diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index e993d3111..b40f6b87a 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2070,16 +2070,13 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionFast_Graph_triggered()
 void MainWindow::on_actionHide_Controls_toggled (bool checked)
 {
   int spacing = checked ? 1 : 6;
-
   if (checked) {
       statusBar ()->removeWidget (&auto_tx_label);
       minimumSize().setHeight(450);
       minimumSize().setWidth(700);
       restoreGeometry(m_geometryNoControls);
       updateGeometry();
-      //resize(450,700); // how to auto-shrink it?
-  }
-  else {
+  } else {
       m_geometryNoControls = saveGeometry();
       statusBar ()->addWidget(&auto_tx_label);
       minimumSize().setHeight(520);
@@ -6422,3 +6419,8 @@ void MainWindow::update_watchdog_label ()
       watchdog_label.setVisible (false);
     }
 }
+
+void MainWindow::on_cbMenus_toggled(bool b)
+{
+  on_actionHide_Controls_toggled (!b);
+}
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 8eec6aed3..baa7a352d 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ private slots:
   void on_cbShMsgs_toggled(bool b);
   void on_cbSWL_toggled(bool b);
   void on_cbTx6_toggled(bool b);
+  void on_cbMenus_toggled(bool b);
   void networkError (QString const&);
   void on_ClrAvgButton_clicked();
   void on_actionWSPR_triggered();
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index faab4102e..903462577 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -529,6 +529,22 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cbMenus">
+          <property name="maximumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>60</width>
+            <height>16777215</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Menus</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
diff --git a/widegraph.cpp b/widegraph.cpp
index 32d0687a5..0ccc5e73e 100644
--- a/widegraph.cpp
+++ b/widegraph.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@ void WideGraph::on_cbRef_toggled(bool b)
   ui->widePlot->setFlatten(m_bFlatten,m_bRef);
 }
 
+void WideGraph::on_cbControls_toggled(bool b)
+{
+  ui->controls_widget->setVisible(b);
+}
+
 void WideGraph::on_adjust_palette_push_button_clicked (bool)   //Adjust Palette
 {
   try
diff --git a/widegraph.h b/widegraph.h
index 3ef9aef10..6e373bd2d 100644
--- a/widegraph.h
+++ b/widegraph.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ private slots:
   void on_paletteComboBox_activated(const QString &palette);
   void on_cbFlatten_toggled(bool b);
   void on_cbRef_toggled(bool b);
+  void on_cbControls_toggled(bool b);
   void on_adjust_palette_push_button_clicked (bool);
   void on_gainSlider_valueChanged(int value);
   void on_zeroSlider_valueChanged(int value);
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ private:
   qint32 m_nSubMode;
   qint32 m_nsmo;
   qint32  m_Percent2DScreen;
-
   bool   m_lockTxFreq;
   bool   m_bFlatten;
   bool   m_bRef;
diff --git a/widegraph.ui b/widegraph.ui
index b48046538..1dc394485 100644
--- a/widegraph.ui
+++ b/widegraph.ui
@@ -49,6 +49,28 @@
      <property name="lineWidth">
       <number>1</number>
      </property>
+     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cbControls">
+      <property name="geometry">
+       <rect>
+        <x>9</x>
+        <y>10</y>
+        <width>60</width>
+        <height>17</height>
+       </rect>
+      </property>
+      <property name="maximumSize">
+       <size>
+        <width>65</width>
+        <height>16777215</height>
+       </size>
+      </property>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Controls</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="checked">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>