diff --git a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
index 8056c6da1f..2d345f6796 100644
--- a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
+++ b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE( GridFrame, wxFrame )
     EVT_MENU( ID_SELROWS,  GridFrame::SelectRows )
     EVT_MENU( ID_SELCOLS,  GridFrame::SelectCols )
     EVT_MENU( ID_SELROWSORCOLS,  GridFrame::SelectRowsOrCols )
+    EVT_MENU( ID_SELNONE,  GridFrame::SelectNone )
 
     EVT_MENU( ID_FREEZE_OR_THAW,  GridFrame::FreezeOrThaw )
 
@@ -536,6 +537,7 @@ GridFrame::GridFrame()
     selectionMenu->Append( ID_SELROWS, "Select &rows" );
     selectionMenu->Append( ID_SELCOLS, "Select col&umns" );
     selectionMenu->Append( ID_SELROWSORCOLS, "Select rows &or columns" );
+    selectionMenu->Append( ID_SELNONE, "&Disallow selection" );
 
     wxMenu *autosizeMenu = new wxMenu;
     autosizeMenu->Append( ID_SIZE_ROW, "Selected &row data" );
@@ -1443,6 +1445,11 @@ void GridFrame::SelectRowsOrCols( wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(ev) )
     grid->SetSelectionMode( wxGrid::wxGridSelectRowsOrColumns );
 }
 
+void GridFrame::SelectNone( wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(ev) )
+{
+    grid->SetSelectionMode( wxGrid::wxGridSelectNone );
+}
+
 void GridFrame::FreezeOrThaw(wxCommandEvent& ev)
 {
     if ( ev.IsChecked() )
diff --git a/samples/grid/griddemo.h b/samples/grid/griddemo.h
index fa196b0643..0957d40b8d 100644
--- a/samples/grid/griddemo.h
+++ b/samples/grid/griddemo.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class GridFrame : public wxFrame
     void SelectRows( wxCommandEvent& );
     void SelectCols( wxCommandEvent& );
     void SelectRowsOrCols( wxCommandEvent& );
+    void SelectNone( wxCommandEvent& );
 
     void FreezeOrThaw( wxCommandEvent& );
 
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ public:
         ID_SELROWS,
         ID_SELCOLS,
         ID_SELROWSORCOLS,
+        ID_SELNONE,
         ID_SET_CELL_FG_COLOUR,
         ID_SET_CELL_BG_COLOUR,
         ID_VTABLE,