diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java
index 992895c..31c2431 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package envoy.client.ui.controller;
 
+import java.awt.Toolkit;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
@@ -310,4 +312,22 @@ public final class ChatScene {
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
 	private void scrollToMessageListEnd() { messageList.scrollTo(messageList.getItems().size() - 1); }
+
+	// =========== contextMenu actions ========== //
+
+	@FXML
+	private void copyMessage() {
+		Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit()
+			.getSystemClipboard()
+			.setContents(new StringSelection(messageList.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().getText()), null);
+	}
+
+	@FXML
+	private void deleteMessage() {}
+
+	@FXML
+	private void forwardMessage() {}
+
+	@FXML
+	private void quoteMessage() {}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/base.css b/src/main/resources/css/base.css
index ff81b44..35094f4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/base.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/base.css
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 .button, .list-cell {
-	-fx-background-radius: 5em;
+	-fx-background-radius: 5.0em;
+}
+
+.context-menu, .context-menu > * {
+	-fx-background-radius: 15px;
+	/*TODO: solution below does not work */
+	-fx-background-color: transparent;
+}
+
+.menu-item {
+	-fx-background-radius: 15.0px;
 }
 
 .button:hover {
@@ -34,12 +44,12 @@
 
 .received-message {
 	-fx-alignment: center-left;
-	-fx-background-radius: 4em;
+	-fx-background-radius: 4.0em;
 	-fx-text-alignment: right;
 }
 
 .own-message {
 	-fx-alignment: center-right;
-	-fx-background-radius: 4em;
+	-fx-background-radius: 4.0em;
 	-fx-text-alignment: left;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/dark.css b/src/main/resources/css/dark.css
index becc265..75e3bc0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/dark.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/dark.css
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 	-fx-background-color: lightgray;
 }
 
-.list-view, .list-cell, .text-area .content, .text-field, .password-field, .tooltip, .pane, .pane .content, .vbox, .titled-pane > .title, .titled-pane > *.content {
+.list-view, .list-cell, .text-area .content, .text-field, .password-field, .tooltip, .pane, .pane .content, .vbox, .titled-pane > .title, .titled-pane > *.content, .context-menu, .menu-item {
 	-fx-background-color: dimgray;
 }
 
-.list-cell:selected, .list-cell:selected > * {
+.list-cell:selected, .list-cell:selected > *, .menu-item:hover {
     -fx-background-color: darkviolet;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/light.css b/src/main/resources/css/light.css
index 3362540..96942fd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/light.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/light.css
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 	-fx-background-color: lightgreen;
 }
 
-.own-message {
+.own-message , .menu-item {
 	-fx-background-color: lightgray;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml b/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml
index 9d95fba..4d7d4f6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 <?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TextArea?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.ColumnConstraints?>
@@ -50,7 +52,17 @@
          </GridPane.margin>
          <padding>
             <Insets bottom="5.0" left="5.0" right="5.0" top="5.0" />
-         </padding></ListView>
+         </padding>
+         <contextMenu>
+            <ContextMenu anchorLocation="CONTENT_TOP_LEFT">
+              <items>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Copy" onAction="#copyMessage"/>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Delete" onAction="#deleteMessage"/>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Forward" onAction="#forwardMessage"/>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Quote" onAction="#quoteMessage"/>                                
+              </items>
+            </ContextMenu>
+         </contextMenu></ListView>
 		<Button fx:id="postButton" defaultButton="true" disable="true" mnemonicParsing="true" onAction="#postMessage" prefHeight="10.0" prefWidth="65.0" text="_Post" GridPane.columnIndex="2" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.rowIndex="3" GridPane.valignment="CENTER">
          <GridPane.margin>
             <Insets bottom="5.0" left="5.0" right="5.0" top="5.0" />