diff --git a/abaddon.cpp b/abaddon.cpp
index 6955ac8..18990e5 100644
--- a/abaddon.cpp
+++ b/abaddon.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ void Abaddon::ActionChatInputSubmit(std::string msg, Snowflake channel) {
     m_discord.SendChatMessage(msg, channel);
 }
 
+void Abaddon::ActionChatDeleteMessage(Snowflake channel_id, Snowflake id) {
+    m_discord.DeleteMessage(channel_id, id);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     Gtk::Main::init_gtkmm_internals(); // why???
     Abaddon abaddon;
diff --git a/abaddon.hpp b/abaddon.hpp
index 0d508c0..8fad286 100644
--- a/abaddon.hpp
+++ b/abaddon.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
     void ActionListChannelItemClick(Snowflake id);
     void ActionChatInputSubmit(std::string msg, Snowflake channel);
     void ActionChatLoadHistory(Snowflake id);
+    void ActionChatDeleteMessage(Snowflake channel_id, Snowflake id);
 
     std::string GetDiscordToken() const;
     bool IsDiscordActive() const;
diff --git a/components/chatmessage.cpp b/components/chatmessage.cpp
index 29b2ac6..6ac4a99 100644
--- a/components/chatmessage.cpp
+++ b/components/chatmessage.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "chatmessage.hpp"
+#include "../abaddon.hpp"
 
 ChatMessageContainer::ChatMessageContainer(const MessageData *data) {
     UserID = data->Author.ID;
@@ -52,6 +53,56 @@ void ChatMessageContainer::AddNewContent(Gtk::Widget *widget, bool prepend) {
         m_content_box->pack_start(*widget);
 }
 
+ChatMessageItem::ChatMessageItem() {
+    m_menu_copy_id = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("_Copy ID", true));
+    m_menu_copy_id->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ChatMessageItem::on_menu_copy_id));
+    m_menu.append(*m_menu_copy_id);
+
+    m_menu_delete_message = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("_Delete Message", true));
+    m_menu_delete_message->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ChatMessageItem::on_menu_message_delete));
+    m_menu.append(*m_menu_delete_message);
+
+    m_menu.show_all();
+}
+
+void ChatMessageItem::SetAbaddon(Abaddon *ptr) {
+    m_abaddon = ptr;
+}
+
+void ChatMessageItem::on_menu_message_delete() {
+    m_abaddon->ActionChatDeleteMessage(ChannelID, ID);
+}
+
+void ChatMessageItem::on_menu_copy_id() {
+    Gtk::Clipboard::get()->set_text(std::to_string(ID));
+}
+
+// broken format v
+// clang-format off
+void ChatMessageItem::AttachMenuHandler(Gtk::Widget *widget) {
+    widget->signal_button_press_event().connect([this](GdkEventButton *event) -> bool {
+        if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS && event->button == GDK_BUTTON_SECONDARY) {
+            ShowMenu(reinterpret_cast<GdkEvent *>(event));
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }, false);
+}
+// clang-format on
+
+void ChatMessageItem::ShowMenu(const GdkEvent *event) {
+    auto &client = m_abaddon->GetDiscordClient();
+    auto *data = client.GetMessage(ID);
+    m_menu_delete_message->set_sensitive(client.GetUserData().ID == data->Author.ID);
+    m_menu.popup_at_pointer(event);
+}
+
+void ChatMessageItem::AddMenuItem(Gtk::MenuItem *item) {
+    item->show();
+    m_menu.append(*item);
+}
+
 ChatMessageTextItem::ChatMessageTextItem(const MessageData *data) {
     set_can_focus(false);
     set_editable(false);
@@ -60,6 +111,16 @@ ChatMessageTextItem::ChatMessageTextItem(const MessageData *data) {
     set_hexpand(true);
     get_buffer()->set_text(data->Content);
     show();
+
+    AttachMenuHandler(this);
+    m_menu_copy_content = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Copy _Message", true));
+    AddMenuItem(m_menu_copy_content);
+    m_menu_copy_content->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ChatMessageTextItem::on_menu_copy_content));
+}
+
+void ChatMessageTextItem::on_menu_copy_content() {
+    auto *data = m_abaddon->GetDiscordClient().GetMessage(ID);
+    Gtk::Clipboard::get()->set_text(data->Content);
 }
 
 void ChatMessageTextItem::MarkAsDeleted() {
diff --git a/components/chatmessage.hpp b/components/chatmessage.hpp
index 181ffcd..dc967af 100644
--- a/components/chatmessage.hpp
+++ b/components/chatmessage.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ enum class ChatDisplayType {
     Text,
 };
 
+class Abaddon;
+
 // contains the username and timestamp, chat items get stuck into its box
 class ChatMessageContainer : public Gtk::ListBoxRow {
 public:
@@ -25,10 +27,27 @@ protected:
 
 class ChatMessageItem {
 public:
-    Snowflake ID;
-    ChatDisplayType MessageType;
+    ChatMessageItem();
+    void SetAbaddon(Abaddon *ptr);
 
+    Snowflake ChannelID;
+    Snowflake ID;
+    ChatDisplayType MessageType = ChatDisplayType::Unknown;
+
+    virtual void ShowMenu(const GdkEvent *event);
+    void AddMenuItem(Gtk::MenuItem *item);
     virtual void MarkAsDeleted() = 0;
+
+protected:
+    void AttachMenuHandler(Gtk::Widget *widget);
+    void on_menu_copy_id();
+    void on_menu_message_delete();
+
+    Gtk::Menu m_menu;
+    Gtk::MenuItem *m_menu_copy_id;
+    Gtk::MenuItem *m_menu_delete_message;
+
+    Abaddon *m_abaddon = nullptr;
 };
 
 class ChatMessageTextItem
@@ -37,4 +56,9 @@ class ChatMessageTextItem
 public:
     ChatMessageTextItem(const MessageData *data);
     virtual void MarkAsDeleted();
+
+protected:
+    void on_menu_copy_content();
+    Gtk::MenuItem *m_menu_copy_content;
+    Gtk::MenuItem *m_menu_delete_message;
 };
diff --git a/components/chatwindow.cpp b/components/chatwindow.cpp
index 8b477e0..647d5b2 100644
--- a/components/chatwindow.cpp
+++ b/components/chatwindow.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ void ChatWindow::ProcessMessage(const MessageData *data, bool prepend) {
     // actual content
     if (type == ChatDisplayType::Text) {
         auto *text = Gtk::manage(new ChatMessageTextItem(data));
+        text->ID = data->ID;
+        text->ChannelID = m_active_channel;
+        text->SetAbaddon(m_abaddon);
         container->AddNewContent(text, prepend);
         m_id_to_widget[data->ID] = text;
     }