diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index cb6196b8..27e9df49 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Omit<ObsidianGitSettings, "autoCommitMessage"> =
         setLastSaveToLastCommit: false,
         submoduleRecurseCheckout: false,
         gitDir: "",
+        showFileMenu: true,
     };
 
 export const GIT_VIEW_CONFIG = {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 692374d7..a8817f58 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ export default class ObsidianGit extends Plugin {
     }
 
     handleFileMenu(menu: Menu, file: TAbstractFile, source: string): void {
+        if (!this.settings.showFileMenu) return;
         if (source !== "file-explorer-context-menu") {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index d70712ea..6f2df908 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -436,6 +436,17 @@ export class ObsidianGitSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
                     })
             );
 
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName("Show stage/unstage button in file menu")
+            .addToggle((toggle) =>
+                toggle
+                    .setValue(plugin.settings.showFileMenu)
+                    .onChange((value) => {
+                        plugin.settings.showFileMenu = value;
+                        plugin.saveSettings();
+                    })
+            );
+
         new Setting(containerEl)
             .setName("Show branch status bar")
             .setDesc(
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index e3045a59..ebeb45cf 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export interface ObsidianGitSettings {
     showBranchStatusBar: boolean;
     setLastSaveToLastCommit: boolean;
     gitDir: string;
+    showFileMenu: boolean;
 }
 
 export type SyncMethod = "rebase" | "merge" | "reset";