diff --git a/internal/clipboard/clipboard.go b/internal/clipboard/clipboard.go
index c7b25a6..8efb4f1 100644
--- a/internal/clipboard/clipboard.go
+++ b/internal/clipboard/clipboard.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Clipboard struct {
 	LastText   string
 	Mu         sync.RWMutex
 	OutputText string
+	Disable    bool
 }
 
 func NewClipboard() *Clipboard {
@@ -27,20 +28,26 @@ func NewClipboard() *Clipboard {
 
 func (c *Clipboard) StartMonitoring() {
 	for {
-		c.Mu.Lock()
-		text, err := clipboard.ReadAll()
-		if err != nil || strings.TrimSpace(text) == "" {
+		switch {
+		case c.Disable:
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		default:
+			c.Mu.Lock()
+			text, err := clipboard.ReadAll()
+			if err != nil || strings.TrimSpace(text) == "" {
+				c.Mu.Unlock()
+				time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // Add a small delay to prevent tight looping
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if !isLikelyScreenshot(text) && text != c.LastText && text != c.OutputText {
+				c.LastText = text
+				c.Prompt <- text
+			}
 			c.Mu.Unlock()
 			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // Add a small delay to prevent tight looping
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if !isLikelyScreenshot(text) && text != c.LastText && text != c.OutputText {
-			c.LastText = text
-			c.Prompt <- text
 		}
-		c.Mu.Unlock()
-		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // Add a small delay to prevent tight looping
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/panes/inputPane.go b/panes/inputPane.go
index 5b6c978..136113f 100644
--- a/panes/inputPane.go
+++ b/panes/inputPane.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func init() {
 func StartClipboardMonitoring(app *tview.Application) {
 	clipboard.Clear()
 	clipboard := clipboard.NewClipboard()
+	ApplySystemNavConfig(app, clipboard)
+
 	var lastPublishedText string
 
 	go clipboard.StartMonitoring()
diff --git a/panes/layout.go b/panes/layout.go
index f815ac2..acc9f10 100644
--- a/panes/layout.go
+++ b/panes/layout.go
@@ -37,12 +37,8 @@ func CreateMainFlex(group1 *tview.Flex, keybindingsPane *tview.TextView) *tview.
 }
 
 func SetupMainUILayout(app *tview.Application) {
-	if app == nil {
-		StartClipboardMonitoring(nil)
-		ApplySystemNavConfig(nil)
-
-		select {}
-	} else {
+	StartClipboardMonitoring(app)
+	if app != nil {
 		group2 := CreateGroup2(HistoryPane, ModelList)
 		group4 := CreateGroup4(InputPane, PromptPane)
 		group3 := CreateGroup3(group4, OutputPane)
@@ -70,10 +66,9 @@ func SetupMainUILayout(app *tview.Application) {
 		app.SetRoot(mainFlex, true)
 		log.Println("Running app for main UI.")
 
-		StartClipboardMonitoring(app)
-		ApplySystemNavConfig(app)
-
 		err := app.Run()
 		checkNilErr(err)
+	} else {
+		select {}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/panes/sysNavPane.go b/panes/sysNavPane.go
index 9f1fcba..e03ac48 100644
--- a/panes/sysNavPane.go
+++ b/panes/sysNavPane.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
+	"github.com/Codesmith28/lazyAi/internal/clipboard"
 	"github.com/getlantern/systray"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
@@ -13,13 +14,14 @@ import (
 //go:embed lazyAi.ico
 var iconBytes []byte
 
-func ApplySystemNavConfig(app *tview.Application) {
+func ApplySystemNavConfig(app *tview.Application, clipboard *clipboard.Clipboard) {
 	onReady := func() {
 		systray.SetIcon(iconBytes)
 		systray.SetTitle("AI model is now on your clipboard!!")
 		systray.SetTooltip("Started!")
 
 		mQuit := systray.AddMenuItem("Quit", "Quit the whole app")
+		stopMonitoring := systray.AddMenuItem("Pause", "Pause the clipboard monitoring")
 
 		go func() {
 			<-mQuit.ClickedCh
@@ -29,6 +31,22 @@ func ApplySystemNavConfig(app *tview.Application) {
 			systray.Quit()
 		}()
 
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				<-stopMonitoring.ClickedCh
+
+				if clipboard.Disable {
+					clipboard.Disable = false
+					stopMonitoring.SetTitle("Pause")
+					stopMonitoring.SetTooltip("Pause the clipboard monitoring")
+				} else {
+					clipboard.Disable = true
+					stopMonitoring.SetTitle("Resume")
+					stopMonitoring.SetTooltip("Resume the clipboard monitoring")
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+
 		c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 		signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt)
 		go func() {
@@ -46,5 +64,4 @@ func ApplySystemNavConfig(app *tview.Application) {
 }
 
 func onExit() {
-	// clean up here
 }