diff --git a/addons/interact_menu/XEH_clientInit.sqf b/addons/interact_menu/XEH_clientInit.sqf
index bcb2d5aa8e..ea4a971563 100644
--- a/addons/interact_menu/XEH_clientInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/interact_menu/XEH_clientInit.sqf
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", DFUNC(render)];
     GVAR(actionSelected) = false;
     [] call FUNC(keyUp);
 }] call EFUNC(common,addEventhandler);
+
+// disable firing while the interact menu is is is opened
+["playerChanged", {_this call FUNC(handlePlayerChanged)}] call EFUNC(common,addEventHandler);
diff --git a/addons/interact_menu/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/interact_menu/XEH_preInit.sqf
index c15f8d388d..b4a3504cdd 100644
--- a/addons/interact_menu/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/interact_menu/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ PREP(compileMenuSelfAction);
 PREP(collectActiveActionTree);
 PREP(createAction);
 PREP(findActionNode);
+PREP(handlePlayerChanged);
 PREP(isSubPath);
 PREP(keyDown);
 PREP(keyUp);
diff --git a/addons/interact_menu/functions/fnc_handlePlayerChanged.sqf b/addons/interact_menu/functions/fnc_handlePlayerChanged.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe25853733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/interact_menu/functions/fnc_handlePlayerChanged.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Author: commy2
+ * Disables firing while the menu is opened. Called from playerChanged eh.
+ *
+ * Argument:
+ * 0: New unit to add the addAction eh <OBJECT>
+ * 1: Old unit to remove the addAction eh <STRING>
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ * None
+ */
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+EXPLODE_2_PVT(_this,_newUnit,_oldUnit);
+
+// add to new unit
+private "_ehid";
+_ehid = [_newUnit, "DefaultAction", {EGVAR(interact_menu,openedMenuType) >= 0}, {}] call EFUNC(common,addActionEventHandler);
+
+_newUnit setVariable [QGVAR(AAEHID), _ehid];
+
+// remove from old unit
+_ehid = _oldUnit getVariable [QGVAR(AAEHID), -1];
+
+[_oldUnit, "DefaultAction", _ehid] call EFUNC(common,removeActionEventHandler);
+
+_oldUnit setVariable [QGVAR(AAEHID), -1];
diff --git a/addons/interact_menu/stringtable.xml b/addons/interact_menu/stringtable.xml
index fdd9a2e6b4..dddf90a4de 100644
--- a/addons/interact_menu/stringtable.xml
+++ b/addons/interact_menu/stringtable.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
             <French>Toujours afficher le curseur pour les interactions sur soi-même</French>
         </Key>
         <Key ID="STR_ACE_Interact_Menu_UseListMenu">
-            <English>Display interact menu as a list</English>
+            <English>Display interaction menus as lists</English>
+            <Spanish>Mostrar los menus de interacción como listas</Spanish>
         </Key>
         <Key ID="STR_ACE_Interact_Menu_InteractKey">
             <English>Interact Key</English>