diff --git a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
index afd33a56f..0de4d8340 100644
--- a/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
+++ b/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ pref('zen.glance.activation-method', 'alt'); // ctrl, alt, shift, none, hold
 pref('zen.view.sidebar-height-throttle', 200); // in ms
 pref('zen.view.sidebar-expanded.max-width', 500);
 
+#ifdef XP_MACOSX
+pref('zen.view.mac.show-three-dot-menu', false);
+#endif
 pref('zen.view.show-bottom-border', false);
 pref('zen.view.use-single-toolbar', true);
 pref('zen.view.sidebar-expanded', true);
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
index 984fd9a9e..3f02cf6d9 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
     height: var(--zen-toolbar-height);
   }
 
+  @media (-moz-platform: macos) and (not (-moz-bool-pref: 'zen.view.mac.show-three-dot-menu')) {
+    &:not([customizing]) #PanelUI-button {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  }
+
   & #zen-sidebar-top-buttons .toolbarbutton-1 {
     & > .toolbarbutton-icon {
       padding: 5px;