diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3577b0881..09b44bd52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         "postinstall": "patch-package --patch-dir ts/patches"
     },
     "dependencies": {
+        "@floating-ui/dom": "^0.3.0",
         "@fluent/bundle": "^0.17.0",
         "@mdi/svg": "^6.1.95",
         "@popperjs/core": "^2.9.2",
diff --git a/sass/BUILD.bazel b/sass/BUILD.bazel
index 82db2fa88..2e5ac043c 100644
--- a/sass/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/sass/BUILD.bazel
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ sass_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
+sass_library(
+    name = "elevation_lib",
+    srcs = [
+        "elevation.scss",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 exports_files(
     ["_vars.scss"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
diff --git a/sass/elevation.scss b/sass/elevation.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b543844c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sass/elevation.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Heavily inspired by https://github.com/material-components/material-components-web/tree/master/packages/mdc-elevation
+@use "sass:map";
+@use "sass:list";
+
+/**
+ * The maps correspond to dp levels:
+ * 0: 0dp
+ * 1: 1dp
+ * 2: 2dp
+ * 3: 3dp
+ * 4: 4dp
+ * 5: 6dp
+ * 6: 8dp
+ * 7: 12dp
+ * 8: 16dp
+ * 9: 24dp
+ */
+
+$umbra-map: (
+    0: "0px 0px 0px 0px",
+    1: "0px 2px 1px -1px",
+    2: "0px 3px 1px -2px",
+    3: "0px 3px 3px -2px",
+    4: "0px 2px 4px -1px",
+    5: "0px 3px 5px -1px",
+    6: "0px 5px 5px -3px",
+    7: "0px 7px 8px -4px",
+    8: "0px 8px 10px -5px",
+    9: "0px 11px 15px -7px",
+);
+
+$penumbra-map: (
+    0: "0px 0px 0px 0px",
+    1: "0px 1px 1px 0px",
+    2: "0px 2px 2px 0px",
+    3: "0px 3px 4px 0px",
+    4: "0px 4px 5px 0px",
+    5: "0px 6px 10px 0px",
+    6: "0px 8px 10px 1px",
+    7: "0px 12px 17px 2px",
+    8: "0px 16px 24px 2px",
+    9: "0px 24px 38px 3px",
+);
+
+$ambient-map: (
+    0: "0px 0px 0px 0px",
+    1: "0px 1px 3px 0px",
+    2: "0px 1px 5px 0px",
+    3: "0px 1px 8px 0px",
+    4: "0px 1px 10px 0px",
+    5: "0px 1px 18px 0px",
+    6: "0px 3px 14px 2px",
+    7: "0px 5px 22px 4px",
+    8: "0px 6px 30px 5px",
+    9: "0px 9px 46px 8px",
+);
+
+$umbra-opacity: 0.2;
+$penumbra-opacity: 0.14;
+$ambient-opacity: 0.12;
+
+@function box-shadow($level, $opacity-boost: 0, $color: black) {
+    $umbra-z-value: map.get($umbra-map, $level);
+    $penumbra-z-value: map.get($penumbra-map, $level);
+    $ambient-z-value: map.get($ambient-map, $level);
+
+    $umbra-color: rgba($color, $umbra-opacity + $opacity-boost);
+    $penumbra-color: rgba($color, $penumbra-opacity + $opacity-boost);
+    $ambient-color: rgba($color, $ambient-opacity + $opacity-boost);
+
+    @return (
+        #{"#{$umbra-z-value} #{$umbra-color}"},
+        #{"#{$penumbra-z-value} #{$penumbra-color}"},
+        #{$ambient-z-value} $ambient-color
+    );
+}
+
+@mixin elevation($level, $other: ()) {
+    box-shadow: list.join(box-shadow($level), $other);
+}
diff --git a/ts/components/BUILD.bazel b/ts/components/BUILD.bazel
index f75360f0a..fd34c73f6 100644
--- a/ts/components/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ts/components/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ _ts_deps = [
     "//ts/sveltelib",
     "@npm//@popperjs/core",
     "@npm//@types/bootstrap",
+    "@npm//@floating-ui/dom",
     "@npm//bootstrap",
     "@npm//svelte",
 ]
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ svelte_check(
         "//sass:button_mixins_lib",
         "//sass:scrollbar_lib",
         "//sass:breakpoints_lib",
+        "//sass:elevation_lib",
         "//sass/bootstrap",
         "@npm//@types/bootstrap",
         "//ts/lib:lib_pkg",
diff --git a/ts/components/Popover.svelte b/ts/components/Popover.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4f00514e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/components/Popover.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<!--
+Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+Alternative to DropdownMenu that avoids Bootstrap
+-->
+<script>
+    import { pageTheme } from "../sveltelib/theme";
+</script>
+
+<div class="popover" class:dark={$pageTheme.isDark} on:mousedown|preventDefault>
+    <slot />
+</div>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+    .popover {
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        background-color: var(--frame-bg);
+        min-width: 1rem;
+
+        padding: 0.5rem 0;
+        font-size: 1rem;
+        color: var(--text-fg);
+
+        /* outer border */
+        border: 1px solid #b6b6b6;
+
+        &.dark {
+            border-color: #060606;
+        }
+
+        /* inner border */
+        box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #eeeeee;
+
+        &.dark {
+            box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #565656;
+        }
+    }
+</style>
diff --git a/ts/components/WithFloating.svelte b/ts/components/WithFloating.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e5094e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/components/WithFloating.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<!--
+Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+-->
+<script lang="ts">
+    import type { Placement } from "@floating-ui/dom";
+    import { onMount } from "svelte";
+    import { writable } from "svelte/store";
+
+    import isClosingClick from "../sveltelib/closing-click";
+    import isClosingKeyup from "../sveltelib/closing-keyup";
+    import { documentClick, documentKeyup } from "../sveltelib/event-store";
+    import portal from "../sveltelib/portal";
+    import position from "../sveltelib/position";
+    import subscribeTrigger from "../sveltelib/subscribe-trigger";
+    import { pageTheme } from "../sveltelib/theme";
+    import toggleable from "../sveltelib/toggleable";
+
+    /** TODO at the moment we only dropdowns which are placed actually below the reference */
+    const placement: Placement = "bottom";
+
+    export let closeOnInsideClick = false;
+
+    /** This may be passed in for more fine-grained control */
+    export let show = writable(false);
+
+    let reference: HTMLElement;
+    let floating: HTMLElement;
+    let arrow: HTMLElement;
+
+    const { toggle, on, off } = toggleable(show);
+
+    onMount(() =>
+        subscribeTrigger(
+            show,
+            isClosingClick(documentClick, {
+                reference,
+                floating,
+                inside: closeOnInsideClick,
+                outside: true,
+            }),
+            isClosingKeyup(documentKeyup, {
+                reference,
+                floating,
+            }),
+        ),
+    );
+</script>
+
+<div
+    bind:this={reference}
+    class="reference"
+    use:position={{ floating: $show ? floating : null, placement, arrow }}
+>
+    <slot name="reference" {show} {toggle} {on} {off} />
+</div>
+
+<div bind:this={floating} class="floating" hidden={!$show} use:portal>
+    <slot name="floating" />
+
+    <div bind:this={arrow} class="arrow" class:dark={$pageTheme.isDark} />
+</div>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+    @use "sass/elevation" as elevation;
+
+    .reference {
+        /* TODO This should not be necessary */
+        line-height: normal;
+    }
+
+    .floating {
+        position: absolute;
+        border-radius: 5px;
+
+        z-index: 90;
+        @include elevation.elevation(8);
+    }
+
+    .arrow {
+        position: absolute;
+        background-color: var(--frame-bg);
+        width: 10px;
+        height: 10px;
+        transform: rotate(45deg);
+        z-index: 60;
+
+        /* outer border */
+        border: 1px solid #b6b6b6;
+
+        &.dark {
+            border-color: #060606;
+        }
+
+        /* These are dependant on which edge the arrow is supposed to be */
+        border-right: none;
+        border-bottom: none;
+
+        /* inner border */
+        box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 0 #eeeeee;
+        /* lightmode box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 0 #eee; */
+
+        &.dark {
+            box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #565656;
+        }
+    }
+</style>
diff --git a/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/LatexButton.svelte b/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/LatexButton.svelte
index d70a0fa70..934cab143 100644
--- a/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/LatexButton.svelte
+++ b/ts/editor/editor-toolbar/LatexButton.svelte
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
 License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
+    import { writable } from "svelte/store";
+
     import DropdownItem from "../../components/DropdownItem.svelte";
-    import DropdownMenu from "../../components/DropdownMenu.svelte";
-    import { withButton } from "../../components/helpers";
     import IconButton from "../../components/IconButton.svelte";
+    import Popover from "../../components/Popover.svelte";
     import Shortcut from "../../components/Shortcut.svelte";
-    import WithDropdown from "../../components/WithDropdown.svelte";
+    import WithFloating from "../../components/WithFloating.svelte";
     import * as tr from "../../lib/ftl";
     import { getPlatformString } from "../../lib/shortcuts";
     import { wrapInternal } from "../../lib/wrap";
@@ -61,14 +62,20 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
     ];
 
     $: disabled = !editingInputIsRichText($focusedInput);
+
+    const showDropdown = writable(false);
+
+    $: if (disabled) {
+        $showDropdown = false;
+    }
 </script>
 
-<WithDropdown let:createDropdown>
-    <IconButton {disabled} on:mount={withButton(createDropdown)}>
+<WithFloating show={showDropdown} closeOnInsideClick let:toggle>
+    <IconButton slot="reference" {disabled} on:click={toggle}>
         {@html functionIcon}
     </IconButton>
 
-    <DropdownMenu>
+    <Popover slot="floating">
         {#each dropdownItems as [callback, keyCombination, label]}
             <DropdownItem on:click={callback}>
                 {label}
@@ -78,8 +85,8 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
             </DropdownItem>
             <Shortcut {keyCombination} on:action={callback} />
         {/each}
-    </DropdownMenu>
-</WithDropdown>
+    </Popover>
+</WithFloating>
 
 <style lang="scss">
     .shortcut {
diff --git a/ts/editor/tag-editor/TagEditor.svelte b/ts/editor/tag-editor/TagEditor.svelte
index 9db34e7a1..cd87d8199 100644
--- a/ts/editor/tag-editor/TagEditor.svelte
+++ b/ts/editor/tag-editor/TagEditor.svelte
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
                 on:tagselectall={selectAllTags}
                 on:tagcopy={copySelectedTags}
                 on:tagdelete={deleteSelectedTags}
-                on:click={appendEmptyTag}
+                on:tagappend={appendEmptyTag}
             />
         {/if}
 
diff --git a/ts/lib/events.ts b/ts/lib/events.ts
index 0215a4ab5..bd6bb4d87 100644
--- a/ts/lib/events.ts
+++ b/ts/lib/events.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
 // License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
-type EventTargetToMap<A extends EventTarget> = A extends HTMLElement
+export type EventTargetToMap<A extends EventTarget> = A extends HTMLElement
     ? HTMLElementEventMap
     : A extends Document
     ? DocumentEventMap
diff --git a/ts/lib/typing.ts b/ts/lib/typing.ts
index 0c645f676..0b894ba29 100644
--- a/ts/lib/typing.ts
+++ b/ts/lib/typing.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ export function assertUnreachable(x: never): never {
 }
 
 export type Callback = () => void;
+
+export function singleCallback(...callbacks: Callback[]): Callback {
+    return () => {
+        for (const cb of callbacks) {
+            cb();
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/ts/licenses.json b/ts/licenses.json
index 4502f7130..cf46d7169 100644
--- a/ts/licenses.json
+++ b/ts/licenses.json
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@
         "path": "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc",
         "licenseFile": "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/LICENSE"
     },
+    "@floating-ui/core@0.5.0": {
+        "licenses": "MIT",
+        "repository": "https://github.com/floating-ui/floating-ui",
+        "publisher": "atomiks",
+        "path": "node_modules/@floating-ui/core",
+        "licenseFile": "node_modules/@floating-ui/core/README.md"
+    },
+    "@floating-ui/dom@0.3.0": {
+        "licenses": "MIT",
+        "repository": "https://github.com/floating-ui/floating-ui",
+        "publisher": "atomiks",
+        "path": "node_modules/@floating-ui/dom",
+        "licenseFile": "node_modules/@floating-ui/dom/README.md"
+    },
     "@fluent/bundle@0.17.1": {
         "licenses": "Apache-2.0",
         "repository": "https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent.js",
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/BUILD.bazel b/ts/sveltelib/BUILD.bazel
index a95848396..b04c4fb3c 100644
--- a/ts/sveltelib/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ typescript(
         "//ts/lib",
         "@npm//svelte",
         "@npm//tslib",
+        "@npm//@floating-ui/dom",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/closing-click.ts b/ts/sveltelib/closing-click.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94f629cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/closing-click.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import type { Readable } from "svelte/store";
+import { derived } from "svelte/store";
+
+/**
+ * Typically the right-sided mouse button.
+ */
+function isSecondaryButton(event: MouseEvent): boolean {
+    return event.button === 2;
+}
+
+interface ClosingClickArgs {
+    /**
+     * Clicking on the reference element should not close.
+     * The reference should handle this itself.
+     */
+    reference: EventTarget;
+    floating: EventTarget;
+    inside: boolean;
+    outside: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a derived store, which translates `MouseEvent`s into a boolean
+ * indicating whether they constitue a click that should close `floating`.
+ *
+ * @param: Should be an event store wrapping document.click.
+ */
+function isClosingClick(
+    store: Readable<MouseEvent>,
+    { reference, floating, inside, outside }: ClosingClickArgs,
+): Readable<symbol> {
+    function isTriggerClick(path: EventTarget[]): boolean {
+        return (
+            // Reference element was clicked, e.g. the button.
+            // The reference element needs to handle opening/closing itself.
+            !path.includes(reference) &&
+            ((inside && path.includes(floating)) ||
+                (outside && !path.includes(floating)))
+        );
+    }
+
+    function shouldClose(event: MouseEvent): boolean {
+        if (isSecondaryButton(event)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (isTriggerClick(event.composedPath())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return derived(store, (event: MouseEvent, set: (value: symbol) => void): void => {
+        if (shouldClose(event)) {
+            set(Symbol());
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export default isClosingClick;
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/closing-keyup.ts b/ts/sveltelib/closing-keyup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd0dc1075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/closing-keyup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import type { Readable } from "svelte/store";
+import { derived } from "svelte/store";
+
+interface ClosingKeyupArgs {
+    /**
+     * Clicking on the reference element should not close.
+     * The reference should handle this itself.
+     */
+    reference: Node;
+    floating: Node;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a derived store, which translates `MouseEvent`s into a boolean
+ * indicating whether they constitue a click that should close `floating`.
+ *
+ * @param: Should be an event store wrapping document.click.
+ */
+function isClosingKeyup(
+    store: Readable<KeyboardEvent>,
+    _args: ClosingKeyupArgs,
+): Readable<symbol> {
+    // TODO there needs to be special treatment, whether the keyup happens
+    // inside the floating element or outside, but I'll defer until we actually
+    // use this for a popover with an input field
+    function shouldClose(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+        if (event.key === "Tab") {
+            // Allow Tab navigation.
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return derived(
+        store,
+        (event: KeyboardEvent, set: (value: symbol) => void): void => {
+            if (shouldClose(event)) {
+                set(Symbol());
+            }
+        },
+    );
+}
+
+export default isClosingKeyup;
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/event-store.ts b/ts/sveltelib/event-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58cf9da7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/event-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import type { Readable, Subscriber } from "svelte/store";
+import { readable } from "svelte/store";
+
+import type { EventTargetToMap } from "../lib/events";
+import { on } from "../lib/events";
+import type { Callback } from "../lib/typing";
+
+type Init<T> = { new (type: string): T; prototype: T };
+
+/**
+ * A store wrapping an event. Automatically adds/removes event handler upon
+ * first/last subscriber.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * Should probably always be used in conjunction with `subscribeToUpdates`.
+ */
+function eventStore<T extends EventTarget, K extends keyof EventTargetToMap<T>>(
+    target: T,
+    eventType: Exclude<K, symbol | number>,
+    /**
+     * Store need an initial value. This should probably be a freshly
+     * constructed event, e.g. `new MouseEvent("click")`.
+     */
+    constructor: Init<EventTargetToMap<T>[K]>,
+): Readable<EventTargetToMap<T>[K]> {
+    const initEvent = new constructor(eventType);
+    return readable(
+        initEvent,
+        (set: Subscriber<EventTargetToMap<T>[K]>): Callback =>
+            on(target, eventType, set),
+    );
+}
+
+export default eventStore;
+
+const documentClick = eventStore(document, "click", MouseEvent);
+const documentKeyup = eventStore(document, "keyup", KeyboardEvent);
+
+export { documentClick, documentKeyup };
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/portal.ts b/ts/sveltelib/portal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b63325f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/portal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+/**
+ * @param element: The element to be moved.
+ * @param target DOM Element where element is going to be appended
+ */
+function portal(
+    element: HTMLElement,
+    targetElement: Element = document.body,
+): { update(target: Element): void; destroy(): void } {
+    let target: Element = targetElement;
+
+    async function update(newTarget: Element) {
+        target = newTarget;
+        target.append(element);
+    }
+
+    function destroy() {
+        element.remove();
+    }
+
+    update(target);
+
+    return {
+        update,
+        destroy,
+    };
+}
+
+export default portal;
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/position.ts b/ts/sveltelib/position.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c96bf9c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/position.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import type { Placement } from "@floating-ui/dom";
+import { arrow, autoUpdate, computePosition, offset, shift } from "@floating-ui/dom";
+
+interface PositionArgs {
+    /**
+     * The floating element which is positioned relative to `reference`.
+     */
+    floating: HTMLElement | null;
+    placement: Placement;
+    arrow: HTMLElement;
+}
+
+function position(
+    reference: HTMLElement,
+    positionArgs: PositionArgs,
+): { update(args: PositionArgs): void; destroy(): void } {
+    let args = positionArgs;
+
+    async function updateInner(): Promise<void> {
+        const { x, y, middlewareData } = await computePosition(
+            reference,
+            args.floating!,
+            {
+                middleware: [
+                    offset(5),
+                    shift({ padding: 5 }),
+                    arrow({ element: args.arrow }),
+                ],
+                placement: args.placement,
+            },
+        );
+
+        const arrowX = middlewareData.arrow?.x ?? "";
+
+        Object.assign(args.arrow.style, {
+            left: `${arrowX}px`,
+            top: `-5px`,
+        });
+
+        Object.assign(args.floating!.style, {
+            left: `${x}px`,
+            top: `${y}px`,
+        });
+    }
+
+    let cleanup: (() => void) | null = null;
+
+    function destroy(): void {
+        cleanup?.();
+        cleanup = null;
+
+        if (!args.floating) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        args.floating.style.removeProperty("left");
+        args.floating.style.removeProperty("top");
+    }
+
+    function update(updateArgs: PositionArgs): void {
+        destroy();
+        args = updateArgs;
+
+        if (!args.floating) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        cleanup = autoUpdate(reference, args.floating, updateInner);
+    }
+
+    update(args);
+
+    return {
+        update,
+        destroy,
+    };
+}
+
+export default position;
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/subscribe-trigger.ts b/ts/sveltelib/subscribe-trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5464be0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/subscribe-trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import type { Readable, Writable } from "svelte/store";
+
+import { Callback, singleCallback } from "../lib/typing";
+import subscribeToUpdates from "./subscribe-updates";
+
+/**
+ * The goal of this action is to turn itself inactive.
+ * Once `active` is `true`, it will unsubscribe from `store`.
+ *
+ * @param active: If `active` is `true`, all stores will be subscribed to.
+ * @param stores: If any `store` updates to a true value, active will be set to false.
+ */
+function subscribeTrigger(
+    active: Writable<boolean>,
+    ...stores: Readable<unknown>[]
+): Callback {
+    function shouldUnset(): void {
+        active.set(false);
+    }
+
+    let destroy: Callback | null;
+
+    function doDestroy(): void {
+        destroy?.();
+        destroy = null;
+    }
+
+    active.subscribe((value: boolean): void => {
+        if (value && !destroy) {
+            destroy = singleCallback(
+                ...stores.map((store) => subscribeToUpdates(store, shouldUnset)),
+            );
+        } else if (!value) {
+            doDestroy();
+        }
+    });
+
+    return doDestroy;
+}
+
+export default subscribeTrigger;
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/subscribe-updates.ts b/ts/sveltelib/subscribe-updates.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd526822a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/subscribe-updates.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import type { Readable, Subscriber, Unsubscriber } from "svelte/store";
+
+/**
+ * In some cases, we only care for updates, and not the initial
+ * value of a store, e.g. when the store wraps events.
+ * This also means, we can not use the special store syntax.
+ */
+function subscribeToUpdates<T>(
+    store: Readable<T>,
+    subscription: Subscriber<T>,
+): Unsubscriber {
+    let first = true;
+
+    return store.subscribe((value: T): void => {
+        if (first) {
+            first = false;
+        } else {
+            subscription(value);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export default subscribeToUpdates;
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/toggleable.ts b/ts/sveltelib/toggleable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a54cb7687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/toggleable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import type { Writable } from "svelte/store";
+
+export interface Toggleable {
+    toggle: () => void;
+    on: () => void;
+    off: () => void;
+}
+
+function toggleable(store: Writable<boolean>): Toggleable {
+    function toggle(): void {
+        store.update((value) => !value);
+    }
+
+    function on(): void {
+        store.set(true);
+    }
+
+    function off(): void {
+        store.set(false);
+    }
+
+    return { toggle, on, off };
+}
+
+export default toggleable;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a3e047d46..879616f21 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -338,6 +338,18 @@
     minimatch "^3.0.4"
     strip-json-comments "^3.1.1"
 
+"@floating-ui/core@^0.5.0":
+  version "0.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@floating-ui/core/-/core-0.5.0.tgz#d3d378412c525e663f41ced012e4e13049b31908"
+  integrity sha512-Ouka4Ck1mnPFZhgpfyFb+YBflGdk0o/SW8uSwByoRC6VqRzCHpW/7mJbFt/TWjl1lDcRbImJ2ZWOqwlIP71LDg==
+
+"@floating-ui/dom@^0.3.0":
+  version "0.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@floating-ui/dom/-/dom-0.3.0.tgz#0fb41e390a109a6382d0946d159d800798fb878b"
+  integrity sha512-5wU64oa5rLNqgOD8cLq2lU25eiOosHAb2Ryt6kADgt5aCyqr9RYDQ3VTtefL9qd6MbZ3fZxPkp1+tNtjKnmTXw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@floating-ui/core" "^0.5.0"
+
 "@fluent/bundle@^0.17.0":
   version "0.17.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@fluent/bundle/-/bundle-0.17.1.tgz#239388f55f115dca593f268d48a5ab8936dc9556"