diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.cpp
index ed8dd0af58..cc61f2f665 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "LayoutBox.h"
 #include "LyX.h"
 #include "LyXRC.h"
+#include "Menus.h"
 #include "qt_helpers.h"
 #include "Session.h"
 #include "Text.h"
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ GuiToolbar::GuiToolbar(ToolbarInfo const & tbinfo, GuiView & owner)
 	setIconSize(owner.iconSize());
 	connect(&owner, SIGNAL(iconSizeChanged(QSize)), this,
 		SLOT(setIconSize(QSize)));
+	setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)),
+		SLOT(showContextMenu(QPoint)));
 
 	// This is used by QMainWindow::restoreState for proper main window state
 	// restoration.
@@ -142,6 +146,13 @@ void GuiToolbar::setVisibility(int visibility)
 }
 
 
+void GuiToolbar::showContextMenu(QPoint pos)
+{
+	QMenu * menu = guiApp->menus().menu(toqstr("context-toolbars"), owner_);
+	menu->exec(mapToGlobal(pos));
+}
+
+
 Action * GuiToolbar::addItem(ToolbarItem const & item, bool menu)
 {
 	QString text = toqstr(item.label);
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.h b/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.h
index 6b3581c2d2..23ee9610d1 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiToolbar.h
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 	///
 	void updated();
 
+private Q_SLOTS:
+	void showContextMenu(QPoint pos);
+
 private:
 	// load flags with saved values
 	void initFlags();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
index 1f4567d4e6..b229a78995 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
@@ -769,11 +769,6 @@ GuiView::GuiView(int id)
 	connect(this, SIGNAL(triggerShowDialog(QString const &, QString const &, Inset *)),
 		SLOT(doShowDialog(QString const &, QString const &, Inset *)));
 
-	// set custom application bars context menu, e.g. tool bar and menu bar
-	setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
-	connect(this, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint &)),
-		SLOT(toolBarPopup(const QPoint &)));
-
 	// Forbid too small unresizable window because it can happen
 	// with some window manager under X11.
 	setMinimumSize(300, 200);
@@ -4166,13 +4161,6 @@ bool GuiView::goToFileRow(string const & argument)
 }
 
 
-void GuiView::toolBarPopup(const QPoint & /*pos*/)
-{
-	QMenu * menu = guiApp->menus().menu(toqstr("context-toolbars"), * this);
-	menu->exec(QCursor::pos());
-}
-
-
 template<class T>
 Buffer::ExportStatus GuiView::GuiViewPrivate::runAndDestroy(const T& func,
 		Buffer const * orig, Buffer * clone, string const & format)
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.h b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.h
index 8cf031585a..eff923bda4 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.h
@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 	void updateStatusBarMessage(QString const & str);
 	void clearMessageText();
 
-	///
-	void toolBarPopup(const QPoint &pos);
-
 private:
 	/// Open given child document in current buffer directory.
 	void openChildDocument(std::string const & filename);