diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsdataitemguiprovider.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsdataitemguiprovider.sip.in
index fa1ab086ca3..757f2cb2fb5 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsdataitemguiprovider.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgsdataitemguiprovider.sip.in
@@ -72,17 +72,22 @@ Providers must be registered via :py:class:`QgsDataItemGuiProviderRegistry`.
 Returns the provider's name.
 %End
 
-    virtual void populateContextMenu( const QList<QgsDataItem *> &items, QMenu *menu, QgsDataItemGuiContext context );
+    virtual void populateContextMenu( QgsDataItem *item, QMenu *menu,
+                                      const QList<QgsDataItem *> &selectedItems, QgsDataItemGuiContext context );
 %Docstring
-Called when the given context ``menu`` is being populated for the given selected ``items``, allowing the provider
+Called when the given context ``menu`` is being populated for the given ``item``, allowing the provider
 to add its own actions and submenus to the context menu. Additionally,
 providers could potentially alter menus and actions added by other providers
 if desired, or use standard QMenu API to insert their items and submenus into
 the desired location within the context menu.
 
+The ``selectedItems`` list contains a list of ALL currently selected items within the browser view.
+Subclasses can utilise this list in order to create actions which operate on multiple items
+at once, e.g. to allow deletion of multiple layers from a database at once.
+
 When creating a context menu, this method is called for EVERY QgsDataItemGuiProvider
 within the QgsDataItemGuiProviderRegistry. It is the QgsDataItemGuiProvider subclass'
-responsibility to test the selected ``items`` for their properties and classes and decide what actions
+responsibility to test the ``item`` and ``selectedItems`` for their properties and classes and decide what actions
 (if any) are appropriate to add to the context ``menu``.
 
 Care must be taken to correctly parent newly created sub menus and actions to the
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsbrowserdockwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qgsbrowserdockwidget.cpp
index 15f33213889..3e812a18b2c 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsbrowserdockwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsbrowserdockwidget.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "qgsgui.h"
 #include "qgswindowmanagerinterface.h"
 #include "qgsnative.h"
+#include "qgsdataitemguiproviderregistry.h"
+#include "qgsdataitemguiprovider.h"
 
 // browser layer properties dialog
 #include "qgsapplication.h"
@@ -208,6 +210,15 @@ void QgsBrowserDockWidget::showContextMenu( QPoint pt )
   if ( !item )
     return;
 
+  const QModelIndexList selection = mBrowserView->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes();
+  QList< QgsDataItem * > selectedItems;
+  for ( const QModelIndex &selectedIndex : selection )
+  {
+    QgsDataItem *selectedItem = mProxyModel->dataItem( selectedIndex );
+    if ( selectedItem )
+      selectedItems << selectedItem;
+  }
+
   QMenu *menu = new QMenu( this );
 
   if ( item->type() == QgsDataItem::Directory )
@@ -327,6 +338,14 @@ void QgsBrowserDockWidget::showContextMenu( QPoint pt )
     menu->addActions( actions );
   }
 
+  QgsDataItemGuiContext context;
+
+  const QList< QgsDataItemGuiProvider * > providers = QgsGui::instance()->dataItemGuiProviderRegistry()->providers();
+  for ( QgsDataItemGuiProvider *provider : providers )
+  {
+    provider->populateContextMenu( item, menu, selectedItems, context );
+  }
+
   if ( menu->actions().isEmpty() )
   {
     delete menu;
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.cpp b/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.cpp
index bccf21f8e54..10015065cc8 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void QgsDataItemGuiContext::setMessageBar( QgsMessageBar *messageBar )
 // QgsDataItemGuiProvider
 //
 
-void QgsDataItemGuiProvider::populateContextMenu( const QList<QgsDataItem *> &, QMenu *, QgsDataItemGuiContext )
+void QgsDataItemGuiProvider::populateContextMenu( QgsDataItem *, QMenu *, const QList<QgsDataItem *> &, QgsDataItemGuiContext )
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.h b/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.h
index dd9e9af42a8..53c7f08ac55 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsdataitemguiprovider.h
@@ -87,15 +87,19 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsDataItemGuiProvider
     virtual QString name() = 0;
 
     /**
-     * Called when the given context \a menu is being populated for the given selected \a items, allowing the provider
+     * Called when the given context \a menu is being populated for the given \a item, allowing the provider
      * to add its own actions and submenus to the context menu. Additionally,
      * providers could potentially alter menus and actions added by other providers
      * if desired, or use standard QMenu API to insert their items and submenus into
      * the desired location within the context menu.
      *
+     * The \a selectedItems list contains a list of ALL currently selected items within the browser view.
+     * Subclasses can utilise this list in order to create actions which operate on multiple items
+     * at once, e.g. to allow deletion of multiple layers from a database at once.
+     *
      * When creating a context menu, this method is called for EVERY QgsDataItemGuiProvider
      * within the QgsDataItemGuiProviderRegistry. It is the QgsDataItemGuiProvider subclass'
-     * responsibility to test the selected \a items for their properties and classes and decide what actions
+     * responsibility to test the \a item and \a selectedItems for their properties and classes and decide what actions
      * (if any) are appropriate to add to the context \a menu.
      *
      * Care must be taken to correctly parent newly created sub menus and actions to the
@@ -106,7 +110,8 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsDataItemGuiProvider
      *
      * The base class method has no effect.
      */
-    virtual void populateContextMenu( const QList<QgsDataItem *> &items, QMenu *menu, QgsDataItemGuiContext context );
+    virtual void populateContextMenu( QgsDataItem *item, QMenu *menu,
+                                      const QList<QgsDataItem *> &selectedItems, QgsDataItemGuiContext context );
 
 };