diff --git a/examples/context-menu/Cargo.toml b/examples/context-menu/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88a491e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/context-menu/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "context-menu"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+tracing = "0.1.37"
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.17"
+tracing-log = "0.2.0"
+
+[dependencies.libcosmic]
+path = "../../"
+default-features = false
+features = ["debug", "winit", "tokio", "xdg-portal"]
diff --git a/examples/context-menu/src/main.rs b/examples/context-menu/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c4fea8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/context-menu/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// Copyright 2023 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+//! Application API example
+
+use cosmic::app::{Command, Core, Settings};
+use cosmic::iced_core::Size;
+use cosmic::widget::{menu, segmented_button};
+use cosmic::{executor, iced, ApplicationExt, Element};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// Runs application with these settings
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+    let _ = tracing_log::LogTracer::init();
+
+    let settings = Settings::default()
+        .size(Size::new(1024., 768.));
+
+    cosmic::app::run::<App>(settings, ())?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Messages that are used specifically by our [`App`].
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum Message {
+    Clicked,
+    ShowContext,
+    WindowClose,
+    ShowWindowMenu,
+    ToggleHideContent,
+    WindowNew,
+}
+
+/// The [`App`] stores application-specific state.
+pub struct App {
+    core: Core,
+    button_label: String,
+    show_context: bool,
+    hide_content: bool,
+}
+
+/// Implement [`cosmic::Application`] to integrate with COSMIC.
+impl cosmic::Application for App {
+    /// Default async executor to use with the app.
+    type Executor = executor::Default;
+
+    /// Argument received [`cosmic::Application::new`].
+    type Flags = ();
+
+    /// Message type specific to our [`App`].
+    type Message = Message;
+
+    /// The unique application ID to supply to the window manager.
+    const APP_ID: &'static str = "org.cosmic.ContextMenuDemo";
+
+    fn core(&self) -> &Core {
+        &self.core
+    }
+
+    fn core_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Core {
+        &mut self.core
+    }
+
+    /// Creates the application, and optionally emits command on initialize.
+    fn init(core: Core, _input: Self::Flags) -> (Self, Command<Self::Message>) {
+        let mut app = App {
+            core,
+            button_label: String::from("Right click me"),
+            hide_content: false,
+            show_context: false,
+        };
+
+        app.set_header_title("COSMIC Context Menu Demo".into());
+        let command = app.set_window_title("COSMIC Context Menu Demo".into());
+
+        (app, command)
+    }
+
+    /// Handle application events here.
+    fn update(&mut self, message: Self::Message) -> Command<Self::Message> {
+        self.button_label = format!("Clicked {message:?}");
+
+        Command::none()
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a view after each update.
+    fn view(&self) -> Element<Self::Message> {
+        let widget = cosmic::widget::context_menu(
+            cosmic::widget::button::text(&self.button_label).on_press(Message::Clicked),
+            self.context_menu(),
+        );
+
+        let centered = cosmic::widget::container(widget)
+            .width(iced::Length::Fill)
+            .height(iced::Length::Fill)
+            .align_x(iced::alignment::Horizontal::Center)
+            .align_y(iced::alignment::Vertical::Center);
+
+        Element::from(centered)
+    }
+}
+
+impl App {
+    fn context_menu(&self) -> Option<Vec<menu::Tree<Message>>> {
+        Some(menu::items(
+            &HashMap::new(),
+            vec![
+                menu::Item::Button("New window", ContextMenuAction::WindowNew),
+                menu::Item::Divider,
+                menu::Item::Folder(
+                    "View",
+                    vec![menu::Item::CheckBox(
+                        "Hide content",
+                        self.hide_content,
+                        ContextMenuAction::ToggleHideContent,
+                    )],
+                ),
+                menu::Item::Divider,
+                menu::Item::Button("Quit", ContextMenuAction::WindowClose),
+            ],
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ContextMenuAction {
+    WindowClose,
+    ToggleHideContent,
+    WindowNew,
+}
+
+impl menu::Action for ContextMenuAction {
+    type Message = Message;
+    fn message(&self, _entity_opt: Option<segmented_button::Entity>) -> Self::Message {
+        match self {
+            ContextMenuAction::WindowClose => Message::WindowClose,
+            ContextMenuAction::ToggleHideContent => Message::ToggleHideContent,
+            ContextMenuAction::WindowNew => Message::WindowNew,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/nav-context/src/main.rs b/examples/nav-context/src/main.rs
index a608cc22..7382fb7e 100644
--- a/examples/nav-context/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/nav-context/src/main.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use cosmic::app::{Command, Core, Settings};
 use cosmic::iced_core::Size;
-use cosmic::widget::menu::action::MenuAction;
-use cosmic::widget::menu::menu_tree::{menu_items, MenuItem, MenuTree};
-use cosmic::widget::nav_bar;
+use cosmic::widget::{menu, nav_bar};
 use cosmic::{executor, iced, ApplicationExt, Element};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ pub enum NavMenuAction {
     Delete(nav_bar::Id),
 }
 
-impl MenuAction for NavMenuAction {
+impl menu::Action for NavMenuAction {
     type Message = cosmic::app::Message<Message>;
 
     fn message(&self, _entity: Option<cosmic::widget::segmented_button::Entity>) -> Self::Message {
@@ -133,13 +131,13 @@ impl cosmic::Application for App {
     fn nav_context_menu(
         &self,
         id: nav_bar::Id,
-    ) -> Option<Vec<MenuTree<cosmic::app::Message<Self::Message>, cosmic::Renderer>>> {
-        Some(menu_items(
+    ) -> Option<Vec<menu::Tree<cosmic::app::Message<Self::Message>>>> {
+        Some(menu::items(
             &HashMap::new(),
             vec![
-                MenuItem::Button("Move Up", NavMenuAction::MoveUp(id)),
-                MenuItem::Button("Move Down", NavMenuAction::MoveDown(id)),
-                MenuItem::Button("Delete", NavMenuAction::Delete(id)),
+                menu::Item::Button("Move Up", NavMenuAction::MoveUp(id)),
+                menu::Item::Button("Move Down", NavMenuAction::MoveDown(id)),
+                menu::Item::Button("Delete", NavMenuAction::Delete(id)),
             ],
         ))
     }
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 5274ffa3..93a91a70 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub use self::settings::Settings;
 use crate::config::CosmicTk;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::theme::THEME;
-use crate::widget::{context_drawer, nav_bar, popover};
+use crate::widget::{context_drawer, menu, nav_bar, popover};
 use apply::Apply;
 use iced::Subscription;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "winit", feature = "multi-window"))]
@@ -473,10 +473,7 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Shows a context menu for the active nav bar item.
-    fn nav_context_menu(
-        &self,
-        id: nav_bar::Id,
-    ) -> Option<Vec<crate::widget::menu::MenuTree<Message<Self::Message>, crate::Renderer>>> {
+    fn nav_context_menu(&self, id: nav_bar::Id) -> Option<Vec<menu::Tree<Message<Self::Message>>>> {
         None
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widget/context_menu.rs b/src/widget/context_menu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfec06d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/widget/context_menu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+// Copyright 2024 System76 <info@system76.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+//! A context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation.
+
+use crate::widget::menu::{
+    self, CloseCondition, ItemHeight, ItemWidth, MenuBarState, PathHighlight,
+};
+use derive_setters::Setters;
+use iced::touch::Finger;
+use iced::Event;
+use iced_core::widget::{tree, Tree, Widget};
+use iced_core::{event, mouse, touch, Length, Point, Size};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+/// A context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation.
+pub fn context_menu<'a, Message: 'a>(
+    content: impl Into<crate::Element<'a, Message>> + 'a,
+    // on_context: Message,
+    context_menu: Option<Vec<menu::Tree<'a, Message>>>,
+) -> ContextMenu<'a, Message> {
+    let mut this = ContextMenu {
+        content: content.into(),
+        context_menu: context_menu.map(|menus| {
+            vec![menu::Tree::with_children(
+                crate::widget::row::<'static, Message>(),
+                menus,
+            )]
+        }),
+    };
+
+    if let Some(ref mut context_menu) = this.context_menu {
+        context_menu.iter_mut().for_each(menu::Tree::set_index);
+    }
+
+    this
+}
+
+/// A context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation.
+#[derive(Setters)]
+#[must_use]
+pub struct ContextMenu<'a, Message> {
+    #[setters(skip)]
+    content: crate::Element<'a, Message>,
+    #[setters(skip)]
+    context_menu: Option<Vec<menu::Tree<'a, Message>>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, Message: Clone> Widget<Message, crate::Theme, crate::Renderer>
+    for ContextMenu<'a, Message>
+{
+    fn tag(&self) -> tree::Tag {
+        tree::Tag::of::<LocalState>()
+    }
+
+    fn state(&self) -> tree::State {
+        #[allow(clippy::default_trait_access)]
+        tree::State::new(LocalState {
+            context_cursor: Point::default(),
+            fingers_pressed: Default::default(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn children(&self) -> Vec<Tree> {
+        let mut children = Vec::with_capacity(if self.context_menu.is_some() { 2 } else { 1 });
+
+        children.push(Tree::new(self.content.as_widget()));
+
+        // Assign the context menu's elements as this widget's children.
+        if let Some(ref context_menu) = self.context_menu {
+            let mut tree = Tree::empty();
+            tree.state = tree::State::new(MenuBarState::default());
+            tree.children = context_menu
+                .iter()
+                .map(|root| {
+                    let mut tree = Tree::empty();
+                    let flat = root
+                        .flattern()
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|mt| Tree::new(mt.item.as_widget()))
+                        .collect();
+                    tree.children = flat;
+                    tree
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            children.push(tree);
+        }
+
+        children
+    }
+
+    fn diff(&mut self, tree: &mut Tree) {
+        self.content.as_widget_mut().diff(&mut tree.children[0]);
+
+        // if let Some(ref mut context_menus) = self.context_menu {
+        //     for (menu, tree) in context_menus
+        //         .iter_mut()
+        //         .zip(tree.children[1].children.iter_mut())
+        //     {
+        //         menu.item.as_widget_mut().diff(tree);
+        //     }
+        // }
+    }
+
+    fn size(&self) -> Size<Length> {
+        self.content.as_widget().size()
+    }
+
+    fn layout(
+        &self,
+        tree: &mut Tree,
+        renderer: &crate::Renderer,
+        limits: &iced_core::layout::Limits,
+    ) -> iced_core::layout::Node {
+        self.content
+            .as_widget()
+            .layout(&mut tree.children[0], renderer, limits)
+    }
+
+    fn draw(
+        &self,
+        tree: &Tree,
+        renderer: &mut crate::Renderer,
+        theme: &crate::Theme,
+        style: &iced_core::renderer::Style,
+        layout: iced_core::Layout<'_>,
+        cursor: iced_core::mouse::Cursor,
+        viewport: &iced::Rectangle,
+    ) {
+        self.content.as_widget().draw(
+            &tree.children[0],
+            renderer,
+            theme,
+            style,
+            layout,
+            cursor,
+            viewport,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn operate(
+        &self,
+        tree: &mut Tree,
+        layout: iced_core::Layout<'_>,
+        renderer: &crate::Renderer,
+        operation: &mut dyn iced_core::widget::Operation<
+            iced_core::widget::OperationOutputWrapper<Message>,
+        >,
+    ) {
+        self.content
+            .as_widget()
+            .operate(&mut tree.children[0], layout, renderer, operation);
+    }
+
+    fn on_event(
+        &mut self,
+        tree: &mut Tree,
+        event: iced::Event,
+        layout: iced_core::Layout<'_>,
+        cursor: iced_core::mouse::Cursor,
+        renderer: &crate::Renderer,
+        clipboard: &mut dyn iced_core::Clipboard,
+        shell: &mut iced_core::Shell<'_, Message>,
+        viewport: &iced::Rectangle,
+    ) -> iced_core::event::Status {
+        let state = tree.state.downcast_mut::<LocalState>();
+        let bounds = layout.bounds();
+
+        if cursor.is_over(bounds) {
+            let fingers_pressed = state.fingers_pressed.len();
+
+            match event {
+                Event::Touch(touch::Event::FingerPressed { id, .. }) => {
+                    state.fingers_pressed.insert(id);
+                }
+
+                Event::Touch(touch::Event::FingerLifted { id, .. }) => {
+                    state.fingers_pressed.remove(&id);
+                }
+
+                _ => (),
+            }
+
+            // Present a context menu on a right click event.
+            if self.context_menu.is_some()
+                && (right_button_released(&event) || (touch_lifted(&event) && fingers_pressed == 2))
+            {
+                state.context_cursor = cursor.position().unwrap_or_default();
+
+                let menu_state = tree.children[1].state.downcast_mut::<MenuBarState>();
+                menu_state.open = true;
+                menu_state.view_cursor = cursor;
+
+                return event::Status::Captured;
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.content.as_widget_mut().on_event(
+            &mut tree.children[0],
+            event,
+            layout,
+            cursor,
+            renderer,
+            clipboard,
+            shell,
+            viewport,
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn overlay<'b>(
+        &'b mut self,
+        tree: &'b mut Tree,
+        layout: iced_core::Layout<'_>,
+        _renderer: &crate::Renderer,
+    ) -> Option<iced_core::overlay::Element<'b, Message, crate::Theme, crate::Renderer>> {
+        let state = tree.state.downcast_ref::<LocalState>();
+
+        let Some(context_menu) = self.context_menu.as_mut() else {
+            return None;
+        };
+
+        if !tree.children[1].state.downcast_ref::<MenuBarState>().open {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let mut bounds = layout.bounds();
+        bounds.x = state.context_cursor.x;
+        bounds.y = state.context_cursor.y;
+
+        Some(
+            crate::widget::menu::Menu {
+                tree: &mut tree.children[1],
+                menu_roots: context_menu,
+                bounds_expand: 16,
+                menu_overlays_parent: true,
+                close_condition: CloseCondition {
+                    leave: false,
+                    click_outside: true,
+                    click_inside: true,
+                },
+                item_width: ItemWidth::Uniform(240),
+                item_height: ItemHeight::Dynamic(40),
+                bar_bounds: bounds,
+                main_offset: -(bounds.height as i32),
+                cross_offset: 0,
+                root_bounds_list: vec![bounds],
+                path_highlight: Some(PathHighlight::MenuActive),
+                style: &crate::theme::menu_bar::MenuBarStyle::Default,
+            }
+            .overlay(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, Message: Clone + 'a> From<ContextMenu<'a, Message>> for crate::Element<'a, Message> {
+    fn from(widget: ContextMenu<'a, Message>) -> Self {
+        Self::new(widget)
+    }
+}
+
+fn right_button_released(event: &Event) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        event,
+        Event::Mouse(mouse::Event::ButtonReleased(mouse::Button::Right,))
+    )
+}
+
+fn touch_lifted(event: &Event) -> bool {
+    matches!(event, Event::Touch(touch::Event::FingerLifted { .. }))
+}
+
+pub struct LocalState {
+    context_cursor: Point,
+    fingers_pressed: HashSet<Finger>,
+}
diff --git a/src/widget/menu.rs b/src/widget/menu.rs
index 2aab965a..cd30a17c 100644
--- a/src/widget/menu.rs
+++ b/src/widget/menu.rs
@@ -55,16 +55,19 @@
 //!
 
 pub mod action;
+pub use action::MenuAction as Action;
+
 mod flex;
 pub mod key_bind;
-pub mod menu_bar;
+
+mod menu_bar;
+pub use menu_bar::MenuBar;
+pub(crate) use menu_bar::MenuBarState;
+
 mod menu_inner;
-pub mod menu_tree;
+mod menu_tree;
+pub use menu_tree::{menu_items as items, menu_root as root, MenuItem as Item, MenuTree as Tree};
 
 pub use crate::style::menu_bar::{Appearance, StyleSheet};
-/// A `MenuBar` collects `MenuTree`s and handles
-pub type MenuBar<'a, Message, Renderer> = menu_bar::MenuBar<'a, Message, Renderer>;
 pub(crate) use menu_inner::Menu;
 pub use menu_inner::{CloseCondition, ItemHeight, ItemWidth, PathHighlight};
-/// Nested menu is essentially a tree of items, a menu is a collection of items
-pub type MenuTree<'a, Message, Renderer> = menu_tree::MenuTree<'a, Message, Renderer>;
diff --git a/src/widget/mod.rs b/src/widget/mod.rs
index ed0e430c..501eb351 100644
--- a/src/widget/mod.rs
+++ b/src/widget/mod.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ pub mod column {
 pub mod layer_container;
 pub use layer_container::{layer_container, LayerContainer};
 
+pub mod context_menu;
+pub use context_menu::{context_menu, ContextMenu};
+
 pub mod dialog;
 pub use dialog::{dialog, Dialog};
 
diff --git a/src/widget/nav_bar.rs b/src/widget/nav_bar.rs
index eed0f836..764f8050 100644
--- a/src/widget/nav_bar.rs
+++ b/src/widget/nav_bar.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 use apply::Apply;
 use iced::{
     clipboard::{dnd::DndAction, mime::AllowedMimeTypes},
-    widget::{container, scrollable},
     Background, Length,
 };
 use iced_core::{Border, Color, Shadow};
 
-use crate::widget::Container;
-use crate::{theme, widget::segmented_button, Theme};
+use crate::widget::{container, menu, scrollable, segmented_button, Container};
+use crate::{theme, Theme};
 
 use super::dnd_destination::DragId;
 
@@ -63,10 +62,7 @@ pub struct NavBar<'a, Message> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, Message: Clone + 'static> NavBar<'a, Message> {
-    pub fn context_menu(
-        mut self,
-        context_menu: Option<Vec<crate::widget::menu::MenuTree<'a, Message, crate::Renderer>>>,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn context_menu(mut self, context_menu: Option<Vec<menu::Tree<'a, Message>>>) -> Self {
         self.segmented_button = self.segmented_button.context_menu(context_menu);
         self
     }
diff --git a/src/widget/segmented_button/widget.rs b/src/widget/segmented_button/widget.rs
index 6582b7a4..73f7b365 100644
--- a/src/widget/segmented_button/widget.rs
+++ b/src/widget/segmented_button/widget.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ use super::model::{Entity, Model, Selectable};
 use crate::iced_core::id::Internal;
 use crate::theme::{SegmentedButton as Style, THEME};
 use crate::widget::dnd_destination::DragId;
-use crate::widget::menu::menu_bar::{MenuBar, MenuBarState};
-use crate::widget::menu::{CloseCondition, ItemHeight, ItemWidth, MenuTree, PathHighlight};
+use crate::widget::menu::{
+    self, CloseCondition, ItemHeight, ItemWidth, MenuBarState, PathHighlight,
+};
 use crate::widget::{icon, Icon};
 use crate::{Element, Renderer};
 use derive_setters::Setters;
@@ -124,8 +125,7 @@ where
     pub(super) style: Style,
     /// The context menu to display when a context is activated
     #[setters(skip)]
-    pub(super) context_menu:
-        Option<Vec<crate::widget::menu::MenuTree<'a, Message, crate::Renderer>>>,
+    pub(super) context_menu: Option<Vec<menu::Tree<'a, Message, crate::Renderer>>>,
     /// Emits the ID of the item that was activated.
     #[setters(skip)]
     pub(super) on_activate: Option<Box<dyn Fn(Entity) -> Message + 'static>>,
@@ -192,22 +192,19 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn context_menu(
-        mut self,
-        context_menu: Option<Vec<MenuTree<'a, Message, crate::Renderer>>>,
-    ) -> Self
+    pub fn context_menu(mut self, context_menu: Option<Vec<menu::Tree<'a, Message>>>) -> Self
     where
         Message: 'static,
     {
         self.context_menu = context_menu.map(|menus| {
-            vec![MenuTree::with_children(
+            vec![menu::Tree::with_children(
                 crate::widget::row::<'static, Message>(),
                 menus,
             )]
         });
 
         if let Some(ref mut context_menu) = self.context_menu {
-            context_menu.iter_mut().for_each(MenuTree::set_index);
+            context_menu.iter_mut().for_each(menu::Tree::set_index);
         }
 
         self