diff --git a/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.css b/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.css
index 39b8f6936..63ff7190d 100644
--- a/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.css
+++ b/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.css
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 .menu-item {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: flex-start;
   gap: var(--s2-spacing-100);
   width: 100%;
   padding: var(--s2-spacing-75) var(--s2-spacing-100);
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
   background: var(--s2-gray-200);
 }
 
+.menu-item:disabled {
+  color: light-dark(var(--s2-gray-500), var(--s2-gray-600));
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.menu-item:disabled:hover {
+  background: none;
+}
+
 .menu-item-icon {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -63,6 +72,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+.menu-item:disabled .menu-item-icon path,
+.menu-item:disabled .menu-item-icon text {
+  fill: light-dark(var(--s2-gray-500), var(--s2-gray-600));
+}
+
 .menu-item-text {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.js b/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.js
index 5f47f44dc..e51d029c0 100644
--- a/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.js
+++ b/nx2/blocks/shared/menu/menu.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class NxMenu extends LitElement {
     if (e.newState !== 'open') return;
     this._trigger?.toggleAttribute('data-active', true);
     this._trigger?.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
-    const first = this.items?.find((i) => !i.divider && !i.section);
+    const first = this.items?.find((i) => !i.divider && !i.section && !i.disabled);
     this._active = first?.id;
     this.updateComplete.then(() => {
       if (!this.ignoreFocus) this.shadowRoot.querySelector(`[data-id="${this._active}"]`)?.focus();
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class NxMenu extends LitElement {
   }
 
   _select(item) {
+    if (!item || item.disabled) return;
     this.close();
     this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('select', { detail: { id: item.id }, bubbles: true, composed: true }));
   }
@@ -119,9 +120,11 @@ class NxMenu extends LitElement {
           data-id=${item.id}
           class="menu-item ${item.id === this._active ? 'menu-item-active' : ''}"
           type="button"
+          ?disabled=${item.disabled}
+          aria-disabled=${item.disabled ? 'true' : nothing}
           @click=${() => this._select(item)}
-          @mouseenter=${() => { this._active = item.id; }}
-          @focus=${() => { this._active = item.id; }}
+          @mouseenter=${() => { if (!item.disabled) this._active = item.id; }}
+          @focus=${() => { if (!item.disabled) this._active = item.id; }}
         >
           ${item.icon ? html`<svg class="menu-item-icon" viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"><use href="${codeBase}/img/icons/s2-icon-${item.icon}-20-n.svg#icon"></use></svg>` : nothing}
           <span class="menu-item-text">
diff --git a/nx2/blocks/shared/utils/list-nav.js b/nx2/blocks/shared/utils/list-nav.js
index bf151f426..223c46247 100644
--- a/nx2/blocks/shared/utils/list-nav.js
+++ b/nx2/blocks/shared/utils/list-nav.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export function listKeydown(key, {
   items, active, itemKey, shadowRoot, setActive, onSelect, onClose,
   focusActiveItem = true,
 }) {
-  const selectable = items?.filter((i) => !i.divider && !i.section) ?? [];
+  const selectable = items?.filter((i) => !i.divider && !i.section && !i.disabled) ?? [];
   if (!selectable.length) return false;
 
   const curIdx = selectable.findIndex((i) => i[itemKey] === active);
diff --git a/nx2/test/unit/nx/blocks/shared/menu/menu.test.js b/nx2/test/unit/nx/blocks/shared/menu/menu.test.js
index 575b00c79..c025833eb 100644
--- a/nx2/test/unit/nx/blocks/shared/menu/menu.test.js
+++ b/nx2/test/unit/nx/blocks/shared/menu/menu.test.js
@@ -36,3 +36,44 @@ describe('nx-menu description', () => {
     expect(label.textContent).to.equal('Report a bug');
   });
 });
+
+describe('nx-menu disabled', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    document.querySelectorAll('nx-menu').forEach((el) => el.remove());
+  });
+
+  it('renders a disabled item as a disabled button', async () => {
+    const el = await createMenu([{ id: 'lib', label: 'Open block library', disabled: true }]);
+    const btn = el.shadowRoot.querySelector('[data-id="lib"]');
+    expect(btn.disabled).to.be.true;
+    expect(btn.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).to.equal('true');
+  });
+
+  it('does not emit select when a disabled item is clicked', async () => {
+    const el = await createMenu([{ id: 'lib', label: 'Open block library', disabled: true }]);
+    let selected = false;
+    el.addEventListener('select', () => { selected = true; });
+    el.shadowRoot.querySelector('[data-id="lib"]').click();
+    expect(selected).to.be.false;
+  });
+
+  it('skips disabled items when picking the initial active item', async () => {
+    const el = await createMenu([
+      { id: 'lib', label: 'Open block library', disabled: true },
+      { id: 'insert', label: 'Insert block' },
+    ]);
+    el._onMenuToggle({ newState: 'open' });
+    await el.updateComplete;
+    expect(el._active).to.equal('insert');
+  });
+
+  it('skips disabled items during keyboard navigation', async () => {
+    const el = await createMenu([
+      { id: 'insert', label: 'Insert block' },
+      { id: 'lib', label: 'Open block library', disabled: true },
+    ]);
+    el._active = 'insert';
+    el.handleKey('ArrowDown');
+    expect(el._active).to.equal('insert');
+  });
+});