diff --git a/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.js b/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.js
index 81f921ddb8..8e4f228249 100644
--- a/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.js
+++ b/src/js/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.js
@@ -86,12 +86,21 @@
               $scope.sortable = false;
             }
     
+            // Figure out whether this column is filterable or not
             if (uiGridCtrl.grid.options.enableFiltering && $scope.col.enableFiltering) {
               $scope.filterable = true;
             }
             else {
               $scope.filterable = false;
             }
+            
+            // figure out whether we support column menus
+            if ($scope.col.grid.options && $scope.col.grid.options.enableColumnMenus !== false && 
+                    $scope.col.colDef && $scope.col.colDef.enableColumnMenu !== false){
+              $scope.colMenu = true;
+            } else {
+              $scope.colMenu = false;
+            }
     
             function handleClick(evt) {
               // If the shift key is being held down, add this column to the sort
@@ -127,38 +136,39 @@
             *
             */
 
-            // Long-click (for mobile)
-            var cancelMousedownTimeout;
-            var mousedownStartTime = 0;
-            $contentsElm.on('mousedown touchstart', function(event) {
-              if (typeof(event.originalEvent) !== 'undefined' && event.originalEvent !== undefined) {
-                event = event.originalEvent;
-              }
-    
-              // Don't show the menu if it's not the left button
-              if (event.button && event.button !== 0) {
-                return;
-              }
-    
-              mousedownStartTime = (new Date()).getTime();
-    
-              cancelMousedownTimeout = $timeout(function() { }, mousedownTimeout);
-    
-              cancelMousedownTimeout.then(function () {
-                if ($scope.col.grid.options && $scope.col.grid.options.enableColumnMenus !== false && 
-                    $scope.col.colDef && $scope.col.colDef.enableColumnMenu !== false) {
-                  uiGridCtrl.columnMenuScope.showMenu($scope.col, $elm, event);
+            if ( $scope.sortable || $scope.colMenu ){
+              // Long-click (for mobile)
+              var cancelMousedownTimeout;
+              var mousedownStartTime = 0;
+              $contentsElm.on('mousedown touchstart', function(event) {
+                if (typeof(event.originalEvent) !== 'undefined' && event.originalEvent !== undefined) {
+                  event = event.originalEvent;
+                }
+      
+                // Don't show the menu if it's not the left button
+                if (event.button && event.button !== 0) {
+                  return;
                 }
+      
+                mousedownStartTime = (new Date()).getTime();
+      
+                cancelMousedownTimeout = $timeout(function() { }, mousedownTimeout);
+      
+                cancelMousedownTimeout.then(function () {
+                  if ( $scope.colMenu ) {
+                    uiGridCtrl.columnMenuScope.showMenu($scope.col, $elm, event);
+                  }
+                });
               });
-            });
-    
-            $contentsElm.on('mouseup touchend', function () {
-              $timeout.cancel(cancelMousedownTimeout);
-            });
-
-            $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
-              $contentsElm.off('mousedown touchstart');
-            });
+      
+              $contentsElm.on('mouseup touchend', function () {
+                $timeout.cancel(cancelMousedownTimeout);
+              });
+  
+              $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
+                $contentsElm.off('mousedown touchstart');
+              });              
+            }
 
 
             $scope.toggleMenu = function($event) {
diff --git a/test/unit/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.spec.js b/test/unit/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.spec.js
index aab2855e40..8fe39bfe23 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/core/directives/ui-grid-header-cell.spec.js
@@ -110,6 +110,21 @@ describe('uiGridHeaderCell', function () {
       }));
     });
 
+    describe('when window is resized', function () {
+      it('should hide an open menu', function () {
+        openMenu();
+        expect(menu.find('.ui-grid-menu-inner').length).toEqual(1, 'column menu is visible');
+        
+        $(window).trigger('resize');
+        $scope.$digest();
+
+        $timeout.flush();
+        $scope.$digest();
+
+        expect(menu.find('.ui-grid-menu-inner').length).toEqual(0, 'column menu is not visible');
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('with enableColumnMenu off', function() {
       it('should not be present', function () {
         $scope.gridOpts.enableColumnMenus = false;
@@ -133,23 +148,6 @@ describe('uiGridHeaderCell', function () {
         expect(headers.length).toEqual(2);
       });
     });
-
-    describe('when window is resized', function () {
-      it('should hide an open menu', function () {
-        delete $scope.gridOpts.columnDefs[0].enableColumnMenu;
-        openMenu();
-        expect(menu.find('.ui-grid-menu-inner').length).toEqual(1, 'column menu is visible');
-        
-        $(window).trigger('resize');
-        $scope.$digest();
-
-        $timeout.flush();
-        $scope.$digest();
-
-        expect(menu.find('.ui-grid-menu-inner').length).toEqual(0, 'column menu is not visible');
-      });
-    });
-
     // TODO(c0bra): Allow extra items to be added to a column menu through columnDefs
   });