diff --git a/modules/behavior/select.js b/modules/behavior/select.js
index 359f5d89e..e77603f80 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/select.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/select.js
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ export function behaviorSelect(context) {
         var datum = (d3_event && d3_event.target.__data__) || (_lastPointerEvent && _lastPointerEvent.target.__data__);
         var isMultiselect = (d3_event && d3_event.shiftKey) || context.surface().select('.lasso').node();
 
-        processClick(datum, isMultiselect);
+        processClick(datum, isMultiselect, p2);
     }
 
 
-    function processClick(datum, isMultiselect) {
+    function processClick(datum, isMultiselect, point) {
         var mode = context.mode();
 
         var entity = datum && datum.properties && datum.properties.entity;
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ export function behaviorSelect(context) {
             if (!isMultiselect) {
                 if (selectedIDs.length > 1 && (_showMenu && !_alwaysShowMenu)) {
                     // multiple things already selected, just show the menu...
-                    mode.reselect().showMenu(_lastInteractionType);
+                    mode.reselect().showMenu(point, _lastInteractionType);
                 } else {
                     // always enter modeSelect even if the entity is already
                     // selected since listeners may expect `context.enter` events,
                     // e.g. in the walkthrough
                     newMode = modeSelect(context, [datum.id]);
                     context.enter(newMode);
-                    if (_showMenu) newMode.showMenu(_lastInteractionType);
+                    if (_showMenu) newMode.showMenu(point, _lastInteractionType);
                 }
 
             } else {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export function behaviorSelect(context) {
                     // clicked entity is already in the selectedIDs list..
                     if (_showMenu && !_alwaysShowMenu) {
                         // don't deselect clicked entity, just show the menu.
-                        mode.reselect().showMenu(_lastInteractionType);
+                        mode.reselect().showMenu(point, _lastInteractionType);
                     } else {
                         // deselect clicked entity, then reenter select mode or return to browse mode..
                         selectedIDs = selectedIDs.filter(function(id) { return id !== datum.id; });
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export function behaviorSelect(context) {
                     selectedIDs = selectedIDs.concat([datum.id]);
                     newMode = modeSelect(context, selectedIDs);
                     context.enter(newMode);
-                    if (_showMenu) newMode.showMenu(_lastInteractionType);
+                    if (_showMenu) newMode.showMenu(point, _lastInteractionType);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/modules/modes/select.js b/modules/modes/select.js
index 8fa27d0ad..94598f14b 100644
--- a/modules/modes/select.js
+++ b/modules/modes/select.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { behaviorLasso } from '../behavior/lasso';
 import { behaviorPaste } from '../behavior/paste';
 import { behaviorSelect } from '../behavior/select';
 
-import { geoExtent, geoChooseEdge, geoPointInPolygon } from '../geo';
+import { geoExtent, geoChooseEdge } from '../geo';
 import { modeBrowse } from './browse';
 import { modeDragNode } from './drag_node';
 import { modeDragNote } from './drag_note';
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export function modeSelect(context, selectedIDs) {
             .select('.edit-menu').remove();
     }
 
-    mode.showMenu = function(triggerType) {
+    mode.showMenu = function(anchorPoint, triggerType) {
 
         // remove any displayed menu
         closeMenu();
@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ export function modeSelect(context, selectedIDs) {
             return context.graph().geometry(id) === 'relation';
         })) return;
 
-        var point = context.map().mouse();
-        var viewport = geoExtent(context.projection.clipExtent()).polygon();
-        // make sure a vaild position can be determined
-        if (!point || !geoPointInPolygon(point, viewport)) return;
-
         var surfaceNode = context.surface().node();
         if (surfaceNode.focus) {   // FF doesn't support it
             // focus the surface or else clicking off the menu may not trigger modeBrowse
@@ -175,7 +170,7 @@ export function modeSelect(context, selectedIDs) {
         if (!_editMenu) _editMenu = uiEditMenu(context);
 
         _editMenu
-            .anchorLoc(point)
+            .anchorLoc(anchorPoint)
             .triggerType(triggerType)
             .operations(operations);