diff --git a/src/damaris/gui/DamarisGUI.py b/src/damaris/gui/DamarisGUI.py
index 8069159..62f8395 100644
--- a/src/damaris/gui/DamarisGUI.py
+++ b/src/damaris/gui/DamarisGUI.py
@@ -2278,9 +2278,8 @@ class MonitorWidgets:
         # add figure to canvas
         self.matplot_canvas = FigureCanvas( self.matplot_figure )
 
-        # add right-click context menu to canva
-        # disable right lcikc for now
-        #self.matplot_canvas.connect("button-press-event", self.on_canvas_button_press)
+        # add ctrl + right-click context menu to canvas
+        self.matplot_canvas.connect("button-press-event", self.on_canvas_button_press)
 
         self.display_table = self.xml_gui.get_object( "display_table" )
         self.display_table.attach( self.matplot_canvas, 0, 6, 0, 1, gtk.AttachOptions.EXPAND | gtk.AttachOptions.FILL, gtk.AttachOptions.EXPAND | gtk.AttachOptions.FILL, 0, 0 )
@@ -2293,17 +2292,17 @@ class MonitorWidgets:
         #self.matplot_toolbar.remove(self.matplot_toolbar.get_nth_item(3))
         self.matplot_toolbar.remove(self.matplot_toolbar.get_nth_item(6))
         # now let's add a button to the toolbar
-        button = gtk.ToggleButton(label='')
+        self.matplot_cursor_button = gtk.ToggleButton(label='')
         try:
             image = gtk.Image.new_from_file("/usr/share/icons/breeze/actions/24/crosshairs-symbolic.svg")
-            button.set_image(image)
+            self.matplot_cursor_button.set_image(image)
         except:
             pass
-        button.set_tooltip_text('Enable Crosshairs')
-        button.show()
-        button.connect('toggled', self.toggle_cursor)
+        self.matplot_cursor_button.set_tooltip_text('Enable Crosshairs')
+        self.matplot_cursor_button.show()
+        self.matplot_cursor_button.connect('toggled', self.toggle_cursor)
         toolitem = gtk.ToolItem()
-        toolitem.add(button)
+        toolitem.add(self.matplot_cursor_button)
         self.matplot_toolbar.insert(toolitem, 5)
 
         # Make cursor position text bigger and bold - access message label directly
@@ -2745,16 +2744,27 @@ class MonitorWidgets:
     def toggle_cursor(self, widget):
         """Toggle matplotlib crosshair cursor"""
         if widget.get_active():
-            self.matplot_cursor = matplotlib.widgets.Cursor(self.matplot_axes, useblit=False, color='red', linewidth=1)
+            # Activate cursor
+            if not hasattr(self, 'matplot_cursor') or self.matplot_cursor is None:
+                self.matplot_cursor = matplotlib.widgets.Cursor(self.matplot_axes,
+                                                                useblit=False, color='red', linewidth=1)
+                self.matplot_canvas.draw()
+
         else:
-            if hasattr(self, 'matplot_cursor'):
+            # Deactivate cursor
+            if hasattr(self, 'matplot_cursor') and self.matplot_cursor is not None:
+                self.matplot_cursor.disconnect_events()
+                # Remove the lines from the plot
+                if hasattr(self.matplot_cursor, 'lineh'):
+                    self.matplot_cursor.lineh.remove()
+                if hasattr(self.matplot_cursor, 'linev'):
+                    self.matplot_cursor.linev.remove()
                 self.matplot_cursor = None
-        self.matplot_canvas.draw_idle()
+                self.matplot_canvas.draw()
 
     def on_canvas_button_press(self, widget, event):
         """Handle button press events on matplotlib canvas"""
-
-        if event.button == 3:  # Right click
+        if event.button == 2:  # middle click
             self.show_canvas_context_menu(event)
             return True
         return False
@@ -2770,7 +2780,7 @@ class MonitorWidgets:
             toggle_cursor.set_active(True)
         else:
             toggle_cursor.set_active(False)
-        toggle_cursor.connect("toggled", self.toggle_cursor)
+        toggle_cursor.connect("toggled", lambda w: self.matplot_cursor_button.set_active(w.get_active()))
         menu.append(toggle_cursor)
 
         # Copy as PNG