diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/Plotter.py b/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/Plotter.py
index af7a81ce92..dda2970a8b 100644
--- a/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/Plotter.py
+++ b/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/Plotter.py
@@ -271,11 +271,15 @@ def createContextMenu(self):
         self.actionAddText = self.contextMenu.addAction("Add Text")
         self.actionRemoveText = self.contextMenu.addAction("Remove Text")
         self.contextMenu.addSeparator()
+        if self.show_legend:
+            self.actionToggleLegend = self.contextMenu.addAction("Toggle Legend")
+            self.contextMenu.addSeparator()
         self.actionChangeScale = self.contextMenu.addAction("Change Scale")
         self.contextMenu.addSeparator()
         self.actionSetGraphRange = self.contextMenu.addAction("Set Graph Range")
         self.actionResetGraphRange =\
             self.contextMenu.addAction("Reset Graph Range")
+
         # Add the title change for dialogs
         self.contextMenu.addSeparator()
         self.actionWindowTitle = self.contextMenu.addAction("Window Title")
@@ -290,6 +294,8 @@ def createContextMenu(self):
         self.actionResetGraphRange.triggered.connect(self.onResetGraphRange)
         self.actionWindowTitle.triggered.connect(self.onWindowsTitle)
         self.actionToggleMenu.triggered.connect(self.onToggleMenu)
+        if self.show_legend:
+            self.actionToggleLegend.triggered.connect(self.onToggleLegend)
 
     def addPlotsToContextMenu(self):
         """
@@ -357,6 +363,10 @@ def createContextMenuQuick(self):
         self.actionToggleGrid.triggered.connect(self.onGridToggle)
         self.actionChangeScale.triggered.connect(self.onScaleChange)
 
+        if self.show_legend:
+            self.actionToggleLegend = self.contextMenu.addAction("Toggle Legend")
+            self.actionToggleLegend.triggered.connect(self.onToggleLegend)
+
     def onScaleChange(self):
         """
         Show a dialog allowing axes rescaling
@@ -641,6 +651,17 @@ def onFitDisplay(self, fit_data):
         # Plot the line
         self.plot(data=self.fit_result, marker='-', hide_error=True)
 
+    def onToggleLegend(self):
+        """
+        Toggle legend visibility in the chart
+        """
+        if not self.showLegend:
+            return
+
+        visible = self.legend.get_visible()
+        self.legend.set_visible(not visible)
+        self.canvas.draw_idle()
+
     def onMplMouseDown(self, event):
         """
         Left button down and ready to drag
diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/UnitTesting/PlotterTest.py b/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/UnitTesting/PlotterTest.py
index 93819c69cb..3566fcf27c 100644
--- a/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/UnitTesting/PlotterTest.py
+++ b/src/sas/qtgui/Plotting/UnitTesting/PlotterTest.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def testCreateContextMenuQuick(self):
         """ Test the right click menu """
         self.plotter.createContextMenuQuick()
         actions = self.plotter.contextMenu.actions()
-        self.assertEqual(len(actions), 7)
+        self.assertEqual(len(actions), 8)
 
         # Trigger Print Image and make sure the method is called
         self.assertEqual(actions[1].text(), "Print Image")
@@ -444,6 +444,48 @@ def notestOnModifyPlot(self):
             self.plotter.onModifyPlot(2)
         self.plotter.figure.clf()
 
+    def testOnToggleLegend(self):
+        """
+        Make sure Legend can be switched on/off
+        """
+        # Prepare new data
+        data2 = Data1D(x=[1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
+                       y=[11.0, 12.0, 13.0],
+                       dx=[0.1, 0.2, 0.3],
+                       dy=[0.1, 0.2, 0.3])
+        data2.title="Test data 2"
+        data2.name="Test name 2"
+        data2.id = 2
+        data2.custom_color = None
+        data2.symbol = 1
+        data2.markersize = 11
+
+        self.plotter.plot(data2)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.plotter.showLegend)
+        # assure we see the legend
+        self.assertTrue(self.plotter.legend.get_visible())
+
+        # toggle legend
+        self.plotter.onToggleLegend()
+
+        # now we don't see the legend
+        self.assertFalse(self.plotter.legend.get_visible())
+
+        # toggle again
+        self.plotter.onToggleLegend()
+
+        # see the legend again
+        self.assertTrue(self.plotter.legend.get_visible())
+
+        # switch the visibility of the legend
+        self.plotter.showLegend = False
+
+        # see that the legend setting is not done
+        self.plotter.legend.set_visible = MagicMock()
+
+        self.plotter.onToggleLegend()
+        self.plotter.legend.set_visible.assert_not_called()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()