diff --git a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
index af6cf655..e8a4824d 100644
--- a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -1089,6 +1089,22 @@ export default function ContextMenu() {
     });
   }, [contextMenu.isOpen]);
 
+  // Outside-click closes the menu without occluding the underlying UI. The
+  // previous implementation rendered a transparent fullscreen backdrop, which
+  // also blocked right-clicks from reaching elements *under* it — so users
+  // couldn't reposition the menu by right-clicking another row.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!contextMenu.isOpen) return;
+    const handler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      const target = e.target as Node | null;
+      if (!target) return;
+      if (menuRef.current?.contains(target)) return;
+      closeContextMenu();
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handler);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handler);
+  }, [contextMenu.isOpen, closeContextMenu]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!pendingSubmenuKeyboardFocus || !playlistSubmenuOpen) return;
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -1417,11 +1433,6 @@ export default function ContextMenu() {
 
   return (
     <>
-      {/* Transparent backdrop — catches all outside clicks cleanly, preventing freeze */}
-      <div
-        style={{ position: 'fixed', inset: 0, zIndex: 998 }}
-        onMouseDown={() => closeContextMenu()}
-      />
       <div
         ref={menuRef}
         className="context-menu animate-fade-in"
diff --git a/src/components/LiveSearch.tsx b/src/components/LiveSearch.tsx
index 69c4b1c5..c69e992b 100644
--- a/src/components/LiveSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LiveSearch.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import CachedImage from './CachedImage';
+import { showToast } from '../utils/toast';
 
 function debounce(fn: (q: string) => void, ms: number): (q: string) => void {
   let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
@@ -23,7 +24,11 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(-1);
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const playTrack = usePlayerStore(state => state.playTrack);
+  const enqueue = usePlayerStore(state => state.enqueue);
+  const openContextMenu = usePlayerStore(state => state.openContextMenu);
+  const ctxIsOpen = usePlayerStore(state => state.contextMenu.isOpen);
+  const ctxItemId = usePlayerStore(state => (state.contextMenu.item as { id?: string } | null)?.id);
+  const ctxType   = usePlayerStore(state => state.contextMenu.type);
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const dropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const musicLibraryFilterVersion = useAuthStore(s => s.musicLibraryFilterVersion);
@@ -45,14 +50,19 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
 
   useEffect(() => { doSearch(query); setActiveIndex(-1); }, [query, doSearch]);
 
-  // Close on click outside
+  // Close on click outside — but stay open while a song context menu is up.
+  // The CM renders a fullscreen transparent backdrop (z-index 998) above the
+  // dropdown, so any mousedown — including a second right-click on another
+  // row — would otherwise hit the backdrop and trip this handler, yanking the
+  // dropdown closed mid-interaction.
   useEffect(() => {
     const handler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (ctxIsOpen) return;
       if (ref.current && !ref.current.contains(e.target as Node)) setOpen(false);
     };
     document.addEventListener('mousedown', handler);
     return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handler);
-  }, []);
+  }, [ctxIsOpen]);
 
   const hasResults = results && (results.artists.length || results.albums.length || results.songs.length);
 
@@ -61,7 +71,9 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
     ...(results.artists.map(a => ({ id: a.id, action: () => { navigate(`/artist/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); } }))),
     ...(results.albums.map(a => ({ id: a.id, action: () => { navigate(`/album/${a.id}`); setOpen(false); setQuery(''); } }))),
    ...(results.songs.map(s => ({ id: s.id, action: () => {
-       playTrack(songToTrack(s));
+       const track = songToTrack(s);
+       enqueue([track]);
+       showToast(t('search.addedToQueueToast', { title: track.title }), 2200, 'info');
        setOpen(false); setQuery('');
      }}))),
   ] : [];
@@ -191,12 +203,21 @@ export default function LiveSearch() {
                   <div className="search-section-label"><Music size={12} /> {t('search.songs')}</div>
                   {results.songs.map(s => {
                     const i = idx++;
+                    const isCtxActive = ctxIsOpen && ctxType === 'song' && ctxItemId === s.id;
                     return (
-                      <button key={s.id} className={`search-result-item${activeIndex === i ? ' active' : ''}`}
-                     onClick={() => {
-                           playTrack(songToTrack(s));
-                           setOpen(false); setQuery('');
-                         }}
+                      <button key={s.id} className={`search-result-item${activeIndex === i ? ' active' : ''}${isCtxActive ? ' context-active' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => {
+                          const track = songToTrack(s);
+                          enqueue([track]);
+                          showToast(t('search.addedToQueueToast', { title: track.title }), 2200, 'info');
+                          setOpen(false); setQuery('');
+                        }}
+                        onContextMenu={(e) => {
+                          e.preventDefault();
+                          // Keep the dropdown open — context menu portal renders above it,
+                          // and closing here would yank the list out from under the user.
+                          openContextMenu(e.clientX, e.clientY, songToTrack(s), 'song');
+                        }}
                         role="option" aria-selected={activeIndex === i}>
                         <div className="search-result-icon"><Music size={14} /></div>
                         <div>
diff --git a/src/components/MobileSearchOverlay.tsx b/src/components/MobileSearchOverlay.tsx
index 908e5cee..0022042e 100644
--- a/src/components/MobileSearchOverlay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MobileSearchOverlay.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import CachedImage from './CachedImage';
+import { showToast } from '../utils/toast';
 
 const STORAGE_KEY = 'psysonic_recent_searches';
 const MAX_RECENT = 6;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function debounce(fn: (q: string) => void, ms: number): (q: string) => void {
 export default function MobileSearchOverlay({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const playTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.playTrack);
+  const enqueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.enqueue);
 
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
   const [results, setResults] = useState<SearchResults | null>(null);
@@ -64,9 +65,11 @@ export default function MobileSearchOverlay({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }
 
   const goTo = (path: string) => { commit(query); navigate(path); onClose(); };
   const goCategory = (path: string) => { navigate(path); onClose(); };
-  const playSong = (song: SearchResults['songs'][number]) => {
+  const enqueueSong = (song: SearchResults['songs'][number]) => {
     commit(query);
-    playTrack(songToTrack(song));
+    const track = songToTrack(song);
+    enqueue([track]);
+    showToast(t('search.addedToQueueToast', { title: track.title }), 2200, 'info');
     onClose();
   };
   const useRecent = (term: string) => {
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ export default function MobileSearchOverlay({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }
               <div className="mobile-search-section">
                 <div className="mobile-search-section-label">{t('search.songs')}</div>
                 {results!.songs.map(s => (
-                  <button key={s.id} className="mobile-search-item" onClick={() => playSong(s)}>
+                  <button key={s.id} className="mobile-search-item" onClick={() => enqueueSong(s)}>
                     {s.coverArt ? (
                       <CachedImage
                         className="mobile-search-thumb"
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index 75076022..a0fed288 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const deTranslation = {
     albums: 'Alben',
     songs: 'Songs',
     clearLabel: 'Suche leeren',
+    addedToQueueToast: '„{{title}}" zur Warteschlange hinzugefügt',
     title: 'Suche',
     resultsFor: 'Ergebnisse für „{{query}}"',
     album: 'Album',
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index d9e4e4e1..a92fe3f3 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const enTranslation = {
     albums: 'Albums',
     songs: 'Songs',
     clearLabel: 'Clear search',
+    addedToQueueToast: 'Added "{{title}}" to queue',
     title: 'Search',
     resultsFor: 'Results for "{{query}}"',
     album: 'Album',
diff --git a/src/locales/es.ts b/src/locales/es.ts
index 18cdb129..85ea3c5d 100644
--- a/src/locales/es.ts
+++ b/src/locales/es.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export const esTranslation = {
     albums: 'Álbumes',
     songs: 'Canciones',
     clearLabel: 'Limpiar búsqueda',
+    addedToQueueToast: '"{{title}}" añadido a la cola',
     title: 'Buscar',
     resultsFor: 'Resultados para "{{query}}"',
     album: 'Álbum',
diff --git a/src/locales/fr.ts b/src/locales/fr.ts
index ebb1e0c5..8ef75103 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fr.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const frTranslation = {
     albums: 'Albums',
     songs: 'Morceaux',
     clearLabel: 'Effacer la recherche',
+    addedToQueueToast: '« {{title}} » ajouté à la file',
     title: 'Recherche',
     resultsFor: 'Résultats pour « {{query}} »',
     album: 'Album',
diff --git a/src/locales/nb.ts b/src/locales/nb.ts
index 4c9def87..99d02690 100644
--- a/src/locales/nb.ts
+++ b/src/locales/nb.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const nbTranslation = {
     albums: 'Album',
     songs: 'Sanger',
     clearLabel: 'Fjern søk',
+    addedToQueueToast: '«{{title}}» lagt til i køen',
     title: 'Søk',
     resultsFor: 'Resultater for "{{query}}"',
     album: 'Album',
diff --git a/src/locales/nl.ts b/src/locales/nl.ts
index 87dfa958..ca5653e3 100644
--- a/src/locales/nl.ts
+++ b/src/locales/nl.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const nlTranslation = {
     albums: 'Albums',
     songs: 'Nummers',
     clearLabel: 'Zoekopdracht wissen',
+    addedToQueueToast: '"{{title}}" toegevoegd aan de wachtrij',
     title: 'Zoeken',
     resultsFor: 'Resultaten voor "{{query}}"',
     album: 'Album',
diff --git a/src/locales/ru.ts b/src/locales/ru.ts
index a4c9319d..ffe6df07 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ru.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const ruTranslation = {
     albums: 'Альбомы',
     songs: 'Треки',
     clearLabel: 'Очистить поиск',
+    addedToQueueToast: '«{{title}}» добавлен в очередь',
     title: 'Поиск',
     resultsFor: 'Результаты по «{{query}}»',
     album: 'Альбом',
diff --git a/src/locales/zh.ts b/src/locales/zh.ts
index de632a43..204a4aa5 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh.ts
+++ b/src/locales/zh.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const zhTranslation = {
     albums: '专辑',
     songs: '歌曲',
     clearLabel: '清除搜索',
+    addedToQueueToast: '已将"{{title}}"加入队列',
     title: '搜索',
     resultsFor: '"{{query}}" 的搜索结果',
     album: '专辑',
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index e03eedfc..f43f802c 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -742,7 +742,8 @@
 }
 
 .search-result-item:hover,
-.search-result-item.active {
+.search-result-item.active,
+.search-result-item.context-active {
   background: var(--bg-hover);
 }