diff --git a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
index 4d900946e..6e62dc9ae 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
@@ -1865,22 +1865,6 @@ MainWindow::select_mode (int m)
   }
 }
 
-void
-MainWindow::enable_all ()
-{
-  for (tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::iterator cls = tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::begin (); cls != tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::end (); ++cls) {
-    cls->set_editable_enabled (true);
-  }
-}
-
-void
-MainWindow::disable_all ()
-{
-  for (tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::iterator cls = tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::begin (); cls != tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::end (); ++cls) {
-    cls->set_editable_enabled (false);
-  }
-}
-
 void
 MainWindow::cm_reset_window_state ()
 {
@@ -3848,6 +3832,13 @@ MainWindow::menu_activated (const std::string &symbol)
     cm_help_about_qt ();
   } else {
 
+    //  Try the plugin declarations
+    for (tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::iterator cls = tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::begin (); cls != tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::end (); ++cls) {
+      if (cls->menu_activated (symbol)) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     //  TODO: this can be part of the Plugin scheme, but the plugin root has no idea which is the active
     //  view.
     if (current_view ()) {
diff --git a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.h b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.h
index bc84fdb86..76b3e8276 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.h
@@ -636,8 +636,6 @@ public slots:
   void exit ();
   void close_current_view ();
   void tab_close_requested (int);
-  void enable_all ();
-  void disable_all ();
   void open_recent (size_t n);
   void view_selected (int index);
   void view_title_changed ();
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
index 0cd7a6494..a4b8c6b90 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
@@ -6632,6 +6632,15 @@ LayoutView::menu_symbols ()
 void
 LayoutView::menu_activated (const std::string &symbol)
 {
+  //  Try the plugin declarations if the view is the top-level dispatcher
+  if (dispatcher () == this) {
+    for (tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::iterator cls = tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::begin (); cls != tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::end (); ++cls) {
+      if (cls->menu_activated (symbol)) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   if (symbol == "cm_show_properties") {
     show_properties (this);
   } else if (symbol == "cm_delete") {
@@ -8042,8 +8051,8 @@ public:
       menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("cm_select_all", "select_all", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Select All"))));
       menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("cm_unselect_all", "unselect_all", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Unselect All"))));
       menu_entries.push_back (lay::separator ("edit_select_basic_group", at));
-      menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("enable_all", "enable_all", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Enable All"))));
-      menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("disable_all", "disable_all", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Disable All"))));
+      menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("lv:enable_all", "enable_all", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Enable All"))));
+      menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("lv:disable_all", "disable_all", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Disable All"))));
       menu_entries.push_back (lay::separator ("edit_select_individual_group", at));
     };
 
@@ -8109,6 +8118,27 @@ public:
 
   }
 
+  bool menu_activated (const std::string &symbol) const
+  {
+    if (symbol == "lv:enable_all") {
+
+      for (tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::iterator cls = tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::begin (); cls != tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::end (); ++cls) {
+        cls->set_editable_enabled (true);
+      }
+      return true;
+
+    } else if (symbol == "lv:disable_all") {
+
+      for (tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::iterator cls = tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::begin (); cls != tl::Registrar<lay::PluginDeclaration>::end (); ++cls) {
+        cls->set_editable_enabled (false);
+      }
+      return true;
+
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   void implements_primary_mouse_modes (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::pair<std::string, int> > > &modes)
   {
     std::vector <std::string> mode_titles;