diff --git a/notebook/static/edit/js/menubar.js b/notebook/static/edit/js/menubar.js
index a72ee0429..82cb58ecc 100644
--- a/notebook/static/edit/js/menubar.js
+++ b/notebook/static/edit/js/menubar.js
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ define([
         });
         
         // View
+
+        this.element.find('#toggle_header').click(function (){
+            $("#header-container").toggle();
+        });
+        
         this.element.find('#menu-line-numbers').click(function () {
             var current = editor.codemirror.getOption('lineNumbers');
             var value = Boolean(1-current);
diff --git a/notebook/templates/edit.html b/notebook/templates/edit.html
index ea49f89ab..d471f8c6d 100644
--- a/notebook/templates/edit.html
+++ b/notebook/templates/edit.html
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ data-file-path="{{file_path}}"
             </li>
             <li class="dropdown"><a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">View</a>
               <ul id="view-menu" class="dropdown-menu">
-                <li id="menu-line-numbers"><a href="#">Toggle Line Numbers</a></li>
+              <li id="toggle_header" title="Show/Hide the IPython Notebook logo and notebook title (above menu bar)">
+              <a href="#">Toggle Header</a></li>
+              <li id="menu-line-numbers"><a href="#">Toggle Line Numbers</a></li>
               </ul>
             </li>
             <li class="dropdown"><a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Language</a>