diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json b/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
index f15c4dfe22b6c..cfde62803a6e8 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
       "ctrl-'": "editor::ToggleHunkDiff",
       "ctrl-\"": "editor::ExpandAllHunkDiffs",
       "ctrl-i": "editor::ShowSignatureHelp",
-      "alt-g b": "editor::ToggleGitBlame"
+      "alt-g b": "editor::ToggleGitBlame",
+      "menu": "editor::OpenContextMenu"
     }
   },
   {
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/actions.rs b/crates/editor/src/actions.rs
index 93c83af1950ec..a0b85b396c56c 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/actions.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/actions.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ gpui::actions!(
         NewlineBelow,
         NextInlineCompletion,
         NextScreen,
+        OpenContextMenu,
         OpenExcerpts,
         OpenExcerptsSplit,
         OpenFile,
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index f797f82832f0a..f83a515c2c245 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -7107,6 +7107,16 @@ impl Editor {
             .update(cx, |buffer, cx| buffer.group_until_transaction(tx_id, cx));
     }
 
+    pub fn open_context_menu(&mut self, _: &OpenContextMenu, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        self.request_autoscroll(Autoscroll::newest(), cx);
+        let position = self.selections.newest_display(cx).start;
+        // FIXME: scroll hasn't happened yet, so this is wrong in that case.
+        // Also seems errorprone to not use position in computing the point.
+        if let Some(point) = self.pixel_position_of_newest_cursor {
+            mouse_context_menu::deploy_context_menu(self, point, position, cx);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn move_left(&mut self, _: &MoveLeft, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
         self.change_selections(Some(Autoscroll::fit()), cx, |s| {
             let line_mode = s.line_mode;
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 47107b9754687..b4622e7941191 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ impl EditorElement {
 
         crate::rust_analyzer_ext::apply_related_actions(view, cx);
         crate::clangd_ext::apply_related_actions(view, cx);
+        register_action(view, cx, Editor::open_context_menu);
         register_action(view, cx, Editor::move_left);
         register_action(view, cx, Editor::move_right);
         register_action(view, cx, Editor::move_down);