diff --git a/src/components/common/ContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/common/ContextMenu.tsx
index f9be746..bb7fc5a 100644
--- a/src/components/common/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -46,11 +46,28 @@ export function ContextMenu({ x, y, items, onClose }: ContextMenuProps) {
         onClose();
       }
     };
+    // Scroll/resize/visibilitychange: the menu is anchored to absolute x,y
+    // coordinates from the original right-click. Any of these events means
+    // the menu is visually stale (offscreen while the user keeps scrolling,
+    // window resizes, or the OS hides the tab). Auto-close so the menu
+    // doesn't survive orphaned. (refs issue #455)
+    const handleScroll = () => onClose();
+    const handleResize = () => onClose();
+    const handleVisibilityChange = () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState === "hidden") onClose();
+    };
+
     document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKey);
     document.addEventListener("mousedown", handleClick);
+    document.addEventListener("scroll", handleScroll, true);
+    window.addEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKey);
       document.removeEventListener("mousedown", handleClick);
+      document.removeEventListener("scroll", handleScroll, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", handleResize);
+      document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
     };
   }, [onClose]);
 
diff --git a/src/components/common/__tests__/ContextMenu.test.tsx b/src/components/common/__tests__/ContextMenu.test.tsx
index 167eb2d..7eb9593 100644
--- a/src/components/common/__tests__/ContextMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/__tests__/ContextMenu.test.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,61 @@ describe("ContextMenu", () => {
     expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("calls onClose on scroll (any ancestor — menu is anchored to x/y)", () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <div>
+        <div data-testid="scrollable" style={{ overflow: "auto" }}>
+          <ContextMenu x={0} y={0} items={createItems()} onClose={onClose} />
+        </div>
+      </div>,
+    );
+
+    // Use capture phase since the scroll listener is registered with `{capture: true}`
+    const scrollable = screen.getByTestId("scrollable");
+    fireEvent.scroll(scrollable, { target: { scrollTop: 10 } });
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("calls onClose on window resize", () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <ContextMenu x={0} y={0} items={createItems()} onClose={onClose} />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.resize(window);
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("calls onClose when document becomes hidden", () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <ContextMenu x={0} y={0} items={createItems()} onClose={onClose} />,
+    );
+
+    // visibilitychange handler only closes when state becomes "hidden"
+    Object.defineProperty(document, "visibilityState", {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => "hidden",
+    });
+    fireEvent(document, new Event("visibilitychange"));
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT call onClose when document becomes visible (only hidden triggers close)", () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <ContextMenu x={0} y={0} items={createItems()} onClose={onClose} />,
+    );
+
+    Object.defineProperty(document, "visibilityState", {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => "visible",
+    });
+    fireEvent(document, new Event("visibilitychange"));
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("renders icons when provided", () => {
     const items: MenuItem[] = [
       { label: "With Icon", icon: <span data-testid="menu-icon">*</span>, onClick: vi.fn() },