diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index c17344a79..8110d4370 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -201,6 +201,23 @@
 
 		break; // feeds
 
+		case "la":
+			$id = db_escape_string($_REQUEST['id']);
+
+			$result = db_query($link, "SELECT link FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries
+				WHERE id = '$id' AND id = ref_id AND owner_uid = '".$_SESSION['uid']."'");
+
+			if (db_num_rows($result) == 1) {
+				$article_url = db_fetch_result($result, 0, 'link');
+
+				header("Location: $article_url");
+				return;
+
+			} else {
+				print_error(__("Article not found."));
+			}
+		break;
+
 		case "view":
 
 			$id = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["id"]);
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 5f4a55229..da1171a01 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -4127,9 +4127,8 @@
 				"</option>";
 
 #			print "<optgroup label=\"".__("Assign label:")."\">";
-			print "<option>----------</option>";
-
-			print_labels_headlines_dropdown($link, $feed_id);
+			//print "<option>----------</option>";
+			//print_labels_headlines_dropdown($link, $feed_id);
 
 			print "<option>----------</option>";
 
@@ -5048,17 +5047,6 @@
 
 					print "<div class='$class' id='RROW-$id' $mouseover_attrs>";
 
-					print "<div dojoType=\"dijit.Menu\" style=\"display: none;\" 
-						targetNodeIds=\"RROW-$id\">";
-					print "<div onclick=\"view($id)\" 
-						dojoType=\"dijit.MenuItem\">".__('View article')."</div>";
-					print "<div onclick=\"hlOpenInNewTab(event, $id)\" 
-						dojoType=\"dijit.MenuItem\">".__('View in a new tab')."</div>";
-					print "<div dojoType=\"dijit.MenuSeparator\"></div>";
-					print "<div onclick=\"openArticleInNewWindow($id)\" 
-						dojoType=\"dijit.MenuItem\">".__('Open original article')."</div>";
-					print "</div>";
-	
 					print "<div class='hlUpdPic'>$update_pic</div>";
 
 					print "<div class='hlLeft'>";
diff --git a/modules/backend-rpc.php b/modules/backend-rpc.php
index 65f689a36..e7c1f5721 100644
--- a/modules/backend-rpc.php
+++ b/modules/backend-rpc.php
@@ -380,23 +380,6 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($subop == "getArticleLink") {
-
-			$id = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["id"]);
-
-			$result = db_query($link, "SELECT link FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries
-				WHERE id = '$id' AND id = ref_id AND owner_uid = '".$_SESSION['uid']."'");
-
-			if (db_num_rows($result) == 1) {
-				$link = htmlspecialchars(strip_tags(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "link")));
-				print "<rpc-reply><link>$link</link><id>$id</id></rpc-reply>";
-			} else {
-				print "<rpc-reply><error>Article not found</error></rpc-reply>";
-			}
-
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if ($subop == "setArticleTags") {
 
 			global $memcache;
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index 3914c757d..dbcbaa29e 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ function headlines_callback2(transport, feed_cur_page) {
 					dijit.byId("headlines-toolbar").attr('content',
 						headlines_toolbar.firstChild.nodeValue);
 
+					initHeadlinesMenu();
+
 					var cache_prefix = "";
 
 					if (is_cat) {
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ function headlines_callback2(transport, feed_cur_page) {
 							markHeadline(ids[i]);
 						}
 
+						initHeadlinesMenu();
+
 					} else {
 						console.log("no new headlines received");
 					}
@@ -2113,49 +2117,8 @@ function getLastVisibleHeadlineId() {
 }
 
 function openArticleInNewWindow(id) {
-	try {
-		console.log("openArticleInNewWindow: " + id);
-
-		var query = "?op=rpc&subop=getArticleLink&id=" + id;
-		var wname = "ttrss_article_" + id;
-
-		console.log(query + " " + wname);
-
-		var w = window.open("", wname);
-
-		if (!w) notify_error("Failed to open window for the article");
-
-		new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
-			parameters: query,
-			onComplete: function(transport) { 
-
-					var link = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("link")[0];
-					var id = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("id")[0];
-		
-					console.log("open_article received link: " + link);
-		
-					if (link && id) {
-		
-						var wname = "ttrss_article_" + id.firstChild.nodeValue;
-		
-						console.log("link url: " + link.firstChild.nodeValue + ", wname " + wname);
-		
-						var w = window.open(link.firstChild.nodeValue, wname);
-		
-						if (!w) { notify_error("Failed to load article in new window"); }
-		
-						if (id) {
-							id = id.firstChild.nodeValue;
-							window.setTimeout("toggleUnread(" + id + ", 0)", 100);
-						}
-					} else {
-						notify_error("Can't open article: received invalid article link");
-					}
-				} });
-
-	} catch (e) {
-		exception_error("openArticleInNewWindow", e);
-	}
+	toggleUnread(id, 0, false);
+	window.open("backend.php?op=la&id=" + id);
 }
 
 function isCdmMode() {
@@ -2256,3 +2219,58 @@ function closeArticlePanel() {
 				dijit.byId("content-insert"));
 	}
 }
+
+function initHeadlinesMenu() {
+	try {
+		if (dijit.byId("headlinesMenu"))
+			dijit.byId("headlinesMenu").destroyRecursive();
+
+		var ids = [];
+		var nodes = $$("#headlines-frame > div[id*=RROW]");
+
+		nodes.each(function(node) {
+			ids.push(node.id);
+		});
+
+		var menu = new dijit.Menu({
+			id: "headlinesMenu",
+			targetNodeIds: ids,
+		});
+
+		var tmph = dojo.connect(menu, '_openMyself', function (event) {
+			var callerNode = event.target, match = null, tries = 0;
+
+			while (match == null && callerNode && tries <= 3) {
+				match = callerNode.id.match("^[A-Z]+[-]([0-9]+)$");
+				callerNode = callerNode.parentNode;
+				++tries;
+			}
+
+			if (match) this.callerRowId = parseInt(match[1]);
+
+		});
+
+		menu.addChild(new dijit.MenuItem({
+			label: __("View article"),
+			onClick: function(event) {
+				view(this.getParent().callerRowId);
+			}}));
+
+		menu.addChild(new dijit.MenuItem({
+			label: __("View in a new tab"),
+			onClick: function(event) {
+				hlOpenInNewTab(event, this.getParent().callerRowId);
+			}}));
+
+		menu.addChild(new dijit.MenuItem({
+			label: __("Open original article"),
+			onClick: function(event) {
+				openArticleInNewWindow(this.getParent().callerRowId);
+			}}));
+
+		menu.startup();
+
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("initHeadlinesMenu", e);
+	}
+}