diff --git a/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message.rs b/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message.rs
index a7e2bd3f..1ef69ec1 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message.rs
+++ b/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message.rs
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ impl<'a> MessageBox<'a> {
         let ui = op.ui.clone();
         row_eb.connect_button_press_event(clone!(msg => move |eb, btn| {
             if btn.get_button() == 3 {
-                let position = btn.get_position();
-
                 *message_menu.write().unwrap() = Some(MessageMenu::new_message_menu(ui.clone(), msg.clone()));
-                message_menu.read().unwrap().clone().unwrap().show_menu_popover(eb.clone().upcast::<gtk::Widget>(), position);
+                message_menu.read().unwrap().clone().unwrap().show_menu_popover(eb.clone().upcast::<gtk::Widget>());
             }
 
             Inhibit(false)
@@ -565,10 +563,8 @@ impl<'a> MessageBox<'a> {
 
         w.connect_button_press_event(move |_, btn| {
             if btn.get_button() == 3 {
-                let position = btn.get_position();
-
                 *message_menu.write().unwrap() = Some(MessageMenu::new_message_menu(ui.clone(), msg.clone()));
-                message_menu.read().unwrap().clone().unwrap().show_menu_popover(eb.clone().upcast::<gtk::Widget>(), position);
+                message_menu.read().unwrap().clone().unwrap().show_menu_popover(eb.clone().upcast::<gtk::Widget>());
 
                 Inhibit(true)
             } else {
diff --git a/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message_menu.rs b/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message_menu.rs
index d949b9d4..db6864b7 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message_menu.rs
+++ b/fractal-gtk/src/widgets/message_menu.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ extern crate gdk;
 extern crate gtk;
 extern crate sourceview;
 
+use self::gdk::prelude::*;
 use self::gtk::prelude::*;
 use self::sourceview::prelude::*;
 
@@ -23,22 +24,32 @@ impl MessageMenu {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn show_menu_popover(&self, w: gtk::Widget, (x, y): (f64, f64)) {
-        let menu_popover: gtk::Popover = self.ui.builder
-            .get_object("message_menu_popover")
-            .expect("Can't find message_menu_popover in ui file.");
-        let rect = gtk::Rectangle {
-            x: x as i32,
-            y: y as i32,
-            width: 0,
-            height: 0,
-        };
+    pub fn show_menu_popover(&self, w: gtk::Widget) {
+        gdk::Display::get_default()
+            .and_then(|disp| disp.get_default_seat())
+            .and_then(|seat| seat.get_pointer())
+            .map(|ptr| {
+                let win = w.get_window()?;
+                let (_, x, y, _) = win.get_device_position(&ptr);
 
-        menu_popover.set_relative_to(&w);
-        menu_popover.set_pointing_to(&rect);
-        menu_popover.set_position(gtk::PositionType::Bottom);
+                let menu_popover: gtk::Popover = self.ui.builder
+                    .get_object("message_menu_popover")
+                    .expect("Can't find message_menu_popover in ui file.");
+                let rect = gtk::Rectangle {
+                    x,
+                    y,
+                    width: 0,
+                    height: 0,
+                };
 
-        menu_popover.popup();
+                menu_popover.set_relative_to(&w);
+                menu_popover.set_pointing_to(&rect);
+                menu_popover.set_position(gtk::PositionType::Bottom);
+
+                menu_popover.popup();
+
+                Some(true)
+            });
     }
 
     pub fn insert_quote(&self) {