diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index b99d8ae..f2bc7b9 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -312,13 +312,19 @@ static GList *get_actionable_notifications(void)
 
 /* see menu.h */
 void context_menu(void)
+{
+        GList *notifications = get_actionable_notifications();
+        context_menu_for(notifications);
+}
+
+/* see menu.h */
+void context_menu_for(GList *notifications)
 {
         if (menu_ctx.locked_notifications) {
                 LOG_W("Context menu already running, refusing to rerun");
                 return;
         }
 
-        GList *notifications = get_actionable_notifications();
         menu_ctx.locked_notifications = notifications;
 
         GError *err = NULL;
diff --git a/src/menu.h b/src/menu.h
index bf7fd0b..5263c58 100644
--- a/src/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef DUNST_MENU_H
 #define DUNST_MENU_H
 
+#include <glib.h>
+
 /**
  * Extract all urls from the given string.
  *
@@ -16,9 +18,15 @@ void invoke_action(const char *action);
 void regex_teardown(void);
 
 /**
- * Open the context menu that lets the user select urls/actions/etc.
+ * Open the context menu that lets the user select urls/actions/etc for all displayed notifications.
  */
 void context_menu(void);
 
+/**
+ * Open the context menu that lets the user select urls/actions/etc for the specified notifications.
+ * @param notifications (nullable) List of notifications for which the context menu should be opened
+ */
+void context_menu_for(GList *notifications);
+
 #endif
 /* vim: set ft=c tabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 expandtab textwidth=0: */