diff --git a/doc/example-spnavrc b/doc/example-spnavrc
index ff88999..3a29846 100644
--- a/doc/example-spnavrc
+++ b/doc/example-spnavrc
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 # available actions:
 #    none,
 #    sensitivity-up, sensitivity-down, sensitivity-reset
+#    disable-rotation
+#    disable-translation
 #
 #bnact16 = sensitivity-up
 #bnact17 = sensitivity-down
diff --git a/src/cfgfile.c b/src/cfgfile.c
index 7bbe6ea..9ee0784 100644
--- a/src/cfgfile.c
+++ b/src/cfgfile.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void default_cfg(struct cfg *cfg)
 		cfg->devname[i] = 0;
 		cfg->devid[i][0] = cfg->devid[i][1] = -1;
 	}
+	cfg->disable_translation = 0;
+	cfg->disable_rotation = 0;
 }
 
 #define EXPECT(cond) \
@@ -195,6 +197,14 @@ int read_cfg(const char *fname, struct cfg *cfg)
 			EXPECT(isfloat);
 			cfg->sens_rot[2] = fval;
 
+		} else if(strcmp(key_str, "disable-rotation") == 0) {
+			EXPECT(isint);
+			cfg->disable_rotation = ival;
+
+		} else if(strcmp(key_str, "disable-translation") == 0) {
+			EXPECT(isint);
+			cfg->disable_translation = ival;
+
 		} else if(strcmp(key_str, "invert-rot") == 0) {
 			if(strchr(val_str, 'x')) {
 				cfg->invert[RX] = !def_axinv[RX];
@@ -380,6 +390,10 @@ int write_cfg(const char *fname, struct cfg *cfg)
 	}
 	fputc('\n', fp);
 
+	fprintf(fp, "disable-rotation = %d\n", cfg->disable_rotation);
+	fprintf(fp, "disable-translation = %d\n", cfg->disable_translation);
+	fputc('\n', fp);
+
 	fprintf(fp, "# dead zone; any motion less than this number, is discarded as noise.\n");
 
 	if(cfg->dead_threshold[0] == cfg->dead_threshold[1] && cfg->dead_threshold[1] == cfg->dead_threshold[2] && cfg->dead_threshold[2] == cfg->dead_threshold[3] && cfg->dead_threshold[3] == cfg->dead_threshold[4] && cfg->dead_threshold[4] == cfg->dead_threshold[5]) {
@@ -495,6 +509,8 @@ static struct {
 	{"sensitivity-up", BNACT_SENS_INC},
 	{"sensitivity-down", BNACT_SENS_DEC},
 	{"sensitivity-reset", BNACT_SENS_RESET},
+	{"disable-rotation", BNACT_DISABLE_ROTATION},
+	{"disable-translation", BNACT_DISABLE_TRANSLATION},
 	{0, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/cfgfile.h b/src/cfgfile.h
index daee317..692e819 100644
--- a/src/cfgfile.h
+++ b/src/cfgfile.h
@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ enum {
 	BNACT_SENS_RESET,
 	BNACT_SENS_INC,
 	BNACT_SENS_DEC,
+	BNACT_DISABLE_ROTATION,
+	BNACT_DISABLE_TRANSLATION,
 
 	MAX_BNACT
 };
 
 struct cfg {
 	float sensitivity, sens_trans[3], sens_rot[3];
+	int disable_rotation;
+	int disable_translation;
 	int dead_threshold[MAX_AXES];
 	int invert[MAX_AXES];
 	int map_axis[MAX_AXES];
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index ccb5078..93e294f 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ enum {
 	MOT_RX, MOT_RY, MOT_RZ
 };
 
+enum {
+	BTN_RELEASE = 0,
+	BTN_PRESS = 1
+};
+
 struct dev_event {
 	spnav_event event;
 	struct timeval timeval;
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ struct dev_event {
 
 static struct dev_event *add_dev_event(struct device *dev);
 static struct dev_event *device_event_in_use(struct device *dev);
-static void handle_button_action(int act);
+static void handle_button_action(int act, int val);
 static void dispatch_event(struct dev_event *dev);
 static void send_event(spnav_event *ev, struct client *c);
 static unsigned int msec_dif(struct timeval tv1, struct timeval tv2);
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ void process_input(struct device *dev, struct dev_input *inp)
 {
 	int sign;
 	struct dev_event *dev_ev;
+	float sens_rot, sens_trans;
 
 	switch(inp->type) {
 	case INP_MOTION:
@@ -137,7 +143,10 @@ void process_input(struct device *dev, struct dev_input *inp)
 		}
 		sign = cfg.invert[inp->idx] ? -1 : 1;
 
-		inp->val = (int)((float)inp->val * cfg.sensitivity * (inp->idx < 3 ? cfg.sens_trans[inp->idx] : cfg.sens_rot[inp->idx - 3]));
+		sens_rot = cfg.disable_rotation ? 0 : cfg.sens_rot[inp->idx - 3];
+		sens_trans = cfg.disable_translation ? 0 : cfg.sens_trans[inp->idx];
+
+		inp->val = (int)((float)inp->val * cfg.sensitivity * (inp->idx < 3 ? sens_trans : sens_rot));
 
 		dev_ev = device_event_in_use(dev);
 		if(verbose && dev_ev == NULL)
@@ -155,7 +164,7 @@ void process_input(struct device *dev, struct dev_input *inp)
 	case INP_BUTTON:
 		/* check to see if the button has been bound to an action */
 		if(cfg.bnact[inp->idx] > 0) {
-			handle_button_action(cfg.bnact[inp->idx]);
+			handle_button_action(cfg.bnact[inp->idx], inp->val);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -213,7 +222,7 @@ void process_input(struct device *dev, struct dev_input *inp)
 	}
 }
 
-static void handle_button_action(int act)
+static void handle_button_action(int act, int pressed)
 {
 	switch(act) {
 	case BNACT_SENS_INC:
@@ -225,6 +234,20 @@ static void handle_button_action(int act)
 	case BNACT_SENS_RESET:
 		cfg.sensitivity = 1.0f;
 		break;
+	case BNACT_DISABLE_ROTATION:
+		if(pressed == BTN_RELEASE) {
+			cfg.disable_rotation = !cfg.disable_rotation;
+			if (cfg.disable_rotation)
+				cfg.disable_translation = 0;
+		}
+		break;
+	case BNACT_DISABLE_TRANSLATION:
+		if(pressed == BTN_RELEASE) {
+			cfg.disable_translation = !cfg.disable_translation;
+			if (cfg.disable_translation)
+				cfg.disable_rotation = 0;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
 }