diff --git a/suite/common/history/history-panel.xul b/suite/common/history/history-panel.xul
index ee900d2fbff5..06aa4e73aa6b 100644
--- a/suite/common/history/history-panel.xul
+++ b/suite/common/history/history-panel.xul
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@
 <window id="history-panel"
         xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
         onload="HistoryInit();">
-
+  <commandset id="selectEditMenuItems">
+    <command id="cmd_delete"/>
+    <command id="cmd_copy"/>
+  </commandset>
+  <keyset id="historyKeys">
+    <key id="key_delete"/>
+    <key id="key_copy"/>
+  </keyset>
   <popupset id="historyContextMenu"/>
   <!-- use deep merging to hide certain columns by default -->
   <outliner id="historyOutliner">
diff --git a/suite/common/history/history.xul b/suite/common/history/history.xul
index 863e7b2fc30c..552cf824dc90 100644
--- a/suite/common/history/history.xul
+++ b/suite/common/history/history.xul
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
         orient="vertical"
         windowtype="history:manager">
 
-  <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/globalOverlay.js"/>
-
   <stringbundle id="historyBundle"
                 src="chrome://communicator/locale/history/history.properties"/>
   <stringbundle id="sortBundle" src="chrome://global/locale/nsOutlinerSorting.properties"/>
diff --git a/suite/common/history/historyTreeOverlay.xul b/suite/common/history/historyTreeOverlay.xul
index 6e70f33d2765..ef502d496ae4 100644
--- a/suite/common/history/historyTreeOverlay.xul
+++ b/suite/common/history/historyTreeOverlay.xul
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/nsTransferable.js"/>
   <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/nsOutlinerController.js"/>
   <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/nsOutlinerSorting.js"/>
+  <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/globalOverlay.js"/>
   <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://communicator/content/history/history.js"/>
   <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://communicator/content/bookmarks/bookmarksOverlay.js"/>