diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
index 5733167d1e..72253dc75b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ def create_defs():
             'Similar Books', 'Tweak ePub', None, 'Remove Books',
             )
 
+    defs['action-layout-context-menu-split'] = (
+            'Edit Metadata', 'Send To Device', 'Save To Disk',
+            'Connect Share', 'Copy To Library', None,
+            'Convert Books', 'View', 'Open Folder', 'Show Book Details',
+            'Similar Books', 'Tweak ePub', None, 'Remove Books',
+            )
+
     defs['action-layout-context-menu-device'] = (
             'View', 'Save To Disk', None, 'Remove Books', None,
             'Add To Library', 'Edit Collections', 'Match Books'
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index 6a81e192b3..ad2f5bd397 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ class LibraryViewMixin(object):  # {{{
         populate_menu(dm, gprefs['action-layout-context-menu-device'], self.iactions)
         ec = self.iactions['Edit Collections'].qaction
         self.library_view.set_context_menu(lm, ec)
+        sm = QMenu(self)
+        populate_menu(sm, gprefs['action-layout-context-menu-split'], self.iactions)
+        self.library_view.pin_view.set_context_menu(sm)
         for v in (self.memory_view, self.card_a_view, self.card_b_view):
             v.set_context_menu(dm, ec)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
index 25162e68cf..286d27a91f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
@@ -886,11 +886,14 @@ class BooksView(QTableView):  # {{{
         self.alternate_views.set_context_menu(menu)
         self.edit_collections_action = edit_collections_action
 
-    def contextMenuEvent(self, event):
+    def show_context_menu(self, menu, event):
         from calibre.gui2.main_window import clone_menu
-        m = clone_menu(self.context_menu) if islinux else self.context_menu
+        m = clone_menu(menu) if islinux else menu
         m.popup(event.globalPos())
         event.accept()
+
+    def contextMenuEvent(self, event):
+        self.show_context_menu(self.context_menu, event)
     # }}}
 
     @property
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/pin_columns.py b/src/calibre/gui2/pin_columns.py
index 68c40c5439..a27ad5bb5a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/pin_columns.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/pin_columns.py
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ class PinTableView(QTableView):
         self.books_view = books_view
         self.verticalHeader().close()
 
+    def set_context_menu(self, menu):
+        self.context_menu = menu
+
+    def contextMenuEvent(self, event):
+        self.books_view.show_context_menu(self.context_menu, event)
+
 
 class PinContainer(QSplitter):
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py
index 87578df994..921b2988ae 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
             ('menubar-device', _('The menubar when a device is connected')),
             ('context-menu', _('The context menu for the books in the '
                 'calibre library')),
+            ('context-menu-split', _('The context menu for the split book list')),
             ('context-menu-device', _('The context menu for the books on '
                 'the device')),
             ('context-menu-cover-browser', _('The context menu for the Cover '