diff --git a/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/Bundle.properties b/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/Bundle.properties
--- a/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/Bundle.properties
+++ b/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/Bundle.properties
@@ -189,3 +189,4 @@
 InsertRecordDialog.addBtn.text_1=&Add Row
 
 DataViewUI_TrimmedTabName={0}...
+DataViewUI_ShowTruncateButton=Show Truncate Table
diff --git a/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/DataViewUI.java b/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/DataViewUI.java
--- a/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/DataViewUI.java
+++ b/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/output/DataViewUI.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
@@ -64,7 +65,9 @@
 import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
 import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;
 import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.JToolBar;
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.db.dataview.table.ResultSetJXTable;
 import static org.netbeans.modules.db.dataview.table.SuperPatternFilter.MODE.LITERAL_FIND;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
+import org.openide.util.NbPreferences;
 
 /**
  * DataViewUI hosting display of design-level SQL test output.
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@
  */
 class DataViewUI extends JXPanel {
 
+    private static final String SHOW_TRUNCATE_BUTTON = "showTruncateButton";
+
     private JXButton commit;
     private JXButton refreshButton;
     private JXButton truncateButton;
@@ -550,6 +556,7 @@
         truncateButton.setMnemonic('T');
         truncateButton.addActionListener(outputListener);
         truncateButton.setEnabled(false);
+        truncateButton.setVisible(NbPreferences.forModule(DataViewUI.class).getBoolean(SHOW_TRUNCATE_BUTTON, true));
         processButton(truncateButton);
         editButtons[4] = truncateButton;
     }
@@ -563,10 +570,13 @@
         ActionListener outputListener = createOutputListener();
         initVerticalToolbar(outputListener);
 
+        MouseListener toolbarMouseListener = createToolbarMouseListener();
+
         JToolBar toolbarWest = new JToolBar();
         toolbarWest.setFloatable(false);
         toolbarWest.setRollover(true);
         initToolbarWest(toolbarWest, outputListener, nbOutputComponent);
+        toolbarWest.addMouseListener(toolbarMouseListener);
         
         JToolBar toolbarEast = new JToolBar();
         toolbarEast.setFloatable(false);
@@ -575,6 +585,7 @@
         toolbarEast.setMinimumSize(toolbarWest.getPreferredSize());
         toolbarEast.setSize(toolbarWest.getPreferredSize());
         toolbarEast.setMaximumSize(toolbarWest.getPreferredSize());
+        toolbarEast.addMouseListener(toolbarMouseListener);
 
         panel.add(toolbarWest);
         panel.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
@@ -583,6 +594,29 @@
         return panel;
     }
 
+    private MouseListener createToolbarMouseListener() {
+        final JPopupMenu popupMenu = new JPopupMenu();
+        final JCheckBoxMenuItem showTruncateButton = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(NbBundle.getMessage(DataViewTableUI.class, "DataViewUI_ShowTruncateButton"));
+        showTruncateButton.setSelected(truncateButton.isVisible());
+        showTruncateButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                truncateButton.setVisible(showTruncateButton.isSelected());
+                NbPreferences.forModule(DataViewUI.class).putBoolean(SHOW_TRUNCATE_BUTTON, showTruncateButton.isSelected());
+            }
+        });
+        popupMenu.add(showTruncateButton);
+
+        return new MouseAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
+                if (e.getButton() == MouseEvent.BUTTON3) {
+                    popupMenu.show(DataViewUI.this, e.getX(), e.getY());
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     public void enableDeleteBtn(boolean value) {
         deleteRow.setEnabled(value);
     }