diff --git a/internal_packages/message-list/lib/message-participants.cjsx b/internal_packages/message-list/lib/message-participants.cjsx
index a2343812d..82db13f21 100644
--- a/internal_packages/message-list/lib/message-participants.cjsx
+++ b/internal_packages/message-list/lib/message-participants.cjsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 _ = require 'underscore'
 React = require "react"
 classnames = require 'classnames'
-{Contact} = require 'nylas-exports'
+{Actions, Contact} = require 'nylas-exports'
+{Menu, MenuItem} = require('electron').remote
 
 
 MAX_COLLAPSED = 5
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ class MessageParticipants extends React.Component
       names.push("and #{extra} more")
     names.join(", ")
 
+  _onContactContextMenu: (contact) =>
+    menu = new Menu()
+    menu.append(new MenuItem({role: 'copy'}))
+    menu.append(new MenuItem({
+      label: "Email #{contact.email}",
+      click: => Actions.composeNewDraftToRecipient(contact)
+    }))
+    menu.popup(NylasEnv.getCurrentWindow())
+
   # Renderers
 
   _renderFullContacts: (contacts = []) =>
@@ -61,13 +71,26 @@ class MessageParticipants extends React.Component
             {c.fullName()}
           </div>
           <div className="participant-secondary">
-            {"<"}<span onClick={@_selectText}><a href="mailto:#{c.email}">{c.email}</a></span>{">#{comma}"}
+            {"<"}
+            <span
+              onClick={@_selectText}
+              onContextMenu={=> @_onContactContextMenu(c)}
+            >
+              {c.email}
+            </span>
+            {">#{comma}"}
           </div>
         </div>
       else
         <div key={"#{c.email}-#{i}"} className="participant selectable">
           <div className="participant-primary">
-            <span onClick={@_selectText}><a href="mailto:#{c.email}">{c.email}</a></span>{comma}
+            <span
+              onClick={@_selectText}
+              onContextMenu={=> @_onContactContextMenu(c)}
+            >
+              {c.email}
+            </span>
+            {comma}
           </div>
         </div>
     )
diff --git a/src/flux/actions.coffee b/src/flux/actions.coffee
index 6f0395159..d807ae4f8 100644
--- a/src/flux/actions.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/actions.coffee
@@ -360,6 +360,17 @@ class Actions
   ###
   @composeNewBlankDraft: ActionScopeWindow
 
+  ###
+  Public: Open a new composer window for a new draft addressed to the given recipient
+
+  *Scope: Window*
+
+  ```
+  Actions.composeNewDraftToRecipient(contact)
+  ```
+  ###
+  @composeNewDraftToRecipient: ActionScopeWindow
+
   ###
   Public: Send the draft with the given ID. This Action is handled by the {DraftStore},
   which finalizes the {DraftChangeSet} and allows {ComposerExtension}s to display
diff --git a/src/flux/stores/draft-store.coffee b/src/flux/stores/draft-store.coffee
index a9a91230a..10d653f09 100644
--- a/src/flux/stores/draft-store.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/stores/draft-store.coffee
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class DraftStore
     @listenTo Actions.composeForward, @_onComposeForward
     @listenTo Actions.composePopoutDraft, @_onPopoutDraftClientId
     @listenTo Actions.composeNewBlankDraft, @_onPopoutBlankDraft
+    @listenTo Actions.composeNewDraftToRecipient, @_onPopoutNewDraftToRecipient
     @listenTo Actions.sendDraftFailed, @_onSendDraftFailed
     @listenTo Actions.sendDraftSuccess, @_onSendDraftSuccess
     @listenTo Actions.sendQuickReply, @_onSendQuickReply
@@ -266,6 +267,10 @@ class DraftStore
   _createSession: (clientId, draft) =>
     @_draftSessions[clientId] = new DraftEditingSession(clientId, draft)
 
+  _onPopoutNewDraftToRecipient: (contact) =>
+    DraftFactory.createDraft({to: [contact]}).then (draft) =>
+      @_finalizeAndPersistNewMessage(draft, popout: true)
+
   _onPopoutBlankDraft: =>
     Actions.recordUserEvent("Draft Created", {type: "new"})
     NylasEnv.perf.start("Popout Draft")