diff --git a/src/bin/e_fm.c b/src/bin/e_fm.c
index c096b2130..6466ec51d 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_fm.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_fm.c
@@ -8880,40 +8880,43 @@ _e_fm2_view_menu_common(E_Menu *subm, E_Fm2_Smart_Data *sd)
    int icon_size;
 
    view_mode = _e_fm2_view_mode_get(sd);
+   if (!(sd->icon_menu.flags & E_FM2_MENU_NO_VIEW_CHANGE))
+     {
 
-   mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
-   e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Grid Icons"));
-   e_menu_item_radio_group_set(mi, 1);
-   e_menu_item_radio_set(mi, 1);
-   if (view_mode == E_FM2_VIEW_MODE_GRID_ICONS)
-     e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, 1);
-   e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_grid_icons_cb, sd);
+        mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
+        e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Grid Icons"));
+        e_menu_item_radio_group_set(mi, 1);
+        e_menu_item_radio_set(mi, 1);
+        if (view_mode == E_FM2_VIEW_MODE_GRID_ICONS)
+          e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, 1);
+        e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_grid_icons_cb, sd);
 
-   mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
-   e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Custom Icons"));
-   e_menu_item_radio_group_set(mi, 1);
-   e_menu_item_radio_set(mi, 1);
-   if (view_mode == E_FM2_VIEW_MODE_CUSTOM_ICONS)
-     e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, 1);
-   e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_custom_icons_cb, sd);
+        mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
+        e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Custom Icons"));
+        e_menu_item_radio_group_set(mi, 1);
+        e_menu_item_radio_set(mi, 1);
+        if (view_mode == E_FM2_VIEW_MODE_CUSTOM_ICONS)
+          e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, 1);
+        e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_custom_icons_cb, sd);
 
-   mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
-   e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("List"));
-   e_menu_item_radio_group_set(mi, 1);
-   e_menu_item_radio_set(mi, 1);
-   if (view_mode == E_FM2_VIEW_MODE_LIST)
-     e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, 1);
-   e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_list_cb, sd);
+        mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
+        e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("List"));
+        e_menu_item_radio_group_set(mi, 1);
+        e_menu_item_radio_set(mi, 1);
+        if (view_mode == E_FM2_VIEW_MODE_LIST)
+          e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, 1);
+        e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_list_cb, sd);
 
-   mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
-   e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Default View"));
-   e_menu_item_check_set(mi, 1);
-   e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, sd->view_mode == -1);
-   e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_use_default_cb, sd);
+        mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
+        e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Default View"));
+        e_menu_item_check_set(mi, 1);
+        e_menu_item_toggle_set(mi, sd->view_mode == -1);
+        e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_fm2_view_menu_use_default_cb, sd);
 
 
-   mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
-   e_menu_item_separator_set(mi, 1);
+        mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
+        e_menu_item_separator_set(mi, 1);
+     }
 
    mi = e_menu_item_new(subm);
    e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Sorting"));
diff --git a/src/bin/e_fm.h b/src/bin/e_fm.h
index 185f76d93..48836686d 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_fm.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_fm.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ typedef enum _E_Fm2_Menu_Flags
    E_FM2_MENU_NO_SYMLINK = (1 << 9),
    E_FM2_MENU_NO_VIEW_MENU = (1 << 10),
    E_FM2_MENU_NO_INHERIT_PARENT = (1 << 11),
-   E_FM2_MENU_NO_ACTIVATE_CHANGE = (1 << 12)
+   E_FM2_MENU_NO_ACTIVATE_CHANGE = (1 << 12),
+   E_FM2_MENU_NO_VIEW_CHANGE = (1 << 13),
 } E_Fm2_Menu_Flags;
 
 typedef enum _E_Fm2_View_Flags