diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 102a01e..42cc2bb 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2178,6 +2178,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_menuWindow_aboutToShow(){
 
     auto vsizes = ui->mainSplitter->sizes();
     ui->actionShow_Waterfall->setChecked(vsizes.last() > 0);
+    ui->actionShow_Waterfall_Controls->setChecked(m_wideGraph->controlsVisible());
+    ui->actionShow_Waterfall_Controls->setEnabled(ui->actionShow_Waterfall->isChecked());
 
     QMenu * sortBandMenu = new QMenu(ui->menuWindow);
     buildBandActivitySortByMenu(sortBandMenu);
@@ -2210,6 +2212,10 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionShow_Waterfall_triggered(bool checked){
     ui->mainSplitter->setSizes(vsizes);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::on_actionShow_Waterfall_Controls_triggered(bool checked){
+    m_wideGraph->setControlsVisible(checked);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::on_actionReset_Window_Sizes_triggered(){
     auto size = this->centralWidget()->size();
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 8ac503a..61ac253 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ private slots:
   void on_actionShow_Band_Activity_triggered(bool checked);
   void on_actionShow_Call_Activity_triggered(bool checked);
   void on_actionShow_Waterfall_triggered(bool checked);
+  void on_actionShow_Waterfall_Controls_triggered(bool checked);
   void on_actionReset_Window_Sizes_triggered();
   void on_actionSettings_triggered();
   void prepareSpotting();
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 9e786b2..12103fe 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -4364,6 +4364,7 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
     <addaction name="actionShow_Band_Activity"/>
     <addaction name="actionShow_Call_Activity"/>
     <addaction name="actionShow_Waterfall"/>
+    <addaction name="actionShow_Waterfall_Controls"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionReset_Window_Sizes"/>
    </widget>
@@ -5066,6 +5067,17 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
     <string>Sort Call Activity...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionShow_Waterfall_Controls">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="checked">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Show Waterfall Controls</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/widegraph.cpp b/widegraph.cpp
index 1cfbcd1..f4ca4f5 100644
--- a/widegraph.cpp
+++ b/widegraph.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,15 @@ void WideGraph::setDialFreq(double d)                             //setDialFreq
   ui->widePlot->setDialFreq(d);
 }
 
+void WideGraph::setControlsVisible(bool visible)
+{
+  ui->cbControls->setChecked(visible);
+}
+
+bool WideGraph::controlsVisible(){
+  return ui->cbControls->isChecked();
+}
+
 void WideGraph::setRxBand (QString const& band)
 {
   m_rxBand = band;
diff --git a/widegraph.h b/widegraph.h
index d734796..9701257 100644
--- a/widegraph.h
+++ b/widegraph.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public slots:
   void wideFreezeDecode(int n);
   void setFreq2(int rxFreq, int txFreq);
   void setDialFreq(double d);
+  void setControlsVisible(bool visible);
+  bool controlsVisible();
 
 protected:
   void keyPressEvent (QKeyEvent *e) override;
diff --git a/widegraph.ui b/widegraph.ui
index 6992aa7..62b9410 100644
--- a/widegraph.ui
+++ b/widegraph.ui
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
       <number>1</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cbControls">
+      <property name="visible">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+      </property>
       <property name="geometry">
        <rect>
         <x>5</x>