diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d73e4fe..e73323b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ following props:
 - `onDragStart` is an optional function which is called once a list item starts
   being dragged. Receives the dragged item as an argument.
 - `onDragEnd` is an optional function which is called once a list item is no longer being dragged. Receives the dragged item as an argument. It differs from `onMoveEnd` in that it's called even if the user does not reorder any items in the lists, like when an item is just picked up and then dropped.
+- `disabled` is an optional boolean that defaults to false. If set to true, then the element will not be draggable.
 
 A DraggableList instance has the following methods:
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ The template component is passed the following props:
   to 1 when any item is picked up by the user.
 - `dragHandleProps` is an object which should be spread as props on the HTML
   element to be used as the drag handle. The whole item will be draggable by the
-  wrapped element. See the
+  wrapped element. It includes a `disabled` property that indicates whether dragging is disabled or not. See the
   [example](https://github.com/StreakYC/react-draggable-list/blob/master/example/Example.tsx)
   to see how it should be used.
 - `commonProps` will be set to the same value passed as the `commonProps` prop
diff --git a/example/Example.tsx b/example/Example.tsx
index cbce2d6..f80a648 100644
--- a/example/Example.tsx
+++ b/example/Example.tsx
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export default class Example extends React.Component<{}, ExampleState> {
             container={() =>
               useContainer ? this._container.current! : document.body
             }
+            disabled={false}
           />
         </div>
         <footer>Footer here.</footer>
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 559a5e3..163baf9 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export interface Props<I, C, T> {
   autoScrollMaxSpeed?: number;
   autoScrollRegionSize?: number;
   commonProps?: C;
+  disabled?: boolean;
   onDragStart?: (draggedItem: I) => void;
   onDragEnd?: (draggedItem: I) => void;
 }
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export default class DraggableList<
     autoScrollMaxSpeed: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     autoScrollRegionSize: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     commonProps: PropTypes.object,
+    disabled: PropTypes.bool
   };
   public static defaultProps: Partial<Props<any, any, any>> = {
     springConfig: { stiffness: 300, damping: 50 },
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ export default class DraggableList<
     constrainDrag: false,
     autoScrollMaxSpeed: 15,
     autoScrollRegionSize: 30,
+    disabled: false,
   };
   private readonly _itemRefs: MultiRef<string, MoveContainer<I, any, T>> =
     new MultiRef();
@@ -606,10 +609,11 @@ export default class DraggableList<
         ...selectedStyle,
       };
       const makeDragHandleProps = (getY: () => number | undefined): object => ({
-        onMouseDown: (e: React.MouseEvent) =>
-          this._handleMouseDown(key, getY(), e),
+        onMouseDown: (e: React.MouseEvent) => 
+          !this.props.disabled && this._handleMouseDown(key, getY(), e),
         onTouchStart: (e: React.TouchEvent) =>
-          this._handleTouchStart(key, getY(), e),
+          !this.props.disabled && this._handleTouchStart(key, getY(), e),
+        disabled: this.props.disabled
       });
       const height = this._getItemHeight(key);
       return (