diff --git a/web/src/ui/modal/Modal.tsx b/web/src/ui/modal/Modal.tsx
index 83a1176..1fc3ab6 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/modal/Modal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/modal/Modal.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-import React, { JSX, useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useReducer, useRef } from "react"
+import React, { JSX, useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useReducer, useRef } from "react"
 import { ModalCloseContext, ModalContext, ModalState } from "./contexts.ts"
 
 const ModalWrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const ModalWrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
 		evt.stopPropagation()
 	}
 	const openModal = useCallback((newState: ModalState) => {
-		if (!history.state?.modal) {
+		if (!history.state?.modal && newState.captureInput !== false) {
 			history.pushState({ ...(history.state ?? {}), modal: true }, "")
 		}
 		setState(newState)
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ const ModalWrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
 		if (wrapperRef.current && (!document.activeElement || !wrapperRef.current.contains(document.activeElement))) {
 			wrapperRef.current.focus()
 		}
+	}, [state])
+	useEffect(() => {
+		window.closeModal = onClickWrapper
 		const listener = (evt: PopStateEvent) => {
 			if (!evt.state?.modal) {
 				setState(null)
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ const ModalWrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
 		}
 		window.addEventListener("popstate", listener)
 		return () => window.removeEventListener("popstate", listener)
-	}, [state])
+	}, [])
 	let modal: JSX.Element | null = null
 	if (state) {
 		let content = <ModalCloseContext value={onClickWrapper}>{state.content}</ModalCloseContext>
@@ -68,15 +71,19 @@ const ModalWrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		}
-		modal = <div
-			className={`overlay modal ${state.dimmed ? "dimmed" : ""}`}
-			onClick={onClickWrapper}
-			onKeyDown={onKeyWrapper}
-			tabIndex={-1}
-			ref={wrapperRef}
-		>
-			{content}
-		</div>
+		if (state.captureInput !== false) {
+			modal = <div
+				className={`overlay modal ${state.dimmed ? "dimmed" : ""}`}
+				onClick={onClickWrapper}
+				onKeyDown={onKeyWrapper}
+				tabIndex={-1}
+				ref={wrapperRef}
+			>
+				{content}
+			</div>
+		} else {
+			modal = content
+		}
 	}
 	return <ModalContext value={openModal}>
 		{children}
diff --git a/web/src/ui/modal/contexts.ts b/web/src/ui/modal/contexts.ts
index e7fa7c7..dad5963 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/modal/contexts.ts
+++ b/web/src/ui/modal/contexts.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface ModalState {
 	boxClass?: string
 	innerBoxClass?: string
 	onClose?: () => void
+	captureInput?: boolean
 }
 
 type openModal = (state: ModalState) => void
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
index 760428e..38b15d7 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
@@ -107,9 +107,21 @@ const TimelineEvent = ({ evt, prevEvt, disableMenu, smallReplies }: TimelineEven
 			return
 		}
 		mouseEvt.preventDefault()
-		openModal({
-			content: <EventFixedMenu evt={evt} roomCtx={roomCtx} />,
-		})
+		if (window.hackyOpenEventContextMenu === evt.event_id) {
+			window.closeModal()
+			window.hackyOpenEventContextMenu = undefined
+		} else {
+			openModal({
+				content: <EventFixedMenu evt={evt} roomCtx={roomCtx} />,
+				captureInput: false,
+				onClose: () => {
+					if (window.hackyOpenEventContextMenu === evt.event_id) {
+						window.hackyOpenEventContextMenu = undefined
+					}
+				},
+			})
+			window.hackyOpenEventContextMenu = evt.event_id
+		}
 	}
 	const memberEvt = useRoomMember(client, roomCtx.store, evt.sender)
 	const memberEvtContent = memberEvt?.content as MemberEventContent | undefined
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
index 2750816..535273b 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ div.event-fixed-menu {
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 	justify-content: right;
 	flex-direction: row-reverse;
+	overflow-x: auto;
 
 	> button {
 		width: 3rem;
diff --git a/web/src/vite-env.d.ts b/web/src/vite-env.d.ts
index ceffa1a..9cef2d8 100644
--- a/web/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/web/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ declare global {
 		mainScreenContext: MainScreenContextFields
 		openLightbox: (params: { src: string, alt: string }) => void
 		gcSettings: GCSettings
+		hackyOpenEventContextMenu?: string
+		closeModal: () => void
 	}
 }