diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a2f5326..91511416 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 17.05.2020
 
 - added new FlatCAM Tool: Corner Markers Tool which will add line markers in the selected corners of the bounding box of the targeted Gerber object
+- added a menu entry in Menu -> View for Toggle HUD
 
 16.05.2020
 
diff --git a/FlatCAMApp.py b/FlatCAMApp.py
index 906dcb8f..6254f663 100644
--- a/FlatCAMApp.py
+++ b/FlatCAMApp.py
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         self.ui.menuview_toggle_grid_lines.triggered.connect(self.on_toggle_grid_lines)
         self.ui.menuview_toggle_axis.triggered.connect(self.on_toggle_axis)
         self.ui.menuview_toggle_workspace.triggered.connect(self.on_workspace_toggle)
+        self.ui.menuview_toggle_hud.triggered.connect(self.on_toggle_hud)
 
         self.ui.menutoolshell.triggered.connect(self.toggle_shell)
 
@@ -4585,6 +4586,9 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
                     self.plotcanvas.canvas.draw()
             self.toggle_axis = False
 
+    def on_toggle_hud(self):
+        self.plotcanvas.on_toggle_hud(state=False if self.plotcanvas.hud_enabled else True)
+
     def on_toggle_grid(self):
         self.defaults.report_usage("on_toggle_grid()")
 
diff --git a/assets/resources/hud_32.png b/assets/resources/hud_32.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ea627f7
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/resources/hud_32.png differ
diff --git a/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py b/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
index 0d171f95..6a244c4a 100644
--- a/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
+++ b/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/axis32.png'), _("&Toggle Axis\tShift+G"))
         self.menuview_toggle_workspace = self.menuview.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/workspace24.png'), _("Toggle Workspace\tShift+W"))
+        self.menuview_toggle_hud = self.menuview.addAction(
+            QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/hud_32.png'), _("Toggle HUD\tAlt+M"))
 
         # ########################################################################
         # ########################## Objects # ###################################
@@ -2924,9 +2926,7 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
                 # Toggle HUD (Heads-Up Display)
                 if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_H:
-                    state = False if self.app.plotcanvas.hud_enabled else True
-                    self.app.plotcanvas.on_toggle_hud(state=state)
-
+                    self.app.on_toggle_hud()
                 # Locate in Object
                 if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_J:
                     self.app.on_locate(obj=self.app.collection.get_active())