diff --git a/data/rc.xml b/data/rc.xml
index d963936f..42d629ff 100644
--- a/data/rc.xml
+++ b/data/rc.xml
@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@
     <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
       <action name="Activate"/>
     </mousebind>
+  </context>
 
+  <context name="Root">
     <!-- Menus -->
     <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
       <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu></action>
diff --git a/openbox/frame.c b/openbox/frame.c
index c9c1543d..df5e6016 100644
--- a/openbox/frame.c
+++ b/openbox/frame.c
@@ -861,6 +861,8 @@ ObFrameContext frame_context_from_string(const gchar *name)
 {
     if (!g_ascii_strcasecmp("Desktop", name))
         return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_DESKTOP;
+    else if (!g_ascii_strcasecmp("Root", name))
+        return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_ROOT;
     else if (!g_ascii_strcasecmp("Client", name))
         return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_CLIENT;
     else if (!g_ascii_strcasecmp("Titlebar", name))
@@ -908,7 +910,7 @@ ObFrameContext frame_context(ObClient *client, Window win, gint x, gint y)
         return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_MOVE_RESIZE;
 
     if (win == RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen))
-        return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_DESKTOP;
+        return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_ROOT ;
     if (client == NULL) return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_NONE;
     if (win == client->window) {
         /* conceptually, this is the desktop, as far as users are
diff --git a/openbox/frame.h b/openbox/frame.h
index 28ad2755..13e49564 100644
--- a/openbox/frame.h
+++ b/openbox/frame.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ typedef void (*ObFrameIconifyAnimateFunc)(gpointer data);
 typedef enum {
     OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_NONE,
     OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_DESKTOP,
+    OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_ROOT,
     OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_CLIENT,
     OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_TITLEBAR,
     OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_FRAME,
diff --git a/openbox/mouse.c b/openbox/mouse.c
index a96b02b9..850fb337 100644
--- a/openbox/mouse.c
+++ b/openbox/mouse.c
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ ObFrameContext mouse_button_frame_context(ObFrameContext context,
     case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_LEFT:
     case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_RIGHT:
         break;
+    case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_ROOT:
+        x = OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_DESKTOP;
+        break;
     case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_BOTTOM:
     case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_BLCORNER:
     case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_BRCORNER: