diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/tagsbox.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/tagsbox.xml
index 9971d3bd8..d06feca59 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/tagsbox.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/tagsbox.xml
@@ -858,6 +858,16 @@
 			</method>
 			
 			
+			<method name="removeAll">
+				<body><![CDATA[
+					if (Services.prompt.confirm(null, "", Zotero.getString('pane.item.tags.removeAll'))) {
+						this.item.setTags([]);
+						this.item.saveTx();
+					}
+				]]></body>
+			</method>
+			
+			
 			<method name="updateCount">
 				<parameter name="count"/>
 				<body>
@@ -984,6 +994,14 @@
 			</method>
 			
 			
+			<method name="_onBackgroundContextMenuShowing">
+				<body><![CDATA[
+					var removeAllTags = this.id('remove-all-item-tags');
+					removeAllTags.disabled = this.count == 0;
+				]]></body>
+			</method>
+			
+			
 			<!-- unused -->
 			<method name="getTagIndex">
 				<parameter name="id"/>
@@ -1051,7 +1069,15 @@
 			</method>
 		</implementation>
 		<content>
-			<xul:scrollbox xbl:inherits="flex" orient="vertical" style="overflow:auto" class="zotero-box">
+			<xul:scrollbox xbl:inherits="flex" orient="vertical" style="overflow:auto" class="zotero-box"
+					context="tags-context-menu">
+				<xul:popupset>
+					<xul:menupopup id="tags-context-menu"
+							onpopupshowing="document.getBindingParent(this)._onBackgroundContextMenuShowing()">
+						<xul:menuitem id="remove-all-item-tags" label="&zotero.item.tags.removeAll;"
+							oncommand="document.getBindingParent(this).removeAll()"/>
+					</xul:menupopup>
+				</xul:popupset>
 				<xul:hbox align="center">
 					<xul:label id="tagsNum"/>
 					<xul:button id="addButton" label="&zotero.item.add;"
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
index 9565e7fd6..e670129b1 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.dtd
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@
 <!ENTITY zotero.item.copyAsURL							"Copy as URL">
 <!ENTITY zotero.item.deletePermanently                 "Delete Permanently…">
 
+<!ENTITY zotero.item.tags.removeAll                 "Remove All Tags…">
+
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.newNote				"New Note">
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.note.standalone				"New Standalone Note">
 <!ENTITY zotero.toolbar.note.child					"Add Child Note">
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
index a7713b68b..3d609acda 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ pane.item.tags.count.singular   = %S tag:
 pane.item.tags.count.plural     = %S tags:
 pane.item.tags.icon.user			= User-added tag
 pane.item.tags.icon.automatic	= Automatically added tag
+pane.item.tags.removeAll = Remove all tags from this item?
 pane.item.related.count.zero    = %S related:
 pane.item.related.count.singular = %S related:
 pane.item.related.count.plural  = %S related:
