diff --git a/lib/selectable_tags.dart b/lib/selectable_tags.dart
index c926b84..cba8083 100644
--- a/lib/selectable_tags.dart
+++ b/lib/selectable_tags.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class SelectableTags extends StatefulWidget {
       this.onPressed,
       this.popupMenuBuilder,
       this.popupMenuOnSelected,
+      this.inactiveTagSelectable = true,
       Key key})
       : assert(tags != null),
         super(key: key);
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ class SelectableTags extends StatefulWidget {
   /// (int id, Tag tag)
   final PopupMenuOnSelected popupMenuOnSelected;
 
+  /// Defines if inactive tags can be selected
+  final bool inactiveTagSelectable;
+
   @override
   _SelectableTagsState createState() => _SelectableTagsState();
 }
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ class _SelectableTagsState extends State<SelectableTags> {
                     softWrap: false,
                     style: _textStyle(tag),
                   ),
-            onPressed: () {
+            onPressed: (!widget.inactiveTagSelectable && tag.active == false) ? null : () {
               if (widget.singleItem) _singleItem();
 
               setState(() {