diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
index 54c0726..760428e 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import ReadReceipts from "./ReadReceipts.tsx"
 import { ReplyIDBody } from "./ReplyBody.tsx"
 import URLPreviews from "./URLPreviews.tsx"
 import { ContentErrorBoundary, HiddenEvent, getBodyType, isSmallEvent } from "./content"
-import { EventFullMenu, EventHoverMenu, getModalStyleFromMouse } from "./menu"
+import { EventFixedMenu, EventFullMenu, EventHoverMenu, getModalStyleFromMouse } from "./menu"
 import ErrorIcon from "@/icons/error.svg?react"
 import PendingIcon from "@/icons/pending.svg?react"
 import SentIcon from "@/icons/sent.svg?react"
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ const TimelineEvent = ({ evt, prevEvt, disableMenu, smallReplies }: TimelineEven
 			/>,
 		})
 	}
+	const onClick = (mouseEvt: React.MouseEvent) => {
+		const targetElem = mouseEvt.target as HTMLElement
+		if (
+			targetElem.tagName === "A"
+			|| targetElem.tagName === "IMG"
+		) {
+			return
+		}
+		mouseEvt.preventDefault()
+		openModal({
+			content: <EventFixedMenu evt={evt} roomCtx={roomCtx} />,
+		})
+	}
 	const memberEvt = useRoomMember(client, roomCtx.store, evt.sender)
 	const memberEvtContent = memberEvt?.content as MemberEventContent | undefined
 	const BodyType = getBodyType(evt)
@@ -175,11 +188,12 @@ const TimelineEvent = ({ evt, prevEvt, disableMenu, smallReplies }: TimelineEven
 		data-event-id={evt.event_id}
 		className={wrapperClassNames.join(" ")}
 		onContextMenu={onContextMenu}
+		onClick={!disableMenu && isMobileDevice ? onClick : undefined}
 	>
 		{!disableMenu && !isMobileDevice && <div
 			className={`context-menu-container ${forceContextMenuOpen ? "force-open" : ""}`}
 		>
-			<EventHoverMenu evt={evt} setForceOpen={setForceContextMenuOpen}/>
+			<EventHoverMenu evt={evt} roomCtx={roomCtx} setForceOpen={setForceContextMenuOpen}/>
 		</div>}
 		{replyAboveMessage}
 		{renderAvatar && <div
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx
index 6d680af..e1e7aa1 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/EventMenu.tsx
@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@
 import { CSSProperties, use } from "react"
 import { MemDBEvent } from "@/api/types"
 import ClientContext from "../../ClientContext.ts"
-import { RoomContextData, useRoomContext } from "../../roomview/roomcontext.ts"
+import { RoomContextData } from "../../roomview/roomcontext.ts"
 import { usePrimaryItems } from "./usePrimaryItems.tsx"
 import { useSecondaryItems } from "./useSecondaryItems.tsx"
 
 interface EventHoverMenuProps {
 	evt: MemDBEvent
+	roomCtx: RoomContextData
 	setForceOpen: (forceOpen: boolean) => void
 }
 
-export const EventHoverMenu = ({ evt, setForceOpen }: EventHoverMenuProps) => {
-	const elements = usePrimaryItems(use(ClientContext)!, useRoomContext(), evt, true, undefined, setForceOpen)
+export const EventHoverMenu = ({ evt, roomCtx, setForceOpen }: EventHoverMenuProps) => {
+	const elements = usePrimaryItems(use(ClientContext)!, roomCtx, evt, true, false, undefined, setForceOpen)
 	return <div className="event-hover-menu">{elements}</div>
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export const EventExtraMenu = ({ evt, roomCtx, style }: EventContextMenuProps) =
 
 export const EventFullMenu = ({ evt, roomCtx, style }: EventContextMenuProps) => {
 	const client = use(ClientContext)!
-	const primary = usePrimaryItems(client, roomCtx, evt, false, style, undefined)
+	const primary = usePrimaryItems(client, roomCtx, evt, false, false, style, undefined)
 	const secondary = useSecondaryItems(client, roomCtx, evt)
 	return <div style={style} className="event-context-menu full">
 		{primary}
@@ -51,3 +52,13 @@ export const EventFullMenu = ({ evt, roomCtx, style }: EventContextMenuProps) =>
 		{secondary}
 	</div>
 }
+
+export const EventFixedMenu = ({ evt, roomCtx }: Omit<EventContextMenuProps, "style">) => {
+	const client = use(ClientContext)!
+	const primary = usePrimaryItems(client, roomCtx, evt, false, true, undefined, undefined)
+	const secondary = useSecondaryItems(client, roomCtx, evt, false)
+	return <div className="event-fixed-menu">
+		{primary}
+		{secondary}
+	</div>
+}
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
index 9005345..da720c7 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.css
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ div.event-hover-menu {
 	position: absolute;
 	right: .5rem;
 	top: -1.5rem;
-	background-color: var(--background-color);
 	border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
 	border-radius: .5rem;
-	display: flex;
-	gap: .25rem;
 	padding: .125rem;
-	z-index: 1;
 
 	> button {
 		width: 2rem;
@@ -16,6 +12,28 @@ div.event-hover-menu {
 	}
 }
 
+div.event-hover-menu, div.event-fixed-menu {
+	display: flex;
+	gap: .25rem;
+	background-color: var(--background-color);
+	z-index: 1;
+}
+
+div.event-fixed-menu {
+	position: fixed;
+	inset: 0 0 auto;
+	height: 3rem;
+	padding: .25rem;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+	justify-content: right;
+	flex-direction: row-reverse;
+
+	> button {
+		width: 3rem;
+		height: 3rem;
+	}
+}
+
 div.event-context-menu {
 	position: fixed;
 	background-color: var(--background-color);
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.ts b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.ts
index fc25eb0..4f89140 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/index.ts
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 //
 // 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/>.
-export { EventExtraMenu, EventFullMenu, EventHoverMenu } from "./EventMenu.tsx"
+export { EventExtraMenu, EventFixedMenu, EventFullMenu, EventHoverMenu } from "./EventMenu.tsx"
 export { getModalStyleFromMouse } from "./util.ts"
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/usePrimaryItems.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/usePrimaryItems.tsx
index 1ebb0a9..d1f374c 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/usePrimaryItems.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/usePrimaryItems.tsx
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ export const usePrimaryItems = (
 	roomCtx: RoomContextData,
 	evt: MemDBEvent,
 	isHover: boolean,
+	isFixed: boolean,
 	style?: CSSProperties,
 	setForceOpen?: (forceOpen: boolean) => void,
 ) => {
+	const names = !isHover && !isFixed
 	const closeModal = !isHover ? use(ModalCloseContext) : noop
 	const openModal = use(ModalContext)
 
@@ -108,11 +110,11 @@ export const usePrimaryItems = (
 	return <>
 		{didFail && <button onClick={onClickResend} title="Resend message">
 			<RefreshIcon/>
-			{!isHover && "Resend"}
+			{names && "Resend"}
 		</button>}
 		{canReact && <button disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle} onClick={onClickReact}>
 			<ReactIcon/>
-			{!isHover && "React"}
+			{names && "React"}
 		</button>}
 		{canSend && <button
 			disabled={isEditing || isPending}
@@ -120,11 +122,11 @@ export const usePrimaryItems = (
 			onClick={onClickReply}
 		>
 			<ReplyIcon/>
-			{!isHover && "Reply"}
+			{names && "Reply"}
 		</button>}
 		{canEdit && <button onClick={onClickEdit} disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle}>
 			<EditIcon/>
-			{!isHover && "Edit"}
+			{names && "Edit"}
 		</button>}
 		{isHover && <button onClick={onClickMore}><MoreIcon/></button>}
 	</>
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/useSecondaryItems.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/useSecondaryItems.tsx
index f577aca..134d4f7 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/useSecondaryItems.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/menu/useSecondaryItems.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const useSecondaryItems = (
 	client: Client,
 	roomCtx: RoomContextData,
 	evt: MemDBEvent,
+	names = true,
 ) => {
 	const closeModal = use(ModalCloseContext)
 	const openModal = use(ModalContext)
@@ -102,20 +103,22 @@ export const useSecondaryItems = (
 		&& (evt.sender === client.userID || ownPL >= redactOtherPL)
 
 	return <>
-		<button onClick={onClickViewSource}><ViewSourceIcon/>View source</button>
+		<button onClick={onClickViewSource}><ViewSourceIcon/>{names && "View source"}</button>
 		{ownPL >= pinPL && (pins.includes(evt.event_id)
 			? <button onClick={onClickPin(false)}>
-				<UnpinIcon/>Unpin message
+				<UnpinIcon/>{names && "Unpin message"}
 			</button>
 			: <button onClick={onClickPin(true)} title={pendingTitle} disabled={isPending}>
-				<PinIcon/>Pin message
+				<PinIcon/>{names && "Pin message"}
 			</button>)}
-		<button onClick={onClickReport} disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle}><ReportIcon/>Report</button>
+		<button onClick={onClickReport} disabled={isPending} title={pendingTitle}>
+			<ReportIcon/>{names && "Report"}
+		</button>
 		{canRedact && <button
 			onClick={onClickRedact}
 			disabled={isPending}
 			title={pendingTitle}
 			className="redact-button"
-		><DeleteIcon/>Remove</button>}
+		><DeleteIcon/>{names && "Remove"}</button>}
 	</>
 }