diff --git a/fluents/navigator.py b/fluents/navigator.py
index 98d54c6..e6b5f49 100644
--- a/fluents/navigator.py
+++ b/fluents/navigator.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class NavigatorView (gtk.TreeView):
         gtk.TreeView.__init__(self) 
 
         # various properties
+        self.set_enable_tree_lines(True)
         self.set_headers_visible(False)
         self.get_hadjustment().set_value(0)
         self.set_enable_tree_lines(True)
@@ -205,6 +206,11 @@ class NavigatorMenu(gtk.Menu):
         self.plot_menu.append(self.plot_image_item)
         self.plot_image_item.show()
 
+        self.plot_hist_item = gtk.MenuItem('Histogram')
+        self.plot_hist_item.connect('activate', self.on_plot_hist, navigator)
+        self.plot_menu.append(self.plot_hist_item)
+        self.plot_hist_item.show()
+        
         self.plot_item = gtk.MenuItem('Plot')
         self.append(self.plot_item)
         self.plot_item.set_submenu(self.plot_menu)
@@ -272,4 +278,8 @@ class NavigatorMenu(gtk.Menu):
         icon = fluents.icon_factory.get("line_plot")
         project.data_tree_insert(self.tree_iter, 'Image Plot', plot, None, "black", icon)
 
-
+    def on_plot_hist(self, item, navigator):
+        project = navigator.project
+        plot = plots.HistogramPlot(self.dataset, name='Histogram')
+        icon = fluents.icon_factory.get("line_plot")
+        project.data_tree_insert(self.tree_iter, 'Histogram', plot, None, "black", icon)