diff --git a/FlatCAMApp.py b/FlatCAMApp.py
index 62a791ba..7b6319d7 100644
--- a/FlatCAMApp.py
+++ b/FlatCAMApp.py
@@ -1132,6 +1132,8 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         self.ui.shell_btn.triggered.connect(self.on_toggle_shell)
 
         # Context Menu
+        self.ui.popmenu_disable.triggered.connect(lambda: self.disable_plots(self.collection.get_selected()))
+
         self.ui.popmenu_new_geo.triggered.connect(lambda: self.new_object('geometry', 'new_g', lambda x, y: None))
         self.ui.popmenu_new_exc.triggered.connect(self.new_excellon_object)
         self.ui.popmenu_new_prj.triggered.connect(self.on_file_new)
diff --git a/FlatCAMGUI.py b/FlatCAMGUI.py
index ec7586d1..db7ea595 100644
--- a/FlatCAMGUI.py
+++ b/FlatCAMGUI.py
@@ -1160,6 +1160,8 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         ##############################################################
         self.popMenu = QtWidgets.QMenu()
 
+        self.popmenu_disable = self.popMenu.addAction(QtGui.QIcon('share/clear_plot32.png'), "Disable")
+        self.popMenu.addSeparator()
         self.cmenu_newmenu = self.popMenu.addMenu(QtGui.QIcon('share/file32.png'), "New")
         self.popmenu_new_geo = self.cmenu_newmenu.addAction(QtGui.QIcon('share/new_geo32_bis.png'), "Geo Obj")
         self.popmenu_new_exc = self.cmenu_newmenu.addAction(QtGui.QIcon('share/new_exc32.png'), "Exc. Obj")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb8c925f..575fc938 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - in Paint Tool, when painting single polygon, when clicking on canvas for the polygon there is no longer a selection of the entire object
 - commented some debug messages
 - imported speedups for shapely
+- added a disable menu entry in the canvas contextual menu
 
 6.02.2019