_down_node_path.replace_range(.., &self.mouse_hover_node_path);
+                    input_mouse_right_down = next_state == InputMouseState::Right;
 
                     // On left-mouse-down we change focus.
                     let mut target = 0;
@@ -716,8 +718,10 @@ impl Tui {
             input_keyboard,
             input_mouse_modifiers,
             input_mouse_click,
+            input_mouse_right_down,
             input_scroll_delta,
             input_consumed,
+            textarea_context_menu_position: None,
 
             tree,
             last_modal: None,
@@ -1381,9 +1385,11 @@ pub struct Context<'a, 'input> {
     input_keyboard: Option<InputKey>,
     input_mouse_modifiers: InputKeyMod,
     input_mouse_click: CoordType,
+    input_mouse_right_down: bool,
     /// By how much the mouse wheel was scrolled since the last frame.
     input_scroll_delta: Point,
     input_consumed: bool,
+    textarea_context_menu_position: Option<Point>,
 
     tree: Tree<'a>,
     last_modal: Option<&'a NodeCell<'a>>,
@@ -1744,6 +1750,11 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a, '_> {
         if self.input_consumed { None } else { self.input_keyboard }
     }
 
+    /// Returns and clears a request to open a context menu for a textarea.
+    pub fn take_textarea_context_menu_position(&mut self) -> Option<Point> {
+        self.textarea_context_menu_position.take()
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn set_input_consumed(&mut self) {
         debug_assert!(!self.input_consumed);
@@ -2293,6 +2304,22 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a, '_> {
                 y: mouse.y - inner.top + tc.scroll_offset.y,
             };
 
+            if self.input_mouse_right_down
+                && text_rect.contains(self.tui.mouse_down_position)
+                && tb.selection_range().is_some_and(|(beg, end)| {
+                    let beg = beg.visual_pos;
+                    let end = end.visual_pos;
+                    pos.y >= beg.y
+                        && pos.y <= end.y
+                        && (pos.y != beg.y || pos.x >= beg.x)
+                        && (pos.y != end.y || pos.x < end.x)
+                })
+            {
+                self.textarea_context_menu_position = Some(mouse);
+                self.set_input_consumed();
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if select_rect.contains(self.tui.mouse_down_position) {
                 if self.tui.mouse_is_drag {
                     tb.selection_update_visual(pos);
@@ -3346,6 +3373,48 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a, '_> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Starts a context menu at the given viewport position.
+    pub fn context_menu_begin(&mut self, classname: &'static str, position: Point) {
+        let open_left = position.x >= self.tui.size.width / 2;
+        let open_up = position.y >= self.tui.size.height / 2;
+
+        self.table_begin(classname);
+        self.attr_float(FloatSpec {
+            anchor: Anchor::Root,
+            gravity_x: open_left as u8 as f32,
+            gravity_y: open_up as u8 as f32,
+            offset_x: (position.x + !open_left as CoordType) as f32,
+            offset_y: (position.y + !open_up as CoordType) as f32,
+        });
+        self.attr_border();
+        self.attr_focus_well();
+        self.focus_on_first_present();
+    }
+
+    /// Appends a button to the current context menu.
+    pub fn context_menu_button(
+        &mut self,
+        text: &str,
+        accelerator: char,
+        shortcut: InputKey,
+    ) -> bool {
+        self.menubar_menu_button(text, accelerator, shortcut)
+    }
+
+    /// Ends a context menu and returns whether it should be closed.
+    pub fn context_menu_end(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let escape = !self.input_consumed
+            && self.input_keyboard == Some(vk::ESCAPE)
+            && self.contains_focus();
+        if escape {
+            self.set_input_consumed();
+            Tui::clean_node_path(&mut self.tui.focused_node_path);
+        }
+
+        self.table_end();
+        escape || !self.contains_focus()
+    }
+
     /// Renders a button label with an optional accelerator character
     /// May also renders a checkbox or square brackets for inline buttons
     fn button_label(&mut self, classname: &'static str, text: &str, style: ButtonStyle) {