For the time being the following workaround can be used: <telerik:RadFileExplorer ID="RadFileExplorer1" runat="server" Width="230px" Height="430px" DisplayUpFolderItem="true" ExplorerMode="FileTree"> </telerik:RadFileExplorer> <script> Telerik.Web.UI.RadFileExplorer.prototype._onTreeContextMenuItemClicked = function (sender, args) { var treeNode = args.get_node(); var menuItem = args.get_menuItem().get_value(); switch (menuItem) { case "Rename": treeNode.startEdit(); var nodeInput = treeNode.get_inputElement(); if (!this._allowFileExtensionRename) { var item = this._createItemFromTreeViewNode(treeNode); if (!item.isDirectory()) nodeInput.value = $T.FileExplorerHelper.stripExtension(item); } this._attachFileNameValidator(nodeInput); var treeUL = sender.get_childListElement(); this._treeKeyDownDelegate = Function.createDelegate(this, this._treeKeyDown); if (treeUL) $telerik.addHandler(treeUL, "keydown", this._treeKeyDownDelegate, true); break; case "NewFolder": if (!this._isNodeADirectory(treeNode)) { treeNode = treeNode.get_parent(); } var nodeValue = treeNode.get_value(); this.createNewDirectory(nodeValue); break; case "Delete": var selItems = sender.get_selectedNodes(); var delItem = new Array(); for (var i = 0; i < selItems.length; i++) { var currItem = this._createItemFromTreeViewNode(selItems[i]); delItem.push(currItem); } this.deleteItem(delItem); break; case "Upload": this._showUploadWindow(); break; case "Copy": var selectedItem = null; if (!treeNode.get_selected()) { selectedItem = this._createItemFromTreeViewNode(treeNode); } this._copy("tree", selectedItem); break; case "Paste": var pasteItem = this._createItemFromTreeViewNode(treeNode); this._paste(pasteItem); break; } } </script>