diff --git a/apps/client/src/menus/launcher_button_context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/menus/launcher_button_context_menu.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1272deb859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/menus/launcher_button_context_menu.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import type { ToggleInParentResponse } from "@triliumnext/commons";
+
+import type FNote from "../entities/fnote.js";
+import branchService from "../services/branches.js";
+import { t } from "../services/i18n.js";
+import server from "../services/server.js";
+import toast from "../services/toast.js";
+import contextMenu, { type ContextMenuEvent, type MenuItem } from "./context_menu.js";
+
+const VISIBLE_LAUNCHER_PARENTS = ["_lbVisibleLaunchers", "_lbMobileVisibleLaunchers"];
+
+function getVisibleLauncherBranch(launcherNote: FNote) {
+    return launcherNote.getParentBranches().find((b) => VISIBLE_LAUNCHER_PARENTS.includes(b.parentNoteId));
+}
+
+function getBookmarkBranch(launcherNote: FNote) {
+    return launcherNote.getParentBranches().find((b) => b.parentNoteId === "_lbBookmarks");
+}
+
+async function removeFromLaunchBar(launcherNote: FNote) {
+    const bookmarkBranch = getBookmarkBranch(launcherNote);
+    if (bookmarkBranch) {
+        // Individual bookmarks are represented via a branch under `_lbBookmarks`; removing them
+        // from the launch bar is the same as unbookmarking the note.
+        const resp = await server.put<ToggleInParentResponse>(
+            `notes/${launcherNote.noteId}/toggle-in-parent/_lbBookmarks/false`
+        );
+        if (!resp.success && resp.message) {
+            toast.showError(resp.message);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const launcherBranch = getVisibleLauncherBranch(launcherNote);
+    if (!launcherBranch) return;
+
+    const isMobileLauncher = launcherBranch.parentNoteId === "_lbMobileVisibleLaunchers";
+    // Branch IDs in the hidden subtree follow the `${parentNoteId}_${noteId}` convention,
+    // so the branch linking `_lb(Mobile)?Root` to the "available" launchers root is predictable.
+    const targetBranchId = isMobileLauncher
+        ? "_lbMobileRoot__lbMobileAvailableLaunchers"
+        : "_lbRoot__lbAvailableLaunchers";
+    await branchService.moveToParentNote([launcherBranch.branchId], targetBranchId);
+}
+
+export function canRemoveFromLaunchBar(launcherNote: FNote | null | undefined) {
+    if (!launcherNote) return false;
+    return !!(getVisibleLauncherBranch(launcherNote) || getBookmarkBranch(launcherNote));
+}
+
+export interface ShowLauncherContextMenuOptions<T extends string> {
+    /** Menu items specific to this launcher (e.g. "Open in new tab" for note-based launchers). They appear above the "Remove from launch bar" item. */
+    extraItems?: MenuItem<T>[];
+    /** Handler for the {@link extraItems}. The "Remove from launch bar" item is handled internally and will not be forwarded. */
+    onCommand?: (command: T | undefined) => void;
+}
+
+const REMOVE_COMMAND = "__removeFromLaunchBar__";
+
+/**
+ * Displays the launch bar icon context menu. When the launcher can be removed (i.e. it is a direct
+ * child of the visible launchers root or of `_lbBookmarks`), a "Remove from launch bar" entry is
+ * appended. Extra items can be supplied to preserve launcher-specific actions (e.g. "Open in new tab").
+ */
+export async function showLauncherContextMenu<T extends string>(
+    launcherNote: FNote | null | undefined,
+    e: ContextMenuEvent,
+    options: ShowLauncherContextMenuOptions<T> = {}
+) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    const items = [...(options.extraItems ?? [])] as MenuItem<string>[];
+
+    if (canRemoveFromLaunchBar(launcherNote)) {
+        if (items.length > 0) {
+            items.push({ kind: "separator" });
+        }
+        items.push({
+            title: t("launcher_button_context_menu.remove_from_launch_bar"),
+            command: REMOVE_COMMAND,
+            uiIcon: "bx bx-x-circle"
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (items.length === 0) return;
+
+    contextMenu.show<string>({
+        x: e.pageX ?? 0,
+        y: e.pageY ?? 0,
+        items,
+        selectMenuItemHandler: ({ command }) => {
+            if (command === REMOVE_COMMAND) {
+                if (launcherNote) {
+                    void removeFromLaunchBar(launcherNote);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            options.onCommand?.(command as T | undefined);
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index 190edb998d..2efdf6b542 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -1928,6 +1928,9 @@
     "move-to-available-launchers": "Move to available launchers",
     "duplicate-launcher": "Duplicate launcher <kbd data-command=\"duplicateSubtree\">"
   },
+  "launcher_button_context_menu": {
+    "remove_from_launch_bar": "Remove from launch bar"
+  },
   "highlighting": {
     "title": "Code Blocks",
     "description": "Controls the syntax highlighting for code blocks inside text notes, code notes will not be affected.",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/BookmarkButtons.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/BookmarkButtons.tsx
index 81f2c6e878..d4e761fd9d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/BookmarkButtons.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/BookmarkButtons.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import { useChildNotes, useNote, useNoteIcon, useNoteLabelBoolean } from "../rea
 import NoteLink from "../react/NoteLink";
 import ResponsiveContainer from "../react/ResponsiveContainer";
 import { CustomNoteLauncher, launchCustomNoteLauncher } from "./GenericButtons";
-import { LaunchBarContext, LaunchBarDropdownButton, useLauncherIconAndTitle } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
+import { LaunchBarContext, LaunchBarDropdownButton, launcherContextMenuHandler, LauncherNoteProps, useLauncherIconAndTitle } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
 
 const PARENT_NOTE_ID = "_lbBookmarks";
 
-export default function BookmarkButtons() {
+export default function BookmarkButtons({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const { isHorizontalLayout } = useContext(LaunchBarContext);
     const style = useMemo<CSSProperties>(() => ({
         display: "flex",
@@ -22,20 +22,27 @@ export default function BookmarkButtons() {
         contain: "none"
     }), [ isHorizontalLayout ]);
     const childNotes = useChildNotes(PARENT_NOTE_ID);
+    const bookmarks = childNotes?.map(childNote => <SingleBookmark key={childNote.noteId} note={childNote} />);
+    const showContextMenu = launcherContextMenuHandler(launcherNote);
 
     return (
         <ResponsiveContainer
             desktop={
-                <div style={style}>
-                    {childNotes?.map(childNote => <SingleBookmark key={childNote.noteId} note={childNote} />)}
+                <div
+                    style={style}
+                    // Only trigger on empty container area; individual bookmark buttons handle their own context menu.
+                    onContextMenu={(e) => e.target === e.currentTarget && showContextMenu?.(e)}
+                >
+                    {bookmarks}
                 </div>
             }
             mobile={
                 <LaunchBarDropdownButton
+                    launcherNote={launcherNote}
                     icon="bx bx-bookmark"
                     title={t("bookmark_buttons.bookmarks")}
                 >
-                    {childNotes?.map(childNote => <SingleBookmark key={childNote.noteId} note={childNote} />)}
+                    {bookmarks}
                 </LaunchBarDropdownButton>
             }
         />
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ function BookmarkFolder({ note }: { note: FNote }) {
 
     return (
         <LaunchBarDropdownButton
+            launcherNote={note}
             icon={icon}
             title={title}
         >
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/CalendarWidget.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/CalendarWidget.tsx
index 1972672232..21e4689cff 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/CalendarWidget.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/CalendarWidget.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default function CalendarWidget({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
 
     return (
         <LaunchBarDropdownButton
+            launcherNote={launcherNote}
             icon={icon} title={title}
             onShown={async () => {
                 const dateNote = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContextNote()?.getOwnedLabelValue("dateNote");
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx
index 59c158dec1..ba29b303b5 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { useCallback } from "preact/hooks";
 
-import appContext from "../../components/app_context";
+import appContext, { CommandNames } from "../../components/app_context";
 import FNote from "../../entities/fnote";
+import { showLauncherContextMenu } from "../../menus/launcher_button_context_menu";
 import link_context_menu from "../../menus/link_context_menu";
 import { isCtrlKey } from "../../services/utils";
 import { useGlobalShortcut, useNoteLabel } from "../react/hooks";
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export function CustomNoteLauncher(props: {
     getHoistedNoteId?: (launcherNote: FNote) => string | null;
     keyboardShortcut?: string;
 }) {
-    const { launcherNote, getTargetNoteId } = props;
+    const { launcherNote, getTargetNoteId, getHoistedNoteId } = props;
     const { icon, title } = useLauncherIconAndTitle(launcherNote);
 
     const launch = useCallback(async (evt: MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -31,11 +32,17 @@ export function CustomNoteLauncher(props: {
             onClick={launch}
             onAuxClick={launch}
             onContextMenu={async evt => {
-                evt.preventDefault();
                 const targetNoteId = await getTargetNoteId(launcherNote);
-                if (targetNoteId) {
-                    link_context_menu.openContextMenu(targetNoteId, evt);
-                }
+                const hoistedNoteId = getHoistedNoteId?.(launcherNote) ?? null;
+                const linkItems = targetNoteId ? link_context_menu.getItems(evt) : [];
+                await showLauncherContextMenu<CommandNames>(launcherNote, evt, {
+                    extraItems: linkItems,
+                    onCommand: (command) => {
+                        if (command && targetNoteId) {
+                            link_context_menu.handleLinkContextMenuItem(command, evt, targetNoteId, {}, hoistedNoteId);
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
             }}
         />
     );
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/HistoryNavigation.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/HistoryNavigation.tsx
index 3e0ce6f967..11ad476312 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/HistoryNavigation.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/HistoryNavigation.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useMemo } from "preact/hooks";
 
 import FNote from "../../entities/fnote";
 import contextMenu, { MenuCommandItem } from "../../menus/context_menu";
+import { showLauncherContextMenu } from "../../menus/launcher_button_context_menu";
 import froca from "../../services/froca";
 import link from "../../services/link";
 import tree from "../../services/tree";
@@ -25,46 +26,61 @@ export default function HistoryNavigationButton({ launcherNote, command }: Histo
             icon={icon}
             text={title}
             triggerCommand={command}
-            onContextMenu={webContents ? handleHistoryContextMenu(webContents) : undefined}
+            onContextMenu={async (e) => {
+                const items = webContents ? await getHistoryItems(webContents) : [];
+                showLauncherContextMenu<string>(launcherNote, e, {
+                    extraItems: items,
+                    onCommand: (cmd) => {
+                        if (cmd && webContents) {
+                            webContents.navigationHistory.goToIndex(parseInt(cmd, 10));
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }}
         />
     );
 }
 
+async function getHistoryItems(webContents: WebContents): Promise<MenuCommandItem<string>[]> {
+    if (webContents.navigationHistory.length() < 2) return [];
+
+    let items: MenuCommandItem<string>[] = [];
+
+    const history = webContents.navigationHistory.getAllEntries();
+    const activeIndex = webContents.navigationHistory.getActiveIndex();
+
+    for (const idx in history) {
+        const { noteId, notePath } = link.parseNavigationStateFromUrl(history[idx].url);
+        if (!noteId || !notePath) continue;
+
+        const title = await tree.getNotePathTitle(notePath);
+        const index = parseInt(idx, 10);
+        const note = froca.getNoteFromCache(noteId);
+
+        items.push({
+            title,
+            command: idx,
+            checked: index === activeIndex,
+            enabled: index !== activeIndex,
+            uiIcon: note?.getIcon()
+        });
+    }
+
+    items.reverse();
+
+    if (items.length > HISTORY_LIMIT) {
+        items = items.slice(0, HISTORY_LIMIT);
+    }
+
+    return items;
+}
+
 export function handleHistoryContextMenu(webContents: WebContents) {
     return async (e: MouseEvent) => {
         e.preventDefault();
 
-        if (!webContents || webContents.navigationHistory.length() < 2) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let items: MenuCommandItem<string>[] = [];
-
-        const history = webContents.navigationHistory.getAllEntries();
-        const activeIndex = webContents.navigationHistory.getActiveIndex();
-
-        for (const idx in history) {
-            const { noteId, notePath } = link.parseNavigationStateFromUrl(history[idx].url);
-            if (!noteId || !notePath) continue;
-
-            const title = await tree.getNotePathTitle(notePath);
-            const index = parseInt(idx, 10);
-            const note = froca.getNoteFromCache(noteId);
-
-            items.push({
-                title,
-                command: idx,
-                checked: index === activeIndex,
-                enabled: index !== activeIndex,
-                uiIcon: note?.getIcon()
-            });
-        }
-
-        items.reverse();
-
-        if (items.length > HISTORY_LIMIT) {
-            items = items.slice(0, HISTORY_LIMIT);
-        }
+        const items = await getHistoryItems(webContents);
+        if (items.length === 0) return;
 
         contextMenu.show({
             x: e.pageX,
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherContainer.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherContainer.tsx
index d5d443084b..dd3ae9d6e3 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherContainer.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherContainer.tsx
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ function initBuiltinWidget(note: FNote, isHorizontalLayout: boolean) {
             const baseSize = parseInt(note.getLabelValue("baseSize") || "40");
             const growthFactor = parseInt(note.getLabelValue("growthFactor") || "100");
 
-            return <SpacerWidget baseSize={baseSize} growthFactor={growthFactor} />;
+            return <SpacerWidget launcherNote={note} baseSize={baseSize} growthFactor={growthFactor} />;
         case "bookmarks":
-            return <BookmarkButtons />;
+            return <BookmarkButtons launcherNote={note} />;
         case "protectedSession":
-            return <ProtectedSessionStatusWidget />;
+            return <ProtectedSessionStatusWidget launcherNote={note} />;
         case "syncStatus":
-            return <SyncStatus />;
+            return <SyncStatus launcherNote={note} />;
         case "backInHistoryButton":
             return <HistoryNavigationButton launcherNote={note} command="backInNoteHistory" />;
         case "forwardInHistoryButton":
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ function initBuiltinWidget(note: FNote, isHorizontalLayout: boolean) {
         case "todayInJournal":
             return <TodayLauncher launcherNote={note} />;
         case "quickSearch":
-            return <QuickSearchLauncherWidget />;
+            return <QuickSearchLauncherWidget launcherNote={note} />;
         case "mobileTabSwitcher":
-            return <TabSwitcher />;
+            return <TabSwitcher launcherNote={note} />;
         case "sidebarChat":
-            return isExperimentalFeatureEnabled("llm") ? <SidebarChatButton /> : undefined;
+            return isExperimentalFeatureEnabled("llm") ? <SidebarChatButton launcherNote={note} /> : undefined;
         default:
             console.warn(`Unrecognized builtin widget ${builtinWidget} for launcher ${note.noteId} "${note.title}"`);
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx
index 408780224c..89bdb39194 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import QuickSearchWidget from "../quick_search";
 import { useGlobalShortcut, useLegacyWidget, useNoteLabel, useNoteRelationTarget } from "../react/hooks";
 import { ParentComponent } from "../react/react_utils";
 import { CustomNoteLauncher } from "./GenericButtons";
-import { LaunchBarActionButton, LaunchBarContext, LauncherNoteProps, useLauncherIconAndTitle } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
+import { LaunchBarActionButton, LaunchBarContext, launcherContextMenuHandler, LauncherNoteProps, useLauncherIconAndTitle } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
 
 export function CommandButton({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const { icon, title } = useLauncherIconAndTitle(launcherNote);
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function CommandButton({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
 
     return command && (
         <LaunchBarActionButton
+            launcherNote={launcherNote}
             icon={icon}
             text={title}
             triggerCommand={command as CommandNames}
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export function ScriptLauncher({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
 
     return (
         <LaunchBarActionButton
+            launcherNote={launcherNote}
             icon={icon}
             text={title}
             onClick={launch}
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ export function TodayLauncher({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     );
 }
 
-export function QuickSearchLauncherWidget() {
+export function QuickSearchLauncherWidget({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const { isHorizontalLayout } = useContext(LaunchBarContext);
     const widget = useMemo(() => new QuickSearchWidget(), []);
     const parentComponent = useContext(ParentComponent) as BasicWidget | null;
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ export function QuickSearchLauncherWidget() {
     parentComponent?.contentSized();
 
     return (
-        <div>
+        <div onContextMenu={launcherContextMenuHandler(launcherNote)}>
             {isEnabled && <LegacyWidgetRenderer widget={widget} />}
         </div>
     );
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ export function CustomWidget({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     }, [ widgetNote ]);
 
     return (
-        <div>
+        <div onContextMenu={launcherContextMenuHandler(launcherNote)}>
             {widget && (
                 ("type" in widget && widget.type === "preact-launcher-widget")
                     ? <ReactWidgetRenderer widget={widget as LauncherWidgetDefinitionWithType} />
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/ProtectedSessionStatusWidget.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/ProtectedSessionStatusWidget.tsx
index 539643d4f9..8e9bcf3bf9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/ProtectedSessionStatusWidget.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/ProtectedSessionStatusWidget.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import protected_session_holder from "../../services/protected_session_holder";
-import { LaunchBarActionButton } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
+import { LaunchBarActionButton, LauncherNoteProps } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
 import { useTriliumEvent } from "../react/hooks";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 
-export default function ProtectedSessionStatusWidget() {
+export default function ProtectedSessionStatusWidget({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const protectedSessionAvailable = useProtectedSessionAvailable();
 
     return (
         protectedSessionAvailable ? (
             <LaunchBarActionButton
+                launcherNote={launcherNote}
                 icon="bx bx-check-shield"
                 text={t("protected_session_status.active")}
                 triggerCommand="leaveProtectedSession"
             />
         ) : (
             <LaunchBarActionButton
+                launcherNote={launcherNote}
                 icon="bx bx-shield-quarter"
                 text={t("protected_session_status.inactive")}
                 triggerCommand="enterProtectedSession"
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SidebarChatButton.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SidebarChatButton.tsx
index 15bcfbb525..b4c70de863 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SidebarChatButton.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SidebarChatButton.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import { useCallback } from "preact/hooks";
 
 import appContext from "../../components/app_context";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
-import { LaunchBarActionButton } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
+import { LaunchBarActionButton, LauncherNoteProps } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
 
 /**
  * Launcher button to open the sidebar (which contains the chat).
  * The chat widget is always visible in the sidebar for non-chat notes.
  */
-export default function SidebarChatButton() {
+export default function SidebarChatButton({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
         // Open right pane if hidden, or toggle it if visible
         appContext.triggerEvent("toggleRightPane", {});
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default function SidebarChatButton() {
 
     return (
         <LaunchBarActionButton
+            launcherNote={launcherNote}
             icon="bx bx-message-square-dots"
             text={t("sidebar_chat.launcher_title")}
             onClick={handleClick}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SpacerWidget.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SpacerWidget.tsx
index 5f89369c25..437b980af6 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SpacerWidget.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SpacerWidget.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import appContext, { CommandNames } from "../../components/app_context";
-import contextMenu from "../../menus/context_menu";
+import FNote from "../../entities/fnote";
+import { showLauncherContextMenu } from "../../menus/launcher_button_context_menu";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import { isMobile } from "../../services/utils";
 
 interface SpacerWidgetProps {
+    launcherNote?: FNote;
     baseSize?: number;
     growthFactor?: number;
 }
 
-export default function SpacerWidget({ baseSize, growthFactor }: SpacerWidgetProps) {
+export default function SpacerWidget({ launcherNote, baseSize, growthFactor }: SpacerWidgetProps) {
     return (
         <div
             className="spacer"
@@ -17,19 +19,16 @@ export default function SpacerWidget({ baseSize, growthFactor }: SpacerWidgetPro
                 flexGrow: growthFactor ?? 1000,
                 flexShrink: 1000
             }}
-            onContextMenu={(e) => {
-                e.preventDefault();
-                contextMenu.show<CommandNames>({
-                    x: e.pageX,
-                    y: e.pageY,
-                    items: [{ title: t("spacer.configure_launchbar"), command: "showLaunchBarSubtree", uiIcon: "bx " + (isMobile() ? "bx-mobile" : "bx-sidebar") }],
-                    selectMenuItemHandler: ({ command }) => {
-                        if (command) {
-                            appContext.triggerCommand(command);
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-            }}
+            onContextMenu={launcherNote ? (e) => showLauncherContextMenu<CommandNames>(launcherNote, e, {
+                extraItems: [{
+                    title: t("spacer.configure_launchbar"),
+                    command: "showLaunchBarSubtree",
+                    uiIcon: "bx " + (isMobile() ? "bx-mobile" : "bx-sidebar")
+                }],
+                onCommand: (command) => {
+                    if (command) appContext.triggerCommand(command);
+                }
+            }) : undefined}
         />
     )
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SyncStatus.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SyncStatus.tsx
index 651b89c075..27678df17b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SyncStatus.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/SyncStatus.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import sync from "../../services/sync";
 import { escapeQuotes } from "../../services/utils";
 import ws, { subscribeToMessages, unsubscribeToMessage } from "../../services/ws";
 import { useStaticTooltip, useTriliumOption } from "../react/hooks";
+import { launcherContextMenuHandler, LauncherNoteProps } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
 
 type SyncState = "unknown" | "in-progress"
     | "connected-with-changes" | "connected-no-changes"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ const STATE_MAPPINGS: Record<SyncState, StateMapping> = {
     }
 };
 
-export default function SyncStatus() {
+export default function SyncStatus({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const syncState = useSyncStatus();
     const { title, icon, hasChanges } = STATE_MAPPINGS[syncState];
     const spanRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
@@ -60,7 +61,10 @@ export default function SyncStatus() {
     });
 
     return (syncServerHost &&
-        <div class="sync-status-widget launcher-button">
+        <div
+            class="sync-status-widget launcher-button"
+            onContextMenu={launcherContextMenuHandler(launcherNote)}
+        >
             <div class="sync-status">
                 <span
                     key={syncState} // Force re-render when state changes to update tooltip content.
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/launch_bar_widgets.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/launch_bar_widgets.tsx
index 288565cf7b..a9126143ea 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/launch_bar_widgets.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/launch_bar_widgets.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createContext } from "preact";
 import { useContext } from "preact/hooks";
 
 import FNote from "../../entities/fnote";
+import { showLauncherContextMenu } from "../../menus/launcher_button_context_menu";
 import utils from "../../services/utils";
 import ActionButton, { ActionButtonProps } from "../react/ActionButton";
 import Dropdown, { DropdownProps } from "../react/Dropdown";
@@ -22,7 +23,13 @@ export interface LauncherNoteProps {
     launcherNote: FNote;
 }
 
-export function LaunchBarActionButton({ className, ...props }: Omit<ActionButtonProps, "noIconActionClass" | "titlePosition">) {
+/** Builds the default right-click handler that shows the launch-bar icon context menu (with the "Remove from launch bar" entry). Used by widgets that render a raw element rather than going through {@link LaunchBarActionButton} / {@link LaunchBarDropdownButton}. */
+export function launcherContextMenuHandler(launcherNote: FNote | null | undefined) {
+    if (!launcherNote) return undefined;
+    return (e: MouseEvent) => showLauncherContextMenu(launcherNote, e);
+}
+
+export function LaunchBarActionButton({ className, launcherNote, onContextMenu, ...props }: Omit<ActionButtonProps, "noIconActionClass" | "titlePosition"> & { launcherNote?: FNote }) {
     const { isHorizontalLayout } = useContext(LaunchBarContext);
 
     return (
@@ -30,15 +37,20 @@ export function LaunchBarActionButton({ className, ...props }: Omit<ActionButton
             className={clsx("button-widget launcher-button", className)}
             noIconActionClass
             titlePosition={getTitlePosition(isHorizontalLayout)}
+            onContextMenu={onContextMenu ?? launcherContextMenuHandler(launcherNote)}
             {...props}
         />
     );
 }
 
-export function LaunchBarDropdownButton({ children, icon, dropdownOptions, ...props }: Pick<DropdownProps, "title" | "children" | "onShown" | "dropdownOptions" | "dropdownRef"> & { icon: string }) {
+export function LaunchBarDropdownButton({ children, icon, dropdownOptions, launcherNote, buttonProps, ...props }: Pick<DropdownProps, "title" | "children" | "onShown" | "dropdownOptions" | "dropdownRef" | "buttonProps"> & { icon: string, launcherNote?: FNote }) {
     const { isHorizontalLayout } = useContext(LaunchBarContext);
     const titlePosition = getTitlePosition(isHorizontalLayout);
 
+    const resolvedButtonProps = launcherNote && !buttonProps?.onContextMenu
+        ? { ...buttonProps, onContextMenu: launcherContextMenuHandler(launcherNote) }
+        : buttonProps;
+
     return (
         <Dropdown
             className="right-dropdown-widget"
@@ -54,6 +66,7 @@ export function LaunchBarDropdownButton({ children, icon, dropdownOptions, ...pr
                 }
             }}
             mobileBackdrop
+            buttonProps={resolvedButtonProps}
             {...props}
         >{children}</Dropdown>
     );
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/TabSwitcher.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/TabSwitcher.tsx
index 32f21b94ab..a1aa0f68e4 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/TabSwitcher.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/mobile_widgets/TabSwitcher.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import froca from "../../services/froca";
 import { t } from "../../services/i18n";
 import type { ViewMode, ViewScope } from "../../services/link";
 import { NoteContent } from "../collections/legacy/ListOrGridView";
-import { LaunchBarActionButton } from "../launch_bar/launch_bar_widgets";
+import { LaunchBarActionButton, LauncherNoteProps } from "../launch_bar/launch_bar_widgets";
 import { ICON_MAPPINGS } from "../note_bars/CollectionProperties";
 import ActionButton from "../react/ActionButton";
 import { useActiveNoteContext, useNoteIcon, useTriliumEvents } from "../react/hooks";
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ const VIEW_MODE_ICON_MAPPINGS: Record<Exclude<ViewMode, "default">, string> = {
     ocr: "bx bx-text"
 };
 
-export default function TabSwitcher() {
+export default function TabSwitcher({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const [ shown, setShown ] = useState(false);
     const mainNoteContexts = useMainNoteContexts();
 
     return (
         <>
             <LaunchBarActionButton
+                launcherNote={launcherNote}
                 className="mobile-tab-switcher"
                 icon="bx bx-rectangle"
                 text="Tabs"