diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/AlertMenu.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/AlertMenu.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54338edc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/AlertMenu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import React, { Component } from "react";
+import PropTypes from "prop-types";
+
+import { action, observable } from "mobx";
+import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+
+import { Manager, Reference, Popper } from "react-popper";
+import onClickOutside from "react-onclickoutside";
+
+import Moment from "react-moment";
+
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
+import { faCaretDown } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faCaretDown";
+import { faBellSlash } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faBellSlash";
+
+const onSilenceClick = (silenceFormStore, group, alert) => {
+  silenceFormStore.data.resetProgress();
+  silenceFormStore.data.fillMatchersFromGroup(group, [alert]);
+  silenceFormStore.toggle.show();
+};
+
+const MenuContent = onClickOutside(
+  ({
+    popperPlacement,
+    popperRef,
+    popperStyle,
+    group,
+    alert,
+    afterClick,
+    silenceFormStore
+  }) => {
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="dropdown-menu d-block"
+        ref={popperRef}
+        style={popperStyle}
+        data-placement={popperPlacement}
+      >
+        <div
+          className="dropdown-item cursor-pointer"
+          onClick={() => onSilenceClick(silenceFormStore, group, alert)}
+        >
+          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faBellSlash} /> Silence this alert
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+);
+MenuContent.propTypes = {
+  popperPlacement: PropTypes.string,
+  popperRef: PropTypes.func,
+  popperStyle: PropTypes.object,
+  group: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  alert: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  afterClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+};
+
+const AlertMenu = observer(
+  class AlertMenu extends Component {
+    static propTypes = {
+      group: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+      alert: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+    };
+
+    collapse = observable(
+      {
+        value: true,
+        toggle() {
+          this.value = !this.value;
+        },
+        hide() {
+          this.value = true;
+        }
+      },
+      { toggle: action.bound, hide: action.bound },
+      { name: "Alert menu toggle" }
+    );
+
+    handleClickOutside = action(event => {
+      this.collapse.hide();
+    });
+
+    render() {
+      const { group, alert, silenceFormStore } = this.props;
+
+      return (
+        <Manager>
+          <Reference>
+            {({ ref }) => (
+              <span
+                className="components-label-with-hover text-nowrap text-truncate px-1 mr-1 badge badge-secondary cursor-pointer"
+                ref={ref}
+                onClick={this.collapse.toggle}
+                data-toggle="dropdown"
+              >
+                <FontAwesomeIcon
+                  className="pr-1"
+                  style={{ width: "0.8rem" }}
+                  icon={faCaretDown}
+                />
+                <Moment fromNow>{alert.startsAt}</Moment>
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </Reference>
+          {this.collapse.value ? null : (
+            <Popper
+              placement="bottom-start"
+              modifiers={{
+                arrow: { enabled: false },
+                offset: { offset: "-5px, 0px" }
+              }}
+            >
+              {({ placement, ref, style }) => (
+                <MenuContent
+                  popperPlacement={placement}
+                  popperRef={ref}
+                  popperStyle={style}
+                  group={group}
+                  alert={alert}
+                  silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+                  afterClick={this.collapse.hide}
+                  handleClickOutside={this.collapse.hide}
+                />
+              )}
+            </Popper>
+          )}
+        </Manager>
+      );
+    }
+  }
+);
+
+export { AlertMenu, MenuContent };
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/AlertMenu.test.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/AlertMenu.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe1d72076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/AlertMenu.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+import { mount } from "enzyme";
+
+import { MockAlertGroup, MockAlert } from "__mocks__/Alerts.js";
+import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
+import { AlertMenu, MenuContent } from "./AlertMenu";
+
+let silenceFormStore;
+let alert;
+let group;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
+  alert = MockAlert([], { foo: "bar" }, "active");
+  group = MockAlertGroup({ alertname: "Fake Alert" }, [alert], [], {});
+});
+
+const MockAfterClick = jest.fn();
+
+const MountedAlertMenu = group => {
+  return mount(
+    <AlertMenu
+      group={group}
+      alert={alert}
+      silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+describe("<AlertMenu />", () => {
+  it("is collapsed by default", () => {
+    const tree = MountedAlertMenu(group);
+    expect(tree.instance().collapse.value).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("clicking toggle sets collapse value to 'false'", () => {
+    const tree = MountedAlertMenu(group);
+    const toggle = tree.find(".cursor-pointer");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    expect(tree.instance().collapse.value).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("handleClickOutside() call sets collapse value to 'true'", () => {
+    const tree = MountedAlertMenu(group);
+    const toggle = tree.find(".cursor-pointer");
+    toggle.simulate("click");
+    expect(tree.instance().collapse.value).toBe(false);
+
+    tree.instance().handleClickOutside();
+
+    expect(tree.instance().collapse.value).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+const MountedMenuContent = group => {
+  return mount(
+    <MenuContent
+      popperPlacement="top"
+      popperRef={null}
+      popperStyle={{}}
+      group={group}
+      alert={alert}
+      afterClick={MockAfterClick}
+      silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+describe("<MenuContent />", () => {
+  it("clicking on 'Silence' icon opens the silence form modal", () => {
+    const tree = MountedMenuContent(group);
+    const button = tree.find(".dropdown-item").at(0);
+    button.simulate("click");
+    expect(silenceFormStore.toggle.visible).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
index 7b6ce47fc..cb879ad25 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
@@ -42,7 +42,22 @@ exports[`<Alert /> matches snapshot with showAlertmanagers=false showReceiver=fa
       hidden
     </div>
   </div>
-  <span class=\\"text-nowrap text-truncate px-1 mr-1 badge badge-secondary\\">
+  <span class=\\"components-label-with-hover text-nowrap text-truncate px-1 mr-1 badge badge-secondary cursor-pointer\\"
+        data-toggle=\\"dropdown\\"
+  >
+    <svg aria-hidden=\\"true\\"
+         data-prefix=\\"fas\\"
+         data-icon=\\"caret-down\\"
+         class=\\"svg-inline--fa fa-caret-down fa-w-10 pr-1\\"
+         role=\\"img\\"
+         xmlns=\\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\\"
+         viewbox=\\"0 0 320 512\\"
+    >
+      <path fill=\\"currentColor\\"
+            d=\\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\\"
+      >
+      </path>
+    </svg>
     <time datetime=\\"1534268200017\\">
       a day ago
     </time>
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/index.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/index.js
index dd141e368..196863bc9 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/Alert/index.js
@@ -3,31 +3,34 @@ import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 
-import Moment from "react-moment";
-
 import { GetLabelColorClass } from "Common/Colors";
 import { StaticLabels } from "Common/Query";
 import { FilteringLabel } from "Components/Labels/FilteringLabel";
 import { RenderNonLinkAnnotation, RenderLinkAnnotation } from "../Annotation";
 import { Silence } from "../Silence";
+import { AlertMenu } from "./AlertMenu";
 
 import "./index.css";
 
 const Alert = observer(
   class Alert extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
+      group: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
       alert: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
       showAlertmanagers: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
       showReceiver: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-      afterUpdate: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+      afterUpdate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
     };
 
     render() {
       const {
+        group,
         alert,
         showAlertmanagers,
         showReceiver,
-        afterUpdate
+        afterUpdate,
+        silenceFormStore
       } = this.props;
 
       let classNames = [
@@ -55,9 +58,11 @@ const Alert = observer(
                 />
               ))}
           </div>
-          <span className="text-nowrap text-truncate px-1 mr-1 badge badge-secondary">
-            <Moment fromNow>{alert.startsAt}</Moment>
-          </span>
+          <AlertMenu
+            group={group}
+            alert={alert}
+            silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+          />
           {Object.entries(alert.labels).map(([name, value]) => (
             <FilteringLabel key={name} name={name} value={value} />
           ))}
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js
index a85aed849..99e334b9f 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js
@@ -181,12 +181,14 @@ const AlertGroup = observer(
                       .map(alert => (
                         <Alert
                           key={hash(alert.labels)}
+                          group={group}
                           alert={alert}
                           showAlertmanagers={
                             showAlertmanagers && !showAlertmanagersInFooter
                           }
                           showReceiver={group.alerts.length === 1}
                           afterUpdate={afterUpdate}
+                          silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
                         />
                       ))}
                     {group.alerts.length > this.defaultRenderCount ? (