diff --git a/src/features/vcs/CommitView.tsx b/src/features/vcs/CommitView.tsx
index 4419261c0..0112ddaab 100644
--- a/src/features/vcs/CommitView.tsx
+++ b/src/features/vcs/CommitView.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import { stashTabOf, stashTabs, type ContentTab } from "./gitTabs";
 import { openDiff, withChain, workingDiffData } from "./diffInput";
 import { KIND_COLOR, KIND_LABEL, fileCount, formatTime, stashLabel, stripSlash } from "./model";
 import { call, commands } from "@/platform/ipc";
+import type { FileStatus } from "@/bindings";
 import { OperationBanner } from "./operations";
 import { ShelfPanel, loadShelves, useShelf } from "./shelf";
 import { refreshNow, repoName, selectRepo, useVcs } from "./store";
@@ -172,7 +173,9 @@ function openNode(n: ChangeNode, roots: readonly ChangeNode[]) {
   void openDiff(withChain(items, Math.max(0, paths.indexOf(n.path))), { preview: true });
 }
 
-function listMenu(id: string, active: boolean, paths: string[]): MenuItem[] {
+/** Context menu of a change list's header: the list's own actions, then the bulk ones on its files. */
+export function listMenu(id: string, active: boolean, files: readonly FileStatus[]): MenuItem[] {
+  const paths = files.map((f) => stripSlash(f.path));
   const count = paths.length;
   return [
     ...(count ? [{ kind: "action" as const, action: "vcs.changelist.commit", arg: id, label: "Commit…" }] : []),
@@ -186,6 +189,22 @@ function listMenu(id: string, active: boolean, paths: string[]): MenuItem[] {
           { kind: "action" as const, action: "vcs.changelist.delete", arg: id },
         ]),
     { kind: "separator" },
+    // The whole list's files, as IDEA offers on a change list's header and as file
+    // and directory nodes below it already offer (issue #473).
+    { kind: "action", action: "vcs.rollback", arg: paths, label: "Rollback…", disabled: !count },
+    {
+      label: "Stage",
+      icon: "plus",
+      disabled: !files.some((f) => f.unstaged),
+      run: () => void call(commands.vcsStage(paths)).finally(() => void refreshNow()),
+    },
+    {
+      label: "Unstage",
+      icon: "minus",
+      disabled: !files.some((f) => f.staged),
+      run: () => void call(commands.vcsUnstage(paths)).finally(() => void refreshNow()),
+    },
+    { kind: "separator" },
     ...(count
       ? [
           { kind: "action" as const, action: "vcs.shelve", arg: paths },
@@ -486,8 +505,7 @@ export function ChangesTree({ mode }: { mode: "commit" | "local" | "dialog" }) {
           onContextMenu={(node, sel, e: MouseEvent) => {
             if (!node) return;
             if (node.type === "group" && node.changelist) {
-              const paths = node.files.map((f) => stripSlash(f.path));
-              showContextMenu(e, listMenu(node.changelist, !!node.active, paths));
+              showContextMenu(e, listMenu(node.changelist, !!node.active, node.files));
               return;
             }
             const nodes = [...sel].map((k) => byKey.get(k)).filter((n): n is ChangeNode => !!n);
diff --git a/src/features/vcs/__tests__/changelistMenu.test.ts b/src/features/vcs/__tests__/changelistMenu.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5da8d0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/vcs/__tests__/changelistMenu.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { FileStatus } from "@/bindings";
+import type { MenuItem } from "@/ui";
+
+vi.mock("@/platform/ipc", async (original) => {
+  const real = await original<typeof import("@/platform/ipc")>();
+  return { ...real, call: vi.fn(), commands: { ...real.commands, vcsStage: "vcsStage", vcsUnstage: "vcsUnstage" } };
+});
+
+const { listMenu } = await import("../CommitView");
+
+const fs = (rel: string, staged: FileStatus["staged"], unstaged: FileStatus["unstaged"]): FileStatus => ({
+  path: `/p/${rel}`,
+  relPath: rel,
+  staged,
+  unstaged,
+  renamedFrom: null,
+});
+
+type Action = Extract<MenuItem, { kind: "action" }>;
+type Item = Extract<MenuItem, { kind?: "item" }>;
+
+/** Actions in the menu, by action id. */
+const actions = (items: MenuItem[]) => items.filter((i): i is Action => i.kind === "action");
+/** Labelled items in the menu, by label. */
+const item = (items: MenuItem[], label: string) =>
+  items.find((i): i is Item => i.kind !== "separator" && i.kind !== "action" && i.label === label);
+
+const files = [fs("a.txt", null, "modified"), fs("b.txt", "modified", null)];
+
+describe("change list header menu", () => {
+  it("rolls back, stages and unstages the whole list", () => {
+    const menu = listMenu("list-1", false, files);
+    const rollback = actions(menu).find((a) => a.action === "vcs.rollback");
+    expect(rollback?.arg).toEqual(["/p/a.txt", "/p/b.txt"]);
+    // Both operations apply to the list's files, as on a file or directory node.
+    expect(item(menu, "Stage")?.disabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(item(menu, "Unstage")?.disabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(actions(menu).find((a) => a.action === "vcs.shelve")?.arg).toEqual(["/p/a.txt", "/p/b.txt"]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the change list's own actions", () => {
+    const menu = listMenu("list-1", false, files);
+    const actionsOf = (menu: MenuItem[]) => actions(menu).map((a) => a.action);
+    expect(actionsOf(menu)).toContain("vcs.changelist.commit");
+    expect(actionsOf(menu)).toContain("vcs.changelist.delete");
+    // An active list is not offered Set Active / Delete.
+    expect(actionsOf(listMenu("list-1", true, files))).not.toContain("vcs.changelist.delete");
+  });
+
+  it("disables the operations nothing applies to in an empty list", () => {
+    const menu = listMenu("list-1", true, []);
+    expect(actions(menu).find((a) => a.action === "vcs.rollback")?.disabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(item(menu, "Stage")?.disabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(item(menu, "Unstage")?.disabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+});