diff --git a/src/brackets.js b/src/brackets.js
index 4aa4456bb5..80ad195d78 100644
--- a/src/brackets.js
+++ b/src/brackets.js
@@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         // jQuery hides non-left clicks from such event handlers, yet middle-clicks still cause CEF to
         // navigate. Also, a capture handler is more reliable than bubble.
         window.document.body.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+            // Don't interfere with context menu clicks
+            if (e.button === 2 || (brackets.platform === "mac" && e.ctrlKey)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             // Check parents too, in case link has inline formatting tags
             let node = e.target, url;
             while (node) {
diff --git a/src/project/FileTreeView.js b/src/project/FileTreeView.js
index fae45dd0b1..7c05bb9934 100644
--- a/src/project/FileTreeView.js
+++ b/src/project/FileTreeView.js
@@ -835,7 +835,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (event.button !== LEFT_MOUSE_BUTTON) {
+            if (event.button !== LEFT_MOUSE_BUTTON
+                || (brackets.platform === "mac" && event.ctrlKey)) { // in mac ctrl-click is context menu
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/bootstrap-dropdown.js b/src/widgets/bootstrap-dropdown.js
index a1d51519fe..80817915e2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/bootstrap-dropdown.js
+++ b/src/widgets/bootstrap-dropdown.js
@@ -156,7 +156,15 @@
    * =================================== */
 
   $(document)
-    .on('click.dropdown.data-api', clearMenus)
+      .on('click.dropdown.data-api', function(e) {
+          // Don't clear menus if this is a context menu click in mac/safari
+          // In Chrome, Ctrl+Click = context menu event and doesn't trigger the normal click handlers
+          // In Safari, Cmd+Click generates both a context menu event AND a regular click event so this check
+          if (e.button === 2 || (brackets.platform === "mac" && e.ctrlKey)) {
+              return;
+          }
+          clearMenus();
+      })
     .on('click.dropdown.data-api', '.dropdown form', function (e) { e.stopPropagation() })
     .on('click.dropdown-menu', function (e) { e.stopPropagation() })
     .on('click.dropdown.data-api'  , toggle, Dropdown.prototype.toggle)