diff --git a/sandbox/DemoApp.qml b/sandbox/DemoApp.qml
index f0488d21..ed67c219 100644
--- a/sandbox/DemoApp.qml
+++ b/sandbox/DemoApp.qml
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     StatusChatListCategory {
                         name: "Public"
-
+                        showActionButtons: true
                         chatList.chatListItems.model: demoCommunityChatListItems
                         chatList.selectedChatId: "0"
                         chatList.onChatItemSelected: chatList.selectedChatId = id
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     StatusChatListCategory {
                         name: "Development"
 
+                        showActionButtons: true
                         chatList.chatListItems.model: demoCommunityChatListItems
                         chatList.onChatItemSelected: chatList.selectedChatId = id
                         popupMenu: categoryPopupCmp
diff --git a/sandbox/ListItems.qml b/sandbox/ListItems.qml
index 6ba94946..fb35851e 100644
--- a/sandbox/ListItems.qml
+++ b/sandbox/ListItems.qml
@@ -40,11 +40,18 @@ GridLayout {
     StatusChatListCategoryItem {
         title: "Chat list category"
         opened: false
+        showActionButtons: true
     }
 
     StatusChatListCategoryItem {
         title: "Chat list category (opened)"
         opened: true
+        showActionButtons: true
+    }
+
+    StatusChatListCategoryItem {
+        title: "Chat list category (no buttons)"
+        opened: true
     }
 
     StatusChatListItem {
diff --git a/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategory.qml b/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategory.qml
index d31d42fb..4450432a 100644
--- a/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategory.qml
+++ b/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategory.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Column {
     property string name: ""
     property bool opened: true
 
+    property alias showActionButtons: statusChatListCategoryItem.showActionButtons
     property alias addButton: statusChatListCategoryItem.addButton
     property alias menuButton: statusChatListCategoryItem.menuButton
     property alias toggleButton: statusChatListCategoryItem.toggleButton
diff --git a/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategoryItem.qml b/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategoryItem.qml
index e410e7dc..62d5b460 100644
--- a/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategoryItem.qml
+++ b/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListCategoryItem.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ StatusListItem {
 
     property bool opened: true
     property bool highlighted: false
+    property bool showActionButtons: false
     property alias addButton: addButton
     property alias menuButton: menuButton
     property alias toggleButton: toggleButton
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ StatusListItem {
             id: addButton
             icon.name: "add"
             icon.width: 20
-            visible: statusChatListCategoryItem.sensor.containsMouse || statusChatListCategoryItem.highlighted
+            visible: statusChatListCategoryItem.showActionButtons && 
+                (statusChatListCategoryItem.highlighted ||
+                statusChatListCategoryItem.sensor.containsMouse)
             onClicked: statusChatListCategoryItem.addButtonClicked(mouse)
             tooltip.text: "Add channel inside category"
         },
@@ -47,7 +50,9 @@ StatusListItem {
             id: menuButton
             icon.name: "more"
             icon.width: 21
-            visible: statusChatListCategoryItem.sensor.containsMouse || statusChatListCategoryItem.highlighted
+            visible: statusChatListCategoryItem.showActionButtons && 
+                (statusChatListCategoryItem.highlighted ||
+                statusChatListCategoryItem.sensor.containsMouse)
             onClicked: statusChatListCategoryItem.menuButtonClicked(mouse)
             tooltip.text: "More"
         },