diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.d2d.ui/plugin.xml b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.d2d.ui/plugin.xml
index 5dd403a1b2..2d363f2a90 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.d2d.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.d2d.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -2170,4 +2170,11 @@
           value="purge">
     	</path>
     </extension>
+    <extension
+       point="com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus.tearoffperspective">
+    	<tearoffperspective
+          enabled="true"
+          perspectiveId="com.raytheon.uf.viz.d2d.ui.perspectives.D2D5Pane">
+    </tearoffperspective>
+ </extension>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/plugin.xml b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/plugin.xml
index 21f28a2f0d..a9cb64e917 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/plugin.xml
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/plugin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?eclipse version="3.4"?>
 <plugin>
+   <extension-point id="tearoffperspective" name="tearoffperspective" schema="schema/tearoffperspective.exsd"/>
    <extension
          point="com.raytheon.uf.viz.localization.localizationpath">
       <path
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/schema/tearoffperspective.exsd b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/schema/tearoffperspective.exsd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..449735ee80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/schema/tearoffperspective.exsd
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!-- Schema file written by PDE -->
+<schema targetNamespace="com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+<annotation>
+      <appinfo>
+         <meta.schema plugin="com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus" id="com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus.tearoff" name="tearoffperspective"/>
+      </appinfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter description of this extension point.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+   <element name="extension">
+      <annotation>
+         <appinfo>
+            <meta.element />
+         </appinfo>
+      </annotation>
+      <complexType>
+         <sequence>
+            <element ref="tearoffperspective"/>
+         </sequence>
+         <attribute name="point" type="string" use="required">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+         <attribute name="id" type="string">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+         <attribute name="name" type="string">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+               <appinfo>
+                  <meta.attribute translatable="true"/>
+               </appinfo>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+      </complexType>
+   </element>
+
+   <element name="tearoffperspective">
+      <complexType>
+         <attribute name="perspectiveId" type="string" use="required">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+         <attribute name="enabled" type="boolean" use="required">
+            <annotation>
+               <documentation>
+                  
+               </documentation>
+            </annotation>
+         </attribute>
+      </complexType>
+   </element>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appinfo>
+         <meta.section type="since"/>
+      </appinfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter the first release in which this extension point appears.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appinfo>
+         <meta.section type="examples"/>
+      </appinfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter extension point usage example here.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appinfo>
+         <meta.section type="apiinfo"/>
+      </appinfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter API information here.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+   <annotation>
+      <appinfo>
+         <meta.section type="implementation"/>
+      </appinfo>
+      <documentation>
+         [Enter information about supplied implementation of this extension point.]
+      </documentation>
+   </annotation>
+
+
+</schema>
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/ui/menus/widgets/tearoff/TearOffMenuListener.java b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/ui/menus/widgets/tearoff/TearOffMenuListener.java
index f486955279..45b0814f5c 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/ui/menus/widgets/tearoff/TearOffMenuListener.java
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus/src/com/raytheon/uf/viz/ui/menus/widgets/tearoff/TearOffMenuListener.java
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IConfigurationElement;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExtension;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExtensionPoint;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExtensionRegistry;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionItem;
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ import com.raytheon.uf.common.status.IUFStatusHandler;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.status.UFStatus;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.status.UFStatus.Priority;
 import com.raytheon.viz.ui.VizWorkbenchManager;
+import com.raytheon.viz.ui.perspectives.VizPerspectiveListener;
 
 /**
  * Menu listener that adds item to menu which will open dialog which is the menu
@@ -72,14 +78,35 @@ public class TearOffMenuListener implements IMenuListener2 {
 
     public static final String TEAROFF_PREFERENCE_ID = "tearoffmenus";
 
+    private static final String TEAROFF_DISABLED_PERSPECTIVES = "com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus.tearoffperspective";
+
     private static final IUFStatusHandler statusHandler = UFStatus
-        .getHandler(TearOffMenuListener.class);
+            .getHandler(TearOffMenuListener.class);
 
     private static boolean enabled;
+
+    private static List<String> enabledPerspectives;
     static {
         final IPreferenceStore store = com.raytheon.uf.viz.core.Activator
                 .getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
         enabled = store.getBoolean(TEAROFF_PREFERENCE_ID);
+        enabledPerspectives = new ArrayList<String>();
+
+        IExtensionRegistry registry = Platform.getExtensionRegistry();
+        IExtensionPoint point = registry
+                .getExtensionPoint(TEAROFF_DISABLED_PERSPECTIVES);
+        if (point != null) {
+            IExtension[] extensions = point.getExtensions();
+            for (IExtension extension : extensions) {
+                for (IConfigurationElement element : extension
+                        .getConfigurationElements()) {
+                    if (Boolean.valueOf(element.getAttribute("enabled"))) {
+                    	enabledPerspectives.add(element
+                                .getAttribute("perspectiveId"));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
         store.addPropertyChangeListener(new IPropertyChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent event) {
@@ -149,9 +176,12 @@ public class TearOffMenuListener implements IMenuListener2 {
     private Object getPerspectiveKey(IMenuManager manager) {
         String perspectiveId = "";
         try {
-            perspectiveId =  VizWorkbenchManager.getInstance().getCurrentWindow().getActivePage().getPerspective().getId();
+            perspectiveId = VizWorkbenchManager.getInstance()
+                    .getCurrentWindow().getActivePage().getPerspective()
+                    .getId();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            statusHandler.handle(Priority.EVENTA, "Failed to get current perspective ID", e);
+            statusHandler.handle(Priority.EVENTA,
+                    "Failed to get current perspective ID", e);
         }
         return perspectiveId + "::" + getKey(manager);
     }
@@ -210,7 +240,13 @@ public class TearOffMenuListener implements IMenuListener2 {
          */
         @Override
         public boolean isVisible() {
-            return super.isVisible() && enabled;
+            String currPerspective = VizPerspectiveListener
+                    .getCurrentPerspectiveManager().getPerspectiveId();
+            boolean currPerspectiveEnabled = false;
+            if (enabledPerspectives.contains(currPerspective)) {
+                currPerspectiveEnabled = true;
+            }
+            return super.isVisible() && enabled && currPerspectiveEnabled;
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/GFEEditAreaMenu.java b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/GFEEditAreaMenu.java
index f4169f07b0..eae4785929 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/GFEEditAreaMenu.java
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/ui/GFEEditAreaMenu.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import org.eclipse.ui.actions.CompoundContributionItem;
 import org.eclipse.ui.menus.CommandContributionItem;
 import org.eclipse.ui.menus.CommandContributionItemParameter;
 
-import com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus.widgets.tearoff.TearOffMenuListener;
 import com.raytheon.viz.gfe.GFEPreference;
 import com.raytheon.viz.gfe.core.DataManager;
 import com.raytheon.viz.gfe.core.IReferenceSetManager;
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ public class GFEEditAreaMenu extends CompoundContributionItem {
                 MenuManager mm = new MenuManager(group);
                 menuMgr.add(mm);
 
-                mm.addMenuListener(new TearOffMenuListener(mm));
+                // mm.addMenuListener(new TearOffMenuListener(mm));
                 int count = 0;
                 for (String ref : refMgr.getGroupData(group)) {
                     Map<String, String> parms = new HashMap<String, String>();
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.hydro/plugin.xml b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.hydro/plugin.xml
index df50a8766f..85be1165d6 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.hydro/plugin.xml
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.hydro/plugin.xml
@@ -990,4 +990,11 @@
              key="hydroTimeSeries">
        </component>
     </extension>
+ 	<extension
+       point="com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus.tearoffperspective">
+    	<tearoffperspective
+          enabled="true"
+          perspectiveId="com.raytheon.viz.hydro.HydroPerspective">
+    	</tearoffperspective>
+ 	</extension>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.mpe.ui/plugin.xml b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.mpe.ui/plugin.xml
index cee551b58d..e894623e47 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.mpe.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.mpe.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -1916,4 +1916,11 @@
           key="autodqc">
     </component>
  </extension>
+ <extension
+       point="com.raytheon.uf.viz.ui.menus.tearoffperspective">
+    	<tearoffperspective
+          enabled="true"
+          perspectiveId="com.raytheon.viz.mpe.ui.MPEPerspective">
+    </tearoffperspective>
+ </extension>
 </plugin>