diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings
index 1008aedfb929e3676dd8664538032565f3e98ced..2be3c22576f6b3a43dd415bc0705ddd3a4ca540a 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 DynamicTreeTableNameProvider.java 3ca45f24b94e97b02313e80b16ba8b370f541541 GREEN
-ModelElementTreeViewer.java c27c57ae21b32de790c6fb5a86695dd5952fcf32 GREEN
+ModelElementTreeViewer.java 83a3693cf820161e42e7d84a697a3cd0d55f8c1f GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/ModelElementTreeViewer.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/ModelElementTreeViewer.java
index c27c57ae21b32de790c6fb5a86695dd5952fcf32..83a3693cf820161e42e7d84a697a3cd0d55f8c1f 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/ModelElementTreeViewer.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/ModelElementTreeViewer.java
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ package org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.javafx.control.treetableview;
 import static javafx.embed.swt.SWTFXUtils.toFXImage;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.util.KernelUIUtils.getName;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.fortiss.tooling.base.model.element.IHierarchicElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.base.model.element.IModelElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui.javafx.AF3FXViewPart;
@@ -32,8 +29,6 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.INamedElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.service.IModelElementHandlerService;
 
 import javafx.scene.Node;
-import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
-import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
 import javafx.scene.control.TreeView;
 import javafx.scene.image.Image;
 import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
@@ -74,25 +69,11 @@ public class ModelElementTreeViewer<T extends INamedElement> {
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
-
-		/** {@inheritDoc} */
-		@Override
-		public ContextMenu createContextMenu(T element) {
-			ContextMenu menu = new ContextMenu();
-			contextMenuEntries.forEach(entry -> menu.getItems().add(entry));
-			return menu;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/** References the constructed {@link DynamicTreeViewer} "controller". */
 	protected DynamicTreeViewer<T> dynTreeViewer;
 
-	/**
-	 * List of context menu entries that supplied by clients (see
-	 * {@link #addContextMenuEntry(MenuItem)}).
-	 */
-	protected List<MenuItem> contextMenuEntries = new ArrayList<>();
-
 	/** Constructor. */
 	public ModelElementTreeViewer(TreeView<T> treeView, T modelRoot,
 			DynamicTreeContentProviderBase<T> contentProvider) {
@@ -112,18 +93,6 @@ public class ModelElementTreeViewer<T extends INamedElement> {
 		return new ModelElementUIProvider();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Method to define context {@link MenuItem}s for items of the underlying content. The given
-	 * function may use the selected element (given as a parameter to the function) to define
-	 * dynamic behavior.
-	 *
-	 * @param menuItem
-	 *            {@link MenuItem} and its logic to be added to the context menu.
-	 */
-	public void addContextMenuEntry(MenuItem menuItem) {
-		contextMenuEntries.add(menuItem);
-	}
-
 	/** Update the internal viewer. */
 	public void update() {
 		dynTreeViewer.update();
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings
index cd94a3ec1ca619a50c6a3e40fbffb9864dac9a5a..9b035751bcf9808861316118428252410fbe50a4 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/.ratings
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ DynamicTreeContentProviderBase.java 91896b1fb5104d126544c44c1ff8c30f2a13a8d6 GRE
 DynamicTreeItem.java 7e81ea98038b5eca90df583e0268d4e8f37aaf25 GREEN
 DynamicTreeItemBase.java d883066ecc181120302ca32f328538de7a45b093 GREEN
 DynamicTreeTableUIProviderBase.java c52a1f9598de25874f83c133a8cbbcddc86442e9 GREEN
-DynamicTreeTableViewer.java 77e9995a3bee37d57578dad9434a53c702128efa YELLOW
-DynamicTreeUIProviderBase.java 82d3c051213f0147f4c67ad247a08696cee73110 GREEN
-DynamicTreeViewer.java 33066062a82101cf28410e4d04f85bb9c24251db GREEN
+DynamicTreeTableViewer.java 6e1fcc7a45076d741b80c3a5642a5c688fc651a6 GREEN
+DynamicTreeUIProviderBase.java 606d2f199f82aba3fcc33f96caa07157b087cbe5 GREEN
+DynamicTreeViewer.java b0d8cc4b3e11aa970446af12d1e54c750713b297 GREEN
 DynamicTreeViewerBase.java a2013538b62d86f6a09efdf2cd78babac2072484 GREEN
 EmptyChildrenContentProvider.java 51b4468f9df8423abeea5ac6aa2f6cf99c2eb512 GREEN
 IDoubleClickHandler.java 447f7769dead9a106b3ea3139ef0da51eb0b9a89 GREEN
 IDynamicItem.java 083d02459e7ec33542d9910c04abe2581e0b5422 GREEN
+TreeContextMenuItem.java 893b1ca2535bb581e192b0f351429957de6766da GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeTableViewer.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeTableViewer.java
index 77e9995a3bee37d57578dad9434a53c702128efa..6e1fcc7a45076d741b80c3a5642a5c688fc651a6 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeTableViewer.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeTableViewer.java
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ public final class DynamicTreeTableViewer<T> extends DynamicTreeViewerBase<T> {
 		view.scrollTo(count);
 	}
 
+	/** Clears the current selection. */
+	public void clearSelection() {
+		view.getSelectionModel().clearSelection();
+	}
+
+	/** Selects the items referencing the provided values (a previous selection is NOT cleared). */
+	public void selectValues(List<T> values) {
+		selectValues(view.getRoot(), values);
+	}
+
 	/** Selects the given values in item's subtree */
 	private void selectValues(TreeItem<T> item, List<T> values) {
 		if(values.contains(item.getValue())) {
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeUIProviderBase.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeUIProviderBase.java
index 82d3c051213f0147f4c67ad247a08696cee73110..606d2f199f82aba3fcc33f96caa07157b087cbe5 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeUIProviderBase.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeUIProviderBase.java
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui.javafx.control.treetableview;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
 import javafx.scene.control.TreeItem;
@@ -55,12 +58,27 @@ public abstract class DynamicTreeUIProviderBase<T> {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param element
-	 *            the displayed element
-	 * @return the context menu
+	 * List of context menu entries types supplied by clients
+	 * (see{@link #addContextMenuEntry(Class)}).
 	 */
-	public ContextMenu createContextMenu(T element) {
-		return null;
+	private List<Class<? extends TreeContextMenuItem<T>>> contextMenuEntryTypes = new ArrayList<>();
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to define context {@link TreeContextMenuItem}s. Depending on the selected content, the
+	 * editor will show and enable the context menu. {@code null} may be used to denote menu
+	 * separators.
+	 */
+	protected void addContextMenuEntry(Class<? extends TreeContextMenuItem<T>> menuItemType) {
+		contextMenuEntryTypes.add(menuItemType);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a context menu based on the the {@link TreeContextMenuItem} types registered via
+	 * {@link #addContextMenuEntry(Class)}.
+	 */
+	/** package */
+	final ContextMenu createContextMenu(T element) {
+		return TreeContextMenuItem.createTreeContextMenu(contextMenuEntryTypes, element);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeViewer.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeViewer.java
index 33066062a82101cf28410e4d04f85bb9c24251db..b0d8cc4b3e11aa970446af12d1e54c750713b297 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeViewer.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/DynamicTreeViewer.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public final class DynamicTreeViewer<T> extends DynamicTreeViewerBase<T> {
 		// wild cast works: see constructor
 		DynamicTreeItemBase<T> rootItem = (DynamicTreeItemBase<T>)view.getRoot();
 		rootItem.update();
+		view.refresh();
 	}
 
 	/** Sets the selection of this tree view. */
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/TreeContextMenuItem.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/TreeContextMenuItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..893b1ca2535bb581e192b0f351429957de6766da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/control/treetableview/TreeContextMenuItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Copyright 2023 fortiss GmbH                                              |
+|                                                                          |
+| Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");          |
+| you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.         |
+| You may obtain a copy of the License at                                  |
+|                                                                          |
+|    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            |
+|                                                                          |
+| Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software      |
+| distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,        |
+| WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
+| See the License for the specific language governing permissions and      |
+| limitations under the License.                                           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui.javafx.control.treetableview;
+
+import static javafx.embed.swt.SWTFXUtils.toFXImage;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
+
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
+import javafx.event.EventHandler;
+import javafx.scene.Node;
+import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
+import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
+import javafx.scene.control.SeparatorMenuItem;
+import javafx.scene.image.Image;
+import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for {@link MenuItem}s used by {@link DynamicTreeViewer}s (but in principle generally
+ * applicable for JavaFX {@link ContextMenu}s).
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>Subclasses must provide exactly one public constructor that takes the underlying tree element
+ * as single argument.</li>
+ * <li>Instances must be created using factory method
+ * {@link #createTreeContextMenu(List, Object)}.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ */
+public abstract class TreeContextMenuItem<T> extends MenuItem {
+
+	/** The model element on which the context menu operates. */
+	private T element;
+
+	/** Constructor. */
+	protected TreeContextMenuItem(T element, String label) {
+		super(label);
+		init(element);
+	}
+
+	/** Constructor. */
+	protected TreeContextMenuItem(T element, String label, Node graphic) {
+		super(label, graphic);
+		init(element);
+	}
+
+	/** Constructor. */
+	protected TreeContextMenuItem(T element, String label, ImageDescriptor imgDescr) {
+		this(element, label, getSelectIcon(imgDescr));
+	}
+
+	/** Helper to build the select icon. */
+	private static Node getSelectIcon(ImageDescriptor imgDescr) {
+
+		Image fxIcon = toFXImage(imgDescr.getImageData(100), null);
+		return new ImageView(fxIcon);
+	}
+
+	/** Helper for constructors. */
+	private void init(T element) {
+		this.element = element;
+		setOnAction(createOnActionHandler());
+	}
+
+	/** Getter for {@link #element}. */
+	protected T getElement() {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+	/** Predicate iff this {@link TreeContextMenuItem} is hidden. */
+	public abstract boolean isHidden();
+
+	/** Predicate when this {@link TreeContextMenuItem} is disabled. */
+	public abstract boolean isDisabled();
+
+	/**
+	 * Factory method for {@link EventHandler} that implements the action triggered by the
+	 * context menu.
+	 */
+	protected abstract EventHandler<ActionEvent> createOnActionHandler();
+
+	/**
+	 * Factory method for a {@link ContextMenu} defined based on {@link TreeContextMenuItem}s.
+	 * {@code null} may be used to denote menu separators.
+	 */
+	public static <T> ContextMenu createTreeContextMenu(
+			List<Class<? extends TreeContextMenuItem<T>>> contextMenuEntryTypes, T element) {
+
+		boolean previousWasItem = false;
+		boolean needSeparator = false;
+		ContextMenu menu = new ContextMenu();
+
+		for(Class<? extends TreeContextMenuItem<T>> entryType : contextMenuEntryTypes) {
+			if(entryType == null) {
+				if(previousWasItem) {
+					// Separator is only needed if there is a preceding visible item
+					needSeparator = true;
+					previousWasItem = false;
+				}
+			} else {
+				try {
+					Constructor<?>[] ctrs = entryType.getConstructors();
+					if(ctrs.length != 1) {
+						throw new RuntimeException(
+								"Subclasses of TreeContextMenuItem must provide exactly one public constructor");
+					}
+					@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") Constructor<? extends TreeContextMenuItem<T>> ctr =
+							(Constructor<? extends TreeContextMenuItem<T>>)ctrs[0];
+					if(ctr.getParameterCount() != 1) {
+						throw new RuntimeException(
+								"The constructor of subclasses of TreeContextMenuItem must take the tree element for which the context menu is created as single argument.");
+					}
+
+					TreeContextMenuItem<?> entry = ctr.newInstance(element);
+					if(!entry.isHidden()) {
+						// Add separator only if there is a subsequent visible item
+						if(needSeparator) {
+							menu.getItems().add(new SeparatorMenuItem());
+							needSeparator = false;
+						}
+						menu.getItems().add(entry);
+						entry.setDisable(entry.isDisabled());
+						previousWasItem = true;
+					}
+				} catch(Exception e) {
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return menu;
+	}
+}