diff --git a/demo/src/examples/Examples.js b/demo/src/examples/Examples.js
index a9ee75d0..75321441 100644
--- a/demo/src/examples/Examples.js
+++ b/demo/src/examples/Examples.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const users = [
   {
     id: 'jesse',
     display: 'Jesse Pinkman',
+    disabled: true,
   },
   {
     id: 'gus',
diff --git a/demo/src/examples/defaultStyle.js b/demo/src/examples/defaultStyle.js
index 1b264aa4..931876a6 100644
--- a/demo/src/examples/defaultStyle.js
+++ b/demo/src/examples/defaultStyle.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ export default {
       '&focused': {
         backgroundColor: '#cee4e5',
       },
+      '&disabled': {
+        opacity: '0.3',
+        cursor: 'default',
+      },
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/src/MentionsInput.js b/src/MentionsInput.js
index 5c7d8b00..bf3b210e 100755
--- a/src/MentionsInput.js
+++ b/src/MentionsInput.js
@@ -921,10 +921,11 @@ class MentionsInput extends React.Component {
   }
 
   addMention = (
-    { id, display },
+    { id, display, disabled },
     { childIndex, querySequenceStart, querySequenceEnd, plainTextValue }
   ) => {
     // Insert mention in the marked up value at the correct position
+    if(disabled) return;
     const value = this.props.value || ''
     const config = readConfigFromChildren(this.props.children)
     const mentionsChild = Children.toArray(this.props.children)[childIndex]
diff --git a/src/Suggestion.js b/src/Suggestion.js
index 313d3486..c9216055 100644
--- a/src/Suggestion.js
+++ b/src/Suggestion.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Suggestion extends Component {
         id: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number])
           .isRequired,
         display: PropTypes.string,
+        disabled: PropTypes.string
       }),
     ]).isRequired,
     renderSuggestion: PropTypes.func,
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ const styled = defaultStyle(
   {
     cursor: 'pointer',
   },
-  props => ({ '&focused': props.focused })
+  props => ({ '&focused': props.focused, '&disabled': props.disabled })
 )
 
 export default styled(Suggestion)
diff --git a/src/SuggestionsOverlay.js b/src/SuggestionsOverlay.js
index cbdefefe..c612d828 100644
--- a/src/SuggestionsOverlay.js
+++ b/src/SuggestionsOverlay.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class SuggestionsOverlay extends Component {
         renderSuggestion={renderSuggestion}
         suggestion={result}
         focused={isFocused}
+        disabled={result.disabled}
         onClick={() => this.select(result, queryInfo)}
         onMouseEnter={() => this.handleMouseEnter(index)}
       />
@@ -148,7 +149,9 @@ class SuggestionsOverlay extends Component {
   }
 
   select = (suggestion, queryInfo) => {
-    this.props.onSelect(suggestion, queryInfo)
+    if(!suggestion.disabled) {
+      this.props.onSelect(suggestion, queryInfo)
+    }
   }
 
   setUlElement = (el) => {