diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/__init__.py
index dddcc1ca4e..498986ee25 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ def set_current_container(container):
     global _current_container
     _current_container = container
 
+def elided_text(font, text, width=200, mode=None):
+    from PyQt4.Qt import QFontMetrics, Qt
+    if mode is None:
+        mode = Qt.ElideMiddle
+    fm = QFontMetrics(font)
+    return unicode(fm.elidedText(text, mode, int(width)))
+
 class NonReplaceDict(dict):
 
     def __setitem__(self, k, v):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/file_list.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/file_list.py
index b9cbfc1a63..71ac9651bd 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/file_list.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/file_list.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from binascii import hexlify
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from PyQt4.Qt import (
     QWidget, QTreeWidget, QGridLayout, QSize, Qt, QTreeWidgetItem, QIcon,
-    QStyledItemDelegate, QStyle, QPixmap, QPainter, pyqtSignal,
+    QStyledItemDelegate, QStyle, QPixmap, QPainter, pyqtSignal, QMenu,
     QDialogButtonBox, QDialog, QLabel, QLineEdit, QVBoxLayout)
 
 from calibre import human_readable, sanitize_file_name_unicode
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from calibre.ebooks.oeb.base import OEB_STYLES, OEB_DOCS
 from calibre.ebooks.oeb.polish.container import guess_type
 from calibre.ebooks.oeb.polish.cover import get_cover_page_name, get_raster_cover_name
 from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, choose_files
-from calibre.gui2.tweak_book import current_container
+from calibre.gui2.tweak_book import current_container, elided_text
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.editor import syntax_from_mime
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.templates import template_for
 from calibre.utils.icu import sort_key
@@ -291,7 +291,24 @@ class FileList(QTreeWidget):
             self.set_state(state)
 
     def show_context_menu(self, point):
-        pass  # TODO: Implement this
+        item = self.itemAt(point)
+        if item is None or item in set(self.categories.itervalues()):
+            return
+        m = QMenu(self)
+        num = len(self.selectedItems())
+        if num > 0:
+            m.addAction(QIcon(I('trash.png')), _('&Delete selected files'), self.request_delete)
+        ci = self.currentItem()
+        if ci is not None:
+            cn = unicode(ci.data(0, NAME_ROLE).toString())
+            m.addAction(QIcon(I('modified.png')), _('&Rename %s') % (elided_text(self.font(), cn)), self.edit_current_item)
+
+        if len(list(m.actions())) > 0:
+            m.popup(self.mapToGlobal(point))
+
+    def edit_current_item(self):
+        if self.currentItem() is not None:
+            self.editItem(self.currentItem())
 
     def keyPressEvent(self, ev):
         if ev.key() in (Qt.Key_Delete, Qt.Key_Backspace):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
index 0e5a240cbe..f1bceb4f1a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ __copyright__ = '2013, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
 from functools import partial
 
 from PyQt4.Qt import (
-    QDockWidget, Qt, QLabel, QIcon, QAction, QApplication, QWidget, QFontMetrics,
+    QDockWidget, Qt, QLabel, QIcon, QAction, QApplication, QWidget,
     QVBoxLayout, QStackedWidget, QTabWidget, QImage, QPixmap, pyqtSignal)
 
 from calibre.constants import __appname__, get_version
 from calibre.gui2.main_window import MainWindow
-from calibre.gui2.tweak_book import current_container, tprefs, actions
+from calibre.gui2.tweak_book import current_container, tprefs, actions, elided_text
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.file_list import FileListWidget
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.job import BlockingJob
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.boss import Boss
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.keyboard import KeyboardManager
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.preview import Preview
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book.search import SearchPanel
 
-def elided_text(font, text, width=200, mode=Qt.ElideMiddle):
-    fm = QFontMetrics(font)
-    return unicode(fm.elidedText(text, mode, int(width)))
-
 class Central(QStackedWidget):
 
     ' The central widget, hosts the editors '