diff --git a/src/plugins/translate/TranslateIcon.tsx b/src/plugins/translate/TranslateIcon.tsx
index af97a53b0..bdec12769 100644
--- a/src/plugins/translate/TranslateIcon.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/translate/TranslateIcon.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export function TranslateChatBarIcon({ slateProps }: { slateProps: { type: { ana
     if (slateProps.type.analyticsName !== "normal")
         return null;
 
+    const toggle = () => settings.store.autoTranslate = !autoTranslate;
+
     return (
         <Tooltip text="Open Translate Modal">
             {({ onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave }) => (
@@ -55,11 +57,14 @@ export function TranslateChatBarIcon({ slateProps }: { slateProps: { type: { ana
                         onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
                         onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
                         innerClassName={ButtonWrapperClasses.button}
-                        onClick={() =>
+                        onClick={e => {
+                            if (e.shiftKey) return toggle();
+
                             openModal(props => (
                                 <TranslateModal rootProps={props} />
-                            ))
-                        }
+                            ));
+                        }}
+                        onContextMenu={() => toggle()}
                         style={{ padding: "0 4px" }}
                     >
                         <div className={ButtonWrapperClasses.buttonWrapper}>
diff --git a/src/plugins/translate/settings.ts b/src/plugins/translate/settings.ts
index 13e6540a7..aa4f633a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/translate/settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/translate/settings.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const settings = definePluginSettings({
     },
     autoTranslate: {
         type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
-        description: "Automatically translate your messages before sending",
+        description: "Automatically translate your messages before sending. You can also shift/right click the translate button to toggle this",
         default: false
     }
 });