diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
index d9ddbe078e..dfdf8c7e01 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ module.exports = class Filepanel extends ViewPlugin {
    * @param item { name: string, type?: string[], path?: string[], extension?: string[], pattern?: string[] }
    * @param callback (...args) => void
    */
-  registerContextMenuItem (item, callback) {
-    if (!item.name || !callback) return console.error('menu name and callback is mandatory')
-    if (!item.type && !item.path && !item.extension && !item.pattern) return console.error('invalid file matching criteria provided')
+  registerContextMenuItem (item) {
+    if (!item) throw new Error('Invalid register context menu argument')
+    if (!item.name || !item.id) throw new Error('Item name and id is mandatory')
+    if (!item.type && !item.path && !item.extension && !item.pattern) throw new Error('Invalid file matching criteria provided')
 
-    item.action = callback
     this.registeredMenuItems = [...this.registeredMenuItems, item]
     this.renderComponent()
   }
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer-context-menu.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer-context-menu.tsx
index 6f884221e1..3a842d91b3 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer-context-menu.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer-context-menu.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { FileExplorerContextMenuProps } from './types'
 import './css/file-explorer-context-menu.css'
 
 export const FileExplorerContextMenu = (props: FileExplorerContextMenuProps) => {
-  const { actions, createNewFile, createNewFolder, deletePath, renamePath, hideContextMenu, publishToGist, runScript, pageX, pageY, path, type, ...otherProps } = props
+  const { actions, createNewFile, createNewFolder, deletePath, renamePath, hideContextMenu, publishToGist, runScript, emit, pageX, pageY, path, type, ...otherProps } = props
   const contextMenuRef = useRef(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const FileExplorerContextMenu = (props: FileExplorerContextMenuProps) =>
               runScript(path)
               break
             default:
-              item.action && item.action(path)
+              emit && emit(item.id, path)
               break
           }
           hideContextMenu()
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer.tsx
index c476e8b853..e7e2f6e31f 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/file-explorer.tsx
@@ -76,36 +76,42 @@ export const FileExplorer = (props: FileExplorerProps) => {
       const accessToken = config.get('settings/gist-access-token')
       const files = await fetchDirectoryContent(name)
       const actions = [{
+        id: 'newFile',
         name: 'New File',
         type: ['folder'],
         path: [],
         extension: [],
         pattern: []
       }, {
+        id: 'newFolder',
         name: 'New Folder',
         type: ['folder'],
         path: [],
         extension: [],
         pattern: []
       }, {
+        id: 'rename',
         name: 'Rename',
         type: ['file', 'folder'],
         path: [],
         extension: [],
         pattern: []
       }, {
+        id: 'delete',
         name: 'Delete',
         type: ['file', 'folder'],
         path: [],
         extension: [],
         pattern: []
       }, {
+        id: 'pushChangesToGist',
         name: 'Push changes to gist',
         type: [],
         path: [],
         extension: [],
         pattern: ['^browser/gists/([0-9]|[a-z])*$']
       }, {
+        id: 'run',
         name: 'Run',
         type: [],
         path: [],
@@ -614,6 +620,10 @@ export const FileExplorer = (props: FileExplorerProps) => {
     })
   }
 
+  const emitContextMenuEvent = (id: string, path: string) => {
+    plugin.emit(id, path)
+  }
+
   const handleHideModal = () => {
     setState(prevState => {
       return { ...prevState, modalOptions: { ...state.modalOptions, hide: true } }
@@ -850,6 +860,7 @@ export const FileExplorer = (props: FileExplorerProps) => {
               deletePath={deletePath}
               renamePath={editModeOn}
               publishToGist={publishToGist}
+              emit={emitContextMenuEvent}
               pageX={state.focusContext.x}
               pageY={state.focusContext.y}
               path={file.path}
@@ -886,6 +897,7 @@ export const FileExplorer = (props: FileExplorerProps) => {
               deletePath={deletePath}
               renamePath={editModeOn}
               runScript={runScript}
+              emit={emitContextMenuEvent}
               pageX={state.focusContext.x}
               pageY={state.focusContext.y}
               path={file.path}
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/types/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/types/index.ts
index 27bb218336..caa203ab7b 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/file-explorer/src/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface FileExplorerMenuProps {
 }
 
 export interface FileExplorerContextMenuProps {
-    actions: { name: string, type: string[], path: string[], extension: string[], pattern: string[], action?: (...args) => void }[],
+    actions: { name: string, type: string[], path: string[], extension: string[], pattern: string[], id: string }[],
     createNewFile: (folder?: string) => void,
     createNewFolder: (parentFolder?: string) => void,
     deletePath: (path: string) => void,
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface FileExplorerContextMenuProps {
     hideContextMenu: () => void,
     publishToGist?: () => void,
     runScript?: (path: string) => void,
+    emit?: (id: string, path: string) => void,
     pageX: number,
     pageY: number,
     path: string,