diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 9a9cbdf4..27b760f8 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -733,6 +733,11 @@ const SETTINGS_DEFAULTS = {
   // forced closed; the two share the right area (add-on sidebar keeps its
   // width, DevTools takes what's left).
   devToolsDock:   "bottom",   // bottom | sidebar | two-sidebars
+  // Show an "Open Dev Panel" / "Inspect element" entry in the page right-
+  // click menu and in the tab-strip tab menu. F12 and Ctrl+Shift+I always
+  // work regardless of this; the menu entry is just a discoverability
+  // escape hatch for users who hit the F12-vs-airplane-mode foot-gun.
+  contextMenuDevTools: true,
 };
 // Applying the theme via nativeTheme.themeSource makes prefers-color-scheme update
 // in every renderer (chrome, settings, popover, page views) with no per-view IPC.
@@ -5265,6 +5270,30 @@ function styleScrollbars(wc) {
   // fast during startup), fire once explicitly.
   try { if (!wc.isLoading()) inject(); } catch {}
 }
+// DevTools dock resolution shared by the F12 shortcut and the context-menu
+// entries below. Keeps the three call-sites honest about the settings mapping.
+function devToolsOpenMode() {
+  return settings.devToolsDock === "sidebar" ? "right"
+       : settings.devToolsDock === "two-sidebars" ? "right"
+       :                                            "bottom";
+}
+function toggleTabDevTools(wc) {
+  if (!wc || wc.isDestroyed?.()) return;
+  try {
+    if (wc.isDevToolsOpened()) { wc.closeDevTools(); return; }
+    wc.openDevTools({ mode: devToolsOpenMode() });
+    try { wc.devToolsWebContents?.focus?.(); } catch {}
+  } catch {}
+}
+function inspectTabElement(wc, x, y) {
+  if (!wc || wc.isDestroyed?.()) return;
+  try {
+    if (!wc.isDevToolsOpened()) wc.openDevTools({ mode: devToolsOpenMode() });
+    const px = Number(x), py = Number(y);
+    if (Number.isFinite(px) && Number.isFinite(py)) wc.inspectElement(Math.round(px), Math.round(py));
+    try { wc.devToolsWebContents?.focus?.(); } catch {}
+  } catch {}
+}
 function createTab(initial, opts = {}) {
   const id = ++tabSeq;
   // Non-settings tabs get home-preload so the built-in home page can round-
@@ -5741,6 +5770,21 @@ function createTab(initial, opts = {}) {
         { label: "Image (PNG)…", click: () => savePageAsImage(wc).catch((e) => console.warn("save-png:", e?.message)) },
       ]},
     );
+    // Dev Panel entry. The F12 shortcut doubles as the airplane-mode toggle
+    // in some environments, so a right-click escape hatch avoids users
+    // flipping their connection off while debugging. Skipped on add-on
+    // tabs (which have their own loading model) and when the user has
+    // turned the entry off in Settings. Inspect element uses the click
+    // point Electron hands us; it also opens the panel if closed.
+    if (!tab.addonId && settings.contextMenuDevTools !== false) {
+      const open = (() => { try { return wc.isDevToolsOpened(); } catch { return false; } })();
+      const inspectAt = { x: p.x, y: p.y };
+      items.push(
+        { type: "separator" },
+        { label: "Inspect element", click: () => inspectTabElement(wc, inspectAt.x, inspectAt.y) },
+        { label: open ? "Close Dev Panel" : "Open Dev Panel", accelerator: "F12", click: () => toggleTabDevTools(wc) },
+      );
+    }
     if (tab.webapp) {
       const inst = webapps.find(tab.webapp.key);
       items.push({ type: "separator" }, inst
@@ -6681,6 +6725,16 @@ ipcMain.handle("tab-context-menu-popup", (e, tabId, rect) => {
     { label: t.muted ? "Unmute" : "Mute", click: () => {
         try { t.view.webContents.setAudioMuted(!t.muted); t.muted = !t.muted; emitTabs(); } catch {}
     } },
+    // Dev Panel toggle on the tab-strip menu — mirrors the page right-click
+    // entry so users can reach it without clicking into the page first.
+    ...(!t.addonId && settings.contextMenuDevTools !== false ? [
+      { type: "separator" },
+      {
+        label: (() => { try { return t.view.webContents.isDevToolsOpened() ? "Close Dev Panel" : "Open Dev Panel"; } catch { return "Open Dev Panel"; } })(),
+        accelerator: "F12",
+        click: () => toggleTabDevTools(t.view?.webContents),
+      },
+    ] : []),
     { type: "separator" },
     { label: "Close", click: () => closeTab(t.id) },
   ];
@@ -12168,6 +12222,15 @@ async function openLinkWindow(input) {
       { label: "Forward", enabled: wc.navigationHistory.canGoForward(), click: () => wc.navigationHistory.goForward() },
       { label: "Reload", click: () => wc.reload() },
     );
+    if (settings.contextMenuDevTools !== false) {
+      const open = (() => { try { return wc.isDevToolsOpened(); } catch { return false; } })();
+      const ix = p.x, iy = p.y;
+      items.push(
+        { type: "separator" },
+        { label: "Inspect element", click: () => inspectTabElement(wc, ix, iy) },
+        { label: open ? "Close Dev Panel" : "Open Dev Panel", accelerator: "F12", click: () => toggleTabDevTools(wc) },
+      );
+    }
     Menu.buildFromTemplate(items).popup({ window: w });
   });
   linkWindows.add(w);
diff --git a/settings.html b/settings.html
index 155e329c..eac8f778 100644
--- a/settings.html
+++ b/settings.html
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@
           <label class="polrow"><input type="radio" name="devToolsDock" value="sidebar"><span><b>Right sidebar</b> <span class="pmuted">— DevTools takes the right side. If an add-on sidebar is open, it hides while DevTools is up.</span></span></label>
           <label class="polrow"><input type="radio" name="devToolsDock" value="two-sidebars"><span><b>Two sidebars</b> <span class="pmuted">— DevTools opens on the right, and the add-on sidebar stays where it is. The two share the right area.</span></span></label>
         </div>
+        <label class="polrow" style="margin-top:4px"><input type="checkbox" id="contextMenuDevTools"><span><b>Right-click menu entry</b> <span class="pmuted">— show "Open Dev Panel" and "Inspect element" in the page and tab right-click menus. F12 and Ctrl+Shift+I keep working either way.</span></span></label>
       </div>
 
       <h2 class="sub" style="margin-top:1.8rem">Registries</h2>
@@ -2521,6 +2522,11 @@
       r.checked = (r.value === devToolsDock);
       r.addEventListener("change", () => { if (r.checked) C.set("devToolsDock", r.value); });
     });
+    const cmDev = document.getElementById("contextMenuDevTools");
+    if (cmDev) {
+      cmDev.checked = s.contextMenuDevTools !== false;
+      cmDev.addEventListener("change", () => { C.set("contextMenuDevTools", !!cmDev.checked); });
+    }
 
     // ---- Plug-ins: Ariadne's Thread + Aegis --------------------------------
     // Two views per plug-in that share one truth source: