diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/actions/skeletontracing_actions.js b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/actions/skeletontracing_actions.js
index 8c7184e028..71e05756f2 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/actions/skeletontracing_actions.js
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/actions/skeletontracing_actions.js
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ type CreateBranchPointAction = {
   timestamp: number,
 };
 type DeleteBranchPointAction = { type: "DELETE_BRANCHPOINT" };
+type DeleteBranchpointByIdAction = {
+  type: "DELETE_BRANCHPOINT_BY_ID",
+  nodeId: number,
+  treeId: number,
+};
 type ToggleTreeAction = { type: "TOGGLE_TREE", treeId: ?number, timestamp: number };
 type SetTreeVisibilityAction = {
   type: "SET_TREE_VISIBILITY",
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ export type SkeletonTracingAction =
   | SetNodePositionAction
   | CreateBranchPointAction
   | DeleteBranchPointAction
+  | DeleteBranchpointByIdAction
   | RequestDeleteBranchPointAction
   | CreateTreeAction
   | AddTreesAndGroupsAction
@@ -186,6 +192,7 @@ export const SkeletonTracingSaveRelevantActions = [
   "SET_NODE_RADIUS",
   "SET_NODE_POSITION",
   "CREATE_BRANCHPOINT",
+  "DELETE_BRANCHPOINT_BY_ID",
   "DELETE_BRANCHPOINT",
   "CREATE_TREE",
   "ADD_TREES_AND_GROUPS",
@@ -314,6 +321,15 @@ export const deleteBranchPointAction = (): DeleteBranchPointAction => ({
   type: "DELETE_BRANCHPOINT",
 });
 
+export const deleteBranchpointByIdAction = (
+  nodeId: number,
+  treeId: number,
+): DeleteBranchpointByIdAction => ({
+  type: "DELETE_BRANCHPOINT_BY_ID",
+  nodeId,
+  treeId,
+});
+
 export const requestDeleteBranchPointAction = (): RequestDeleteBranchPointAction => ({
   type: "REQUEST_DELETE_BRANCHPOINT",
 });
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.js b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.js
index cb9ac489d0..39317b2fbe 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.js
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.js
@@ -609,6 +609,27 @@ function SkeletonTracingReducer(state: OxalisState, action: Action): OxalisState
             .getOrElse(state);
         }
 
+        case "DELETE_BRANCHPOINT_BY_ID": {
+          const { nodeId, treeId } = action;
+          return getTree(skeletonTracing, treeId)
+            .map(tree =>
+              update(state, {
+                tracing: {
+                  skeleton: {
+                    trees: {
+                      [treeId]: {
+                        branchPoints: {
+                          $set: tree.branchPoints.filter(bp => bp.nodeId !== nodeId),
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              }),
+            )
+            .getOrElse(state);
+        }
+
         case "CREATE_TREE": {
           const { timestamp } = action;
           return createTree(state, timestamp)
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/context_menu.js b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/context_menu.js
index 17f0b103a9..880e211c25 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/context_menu.js
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/context_menu.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import {
   setActiveNodeAction,
   createTreeAction,
   setTreeVisibilityAction,
+  createBranchPointAction,
+  deleteBranchpointByIdAction,
 } from "oxalis/model/actions/skeletontracing_actions";
 import {
   hasAgglomerateMapping,
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ type DispatchProps = {|
   addNewBoundingBox: Vector3 => void,
   deleteBoundingBox: number => void,
   setActiveCell: (number, somePosition?: Vector3) => void,
+  createBranchPoint: (number, number) => void,
+  deleteBranchpointById: (number, number) => void,
 |};
 
 type StateProps = {|
@@ -242,6 +246,8 @@ function NodeContextMenuOptions({
   deleteEdge,
   mergeTrees,
   deleteNode,
+  createBranchPoint,
+  deleteBranchpointById,
   setActiveNode,
   hideTree,
   useLegacyBindings,
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ function NodeContextMenuOptions({
   const { activeTreeId, trees, activeNodeId } = skeletonTracing;
   const clickedTree = findTreeByNodeId(trees, clickedNodeId).get();
   const areInSameTree = activeTreeId === clickedTree.treeId;
+  const isBranchpoint = clickedTree.branchPoints.find(bp => bp.nodeId === clickedNodeId) != null;
   const isTheSameNode = activeNodeId === clickedNodeId;
   let areNodesConnected = false;
   if (areInSameTree && !isTheSameNode && activeNodeId != null) {
@@ -295,6 +302,27 @@ function NodeContextMenuOptions({
       >
         Delete this Node {activeNodeId === clickedNodeId ? shortcutBuilder(["Del"]) : null}
       </Menu.Item>
+      {isBranchpoint ? (
+        <Menu.Item
+          className="node-context-menu-item"
+          key="branchpoint-node"
+          onClick={() =>
+            activeNodeId != null ? deleteBranchpointById(clickedNodeId, clickedTree.treeId) : null
+          }
+        >
+          Unmark as Branchpoint
+        </Menu.Item>
+      ) : (
+        <Menu.Item
+          className="node-context-menu-item"
+          key="branchpoint-node"
+          onClick={() =>
+            activeNodeId != null ? createBranchPoint(clickedNodeId, clickedTree.treeId) : null
+          }
+        >
+          Mark as Branchpoint {activeNodeId === clickedNodeId ? shortcutBuilder(["B"]) : null}
+        </Menu.Item>
+      )}
       <Menu.Item
         className="node-context-menu-item"
         key="measure-node-path-length"
@@ -774,6 +802,12 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: Dispatch<*>) => ({
   deleteNode(nodeId: number, treeId: number) {
     dispatch(deleteNodeAction(nodeId, treeId));
   },
+  createBranchPoint(nodeId: number, treeId: number) {
+    dispatch(createBranchPointAction(nodeId, treeId));
+  },
+  deleteBranchpointById(nodeId: number, treeId: number) {
+    dispatch(deleteBranchpointByIdAction(nodeId, treeId));
+  },
   setActiveNode(nodeId: number) {
     dispatch(setActiveNodeAction(nodeId));
   },
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.js b/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.js
index 9c444c3994..0ba29cdedf 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/test/reducers/skeletontracing_reducer.spec.js
@@ -632,6 +632,32 @@ test("SkeletonTracing should delete a branchpoint", t => {
   t.is(newState.tracing.skeleton.activeTreeId, 1);
 });
 
+test("SkeletonTracing should delete specific selected branchpoint", t => {
+  const createNodeAction = SkeletonTracingActions.createNodeAction(
+    position,
+    rotation,
+    viewport,
+    resolution,
+  );
+  const createBranchPointAction = SkeletonTracingActions.createBranchPointAction();
+
+  // create one node and set it as branchpoint, create a second node and jump back to branchpoint
+  let newState = SkeletonTracingReducer(initialState, createNodeAction);
+  newState = SkeletonTracingReducer(newState, createBranchPointAction);
+  newState = SkeletonTracingReducer(newState, createNodeAction);
+  newState = SkeletonTracingReducer(newState, createBranchPointAction);
+
+  const deleteBranchpointByIdAction = SkeletonTracingActions.deleteBranchpointByIdAction(1, 1);
+  newState = SkeletonTracingReducer(newState, deleteBranchpointByIdAction);
+
+  t.not(newState, initialState);
+  t.is(newState.tracing.skeleton.trees[1].branchPoints.length, 1);
+  t.is(newState.tracing.skeleton.trees[1].branchPoints[0].nodeId, 2);
+  t.is(newState.tracing.skeleton.trees[1].nodes.size(), 2);
+  t.is(newState.tracing.skeleton.activeNodeId, 2);
+  t.is(newState.tracing.skeleton.activeTreeId, 1);
+});
+
 test("SkeletonTracing should delete several branchpoints", t => {
   const createNodeAction = SkeletonTracingActions.createNodeAction(
     position,