diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 1c76f35..f2c4dd3 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use cosmic::{
         event,
         futures::{self, SinkExt},
         keyboard::{Event as KeyEvent, Key, Modifiers},
-        stream,
+        mouse, stream,
         widget::scrollable,
         window::{self, Event as WindowEvent, Id as WindowId},
     },
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     ModifiersChanged(window::Id, Modifiers),
     MounterItems(MounterKey, MounterItems),
     MountResult(MounterKey, MounterItem, Result<bool, String>),
+    Mouse(window::Id, mouse::Button),
     MoveTo(Option<Entity>),
     MoveToResult(DialogResult),
     NavBarClose(Entity),
@@ -1545,6 +1546,21 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 
+    fn close_context_menus(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
+        let active = self.tab_model.active();
+        if let Some(tab) = self.tab_model.data_mut::<Tab>(active) {
+            tab.location_context_menu_index = None;
+            if tab.context_menu.is_some() {
+                return self.update(Message::TabMessage(
+                    Some(active),
+                    tab::Message::ContextMenu(None, None),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Task::none()
+    }
+
     fn update_nav_model(&mut self) {
         let mut nav_model = segmented_button::ModelBuilder::default();
 
@@ -2570,11 +2586,12 @@ impl Application for App {
             self.set_show_context(false);
             return cosmic::task::message(cosmic::action::app(Message::SetShowDetails(false)));
         }
-        if self.search_get().is_some() {
-            // Close search if open
-            return self.search_set_active(None);
-        }
         if let Some(tab) = self.tab_model.data_mut::<Tab>(entity) {
+            if tab.location_context_menu_index.is_some() {
+                tab.location_context_menu_index = None;
+                return Task::none();
+            }
+
             if tab.context_menu.is_some() {
                 return self.update(Message::TabMessage(
                     Some(entity),
@@ -2597,6 +2614,11 @@ impl Application for App {
             }
         }
 
+        if self.search_get().is_some() {
+            // Close search if open
+            return self.search_set_active(None);
+        }
+
         Task::none()
     }
 
@@ -3271,6 +3293,12 @@ impl Application for App {
                     );
                 }
             },
+            Message::Mouse(window_id, _button) => {
+                // Close context menu when clicking outside.
+                if self.core.main_window_id() == Some(window_id) {
+                    return self.close_context_menus();
+                }
+            }
             Message::MoveTo(entity_opt) => {
                 let selected_paths: Box<[_]> = self.selected_paths(entity_opt).collect();
                 return self.move_to(&selected_paths);
@@ -4013,14 +4041,18 @@ impl Application for App {
                 ));
             }
             Message::SearchActivate => {
-                return if self.search_get().is_none() {
-                    self.search_set_active(Some(String::new()))
+                let mut tasks = vec![self.close_context_menus()];
+
+                if self.search_get().is_none() {
+                    tasks.push(self.search_set_active(Some(String::new())));
                 } else {
-                    widget::text_input::focus(self.search_id.clone())
+                    tasks.push(widget::text_input::focus(self.search_id.clone()));
                 };
+
+                return Task::batch(tasks);
             }
             Message::SearchClear => {
-                return self.search_set_active(None);
+                return Task::batch([self.close_context_menus(), self.search_set_active(None)]);
             }
             Message::SearchInput(input) => {
                 return self.search_set_active(Some(input));
@@ -4037,18 +4069,7 @@ impl Application for App {
                 return self.update_config();
             }
             Message::TabActivate(entity) => {
-                let mut tasks = Vec::new();
-
-                // Close old context menu
-                let active = self.tab_model.active();
-                if let Some(tab) = self.tab_model.data_mut::<Tab>(active)
-                    && tab.context_menu.is_some()
-                {
-                    tasks.push(self.update(Message::TabMessage(
-                        Some(active),
-                        tab::Message::ContextMenu(None, None),
-                    )));
-                }
+                let mut tasks = vec![self.close_context_menus()];
 
                 // Activate new tab
                 self.tab_model.activate(entity);
@@ -6141,6 +6162,10 @@ impl Application for App {
         let mut subscriptions = vec![
             //TODO: filter more events by window id
             event::listen_with(|event, status, window_id| match event {
+                Event::Mouse(mouse::Event::ButtonPressed(button)) => match status {
+                    event::Status::Ignored => Some(Message::Mouse(window_id, button)),
+                    event::Status::Captured => None,
+                },
                 Event::Keyboard(KeyEvent::KeyPressed {
                     key,
                     modifiers,
diff --git a/src/dialog.rs b/src/dialog.rs
index a5b9c4a..c103a06 100644
--- a/src/dialog.rs
+++ b/src/dialog.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use cosmic::{
         event,
         futures::{self, SinkExt},
         keyboard::{Event as KeyEvent, Key, Modifiers, key::Named},
-        stream,
+        mouse, stream,
         widget::scrollable,
         window,
     },
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ enum Message {
     Key(Modifiers, Key, Option<SmolStr>),
     ModifiersChanged(Modifiers),
     MounterItems(MounterKey, MounterItems),
+    Mouse(window::Id, mouse::Button),
     NewFolder,
     NotifyEvents(Vec<DebouncedEvent>),
     NotifyWatcher(WatcherWrapper),
@@ -854,6 +855,15 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 
+    fn close_context_menus(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
+        self.tab.location_context_menu_index = None;
+        if self.tab.context_menu.is_some() {
+            return self.update(Message::TabMessage(tab::Message::ContextMenu(None, None)));
+        }
+
+        Task::none()
+    }
+
     fn update_nav_model(&mut self) {
         let mut nav_model = segmented_button::ModelBuilder::default();
 
@@ -1300,9 +1310,9 @@ impl Application for App {
             return Task::none();
         }
 
-        if self.search_get().is_some() {
-            // Close search if open
-            return self.search_set(None);
+        if self.tab.location_context_menu_index.is_some() {
+            self.tab.location_context_menu_index = None;
+            return Task::none();
         }
 
         if self.tab.context_menu.is_some() {
@@ -1315,6 +1325,11 @@ impl Application for App {
             return Task::none();
         }
 
+        if self.search_get().is_some() {
+            // Close search if open
+            return self.search_set(None);
+        }
+
         let had_focused_button = self.tab.select_focus_id().is_some();
         if self.tab.select_none() {
             if had_focused_button {
@@ -1529,6 +1544,12 @@ impl Application for App {
 
                 return Task::batch(commands);
             }
+            Message::Mouse(window_id, _button) => {
+                // Close context menu when clicking outside.
+                if self.core.main_window_id() == Some(window_id) {
+                    return self.close_context_menus();
+                }
+            }
             Message::NewFolder => {
                 if let Some(path) = self.tab.location.path_opt() {
                     self.dialog_pages.push_back(DialogPage::NewFolder {
@@ -1684,14 +1705,18 @@ impl Application for App {
                 )));
             }
             Message::SearchActivate => {
-                return if self.search_get().is_none() {
-                    self.search_set(Some(String::new()))
+                let mut tasks = vec![self.close_context_menus()];
+
+                if self.search_get().is_none() {
+                    tasks.push(self.search_set(Some(String::new())));
                 } else {
-                    widget::text_input::focus(self.search_id.clone())
-                };
+                    tasks.push(widget::text_input::focus(self.search_id.clone()));
+                }
+
+                return Task::batch(tasks);
             }
             Message::SearchClear => {
-                return self.search_set(None);
+                return Task::batch([self.close_context_menus(), self.search_set(None)]);
             }
             Message::SearchInput(input) => {
                 return self.search_set(Some(input));
@@ -1972,7 +1997,11 @@ impl Application for App {
         struct WatcherSubscription;
         struct TimeSubscription;
         let mut subscriptions = vec![
-            event::listen_with(|event, status, _window_id| match event {
+            event::listen_with(|event, status, window_id| match event {
+                Event::Mouse(mouse::Event::ButtonPressed(button)) => match status {
+                    event::Status::Ignored => Some(Message::Mouse(window_id, button)),
+                    event::Status::Captured => None,
+                },
                 Event::Keyboard(KeyEvent::KeyPressed {
                     key,
                     modifiers,