diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go
index 287ed92ec..f972f2fbb 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ func (self *MenuViewModel) GetDisplayStrings(_ int, _ int) [][]string {
 
 	return lo.Map(menuItems, func(item *types.MenuItem, _ int) []string {
 		displayStrings := item.LabelColumns
+		if item.DisabledReason != "" {
+			displayStrings[0] = style.FgDefault.SetStrikethrough().Sprint(displayStrings[0])
+		}
 
 		if !showKeys {
 			return displayStrings
@@ -169,6 +172,10 @@ func (self *MenuContext) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*types.Bin
 }
 
 func (self *MenuContext) OnMenuPress(selectedItem *types.MenuItem) error {
+	if selectedItem != nil && selectedItem.DisabledReason != "" {
+		return self.c.ErrorMsg(selectedItem.DisabledReason)
+	}
+
 	if err := self.c.PopContext(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go
index c920df39f..7d4ca1464 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (self *ConfirmationHelper) resizeMenu() {
 	tooltip := ""
 	selectedItem := self.c.Contexts().Menu.GetSelected()
 	if selectedItem != nil {
-		tooltip = selectedItem.Tooltip
+		tooltip = self.TooltipForMenuItem(selectedItem)
 	}
 	tooltipHeight := getMessageHeight(true, tooltip, panelWidth) + 2 // plus 2 for the frame
 	_, _ = self.c.GocuiGui().SetView(self.c.Views().Tooltip.Name(), x0, tooltipTop, x1, tooltipTop+tooltipHeight-1, 0)
@@ -382,3 +382,14 @@ func (self *ConfirmationHelper) IsPopupPanel(viewName string) bool {
 func (self *ConfirmationHelper) IsPopupPanelFocused() bool {
 	return self.IsPopupPanel(self.c.CurrentContext().GetViewName())
 }
+
+func (self *ConfirmationHelper) TooltipForMenuItem(menuItem *types.MenuItem) string {
+	tooltip := menuItem.Tooltip
+	if menuItem.DisabledReason != "" {
+		if tooltip != "" {
+			tooltip += "\n\n"
+		}
+		tooltip += style.FgRed.Sprintf(self.c.Tr.DisabledMenuItemPrefix) + menuItem.DisabledReason
+	}
+	return tooltip
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go
index 108bd9cf7..0af32ef71 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (self *MenuController) GetOnFocus() func(types.OnFocusOpts) error {
 	return func(types.OnFocusOpts) error {
 		selectedMenuItem := self.context().GetSelected()
 		if selectedMenuItem != nil {
-			self.c.Views().Tooltip.SetContent(selectedMenuItem.Tooltip)
+			self.c.Views().Tooltip.SetContent(self.c.Helpers().Confirmation.TooltipForMenuItem(selectedMenuItem))
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/types/common.go b/pkg/gui/types/common.go
index 6eacd882b..21ba78d9a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/types/common.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/types/common.go
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ type MenuItem struct {
 	// The tooltip will be displayed upon highlighting the menu item
 	Tooltip string
 
+	// If non-empty, show this in a tooltip, style the menu item as disabled,
+	// and refuse to invoke the command
+	DisabledReason string
+
 	// Can be used to group menu items into sections with headers. MenuItems
 	// with the same Section should be contiguous, and will automatically get a
 	// section header. If nil, the item is not part of a section.
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 09577c210..0f788c317 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	MarkAsBaseCommitTooltip             string
 	MarkedCommitMarker                  string
 	PleaseGoToURL                       string
+	DisabledMenuItemPrefix              string
 	Actions                             Actions
 	Bisect                              Bisect
 	Log                                 Log
@@ -1403,6 +1404,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		MarkAsBaseCommitTooltip:             "Select a base commit for the next rebase; this will effectively perform a 'git rebase --onto'.",
 		MarkedCommitMarker:                  "↑↑↑ Will rebase from here ↑↑↑",
 		PleaseGoToURL:                       "Please go to {{.url}}",
+		DisabledMenuItemPrefix:              "Disabled: ",
 		Actions: Actions{
 			// TODO: combine this with the original keybinding descriptions (those are all in lowercase atm)
 			CheckoutCommit:                    "Checkout commit",