diff --git a/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension/index.tsx b/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension/index.tsx
index b9ffc48..2cebd3b 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/playground/src/shared/hello-world-extension/index.tsx
@@ -41,28 +41,32 @@ studio.extend({
             },
           },
           {
-            type: 'Downdown',
-            svgSource: '🫠',
-            onChange: (value: any) => {
-              console.log('Change:', value)
-            },
-            selectable: false,
-            options: [
+            type: 'Flyout',
+            label: '🫠',
+            items: [
               {
-                label: 'Option 1',
-                value: 0,
+                label: 'Item 1',
+                onClick: () => {
+                  console.log('Item 1 clicked')
+                },
               },
               {
-                label: 'Option 2',
-                value: 1,
+                label: 'Item 2',
+                onClick: () => {
+                  console.log('Item 2 clicked')
+                },
               },
               {
-                label: 'Option 3',
-                value: 2,
+                label: 'Item 3',
+                onClick: () => {
+                  console.log('Item 3 clicked')
+                },
               },
               {
-                label: 'Option 4',
-                value: 3,
+                label: 'Item 4',
+                onClick: () => {
+                  console.log('Item 4 clicked')
+                },
               },
             ],
           },
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/TheatreStudio.ts b/theatre/studio/src/TheatreStudio.ts
index b7f5f25..3f7fada 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/TheatreStudio.ts
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/TheatreStudio.ts
@@ -102,21 +102,27 @@ export type ToolConfigSwitch = {
   options: ToolConfigOption[]
 }
 
-export type ToolConfigDowndownOption = {
+export type ToolconfigFlyoutMenuItem = {
   label: string
-  value: any
+  onClick?: () => void
 }
 
-export type ToolConfigDowndown = {
-  type: 'Downdown'
-  index?: number
-  svgSource: string
-  selectable: boolean
-  onChange: (option: ToolConfigDowndownOption | null) => void
-  options: ToolConfigDowndownOption[]
+export type ToolConfigFlyoutMenu = {
+  /**
+   * A flyout menu
+   */
+  type: 'Flyout'
+  /**
+   * The label of the trigger button
+   */
+  label: string
+  items: ToolconfigFlyoutMenuItem[]
 }
 
-export type ToolConfig = ToolConfigIcon | ToolConfigSwitch | ToolConfigDowndown
+export type ToolConfig =
+  | ToolConfigIcon
+  | ToolConfigSwitch
+  | ToolConfigFlyoutMenu
 
 export type ToolsetConfig = Array<ToolConfig>
 
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/Toolset.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/Toolset.tsx
index 755cc70..0980154 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/Toolset.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/Toolset.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type {ToolConfig, ToolsetConfig} from '@theatre/studio/TheatreStudio'
 import React from 'react'
 import IconButton from './tools/IconButton'
 import Switch from './tools/Switch'
-import Downdown from './tools/Downdown'
+import ExtensionFlyoutMenu from './tools/ExtensionFlyoutMenu'
 
 const Toolset: React.FC<{
   config: ToolsetConfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const toolByType: {
 } = {
   Icon: IconButton,
   Switch: Switch,
-  Downdown: Downdown,
+  Flyout: ExtensionFlyoutMenu,
 }
 
 function getToolByType<Type extends ToolConfig['type']>(
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/tools/Downdown.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/tools/Downdown.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index d47117e..0000000
--- a/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/tools/Downdown.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-import React, {useState} from 'react'
-import styled from 'styled-components'
-import {pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode} from '@theatre/studio/css'
-import type {
-  ToolConfigDowndown,
-  ToolConfigDowndownOption,
-} from '@theatre/studio/TheatreStudio'
-import ToolbarIconButton from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/toolbar/ToolbarIconButton'
-
-const Container = styled.div`
-  ${pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode};
-  & > svg {
-    width: 1em;
-    height: 1em;
-    pointer-events: none;
-  }
-`
-
-const DropdownItem = styled.li`
-  width: max-content;
-  & > button {
-    color: #fff;
-    font-size: 12px;
-    font-weight: normal;
-    padding: 0 9px;
-    width: fit-content;
-  }
-  & > .selected {
-    border-color: white;
-  }
-`
-
-const Downdown: React.FC<{
-  config: ToolConfigDowndown
-}> = ({config}) => {
-  const [currentIndex, setCurrentIndex] = useState(
-    config.index !== undefined ? config.index : -1,
-  )
-  const [showOptions, setShowOptions] = useState(false)
-
-  const toggleOptions = () => {
-    setShowOptions(!showOptions)
-  }
-
-  const selectOption = (index: number, option: ToolConfigDowndownOption) => {
-    if (config.selectable) {
-      if (index !== currentIndex) {
-        config.onChange(option.value)
-        setCurrentIndex(index)
-      } else {
-        config.onChange(null)
-        setCurrentIndex(-1)
-      }
-    } else {
-      config.onChange(option.value)
-    }
-    setShowOptions(false)
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Container>
-      <ToolbarIconButton onClick={toggleOptions}>
-        {config.svgSource}
-      </ToolbarIconButton>
-      {showOptions && (
-        <ul>
-          {config.options.map(
-            (option: ToolConfigDowndownOption, index: number) => (
-              <DropdownItem key={index}>
-                <ToolbarIconButton
-                  onClick={() => selectOption(index, option)}
-                  className={index === currentIndex ? 'selected' : ''}
-                >
-                  {option.label}
-                </ToolbarIconButton>
-              </DropdownItem>
-            ),
-          )}
-        </ul>
-      )}
-    </Container>
-  )
-}
-
-export default Downdown
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/tools/ExtensionFlyoutMenu.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/tools/ExtensionFlyoutMenu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d3e6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/toolbars/ExtensionToolbar/tools/ExtensionFlyoutMenu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import React, {useRef} from 'react'
+import styled from 'styled-components'
+import {pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode} from '@theatre/studio/css'
+import type {
+  ToolConfigFlyoutMenu,
+  ToolconfigFlyoutMenuItem,
+} from '@theatre/studio/TheatreStudio'
+import ToolbarIconButton from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/toolbar/ToolbarIconButton'
+import BaseMenu from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/BaseMenu'
+import usePopover from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/Popover/usePopover'
+import type {$IntentionalAny} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
+
+const Container = styled.div`
+  ${pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode};
+  & > svg {
+    width: 1em;
+    height: 1em;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+`
+
+const ExtensionFlyoutMenu: React.FC<{
+  config: ToolConfigFlyoutMenu
+}> = ({config}) => {
+  const triggerRef = useRef<null | HTMLElement>(null)
+
+  const popover = usePopover(
+    () => {
+      const triggerBounds = triggerRef.current!.getBoundingClientRect()
+      return {
+        debugName: 'ExtensionFlyoutMenu:' + config.label,
+
+        constraints: {
+          maxX: triggerBounds.right,
+          maxY: 8,
+          minX: triggerBounds.left,
+          minY: 8,
+        },
+        verticalGap: 2,
+      }
+    },
+    () => {
+      return (
+        <BaseMenu
+          items={config.items.map(
+            (option: ToolconfigFlyoutMenuItem, index: number) => ({
+              label: option.label,
+              callback: () => {
+                // this is a user-defined function, so we need to wrap it in a try/catch
+                try {
+                  option.onClick?.()
+                } catch (e) {
+                  console.error(e)
+                }
+              },
+            }),
+          )}
+          onRequestClose={() => {
+            popover.close('clicked')
+          }}
+        />
+      )
+    },
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <Container>
+      {popover.node}
+      <ToolbarIconButton
+        ref={triggerRef as $IntentionalAny}
+        onClick={(e) => {
+          popover.open(e, triggerRef.current!)
+        }}
+      >
+        {config.label}
+      </ToolbarIconButton>
+    </Container>
+  )
+}
+
+export default ExtensionFlyoutMenu
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/BaseMenu.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/BaseMenu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb8bd68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/BaseMenu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import type {ElementType} from 'react'
+import React from 'react'
+import Item from './Item'
+import type {$FixMe} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
+import styled from 'styled-components'
+import {transparentize} from 'polished'
+import {pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode} from '@theatre/studio/css'
+
+const minWidth = 190
+
+const SHOW_OPTIONAL_MENU_TITLE = true
+
+const MenuContainer = styled.ul`
+  position: absolute;
+  min-width: ${minWidth}px;
+  z-index: 10000;
+  background: ${transparentize(0.2, '#111')};
+  backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
+  color: white;
+  list-style-type: none;
+  padding: 2px 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  border-radius: 1px;
+  cursor: default;
+  ${pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode};
+  border-radius: 3px;
+`
+
+const MenuTitle = styled.div`
+  padding: 4px 10px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #6262626d;
+  color: #adadadb3;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+`
+
+type MenuItem = {
+  label: string | ElementType
+  callback?: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void
+  enabled?: boolean
+  // subs?: Item[]
+}
+
+const BaseMenu: React.FC<{
+  items: MenuItem[]
+  ref?: $FixMe
+  displayName?: string
+  onRequestClose: () => void
+}> = React.forwardRef((props, ref: $FixMe) => {
+  return (
+    <MenuContainer ref={ref}>
+      {SHOW_OPTIONAL_MENU_TITLE && props.displayName ? (
+        <MenuTitle>{props.displayName}</MenuTitle>
+      ) : null}
+      {props.items.map((item, i) => (
+        <Item
+          key={`item-${i}`}
+          label={item.label}
+          enabled={item.enabled === false ? false : true}
+          onClick={(e) => {
+            if (item.callback) {
+              item.callback(e)
+            }
+            props.onRequestClose()
+          }}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </MenuContainer>
+  )
+})
+
+export default BaseMenu
diff --git a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
index 3918fa3..7c5b960 100644
--- a/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/theatre/studio/src/uiComponents/simpleContextMenu/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -1,49 +1,20 @@
-import {pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode} from '@theatre/studio/css'
 import useBoundingClientRect from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/useBoundingClientRect'
-import transparentize from 'polished/lib/color/transparentize'
 import type {ElementType} from 'react'
 import {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {useContext} from 'react'
 import React, {useLayoutEffect, useState} from 'react'
 import {createPortal} from 'react-dom'
 import useWindowSize from 'react-use/esm/useWindowSize'
-import styled from 'styled-components'
-import Item, {height as itemHeight} from './Item'
+import {height as itemHeight} from './Item'
 import {PortalContext} from 'reakit'
 import useOnKeyDown from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/useOnKeyDown'
-
-const minWidth = 190
+import BaseMenu from './BaseMenu'
 
 /**
  * How far from the menu should the pointer travel to auto close the menu
  */
 const pointerDistanceThreshold = 20
 
-const SHOW_OPTIONAL_MENU_TITLE = true
-
-const MenuContainer = styled.ul`
-  position: absolute;
-  min-width: ${minWidth}px;
-  z-index: 10000;
-  background: ${transparentize(0.2, '#111')};
-  backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
-  color: white;
-  list-style-type: none;
-  padding: 2px 0;
-  margin: 0;
-  border-radius: 1px;
-  cursor: default;
-  ${pointerEventsAutoInNormalMode};
-  border-radius: 3px;
-`
-const MenuTitle = styled.div`
-  padding: 4px 10px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #6262626d;
-  color: #adadadb3;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-`
-
 export type IContextMenuItemCustomNodeRenderFn = (controls: {
   closeMenu(): void
 }) => React.ReactChild
@@ -59,16 +30,21 @@ export type IContextMenuItemsValue =
   | IContextMenuItem[]
   | (() => IContextMenuItem[])
 
+export type ContextMenuProps = {
+  items: IContextMenuItemsValue
+  displayName?: string
+  clickPoint: {
+    clientX: number
+    clientY: number
+  }
+  onRequestClose: () => void
+}
+
 /**
  * TODO let's make sure that triggering a context menu would close
  * the other open context menu (if one _is_ open).
  */
-const ContextMenu: React.FC<{
-  items: IContextMenuItemsValue
-  displayName?: string
-  clickPoint: {clientX: number; clientY: number}
-  onRequestClose: () => void
-}> = (props) => {
+const ContextMenu: React.FC<ContextMenuProps> = (props) => {
   const [container, setContainer] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null)
   const rect = useBoundingClientRect(container)
   const windowSize = useWindowSize()
@@ -144,24 +120,12 @@ const ContextMenu: React.FC<{
   }, [props.items])
 
   return createPortal(
-    <MenuContainer ref={setContainer}>
-      {SHOW_OPTIONAL_MENU_TITLE && props.displayName ? (
-        <MenuTitle>{props.displayName}</MenuTitle>
-      ) : null}
-      {items.map((item, i) => (
-        <Item
-          key={`item-${i}`}
-          label={item.label}
-          enabled={item.enabled === false ? false : true}
-          onClick={(e) => {
-            if (item.callback) {
-              item.callback(e)
-            }
-            props.onRequestClose()
-          }}
-        />
-      ))}
-    </MenuContainer>,
+    <BaseMenu
+      items={items}
+      onRequestClose={props.onRequestClose}
+      displayName={props.displayName}
+      ref={setContainer}
+    />,
     portalLayer!,
   )
 }