diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
index 3393a951..5290fe12 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ const ReactApp = {
     self.getFilterProps(),
     self.getCommonProps(),
     self.getMapsProps(),
+    self.getContextMenuProps(),
     self.getTopicCardProps(),
     self.getChatProps())
   },
@@ -155,6 +156,29 @@ const ReactApp = {
       onTopicFollow: Topic.onTopicFollow
     }
   },
+  getContextMenuProps: function() {
+    const self = ReactApp
+    return {
+      // values
+      contextMenu: !!(ContextMenu.clickedNode || ContextMenu.clickedEdge),
+      contextNode: ContextMenu.clickedNode,
+      contextEdge: ContextMenu.clickedEdge,
+      contextPos: ContextMenu.pos,
+      contextFetchingSiblingsData: ContextMenu.fetchingSiblingsData,
+      contextSiblingsData: ContextMenu.siblingsData,
+      // functions
+      contextReset: ContextMenu.reset,
+      contextDelete: ContextMenu.delete,
+      contextRemove: ContextMenu.remove,
+      contextHide: ContextMenu.hide,
+      contextCenterOn: ContextMenu.centerOn,
+      contextPopoutTopic: ContextMenu.popoutTopic,
+      contextUpdatePermissions: ContextMenu.updatePermissions,
+      contextOnMetacodeSelect: ContextMenu.onMetacodeSelect,
+      contextFetchSiblings: ContextMenu.fetchSiblings,
+      contextPopulateSiblings: ContextMenu.populateSiblings
+    }
+  },
   getTopicProps: function() {
     const self = ReactApp
     return {
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Listeners.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Listeners.js
index 352b5f7f..a5dc630f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Listeners.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Listeners.js
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ const Listeners = {
     var node = nodes[nodes.length - 1]
     if (opts.center && opts.reveal) {
       Topic.centerOn(node.id, function() {
-        Topic.fetchRelatives(nodes)
+        Topic.fetchSiblings(nodes)
       })
     } else if (opts.center) {
       Topic.centerOn(node.id)
     } else if (opts.reveal) {
-      Topic.fetchRelatives(nodes)
+      Topic.fetchSiblings(nodes)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
index 0054ad55..16b28570 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const Topic = {
     }
   },
   centerOn: function(nodeid, callback) {
-    // don't clash with fetchRelatives
+    // don't clash with fetchSiblings
     if (!Visualize.mGraph.busy) {
       Visualize.mGraph.onClick(nodeid, {
         hideLabels: false,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const Topic = {
     }
     ReactApp.render()
   },
-  fetchRelatives: function(nodes, metacodeId) {
+  fetchSiblings: function(nodes, metacodeId) {
     var self = this
 
     var node = $.isArray(nodes) ? nodes[0] : nodes
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ const Topic = {
         })
       })
       if ($.isArray(nodes) && nodes.length > 1) {
-        self.fetchRelatives(nodes.slice(1), metacodeId)
+        self.fetchSiblings(nodes.slice(1), metacodeId)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js
index be799b4b..427a50f6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ContextMenu.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Control from '../Control'
 import DataModel from '../DataModel'
-import ReactApp from '../GlobalUI/ReactApp'
+import { ReactApp } from '../GlobalUI'
 import Selected from '../Selected'
 import Topic from '../Topic'
 
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ const ContextMenu = {
   clickedNode: null,
   clickedEdge: null,
   pos: {x: 0, y: 0},
+  fetchingSiblingsData: false,
   siblingsData: null,
   selectNode: (node, pos) => {
     ContextMenu.pos = pos
     ContextMenu.clickedNode = node
     ContextMenu.clickedEdge = null
+    ContextMenu.fetchingSiblingsData = false
     ContextMenu.siblingsData = null
     ReactApp.render()
   },
@@ -20,16 +22,21 @@ const ContextMenu = {
     ContextMenu.pos = pos
     ContextMenu.clickedNode = null
     ContextMenu.clickedEdge = edge
+    ContextMenu.fetchingSiblingsData = false
     ContextMenu.siblingsData = null
     ReactApp.render()
   },
   reset: () => {
+    ContextMenu.fetchingSiblingsData = false
     ContextMenu.siblingsData = null
     ContextMenu.clickedNode = null
     ContextMenu.clickedEdge = null
     ReactApp.render()
   },
-  delete: Control.deleteSelected,
+  delete: () => {
+    Control.deleteSelected()
+    ContextMenu.reset()
+  },
   remove: () => {
     Control.removeSelectedEdges()
     Control.removeSelectedNodes()
@@ -66,39 +73,27 @@ const ContextMenu = {
     }
     ContextMenu.reset()
   },
-  fetchRelatives: (node, metacodeId) => {
-    Topic.fetchRelatives(node, metacodeId)
+  fetchSiblings: (node, metacodeId) => {
+    Topic.fetchSiblings(node, metacodeId)
     ContextMenu.reset()
   },
   populateSiblings: function(id) {
     // depending on how many topics are selected, do different things
-
-    // add a loading icon for now
-    /*const loader = new CanvasLoader('loadingSiblings')
-    loader.setColor('#4FC059') // default is '#000000'
-    loader.setDiameter(15) // default is 40
-    loader.setDensity(41) // default is 40
-    loader.setRange(0.9) // default is 1.3
-    loader.show() // Hidden by default*/
+    ContextMenu.fetchingSiblingsData = true
+    ReactApp.render()
 
     const topics = DataModel.Topics.map(function(t) { return t.id })
     const topicsString = topics.join()
 
     const successCallback = function(data) {
+      ContextMenu.fetchingSiblingsData = false
+
+      // adjust the data for consumption by react
+      for (var key in data) {
+        data[key] = `${DataModel.Metacodes.get(key).get('name')} (${data[key]})`
+      }
       ContextMenu.siblingsData = data
       ReactApp.render()
-      /*$('#loadingSiblings').remove()
-
-      for (var key in data) {
-        const string = `${DataModel.Metacodes.get(key).get('name')} (${data[key]})`
-        $('#fetchSiblingList').append(`<li class="getSiblings" data-id="${key}">${string}</li>`)
-      }
-
-      $('.rc-siblings .getSiblings').click(function() {
-        $('.rightclickmenu').remove()
-        // data-id is a metacode id
-        Topic.fetchRelatives(node, $(this).attr('data-id'))
-      })*/
     }
 
     $.ajax({
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MapView/index.js b/frontend/src/components/MapView/index.js
index fe8c23b1..3e51691d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MapView/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MapView/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react'
+  import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 
+import ContextMenu from '../common/ContextMenu'
 import DataVis from '../common/DataVis'
 import UpperOptions from '../common/UpperOptions'
 import InfoAndHelp from '../common/InfoAndHelp'
@@ -9,9 +10,11 @@ import VisualizationControls from '../common/VisualizationControls'
 import MapChat from './MapChat'
 import TopicCard from '../TopicCard'
 
+
 export default class MapView extends Component {
 
   static propTypes = {
+    contextMenu: PropTypes.bool,
     mobile: PropTypes.bool,
     mapId: PropTypes.string,
     map: PropTypes.object,
@@ -79,7 +82,8 @@ export default class MapView extends Component {
             filterAllMappers, filterAllSynapses, filterData,
             openImportLightbox, forkMap, openHelpLightbox,
             mapIsStarred, onMapStar, onMapUnstar, openTopic,
-            onZoomExtents, onZoomIn, onZoomOut, hasLearnedTopicCreation } = this.props
+            onZoomExtents, onZoomIn, onZoomOut, hasLearnedTopicCreation,
+            contextMenu } = this.props
     const { chatOpen } = this.state
     const onChatOpen = () => {
       this.setState({chatOpen: true})
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ export default class MapView extends Component {
                     filterAllSynapses={filterAllSynapses} />
       <DataVis />
       {openTopic && <TopicCard {...this.props} />}
+      {contextMenu && <ContextMenu {...this.props} />}
       {currentUser && <Instructions mobile={mobile} hasLearnedTopicCreation={hasLearnedTopicCreation} />}
       {currentUser && <MapChat {...this.props} onOpen={onChatOpen} onClose={onChatClose} chatOpen={chatOpen} ref={x => this.mapChat = x} />}
       <VisualizationControls map={map}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TopicView/index.js b/frontend/src/components/TopicView/index.js
index 5ca9a050..12d494b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TopicView/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TopicView/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 
+import ContextMenu from '../common/ContextMenu'
 import DataVis from '../common/DataVis'
 import UpperOptions from '../common/UpperOptions'
 import InfoAndHelp from '../common/InfoAndHelp'
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import TopicCard from '../TopicCard'
 export default class TopicView extends Component {
 
   static propTypes = {
+    contextMenu: PropTypes.bool,
     mobile: PropTypes.bool,
     topicId: PropTypes.string,
     topic: PropTypes.object,
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ export default class TopicView extends Component {
     const { mobile, topic, currentUser, allForFiltering, visibleForFiltering,
             toggleMetacode, toggleMapper, toggleSynapse, filterAllMetacodes,
             filterAllMappers, filterAllSynapses, filterData, forkMap,
-            openHelpLightbox, onZoomIn, onZoomOut } = this.props
+            openHelpLightbox, onZoomIn, onZoomOut, contextMenu } = this.props
     // TODO: stop using {...this.props} and make explicit
     return <div className="topicWrapper">
       <UpperOptions ref={x => this.upperOptions = x}
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ export default class TopicView extends Component {
                     filterAllSynapses={filterAllSynapses} />
       <DataVis />
       <TopicCard {...this.props} />
+      {contextMenu && <ContextMenu {...this.props} />}
       <VisualizationControls onClickZoomIn={onZoomIn}
                              onClickZoomOut={onZoomOut} />
       <InfoAndHelp topic={topic}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/ContextMenu.js b/frontend/src/components/common/ContextMenu.js
index abc0bad4..84c2b44d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/ContextMenu.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/ContextMenu.js
@@ -1,43 +1,114 @@
-import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react'
+import React, { Component } from 'react'
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+
+import MetacodeSelect from '../MetacodeSelect'
 
 class ContextMenu extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
-    node: PropTypes.object,
-    edge: PropTypes.object
+    topicId: PropTypes.string,
+    contextNode: PropTypes.object,
+    contextEdge: PropTypes.object,
+    contextPos: PropTypes.object,
+    contextFetchingSiblingsData: PropTypes.bool,
+    contextSiblingsData: PropTypes.object,
+    metacodeSets: PropTypes.array,
+    contextReset: PropTypes.func,
+    contextDelete: PropTypes.func,
+    contextRemove: PropTypes.func,
+    contextHide: PropTypes.func,
+    contextCenterOn: PropTypes.func,
+    contextPopoutTopic: PropTypes.func,
+    contextUpdatePermissions: PropTypes.func,
+    contextOnMetacodeSelect: PropTypes.func,
+    contextFetchSiblings: PropTypes.func,
+    contextPopulateSiblings: PropTypes.func
+  }
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props)
+    this.state = {
+      populateSiblingsSent: false
+    }
   }
 
   render () {
+    const { contextNode, contextPos, contextOnMetacodeSelect, metacodeSets,
+            contextSiblingsData, contextFetchSiblings,
+            contextPopulateSiblings, contextFetchingSiblingsData,
+            topicId } = this.props
     const style = {
       position: 'absolute',
-      top: '10px',
-      left: '10px'
+      top: contextPos.y + 'px',
+      left: contextPos.x + 'px'
     }
+
+    const populateSiblings = () => {
+      if (!this.state.populateSiblingsSent) {
+        contextPopulateSiblings(contextNode.id)
+        this.setState({populateSiblingsSent: true})
+      }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: add checks for logged in and other context
     return <div className="rightclickmenu" style={style}>
       <ul>
         <li className="rc-hide">
-          <div className="rc-icon"></div>Hide until refresh<div className="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+H</div>
+          <div className="rc-icon" />Hide until refresh
+            <div className="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+H</div>
         </li>
         <li className="rc-remove ">
-          <div className="rc-icon"></div>Remove from map<div className="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+M</div>
+          <div className="rc-icon" />Remove from map
+            <div className="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+M</div>
         </li>
         <li className="rc-delete ">
-          <div className="rc-icon"></div>Delete<div className="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+D</div>
+          <div className="rc-icon" />Delete
+            <div className="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+D</div>
         </li>
         <li className="rc-popout">
-          <div className="rc-icon"></div>Open in new tab
+          <div className="rc-icon" />Open in new tab
         </li>
         <li className="rc-spacer"></li>
         <li className="rc-permission">
-          <div className="rc-icon"></div>Change permissions
+          <div className="rc-icon" />Change permissions
           <ul>
-            <li className="changeP toCommons"><div className="rc-perm-icon"></div>commons</li>
-            <li className="changeP toPublic"><div className="rc-perm-icon"></div>public</li>
-            <li className="changeP toPrivate"><div className="rc-perm-icon"></div>private</li>
+            <li className="changeP toCommons">
+              <div className="rc-perm-icon" />commons
+            </li>
+            <li className="changeP toPublic">
+              <div className="rc-perm-icon" />public
+            </li>
+            <li className="changeP toPrivate">
+              <div className="rc-perm-icon" />private
+            </li>
           </ul>
-          <div className="expandLi"></div>
+          <div className="expandLi" />
         </li>
         <li className="rc-metacode">
+          <div className="rc-icon" />Change metacode
+          <div id="metacodeOptionsWrapper">
+            <MetacodeSelect onMetacodeSelect={contextOnMetacodeSelect}
+              metacodeSets={metacodeSets} />
+          </div>
+          <div className="expandLi" />
         </li>
+        {contextNode && topicId && <li className="rc-siblings"
+            onMouseOver={populateSiblings}>
+          <div className="rc-icon" />Reveal siblings
+          <ul id="fetchSiblingList">
+            <li className="fetchAll"
+              onClick={() => contextFetchSiblings(contextNode)}>All
+              <div className="rc-keyboard">Alt+R</div>
+            </li>
+            {contextSiblingsData && Object.keys(contextSiblingsData).map(key => {
+              return <li key={key}
+                onClick={() => contextFetchSiblings(contextNode, key)}>
+                {contextSiblingsData[key]}
+              </li>
+            })}
+            {contextFetchingSiblingsData && <li id="loadingSiblings">loading</li>}
+          </ul>
+          <div className="expandLi" />
+        </li>}
       </ul>
     </div>