diff --git a/karibu-testing-v10/kt10-tests/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenuTest.kt b/karibu-testing-v10/kt10-tests/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenuTest.kt
index 5056936c..c692627f 100644
--- a/karibu-testing-v10/kt10-tests/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenuTest.kt
+++ b/karibu-testing-v10/kt10-tests/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenuTest.kt
@@ -347,18 +347,22 @@ internal fun DynaNodeGroup.contextMenuTestbatch() {
         test("setOpened(true) fires GridContextMenuOpenedEvent") {
             var called = false
             lateinit var cm: GridContextMenu<String>
-            UI.getCurrent().grid<String> {
+            val grid = UI.getCurrent().grid<String> {
                 cm = gridContextMenu {
                     item("click me")
                 }
+                addColumn({ it }).apply {
+                    id_ = "foo!"
+                }
             }
-            cm.addGridContextMenuOpenedListener() { e ->
+            cm.addGridContextMenuOpenedListener { e ->
                 called = true
                 expect(true) { e.isOpened }
                 expect(false) { e.isFromClient }
                 expect("foo") { e.item.orElse(null) }
+                expect("foo!") { e.columnId.get() }
             }
-            cm.setOpened(true, "foo")
+            cm.setOpened(true, "foo", grid.columns[0])
             expect(true) { called }
         }
 
@@ -376,6 +380,7 @@ internal fun DynaNodeGroup.contextMenuTestbatch() {
                 expect(false) { e.isOpened }
                 expect(false) { e.isFromClient }
                 expect("foo") { e.item.orElse(null) }
+                expect(null) { e.columnId.orElse(null) }
             }
             cm.setOpened(false, "foo")
             expect(true) { called }
diff --git a/karibu-testing-v10/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenu.kt b/karibu-testing-v10/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenu.kt
index 9c4b78af..380be4ea 100644
--- a/karibu-testing-v10/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenu.kt
+++ b/karibu-testing-v10/src/main/kotlin/com/github/mvysny/kaributesting/v10/ContextMenu.kt
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ public fun <T> GridContextMenu<T>._clickItemWithCaption(caption: String, gridIte
  */
 public fun <T> GridContextMenu<T>._clickItemMatching(searchSpec: SearchSpec<MenuItemBase<*, *, *>>, gridItem: T?) {
     // fires ContextMenuOpenedListener to simulate menu opening
-    _setContextMenuTargetItemKey(gridItem)
-    element.setProperty("opened", true)
+    setOpened(true, gridItem)
 
     // notify the context menu dynamic item generator
     dynamicContentHandler?.also {
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ public fun <T> GridContextMenu<T>._clickItemMatching(searchSpec: SearchSpec<Menu
     (item as GridMenuItem<T>)._click(gridItem)
 
     // fires ContextMenuOpenedListener to simulate menu closing
-    element.setProperty("opened", false)
+    setOpened(false, gridItem)
 }
 
 private fun Component.getParentMap(): Map<MenuItemBase<*, *, *>, Component> {
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ private fun MenuItemBase<*, *, *>.checkMenuItemVisible(originalItem: MenuItemBas
         }
     }
     val parent: Component = parentMap[this]
-            ?: fail("${originalItem.toPrettyString()} is not part of\n${getContextMenu().toPrettyTree()}?!?")
+            ?: fail("${originalItem.toPrettyString()} is not part of\n${contextMenu.toPrettyTree()}?!?")
     when (parent) {
         is MenuItem -> parent.checkMenuItemVisible(originalItem, parentMap)
         is GridMenuItem<*> -> parent.checkMenuItemVisible(originalItem, parentMap)
@@ -269,7 +268,13 @@ public fun ContextMenu.setOpened(opened: Boolean) {
 /**
  * Opens or closes the menu. Fires the [ContextMenuBase.OpenedChangeEvent].
  */
-public fun <T> GridContextMenu<T>.setOpened(opened: Boolean, gridItem: T?) {
+@JvmOverloads
+public fun <T> GridContextMenu<T>.setOpened(opened: Boolean, gridItem: T?, column: Grid.Column<T>? = null) {
     _setContextMenuTargetItemKey(gridItem)
+    if (column != null) {
+        val id = requireNotNull(column.id_) { "Column $column must have an ID assigned in order to be identifiable in the event object" }
+        require(id.isNotBlank()) { "Column $column must have an ID assigned in order to be identifiable in the event object" }
+        target.element.setProperty("_contextMenuTargetColumnId", id)
+    }
     element.setProperty("opened", opened)
 }