diff --git a/ui (gen4)/css/widget/overlay.css b/ui (gen4)/css/widget/overlay.css
index 5f37fa18..367ac7f2 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/css/widget/overlay.css	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/css/widget/overlay.css	
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 	-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
 	-moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;
 	transform-style: preserve-3d;
+
+	/* XXX try to avoid this... */
+	z-index: 9999;
 }
 .overlay-widget~.overlay-widget {
 	background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-status.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-status.js
index 09f96b0b..1e53f61c 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-status.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-status.js	
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ var StatusBarActions = actions.Actions({
 		},
 		path: 'gid',
 
+		// XXX show menu in the appropriate corner...
 		mark: function(item, gid, img){
 			gid = gid || this.current
 			var that = this
@@ -181,6 +182,14 @@ var StatusBarActions = actions.Actions({
 					.click(function(){
 						that['toggle'+type.capitalize()]()
 					})
+					// toggle action menu...
+					// XXX show this in the appropriate corner...
+					.on('contextmenu', function(){
+						event.preventDefault()
+						event.stopPropagation()
+
+						that.browseActions('/'+ type.capitalize() +'/')
+					})
 
 			} else {
 				var type = item.attr('type')
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/overlay.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/overlay.js
index ae1d1221..a891c34d 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/overlay.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/overlay.js	
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ var OverlayClassPrototype = {
 				.click(function(){
 					event.stopPropagation()
 				})
+				.on('contextmenu', function(){
+					event.preventDefault()
+					event.stopPropagation()
+					return false
+				})
 				.append(client))
 
 		if(options.focusable){