diff --git a/vmcompact/menu.py b/vmcompact/menu.py
index 1524f64..0e9c7f3 100644
--- a/vmcompact/menu.py
+++ b/vmcompact/menu.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class Menus(tk.Menu):
         self._is_topmost = tk.BooleanVar()
         self._lock = tk.BooleanVar()
         self._unlock = tk.BooleanVar()
+        self._navigation_show = tk.BooleanVar(value=_configuration.navigation_show)
+        self._navigation_hide = tk.BooleanVar(value=not _configuration.navigation_show)
         self._selected_bus = list(tk.BooleanVar() for _ in range(8))
 
         # voicemeeter menu
@@ -162,6 +164,23 @@ class Menus(tk.Menu):
         )
         if not _configuration.themes_enabled:
             self.menu_layout.entryconfig(2, state="disabled")
+        # layout/navigation
+        self.menu_navigation = tk.Menu(self.menu_layout, tearoff=0)
+        self.menu_layout.add_cascade(menu=self.menu_navigation, label="Navigation")
+        self.menu_navigation.add_checkbutton(
+            label="show",
+            onvalue=1,
+            offvalue=0,
+            variable=self._navigation_show,
+            command=partial(self.toggle_navigation, "show"),
+        )
+        self.menu_navigation.add_checkbutton(
+            label="hide",
+            onvalue=1,
+            offvalue=0,
+            variable=self._navigation_hide,
+            command=partial(self.toggle_navigation, "hide"),
+        )
 
         # vban connect menu
         self.menu_vban = tk.Menu(self, tearoff=0)
@@ -335,6 +354,18 @@ class Menus(tk.Menu):
         else:
             self.menu_configs.entryconfig(0, state="disabled")
 
+    def toggle_navigation(self, cmd=None):
+        if cmd == "show":
+            self.logger.debug("show navframe")
+            self.parent.nav_frame.grid()
+            self._navigation_show.set(True)
+            self._navigation_hide.set(not self._navigation_show.get())
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("hide navframe")
+            self.parent.nav_frame.grid_remove()
+            self._navigation_hide.set(True)
+            self._navigation_show.set(not self._navigation_hide.get())
+
     def vban_connect(self, i):
         opts = {}
         opts |= self.vban_config[f"connection-{i+1}"]
diff --git a/vmcompact/navigation.py b/vmcompact/navigation.py
index d62e5d3..b59e311 100644
--- a/vmcompact/navigation.py
+++ b/vmcompact/navigation.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Navigation(ttk.Frame):
         self.parent = parent
         self.logger = logger.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
         self.grid(row=0, column=3, padx=(0, 2), pady=(5, 5), sticky=(tk.W, tk.E))
+        if not _configuration.navigation_show:
+            self.grid_remove()
         self.styletable = self.parent.styletable
 
         self.builder = builders.NavigationFrameBuilder(self)