diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
index 339d097737..de039ca823 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "gtkmm2ext/keyboard.h"
 
 #include "ardour_ui.h"
+#include "context_menu_helper.h"
 #include "editor_sections.h"
 #include "gui_thread.h"
 #include "keyboard.h"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ EditorSections::EditorSections ()
 	_scroller.set_policy (Gtk::POLICY_NEVER, Gtk::POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
 
 	_view.signal_key_release_event ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditorSections::key_release), false);
+	_view.signal_button_press_event ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditorSections::button_press), false);
 	_view.get_selection ()->signal_changed ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditorSections::selection_changed));
 
 	/* DnD source */
@@ -340,23 +342,12 @@ EditorSections::drag_data_received (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext> const& contex
 }
 
 bool
-EditorSections::key_release (GdkEventKey* ev)
+EditorSections::delete_selected_section ()
 {
 	if (_view.get_selection ()->count_selected_rows () != 1) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	switch (ev->keyval) {
-		case GDK_KP_Delete:
-			/* fallthrough */
-		case GDK_Delete:
-			/* fallthrough */
-		case GDK_BackSpace:
-			break;
-		default:
-			return false;
-	}
-
 	TreeView::Selection::ListHandle_Path rows = _view.get_selection ()->get_selected_rows ();
 	Gtk::TreeModel::Row                  row  = *_model->get_iter (*rows.begin ());
 
@@ -370,6 +361,52 @@ EditorSections::key_release (GdkEventKey* ev)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool
+EditorSections::key_release (GdkEventKey* ev)
+{
+	switch (ev->keyval) {
+		case GDK_KP_Delete:
+			/* fallthrough */
+		case GDK_Delete:
+			/* fallthrough */
+		case GDK_BackSpace:
+			break;
+		default:
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	return delete_selected_section ();
+}
+
+void
+EditorSections::show_context_menu (int button, int time)
+{
+	using namespace Gtk::Menu_Helpers;
+	Gtk::Menu* menu  = ARDOUR_UI_UTILS::shared_popup_menu ();
+	MenuList&  items = menu->items ();
+	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Remove the selected Section"), hide_return (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditorSections::delete_selected_section))));
+	menu->popup (button, time);
+}
+
+bool
+EditorSections::button_press (GdkEventButton* ev)
+{
+	TreeModel::Path path;
+	TreeViewColumn* column;
+	int             cellx;
+	int             celly;
+
+	if (!_view.get_path_at_pos ((int)ev->x, (int)ev->y, path, column, cellx, celly)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (Gtkmm2ext::Keyboard::is_context_menu_event (ev)) {
+		show_context_menu (ev->button, ev->time);
+		/* return false to select item under the mouse */
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool
 EditorSections::focus_in (GdkEventFocus*)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h
index 6f8bed60a6..e60f464b12 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h
@@ -39,23 +39,27 @@ public:
 		return _scroller;
 	}
 
-	void redisplay ();
-
 private:
+	void redisplay ();
+	bool delete_selected_section ();
+
+	void selection_changed ();
+	void clock_format_changed ();
+	bool scroll_row_timeout ();
+	void show_context_menu (int, int);
+
+	bool key_release (GdkEventKey*);
+	bool button_press (GdkEventButton*);
+	bool focus_in (GdkEventFocus*);
+	bool focus_out (GdkEventFocus*);
+	bool enter_notify (GdkEventCrossing*);
+	bool leave_notify (GdkEventCrossing*);
+
 	void drag_data_get (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext> const&, Gtk::SelectionData&, guint, guint);
 	void drag_begin (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext> const&);
 	bool drag_motion (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext> const&, int, int, guint);
 	void drag_data_received (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext> const&, int, int, Gtk::SelectionData const&, guint, guint);
 	void drag_leave (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext> const&, guint);
-	bool key_release (GdkEventKey*);
-	void selection_changed ();
-	bool scroll_row_timeout ();
-	void clock_format_changed ();
-
-	bool focus_in (GdkEventFocus*);
-	bool focus_out (GdkEventFocus*);
-	bool enter_notify (GdkEventCrossing*);
-	bool leave_notify (GdkEventCrossing*);
 
 	struct Section {
 		Section ()