diff --git a/client/css/style.css b/client/css/style.css
index 72ae08b1..c12158c8 100644
--- a/client/css/style.css
+++ b/client/css/style.css
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ kbd {
 .context-menu-user::before { content: "\f007"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/user/ */ }
 .context-menu-close::before { content: "\f00d"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/times/ */ }
 .context-menu-list::before { content: "\f03a"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/list/ */ }
+.context-menu-disconnect::before { content: "\f0c1"; /* https://fontawesome.com/icons/unlink?style=solid */ }
+.context-menu-connect::before { content: "\f127"; /* https://fontawesome.com/icons/link?style=solid */ }
 .context-menu-action-whois::before { content: "\f05a"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/info-circle/  */ }
 .context-menu-action-kick::before { content: "\f05e"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/ban/ */ }
 .context-menu-action-op::before { content: "\f1fa"; /* http://fontawesome.io/icon/at/ */ }
diff --git a/client/js/contextMenuFactory.js b/client/js/contextMenuFactory.js
index bfbfde52..8d793604 100644
--- a/client/js/contextMenuFactory.js
+++ b/client/js/contextMenuFactory.js
@@ -108,6 +108,82 @@ function addQueryItem() {
 	});
 }
 
+function addCloseItem() {
+	function getCloseDisplay(target) {
+		if (target.hasClass("lobby")) {
+			return "Remove";
+		} else if (target.hasClass("channel")) {
+			return "Leave";
+		}
+
+		return "Close";
+	}
+
+	addContextMenuItem({
+		check: (target) => target.hasClass("chan"),
+		className: "close",
+		displayName: getCloseDisplay,
+		data: (target) => target.attr("data-target"),
+		callback: (itemData) => utils.closeChan($(`.networks .chan[data-target="${itemData}"]`)),
+	});
+}
+
+function addConnectItem() {
+	let clickedNetwork;
+
+	function isDisconnected(target) {
+		return target.parent().hasClass("not-connected");
+	}
+
+	function connect() {
+		socket.emit("input", {
+			target: $("#chat").data("id"),
+			text: "/connect",
+		});
+	}
+
+	function check(target) {
+		clickedNetwork = target;
+		return target.hasClass("lobby") && isDisconnected(target);
+	}
+
+	addContextMenuItem({
+		check: check,
+		className: "connect",
+		displayName: "Connect",
+		data: () => clickedNetwork.data("id"),
+		callback: connect,
+	});
+}
+
+function addDisconnectItem() {
+	let clickedNetwork;
+
+	function isConnected(target) {
+		return !target.parent().hasClass("not-connected");
+	}
+
+	function disconnect() {
+		socket.emit("input", {
+			target: $("#chat").data("id"),
+			text: "/disconnect",
+		});
+	}
+
+	function check(target) {
+		clickedNetwork = target;
+		return target.hasClass("lobby") && isConnected(target);
+	}
+
+	addContextMenuItem({
+		check: check,
+		className: "disconnect",
+		displayName: "Disconnect",
+		data: () => clickedNetwork.data("id"),
+		callback: disconnect,
+	});
+}
+
 function addKickItem() {
 	function kick(itemData) {
 		socket.emit("input", {
@@ -324,4 +400,7 @@ function addDefaultItems() {
 	addChannelListItem();
 	addBanListItem();
 	addIgnoreListItem();
+	addConnectItem();
+	addDisconnectItem();
+	addCloseItem();
 }
diff --git a/client/js/lounge.js b/client/js/lounge.js
index 82abe9d5..7283728f 100644
--- a/client/js/lounge.js
+++ b/client/js/lounge.js
@@ -300,49 +300,8 @@ $(function() {
 	$("#help").on("click", "#view-changelog, #back-to-help", openWindow);
 	$("#changelog").on("click", "#back-to-help", openWindow);
 
-	function closeChan(chan) {
-		let cmd = "/close";
-
-		if (chan.hasClass("lobby")) {
-			cmd = "/quit";
-			const server = chan.find(".name").html();
-
-			if (!confirm("Disconnect from " + server + "?")) { // eslint-disable-line no-alert
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-
-		socket.emit("input", {
-			target: chan.data("id"),
-			text: cmd,
-		});
-		chan.css({
-			transition: "none",
-			opacity: 0.4,
-		});
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	sidebar.on("click", ".close", function() {
-		closeChan($(this).closest(".chan"));
-	});
-
-	const getCloseDisplay = (target) => {
-		if (target.hasClass("lobby")) {
-			return "Disconnect";
-		} else if (target.hasClass("channel")) {
-			return "Leave";
-		}
-
-		return "Close";
-	};
-
-	contextMenuFactory.addContextMenuItem({
-		check: (target) => target.hasClass("chan"),
-		className: "close",
-		displayName: getCloseDisplay,
-		data: (target) => target.attr("data-target"),
-		callback: (itemData) => closeChan($(`.networks .chan[data-target="${itemData}"]`)),
+		utils.closeChan($(this).closest(".chan"));
 	});
 
 	$(document).on("visibilitychange focus click", () => {
diff --git a/client/js/utils.js b/client/js/utils.js
index aa162d71..3b808530 100644
--- a/client/js/utils.js
+++ b/client/js/utils.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	scrollIntoViewNicely,
 	hasRoleInChannel,
 	move,
+	closeChan,
 	resetHeight,
 	toggleNotificationMarkers,
 	togglePasswordField,
@@ -138,6 +139,30 @@ function move(array, old_index, new_index) {
 	return array;
 }
 
+function closeChan(chan) {
+	const socket = require("./socket");
+	let cmd = "/close";
+
+	if (chan.hasClass("lobby")) {
+		cmd = "/quit";
+		const server = chan.find(".name").html();
+
+		if (!confirm("Disconnect from " + server + "?")) { // eslint-disable-line no-alert
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	socket.emit("input", {
+		target: chan.data("id"),
+		text: cmd,
+	});
+	chan.css({
+		transition: "none",
+		opacity: 0.4,
+	});
+	return false;
+}
+
 function requestIdleCallback(callback, timeout) {
 	if (window.requestIdleCallback) {
 		// During an idle period the user agent will run idle callbacks in FIFO order