diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 935f719..31cbe36 100755
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ void MainWindow::validateAddress() {
     });
 }
 
-// View tx
+// Ask user for txid to view
 void MainWindow::viewTransaction() {
     // Make sure everything is up and running
     if (!getRPC() || !getRPC()->getConnection())
@@ -920,6 +920,11 @@ void MainWindow::viewTransaction() {
     if (!ok)
         return;
 
+    viewTxid(txid);
+}
+
+// view a given txid
+void MainWindow::viewTxid(QString txid) {
     // ignore leading and trailing whitespace
     txid = txid.trimmed();
 
@@ -928,10 +933,9 @@ void MainWindow::viewTransaction() {
         DEBUG("invalid txid " << txid );
         return;
     }
-
-    // ok, we were given a valid txid
-
+    // we got a valid txid
     getRPC()->getrawtransaction(txid, [=] (QJsonValue props) {
+    // TODO: only z_viewtransaction shows memo
     // getRPC()->z_viewtransaction(txid, [=] (QJsonValue props) {
         QDialog d(this);
         Ui_ViewTransaction vt;
@@ -2161,6 +2165,11 @@ void MainWindow::setupTransactionsTab() {
             ui->statusBar->showMessage(tr("Copied to clipboard"), 3 * 1000);
         });
 
+        menu.addAction(tr("View transaction"), [=] () {
+            ui->statusBar->showMessage(tr("Viewing transaction") + " " + txid, 3 * 1000);
+            viewTxid(txid);
+        });
+
         if (!addr.isEmpty()) {
             menu.addAction(tr("Copy address"), [=] () {
                 QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(addr);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.h b/src/mainwindow.h
index 43a2d5f..53e60cc 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/mainwindow.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     void validateAddress();
     void getBlock();
     void viewTransaction();
+    void viewTxid(QString txid = "");
 
     void updateLabels();
     void updateTAddrCombo(bool checked);