diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index 987aa3b8..4275a718 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -1909,8 +1909,10 @@ void copy_symbol(xSymbol *dest_sym, xSymbol *src_sym)
 
 void toggle_ignore(void)
 {
-  int i, n, first = 1, remove = 0;
+  int i, n, first = 1;
   char *attr;
+  int flag = 0; /* 1: spice_ignore=true, 2: spice_ignore=short */
+  const char *spice_ignore_str;
   if(xctx->netlist_type == CAD_VERILOG_NETLIST) attr="verilog_ignore";
   else if(xctx->netlist_type == CAD_VHDL_NETLIST) attr="vhdl_ignore";
   else if(xctx->netlist_type == CAD_TEDAX_NETLIST) attr="tedax_ignore";
@@ -1925,12 +1927,22 @@ void toggle_ignore(void)
           xctx->push_undo();
           first = 0;
         }
-        remove = 0;
-        if(!strboolcmp(get_tok_value(xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, attr, 0), "true")) remove = 1;
-        if(remove) {
-          my_strdup(_ALLOC_ID_, &xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, subst_token(xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, attr, NULL));
-        } else {
+        flag = 0;
+        spice_ignore_str = get_tok_value(xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, attr, 0);
+        if(!strcmp(spice_ignore_str, "short")) flag = 2;
+        else if(!strboolcmp(spice_ignore_str, "true")) flag = 1;
+
+        if(flag == 0) flag = 1;
+        else if(flag == 1) flag = 2;
+        else flag = 0;
+
+      
+        if(flag == 1) {
           my_strdup(_ALLOC_ID_, &xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, subst_token(xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, attr, "true"));
+        } else if(flag == 2) {
+          my_strdup(_ALLOC_ID_, &xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, subst_token(xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, attr, "short"));
+        } else {
+          my_strdup(_ALLOC_ID_, &xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, subst_token(xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, attr, NULL));
         }
         set_inst_flags(&xctx->inst[i]);
         set_modify(1);