matplotlib · AdwaithBatchu · Dec 18, 2025 · Jan 16, 2026 · Jan 22, 2026
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
@@ -646,6 +646,14 @@ def full_screen_toggle(self):
         is_fullscreen = bool(self.window.attributes('-fullscreen'))
         self.window.attributes('-fullscreen', not is_fullscreen)
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if not labels or not actions:
+            return
+        menu = tk.Menu(self.window, tearoff=0)
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            menu.add_command(label=label, command=action)
+        menu.tk_popup(event.guiEvent.x_root, event.guiEvent.y_root)
+
 
 class NavigationToolbar2Tk(NavigationToolbar2, tk.Frame):
     def __init__(self, canvas, window=None, *, pack_toolbar=True):

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
@@ -591,6 +591,18 @@ class FigureManagerGTK3(_FigureManagerGTK):
     _toolbar2_class = NavigationToolbar2GTK3
     _toolmanager_toolbar_class = ToolbarGTK3
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if not labels or not actions:
+            return
+        menu = Gtk.Menu()
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            item = Gtk.MenuItem(label=label)
+            menu.append(item)
+            item.connect('activate', lambda _, a=action: a())
+            item.show()
+        menu.connect('selection-done', lambda m: m.destroy())
+        menu.popup_at_pointer(event.guiEvent)
+
 
 @_BackendGTK.export
 class _BackendGTK3(_BackendGTK):

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
@@ -637,6 +637,34 @@ class FigureManagerGTK4(_FigureManagerGTK):
     _toolbar2_class = NavigationToolbar2GTK4
     _toolmanager_toolbar_class = ToolbarGTK4
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if not labels or not actions:
+            return
+        menu = Gio.Menu()
+        action_group = Gio.SimpleActionGroup()
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            action_name = label.replace(" ", "_")
+            g_action = Gio.SimpleAction.new(action_name, None)
+            g_action.connect("activate", lambda *_, a=action: a())
+            action_group.add_action(g_action)
+            menu.append(label, f"win.{action_name}")
+
+        self.canvas.insert_action_group("win", action_group)
+        popover = Gtk.PopoverMenu.new_from_model(menu)
+        popover.set_parent(self.canvas)
+        popover.set_has_arrow(False)
+        popover.set_halign(Gtk.Align.START)
+
+        scale = self.canvas.get_scale_factor()
+        height = self.canvas.get_height()
+        rect = Gdk.Rectangle()
+        rect.x = int(event.x / scale)
+        rect.y = int(height - (event.y / scale))
+        rect.width = 1
+        rect.height = 1
+        popover.set_pointing_to(rect)
+        popover.popup()
+
 
 @_BackendGTK.export
 class _BackendGTK4(_BackendGTK):

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
@@ -627,6 +627,17 @@ def full_screen_toggle(self):
         else:
             self.window.showFullScreen()
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if not labels or not actions:
+            return
+        menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self.window)
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            menu.addAction(label).triggered.connect(action)
+        if hasattr(event.guiEvent, 'globalPosition'):
+            menu.exec(event.guiEvent.globalPosition().toPoint())
+        else:
+            menu.exec(event.guiEvent.globalPos())
+
     def _widgetclosed(self):
         CloseEvent("close_event", self.canvas)._process()
         if self.window._destroying:

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
@@ -1018,6 +1018,16 @@ def full_screen_toggle(self):
         # docstring inherited
         self.frame.ShowFullScreen(not self.frame.IsFullScreen())
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if not labels or not actions:
+            return
+        menu = wx.Menu()
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            item = menu.Append(wx.NewIdRef(), label)
+            menu.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, lambda _, a=action: a(), item)
+        self.canvas.PopupMenu(menu, event.guiEvent.GetPosition())
+        menu.Destroy()
+
     def get_window_title(self):
         # docstring inherited
         return self.window.GetTitle()

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import textwrap
 import warnings
 
+import functools
 import numpy as np
 
 import matplotlib as mpl
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ def __init__(
         pseudo_bbox = self.transLimits.inverted().transform([(0, 0), (1, 1)])
         self._pseudo_w, self._pseudo_h = pseudo_bbox[1] - pseudo_bbox[0]
 
+        self._mouse_moved = False
+
         # mplot3d currently manages its own spines and needs these turned off
         # for bounding box calculations
         self.spines[:].set_visible(False)
@@ -1357,6 +1360,7 @@ def clear(self):
 
     def _button_press(self, event):
         if event.inaxes == self:
+            self._mouse_moved = False
             self.button_pressed = event.button
             self._sx, self._sy = event.xdata, event.ydata
             toolbar = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas.toolbar
@@ -1367,6 +1371,24 @@ def _button_press(self, event):
 
     def _button_release(self, event):
         self.button_pressed = None
+
+        if event.button in self._zoom_btn and event.inaxes == self \
+            and not self._mouse_moved:
+            canvas = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas
+
+            def draw_lambda(elev, azim):
+                self.view_init(elev=elev, azim=azim)
+                canvas.draw_idle()
+
+            if hasattr(canvas.manager, "context_menu"):
+                canvas.manager.context_menu(
+                    event,
+                    labels=["Go to X-Y view", "Go to Y-Z view", "Go to X-Z view"],
+                    actions=[functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=90, azim=-90),
+                            functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=0, azim=0),
+                            functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=0, azim=-90)],
+                )
+
         toolbar = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas.toolbar
         # backend_bases.release_zoom and backend_bases.release_pan call
         # push_current, so check the navigation mode so we don't call it twice
@@ -1546,11 +1568,6 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         if not self.button_pressed:
             return
 
-        if self.get_navigate_mode() is not None:
-            # we don't want to rotate if we are zooming/panning
-            # from the toolbar
-            return
-
         if self.M is None:
             return
 
@@ -1563,6 +1580,14 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         w = self._pseudo_w
         h = self._pseudo_h
 
+        if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 1e-6:
+            self._mouse_moved = True
+
+        if self.get_navigate_mode() is not None:
+            # we don't want to rotate if we are zooming/panning
+            # from the toolbar
+            return
+
         # Rotation
         if self.button_pressed in self._rotate_btn:
             # rotate viewing point