diff --git a/writeas/AppDelegate.swift b/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
index ce06e9a..c983426 100644
--- a/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 //
 
 import Cocoa
+import Foundation
 
 @NSApplicationMain
 class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 
     var vc: ViewController?
 
+    @IBOutlet weak var filePublishItem: NSMenuItem!
     @IBOutlet weak var nightModeItem: NSMenuItem!
     @IBOutlet weak var formatFontSerifItem: NSMenuItem!
     @IBOutlet weak var formatFontSansItem: NSMenuItem!
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     }
 
     @IBAction func publishDoc(_ sender: Any) {
+        filePublishItem.isEnabled = false
         vc?.publish()
     }
 
diff --git a/writeas/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/writeas/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index a415217..5a6bc09 100644
--- a/writeas/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/writeas/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ DQ
                 </application>
                 <customObject id="Voe-Tx-rLC" customClass="AppDelegate" customModule="Write_as" customModuleProvider="target">
                     <connections>
+                        <outlet property="filePublishItem" destination="Vdf-ed-k4A" id="TU2-UK-bgQ"/>
                         <outlet property="formatFontMonoItem" destination="WRG-CD-K1S" id="919-ab-Ig1"/>
                         <outlet property="formatFontSansItem" destination="Vjx-xi-njq" id="LIr-Ct-Ied"/>
                         <outlet property="formatFontSerifItem" destination="GB9-OM-e27" id="rVW-JC-eyr"/>
diff --git a/writeas/ViewController.swift b/writeas/ViewController.swift
index 1120fad..026e539 100644
--- a/writeas/ViewController.swift
+++ b/writeas/ViewController.swift
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
                 notification.informativeText = "The link is copied — press ⌘+V to share it."
                 notification.soundName = NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName
 
+                if let ad = NSApplication.shared().delegate as? AppDelegate {
+                    ad.filePublishItem.isEnabled = true
+                }
+
                 NSUserNotificationCenter.default.deliver(notification)
             }
         }