diff --git a/src/surge-xt/gui/SurgeGUIEditor.h b/src/surge-xt/gui/SurgeGUIEditor.h
index e3b1b8bf010..162b5100113 100644
--- a/src/surge-xt/gui/SurgeGUIEditor.h
+++ b/src/surge-xt/gui/SurgeGUIEditor.h
@@ -472,13 +472,14 @@ class SurgeGUIEditor : public Surge::GUI::IComponentTagValue::Listener,
 
   public:
     std::shared_ptr<SurgeImageStore> bitmapStore = nullptr;
+    // made public so that EffectChooser can get to it!
+    std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::FxMenu> fxMenu;
 
   private:
     std::array<std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::VuMeter>, n_fx_slots + 1> vu;
     std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::PatchSelector> patchSelector;
     std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::PatchSelectorCommentTooltip> patchSelectorComment;
     std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::OscillatorMenu> oscMenu;
-    std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::FxMenu> fxMenu;
     std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::WaveShaperSelector> waveshaperSelector;
     std::unique_ptr<Surge::Widgets::Switch> waveshaperAnalysis;
 
diff --git a/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectChooser.cpp b/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectChooser.cpp
index e5dc7e1bbab..c03cb2eac9f 100644
--- a/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectChooser.cpp
+++ b/src/surge-xt/gui/widgets/EffectChooser.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 #include "RuntimeFont.h"
 #include "SurgeGUIEditor.h"
+#include "SurgeJUCEHelpers.h"
 #include "SurgeImage.h"
+#include "XMLConfiguredMenus.h"
 #include "AccessibleHelpers.h"
 
 namespace Surge
@@ -255,27 +257,33 @@ void EffectChooser::mouseDown(const juce::MouseEvent &event)
         if (r.contains(event.getPosition()))
         {
             auto sge = firstListenerOfType<SurgeGUIEditor>();
+
             if (sge)
             {
                 sge->effectSettingsBackgroundClick(i, this);
             }
         }
     }
+
+    if (currentClicked >= 0)
+    {
+        if (event.mods.isRightButtonDown())
+        {
+            auto sge = firstListenerOfType<SurgeGUIEditor>();
+
+            if (sge && sge->fxMenu)
+            {
+                sge->fxMenu->menu.showMenuAsync(juce::PopupMenu::Options());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void EffectChooser::mouseUp(const juce::MouseEvent &event)
 {
     if (!hasDragged && currentClicked >= 0)
     {
-        if (event.mods.isRightButtonDown())
-        {
-            storage->getPatch().isDirty = true;
-            deactivatedBitmask ^= (1 << currentClicked);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            currentEffect = currentClicked;
-        }
+        currentEffect = currentClicked;
         notifyValueChanged();
     }