diff --git a/jkqtplotter.cpp b/jkqtplotter.cpp
index dc0542650c..272c63e854 100644
--- a/jkqtplotter.cpp
+++ b/jkqtplotter.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ JKQtPlotter::JKQtPlotter(QWidget *parent):
 
 void JKQtPlotter::init(bool datastore_internal, QWidget* parent, JKQTPdatastore* datast)
 {
+    mouseContextX=0;
+    mouseContextY=0;
     setParent(parent);
     connect(&resizeTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(delayedResizeEvent()));
     doDrawing=false;
@@ -303,9 +305,12 @@ void JKQtPlotter::mousePressEvent ( QMouseEvent * event ){
             //update();
             event->accept();
         } else if (rightMouseButtonAction==JKQtPlotter::RightMouseButtonContextMenu) {
+            mouseContextX=plotter->p2x(event->x()/magnification);
+            mouseContextY=plotter->p2y((event->y()-getPlotYOffset())/magnification);
             contextMenu->close();
             initContextMenu();
             contextMenu->popup(event->globalPos());
+            emit contextMenuOpened(mouseContextX, mouseContextY, contextMenu);
             event->accept();
         }
     }
diff --git a/jkqtplotter.h b/jkqtplotter.h
index 7828d49e20..66a7763dc2 100644
--- a/jkqtplotter.h
+++ b/jkqtplotter.h
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ class LIB_EXPORT JKQtPlotter: public QWidget {
 
         JKQTPGET_SET_MACRO(bool, zoomByMouseWheel);
 
+        JKQTPGetMacro(double, mouseContextX)
+        JKQTPGetMacro(double, mouseContextY)
+
         inline JKQTPhorizontalAxis* getXAxis() { return plotter->getXAxis(); }
         inline JKQTPverticalAxis* getYAxis() { return plotter->getYAxis(); }
         inline JKQTPhorizontalAxis* get_xAxis() { return plotter->get_xAxis(); }
@@ -410,6 +413,8 @@ class LIB_EXPORT JKQtPlotter: public QWidget {
         void plotScalingRecalculated();
         /** \brief emitted before the plot scaling has been recalculated */
         void beforePlotScalingRecalculate();
+        /** \brief emitted when a context-emnu was opened at the given position */
+        void contextMenuOpened(double x, double y, QMenu* contextMenu);
 
 
         /** \brief signal: emitted whenever the user selects a new x-y zoom range (by mouse) */
@@ -590,6 +595,8 @@ class LIB_EXPORT JKQtPlotter: public QWidget {
         QSize minSize;
 
         QMenu* contextMenu;
+        double mouseContextX;
+        double mouseContextY;
         QList<QMenu*> contextSubMenus;
         void initContextMenu();