diff --git a/api/js/egw_action/egw_action_popup.js b/api/js/egw_action/egw_action_popup.js
index 29950e5de7..c490e8be31 100644
--- a/api/js/egw_action/egw_action_popup.js
+++ b/api/js/egw_action/egw_action_popup.js
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ export function egwPopupActionImplementation()
 				_callback(event);
 			}
 		});
+		// bind a custom event tapandhold to be able to call it from nm action button
+		_node.addEventListener('tapandhold', _event=>{_callback(_)});
 	}
 	/**
 	 * Registers the handler for the context menu
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ export function egwPopupActionImplementation()
 			{
 				_egw_active_menu.hide();
 			}
-			else if (!e.ctrlKey && e.which == 3 || e.which === 0) // tap event indicates by 0
+			else if (!e.ctrlKey && e.which == 3 || e.which === 0 || e.type === 'tapandhold') // tap event indicates by 0
 			{
 				var _xy = ai._getPageXY(e);
 				var _implContext = {event:e, posx:_xy.posx, posy: _xy.posy};
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
index c1cb4a623f..7b89d2af9d 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
@@ -3440,12 +3440,10 @@ export class et2_nextmatch_header_bar extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_INext
 				.hide()
 				.click(function(e)
 				{
-					// @ts-ignore
-					jQuery('tr.selected', self.nextmatch.getDOMNode()).trigger({
-						type: 'contextmenu',
-						which: 3,
-						originalEvent: e
-					});
+					if (self.nextmatch.getDOMNode().getElementsByClassName('selected').length>0)
+					{
+						self.nextmatch.getDOMNode().getElementsByClassName('selected')[0].dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("tapandhold",{type:'tapandhold'}));
+					}
 				})
 				.prependTo(this.search_box);
 		}