diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Create.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Create.js
index 5d290fcd..db71fb8c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Create.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Create.js
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ const Create = {
         bringToFront: true
       })
       $('.new_topic').hide()
+      $('#new_topic').attr('oncontextmenu','return false') //prevents the mouse up event from opening the default context menu on this element
     },
     name: null,
     newId: 1,
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
index 4a665bdc..54ec74b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
@@ -1305,6 +1305,9 @@ const JIT = {
     // create new menu for clicked on node
     var rightclickmenu = document.createElement('div')
     rightclickmenu.className = 'rightclickmenu'
+    //prevent the custom context menu from immediately opening the default context menu as well
+    rightclickmenu.setAttribute('oncontextmenu','return false')
+    
     // add the proper options to the menu
     var menustring = '<ul>'
 
@@ -1550,6 +1553,8 @@ const JIT = {
     // create new menu for clicked on node
     var rightclickmenu = document.createElement('div')
     rightclickmenu.className = 'rightclickmenu'
+    //prevent the custom context menu from immediately opening the default context menu as well
+    rightclickmenu.setAttribute('oncontextmenu','return false')
 
     // add the proper options to the menu
     var menustring = '<ul>'