diff --git a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/preferences/editors/SWTUtil.java b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/preferences/editors/SWTUtil.java
index ba4c3ad2d6..00838281ec 100644
--- a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/preferences/editors/SWTUtil.java
+++ b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/preferences/editors/SWTUtil.java
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin.PMDPlugin;
 
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Combo;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Event;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Listener;
 /**
  *
@@ -31,6 +34,28 @@ public class SWTUtil {
     	plugin.logError(message, error);
     }    
     
+    /**
+     * Let the buttons operate as a radio group, with only one button
+     * selected at a time.
+     * 
+     * @param buttons
+     */
+    public static void asRadioButtons(final Collection<Button> buttons) {
+    	
+    	Listener listener = new Listener() {
+    		public void handleEvent(Event e) {
+    			for (Button button : buttons) {    				
+    				if (e.widget != button) {
+    					button.setSelection (false);
+    				}
+    			}
+    			((Button) e.widget).setSelection (true);
+    		}
+    	};
+    	
+    	for (Button button : buttons) button.addListener(SWT.Selection, listener);
+    }
+    
 	// TODO move this to to Collections utility
 	public static Set<String> asStringSet(String input, char separator) {
 		List<String> values = Arrays.asList(input.split(""+separator));
diff --git a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/AbstractPMDAction.java b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/AbstractPMDAction.java
index b1bc1912e5..f591cbdf7b 100755
--- a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/AbstractPMDAction.java
+++ b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/AbstractPMDAction.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPMDAction extends Action {
 		return PMDPlugin.getDefault().loadPreferences();
 	}
 	
-	protected void logErrorByKey(String errorId, Throwable error) {
+	protected static void logErrorByKey(String errorId, Throwable error) {
 		PMDPlugin.getDefault().logError(getString(errorId), error);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/DisableRuleAction.java b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/DisableRuleAction.java
index 4eb722bf73..7c4bca935a 100755
--- a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/DisableRuleAction.java
+++ b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/DisableRuleAction.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.ui.views.actions;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -21,8 +22,29 @@ import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TableViewer;
 
 public class DisableRuleAction extends AbstractViolationSelectionAction {
 
-	private IPreferences preferences = PMDPlugin.getDefault().loadPreferences();
-	
+	private final IPreferences preferences = PMDPlugin.getDefault().loadPreferences();
+    
+    public static void disableRulesFor(Collection<Rule> rules, IPreferences preferences) {
+    	
+           for (Rule rule : rules) {
+           		preferences.isActive(rule.getName(), false);
+           }
+           
+           preferences.sync();
+    }
+    
+    public static void removeViolationsOf(Collection<Rule> rules, Set<IProject> projects) {
+    	         
+         int deletions = 0;
+         for (IProject project : projects) {
+ 	        for (Rule rule : rules) {
+ 	        	deletions += MarkerUtil.deleteViolationsOf(rule.getName(), project);
+ 	        }
+         }
+         
+         System.out.println("Violations deleted: " + deletions);
+    }
+    
 	public DisableRuleAction(TableViewer viewer) {
 		super(viewer);
 	}
@@ -46,53 +68,31 @@ public class DisableRuleAction extends AbstractViolationSelectionAction {
         return false;
     }
     
-    private void removeViolationsOf(List<Rule> rules, Set<IProject> projects) {
-    	         
-         int deletions = 0;
-         for (IProject project : projects) {
- 	        for (Rule rule : rules) {
- 	        	deletions += MarkerUtil.deleteViolationsOf(rule.getName(), project);
- 	        }
-         }
-         
-         System.out.println("Violations deleted: " + deletions);
-    }
-    
-    private List<Rule> disableRulesFor(IMarker[] markers) {
-    	
-    	   List<Rule> rules = MarkerUtil.rulesFor(markers);
-
-           for (Rule rule : rules) {
-           	preferences.isActive(rule.getName(), false);
-           }
-           
-           preferences.sync();	
-           return rules;
-    }
-    
     /**
      * @see org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction#run()
      */
     public void run() {
     	
         final IMarker[] markers = getSelectedViolations();
-        if (markers == null) return;       
+        if (markers == null) return;
         
+       runWith(markers, preferences, true);                
+    }
+    
+    public static void runWith(final IMarker[] markers, final IPreferences preferences, final boolean removeViolations) {
+
         try {
             IWorkspace workspace = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace();
             workspace.run(new IWorkspaceRunnable() {
-                public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException {
-                    List<Rule> rules = disableRulesFor(markers);        
-                    removeViolationsOf(rules, MarkerUtil.commonProjectsOf(markers) );
+                public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException {                	
+                    Collection<Rule> rules = MarkerUtil.rulesFor(markers);
+                    disableRulesFor(rules, preferences);        
+                    if (removeViolations) removeViolationsOf(rules, MarkerUtil.commonProjectsOf(markers) );
                 }
             }, null);
         } catch (CoreException ce) {
         	logErrorByKey(StringKeys.ERROR_CORE_EXCEPTION, ce);
         }
-        
-        
-        
-        
-        
+                
     }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/MarkerContributionFactory.java b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/MarkerContributionFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1482c21f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/MarkerContributionFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.ui.views.actions;
+
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+import org.eclipse.ui.menus.ExtensionContributionFactory;
+import org.eclipse.ui.menus.IContributionRoot;
+import org.eclipse.ui.services.IServiceLocator;
+import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditor;
+
+public class MarkerContributionFactory extends ExtensionContributionFactory {
+
+	@Override
+	public void createContributionItems(IServiceLocator serviceLocator, IContributionRoot additions) {
+		
+		IWorkbenchPage page = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();
+	    ITextEditor editor = (ITextEditor)page.getActivePart();
+
+	    additions.addContributionItem(new MarkerMenuFiller(editor), null);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/MarkerMenuFiller.java b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/MarkerMenuFiller.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c100a9d76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/ui/views/actions/MarkerMenuFiller.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.ui.views.actions;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.Rule;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin.PMDPlugin;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.runtime.PMDRuntimeConstants;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.runtime.builder.MarkerUtil;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.runtime.preferences.IPreferences;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.StringUtil;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IMarker;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionItem;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.source.IVerticalRulerInfo;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionAdapter;
+import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Menu;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.MenuItem;
+import org.eclipse.ui.part.FileEditorInput;
+import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditor;
+
+public class MarkerMenuFiller extends ContributionItem {
+
+	private final ITextEditor editor;
+	private final IVerticalRulerInfo rulerInfo;
+	private final List<IMarker> markers;
+
+	public MarkerMenuFiller(ITextEditor thEditor) {
+	    editor = thEditor;
+	    rulerInfo = getRulerInfo();
+	    markers = getMarkers();
+	}
+
+	private IVerticalRulerInfo getRulerInfo() {
+	    return (IVerticalRulerInfo) editor.getAdapter(IVerticalRulerInfo.class);
+	}
+
+	private List<IMarker> getMarkers() {
+	    List<IMarker> clickedOnMarkers = new ArrayList<IMarker>();
+	    for (IMarker marker : getAllMarkers()){
+	        if (markerHasBeenClicked(marker)){
+	            clickedOnMarkers.add(marker);
+	        }
+	    }
+
+	    return clickedOnMarkers;
+	}
+
+	//Determine whether the marker has been clicked using the ruler's mouse listener
+	private boolean markerHasBeenClicked(IMarker marker) {
+	    return marker.getAttribute(IMarker.LINE_NUMBER, 0) == (rulerInfo.getLineOfLastMouseButtonActivity() + 1);
+	}
+
+	//Get all My Markers for this source file
+	private IMarker[] getAllMarkers() {
+		IFile sourceFile = ((FileEditorInput) editor.getEditorInput()).getFile(); 
+		try {
+			return sourceFile.findMarkers(
+					null,	//"defined.in.plugin.xml.mymarker", 
+					true, 
+					IResource.DEPTH_ZERO
+					);
+			} catch (CoreException ce) {
+				return MarkerUtil.EMPTY_MARKERS;
+			}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void fill(Menu menu, int index) {
+		
+//		MenuItem separator = new MenuItem(menu, SWT.SEPARATOR, index);
+		
+	    for (final IMarker marker : markers) {
+	    	String ruleName = marker.getAttribute(PMDRuntimeConstants.KEY_MARKERATT_RULENAME, "");
+	    	if (StringUtil.isEmpty(ruleName)) continue;
+	    		    	 
+	        MenuItem menuItem = new MenuItem(menu, SWT.PUSH, index);
+	        menuItem.setText("Disable rule: " + ruleName);
+	        menuItem.addSelectionListener(createDynamicSelectionListener(marker));
+	    }
+	}
+
+	private static SelectionAdapter createDynamicSelectionListener(final IMarker marker) {
+	    return new SelectionAdapter() {
+	        public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+	        	disableRules(marker, true);
+	        }
+	    };
+	}
+	
+	private static void disableRules(IMarker marker, boolean removeViolations) {
+		
+		DisableRuleAction.runWith(
+			new IMarker[] {marker}, 
+			PMDPlugin.getDefault().loadPreferences(),
+			removeViolations
+			);
+	}
+}
+