diff --git a/src/components/context_menu_bin.rs b/src/components/context_menu_bin.rs
index 5fa8a958..e9f8c501 100644
--- a/src/components/context_menu_bin.rs
+++ b/src/components/context_menu_bin.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk::{gdk, glib, glib::clone, prelude::*, CompositeTemplate};
 
-use crate::utils::BoundObject;
+use crate::utils::{key_bindings, BoundObject};
 
 mod imp {
     use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
@@ -62,16 +62,7 @@ mod imp {
             klass.install_action("context-menu.activate", None, |obj, _, _| {
                 obj.open_menu_at(0, 0);
             });
-            klass.add_binding_action(
-                gdk::Key::F10,
-                gdk::ModifierType::SHIFT_MASK,
-                "context-menu.activate",
-            );
-            klass.add_binding_action(
-                gdk::Key::Menu,
-                gdk::ModifierType::empty(),
-                "context-menu.activate",
-            );
+            key_bindings::add_context_menu_bindings(klass, "context-menu.activate");
 
             klass.install_action("context-menu.close", None, |obj, _, _| {
                 if let Some(popover) = obj.popover() {
diff --git a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/reaction/mod.rs b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/reaction/mod.rs
index 9d92ff70..caccc027 100644
--- a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/reaction/mod.rs
+++ b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/reaction/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
         model::{Member, MemberList, ReactionData, ReactionGroup},
         view::content::room_history::member_timestamp::MemberTimestamp,
     },
-    utils::{BoundObjectWeakRef, EMOJI_REGEX},
+    utils::{key_bindings, BoundObjectWeakRef, EMOJI_REGEX},
 };
 
 mod imp {
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ mod imp {
         fn class_init(klass: &mut Self::Class) {
             Self::bind_template(klass);
             Self::bind_template_callbacks(klass);
+
+            klass.install_action("reaction.show-popover", None, |obj, _, _| {
+                obj.imp().show_popover();
+            });
+            key_bindings::add_context_menu_bindings(klass, "reaction.show-popover");
         }
 
         fn instance_init(obj: &InitializingObject<Self>) {
diff --git a/src/utils/key_bindings.rs b/src/utils/key_bindings.rs
index b9d58dc9..7c0cdf68 100644
--- a/src/utils/key_bindings.rs
+++ b/src/utils/key_bindings.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use gtk::{gdk, subclass::prelude::*};
 
 /// List of keys that activate a widget.
 // Copied from GtkButton's source code.
-pub(crate) const ACTIVATE_KEYS: &[gdk::Key] = &[
+const ACTIVATE_KEYS: &[gdk::Key] = &[
     gdk::Key::space,
     gdk::Key::KP_Space,
     gdk::Key::Return,
@@ -12,10 +12,24 @@ pub(crate) const ACTIVATE_KEYS: &[gdk::Key] = &[
     gdk::Key::KP_Enter,
 ];
 
-/// Activate the given action when one of the [`ACTIVATE_KEYS`] binding is
-/// triggered.
+/// Add key bindings to the given class to trigger the given action to activate
+/// a widget.
 pub(crate) fn add_activate_bindings<T: WidgetClassExt>(klass: &mut T, action: &str) {
     for key in ACTIVATE_KEYS {
         klass.add_binding_action(*key, gdk::ModifierType::empty(), action);
     }
 }
+
+/// List of key and modifier combos that trigger a context menu to appear.
+const CONTEXT_MENU_BINDINGS: &[(gdk::Key, gdk::ModifierType)] = &[
+    (gdk::Key::F10, gdk::ModifierType::SHIFT_MASK),
+    (gdk::Key::Menu, gdk::ModifierType::empty()),
+];
+
+/// Add key bindings to the given class to trigger the given action to show a
+/// context menu.
+pub(crate) fn add_context_menu_bindings<T: WidgetClassExt>(klass: &mut T, action: &str) {
+    for (key, modifier) in CONTEXT_MENU_BINDINGS {
+        klass.add_binding_action(*key, *modifier, action);
+    }
+}