diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ActivityReportsTable/ReportRow.js b/frontend/src/components/ActivityReportsTable/ReportRow.js
index fc9002c26a..de50dd5dae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ActivityReportsTable/ReportRow.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ActivityReportsTable/ReportRow.js
@@ -141,7 +141,13 @@ function ReportRow({
       <td data-label="Last saved">{lastSaved}</td>
       <td data-label="Approved at">{approvedAt && moment(approvedAt).format(DATE_DISPLAY_FORMAT)}</td>
       <td data-label="Context menu">
-        <ContextMenu label={contextMenuLabel} menuItems={menuItems} up={openMenuUp} fixed />
+        <ContextMenu
+          label={contextMenuLabel}
+          menuItems={menuItems}
+          up={openMenuUp}
+          menuWidthOffset={130}
+          fixed
+        />
       </td>
     </tr>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/GoalCards/GoalCard.js b/frontend/src/components/GoalCards/GoalCard.js
index 23e75e8b78..6f89918061 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/GoalCards/GoalCard.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/GoalCards/GoalCard.js
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export default function GoalCard({
         </div>
         { !hideGoalOptions && (
           <ContextMenu
+            fixed
             label={contextMenuLabel}
             menuItems={menuItems}
             menuWidthOffset={100}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyGoal.js b/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyGoal.js
index aa246b1df7..497970b424 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyGoal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyGoal.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export default function ReadOnlyGoal({
         <h2 className="margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3">Recipient TTA goal</h2>
         <div className="position-absolute pin-top pin-right padding-4">
           <ContextMenu
+            fixed
             label={`Actions for Goal ${goal.id}`}
             menuItems={menuItems}
             menuClassName="width-card"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyOtherEntityObjectives.js b/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyOtherEntityObjectives.js
index 085865ebe7..2c8c27df33 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyOtherEntityObjectives.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/GoalForm/ReadOnlyOtherEntityObjectives.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default function ReadOnlyOtherEntityObjectives({
           !hideEdit
             ? (
               <ContextMenu
+                fixed
                 label="Actions for Objectives"
                 menuItems={menuItems}
                 menuClassName="width-card"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Menu.js b/frontend/src/components/Menu.js
index 4696a064de..167ff4b249 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Menu.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Menu.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable react/no-unknown-property */
 /*
   Context menu shows a list of actions the user can select to perform actions. The actions
   are hidden until the user opens the menu (the three dot icon). The menu is automatically
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ function Menu({
   const [menuPosition, updateMenuPosition] = useState({});
   const defaultClass = 'smart-hub--menu';
   const buttonRef = useRef(null);
+  const popoverRef = useRef(null);
 
   const onEscape = useCallback((event) => {
     if (event.keyCode === ESCAPE_KEY_CODE) {
@@ -47,44 +49,27 @@ function Menu({
   }, [onEscape]);
 
   const recordButtonPositionAndUpdateMenu = useCallback(() => {
-    // set initial postition
-    if (fixed && buttonRef.current && buttonRef.current.getBoundingClientRect) {
-      // get the button's position
-      const {
-        top,
-        height,
-        left: l,
-        width,
-      } = buttonRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-      // we could be progratically calculating the height and width offset numbers
-      // but a little manual work up front will save on performance in the browser
-
-      let leftPos = l + width;
-
-      // left = the menu opens to the left of the button instead of the right
-      if (left) {
-        leftPos = l + width - menuWidthOffset;
-      }
+    if (!(fixed && buttonRef.current && buttonRef.current.getBoundingClientRect)) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      // top = the menu opens above the button instead of below
-      let topPos = top + height;
+    const {
+      x,
+      y,
+      height,
+      width,
+    } = buttonRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-      if (up) {
-        topPos = top - height - menuHeightOffset;
-      }
+    const leftPos = left ? x + width - menuWidthOffset : x + width;
 
-      // update the CSS
-      updateMenuPosition({ top: `${topPos}px`, left: `${leftPos}px` });
-    }
+    // top = the menu opens above the button instead of below
+    const topPos = up ? y - height - menuHeightOffset : y + height;
+
+    updateMenuPosition({ top: `${topPos}px`, left: `${leftPos}px`, margin: 0 });
   }, [fixed, left, menuHeightOffset, menuWidthOffset, up]);
 
   // watch for window scroll
   useEffect(() => {
-    // the menu position is based on the button position, but because it is encased in a
-    // no-overflow div, we position it using "fixed"
-    // this means that it wouldn't scroll with the page, so we need to update the position
-    // when the user scrolls
     if (fixed) {
       window.addEventListener('scroll', recordButtonPositionAndUpdateMenu);
     }
@@ -94,6 +79,12 @@ function Menu({
     };
   }, [fixed, recordButtonPositionAndUpdateMenu]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (shown) {
+      recordButtonPositionAndUpdateMenu();
+    }
+  }, [recordButtonPositionAndUpdateMenu, shown]);
+
   const onBlur = (e) => {
     const { currentTarget } = e;
 
@@ -124,10 +115,6 @@ function Menu({
   const menuClass = `${defaultClass} shadow-1 z-top ${positionClass} ${placementClass}`;
 
   const onClick = () => {
-    // we don't need to check anything before calling this - if fixed is false, it won't do anything
-    recordButtonPositionAndUpdateMenu();
-
-    // toggle the menu visibility
     updateShown((previous) => !previous);
   };
 
@@ -144,11 +131,20 @@ function Menu({
         type="button"
         data-testid={buttonTestId}
         ref={buttonRef}
+        popovertarget="menu-popover"
+        popovertargetaction="toggle"
       >
         {buttonText}
       </button>
       {shown && (
-      <div data-testid="menu" className={menuClass} style={{ backgroundColor, ...menuPosition }}>
+      <div
+        id="menu-popover"
+        ref={popoverRef}
+        popover="manual"
+        data-testid="menu"
+        className={menuClass}
+        style={{ backgroundColor, ...menuPosition }}
+      >
         <ul className="usa-list usa-list--unstyled" role="menu">
           {menuItems.map((item) => (
             <li key={item.label} role="menuitem">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Menu.scss b/frontend/src/components/Menu.scss
index 4c392eda67..2255e184e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Menu.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Menu.scss
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 @use '../colors.scss' as *;
 
+.usa-form .usa-button.smart-hub--menu-button,
 .smart-hub--menu-button {
   display: block;
   text-decoration: none;
   width: max-content;
   height: 100%;
   color: $text-ink;
+  margin: 0;
 }
 
 .smart-hub--menu-button:hover {
@@ -14,13 +16,17 @@
 }
 
 .position-absolute.smart-hub--menu__left_and_up {
-  transform: translateY(-120%) translateX(-90%); 
+  transform: translateY(-120%) translateX(-90%);
 }
 
 .position-absolute.smart-hub--menu__left {
-  transform: translateX(-90%); 
+  transform: translateX(-90%);
 }
 
 .position-absolute.smart-hub--menu__up {
-  transform: translateY(-120%); 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  transform: translateY(-120%);
+}
+
+[popover] {
+  border: 0;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WidgetContainerTitleGroup.js b/frontend/src/components/WidgetContainerTitleGroup.js
index 5c45078ef6..6c5977617c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WidgetContainerTitleGroup.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WidgetContainerTitleGroup.js
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ const WidgetContainerTitleGroup = ({
         )}
         {(menuItems.length > 0 && (
           <ContextMenu
+            fixed
             menuItems={menuItems}
             label={`Open Actions for ${title}`}
+            menuWidthOffset={140}
           />
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TrainingReports/components/EventCard.js b/frontend/src/pages/TrainingReports/components/EventCard.js
index dd7f7e7813..d7ef0b41b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TrainingReports/components/EventCard.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TrainingReports/components/EventCard.js
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ function EventCard({
           <div className="ttahub-event-card__event-column ttahub-event-card__event-column__menu position-absolute right-0">
             {menuItems.length > 0 && (
             <ContextMenu
+              fixed
               label={contextMenuLabel}
               menuItems={menuItems}
             />
diff --git a/frontend/src/widgets/HorizontalTableWidget.js b/frontend/src/widgets/HorizontalTableWidget.js
index 0cdd50e931..7326d503c4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/widgets/HorizontalTableWidget.js
+++ b/frontend/src/widgets/HorizontalTableWidget.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export default function HorizontalTableWidget(
                       fixed
                       label="Actions for Communication Log"
                       menuItems={r.actions}
-                      menuWidthOffset={110}
+                      menuWidthOffset={100}
                     />
                   </td>
                 ) : null}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/activity-report.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/activity-report.spec.ts
index 3c83e2ba99..e6ec409fda 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/activity-report.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/activity-report.spec.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async function activitySummary(
   if (recipients) {
   // select recipients
     for (let i = 0; i < recipients; i++) {
-      await page.keyboard.press('Enter'); 
+      await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
     }
   } else {
     await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
     await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
     await blur(page);
-    await page. locator('[id="goalForEditing\.objectives\[0\]\.title"]').fill('g2o1');  
+    await page. locator('[id="goalForEditing\.objectives\[0\]\.title"]').fill('g2o1');
     await page.getByText('Topics *').click()
     await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
     await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
 
     // assert the goals and objectives section is complete
     let sideNavTextContent = await page.locator('#activityReportSideNav-goals-and-objectives .page-state').textContent();
-   
+
     await page.waitForTimeout(10000);
 
     expect(sideNavTextContent?.match(/Complete/i)).toBeTruthy();
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     sideNavTextContent = await page.locator('#activityReportSideNav-goals-and-objectives .page-state').textContent();
 
     expect(sideNavTextContent?.match(/in progress/i)).toBeTruthy();
-    
+
     // save the first goal
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save goal' }).click();
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     // enter goal name
     await page.getByLabel('Recipient\'s goal *').fill('This is a goal for multiple grants');
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save and continue' }).click();
-  
+
     await page.waitForTimeout(5000);
 
     // select recipients
@@ -576,9 +576,9 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
 
     await page.getByText('Topics *').click()
     await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
-    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');    
+    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
     await blur(page);
-    
+
     const supportType = page.getByRole('combobox', { name: /Support type/i });
     await supportType.selectOption('Implementing');
 
@@ -650,12 +650,12 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     // create a new report
     await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Activity Reports' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: '+ New Activity Report' }).click();
-      
+
     const heading = page.getByRole('heading', { name: /activity report for region \d/i });
-    const regionNumber = await heading.textContent().then((text) => text!.match(/\d/)![0]); 
+    const regionNumber = await heading.textContent().then((text) => text!.match(/\d/)![0]);
 
     await activitySummary(page, { recipients: 2, ttaType: 'Training' });
-    
+
     // select two recipients
     await page.locator('label').filter({ hasText: 'Other entity' }).click();
     await page.locator('#activityRecipients div').filter({ hasText: '- Select -' }).nth(1).click();
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Goals and objectives Not started' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Supporting attachments Not started' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Next steps Not started' }).click();
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Review and submit' }).click();    
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Review and submit' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Activity summary Complete' }).click();
 
     // select participants
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
 
     // skip supporting attachments
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save and continue' }).click();
-   
+
     // fill out next steps
     const isOtherEntity = true;
     await nextSteps(page, isOtherEntity);
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     await page.getByLabel(/Approving manager/i).focus();
     await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
     await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
-    
+
     // extract the AR number from the URL:
     const url = page.url();
     const arNumber = url.split('/').find((part) => /^\d+$/.test(part));
@@ -755,14 +755,14 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     await page.getByLabel('Topics  *').press('ArrowDown');
     await page.getByLabel('Topics  *').press('Enter');
     await page.getByLabel('Topics  *').press('Tab');
-  
+
     await blur(page);
 
     await page.getByText('TTA provided *Normal').click();
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'TTA provided for objective, required' }).press('Enter');
     await page.getByText('Support type *').click();
     await page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Support type' }).selectOption('Introducing');
-  
+
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save objectives' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save and continue' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Goals and objectives Complete' }).click();
@@ -888,11 +888,11 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     await activitySummary(page);
 
     const p = page.waitForURL('**/goals-objectives');
- 
+
     // visit the goals & objectives page
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Goals and objectives Not Started' }).click();
 
-    await p;    
+    await p;
 
     // create the goal
     await page.waitForTimeout(5000);
@@ -904,14 +904,14 @@ test.describe('Activity Report', () => {
     // create the objective
     await page.getByText('Select TTA objective *- Select -').click();
     await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
-    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');  
-    
+    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
+
     await page.locator('[id="goalForEditing\.objectives\[0\]\.title"]').fill('Test objective for preserving objectives');
     await blur(page);
 
     await page.getByText('Topics *').click()
     await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
-    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');    
+    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
 
     await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: /TTA provided for objective/i }).locator('div').nth(2).click();
     await page.keyboard.type('An unlikely statement');