diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index c50fc51896..931acac957 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ API
 ---
 
 - PathListingWidget : Added `columnContextMenuSignal()`, allowing multiple clients to collaborate on the creation of a column-specific context menu.
+- HierarchyView : Added `sceneListing()` method, to allow the context menu to be customised.
 
 Documentation
 -------------
diff --git a/python/GafferSceneUI/HierarchyView.py b/python/GafferSceneUI/HierarchyView.py
index dd2d11040d..47c3495152 100644
--- a/python/GafferSceneUI/HierarchyView.py
+++ b/python/GafferSceneUI/HierarchyView.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__( self, scriptNode, **kw ) :
 			self.__selectionChangedConnection = self.__pathListing.selectionChangedSignal().connect( Gaffer.WeakMethod( self.__selectionChanged ), scoped = False )
 			self.__expansionChangedConnection = self.__pathListing.expansionChangedSignal().connect( Gaffer.WeakMethod( self.__expansionChanged ), scoped = False )
 
-			self.__pathListing.contextMenuSignal().connect( Gaffer.WeakMethod( self.__contextMenuSignal ), scoped = False )
+			self.__pathListing.columnContextMenuSignal().connect( Gaffer.WeakMethod( self.__columnContextMenuSignal ), scoped = False )
 			self.keyPressSignal().connect( Gaffer.WeakMethod( self.__keyPressSignal ), scoped = False )
 
 		self.__plug = None
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ def scene( self ) :
 
 		return self.__plug
 
+	## Returns the widget used for showing the main scene listing, with the
+	# intention that clients can add custom context menu items via
+	# `sceneListing.columnContextMenuSignal()`.
+	#
+	# > Caution : This currently returns a PathListingWidget, but in future
+	# > will probably return a more specialised widget with fewer privileges.
+	# > Please limit usage to `columnContextMenuSignal()`.
+	def sceneListing( self ) :
+
+		return self.__pathListing
+
 	def __repr__( self ) :
 
 		return "GafferSceneUI.HierarchyView( scriptNode )"
@@ -209,11 +220,9 @@ def __keyPressSignal( self, widget, event ) :
 
 		return False
 
-	def __contextMenuSignal( self, widget ) :
-
-		menuDefinition = IECore.MenuDefinition()
+	def __columnContextMenuSignal( self, column, pathListing, menuDefinition ) :
 
-		selection = self.__pathListing.getSelection()
+		selection = pathListing.getSelection()
 		menuDefinition.append(
 			"Copy Path%s" % ( "" if selection.size() == 1 else "s" ),
 			{
@@ -231,11 +240,6 @@ def __contextMenuSignal( self, widget ) :
 			}
 		)
 
-		self.__contextMenu = GafferUI.Menu( menuDefinition )
-		self.__contextMenu.popup( widget )
-
-		return True
-
 	def __copySelectedPaths( self, *unused ) :
 
 		if self.__plug is None :