diff --git a/gui/mainFrame.py b/gui/mainFrame.py
index 646c2fe45..3063f8bce 100644
--- a/gui/mainFrame.py
+++ b/gui/mainFrame.py
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
     def registerMenu(self):
         # Quit
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.ExitApp, id=wx.ID_EXIT)
-
+        # Widgets Inspector
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.openWXInspectTool, id=911) 
         # About
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.ShowAboutBox, id=wx.ID_ABOUT)
 
@@ -116,3 +117,15 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
     def toggleShipBrowser(self, event):
         self.GetToolBar().toggleShipBrowser(event)
 
+    def openWXInspectTool(self,event):
+        from wx.lib.inspection import InspectionTool
+        if not InspectionTool().initialized:
+            InspectionTool().Init()
+
+        # Find a widget to be selected in the tree.  Use either the
+        # one under the cursor, if any, or this frame.
+        wnd = wx.FindWindowAtPointer()
+        if not wnd:
+            wnd = self
+        InspectionTool().Show(wnd, True)
+        
diff --git a/gui/mainMenuBar.py b/gui/mainMenuBar.py
index 3709aeb38..ef49c7bbe 100644
--- a/gui/mainMenuBar.py
+++ b/gui/mainMenuBar.py
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ class MainMenuBar(wx.MenuBar):
         self.Append(helpMenu, "&Help")
         helpMenu.Append(wx.ID_ABOUT)
         helpMenu.Append(wx.ID_HELP, "User manual", "User manual")
+        helpMenu.Append(911,"Open Widgets Inspect tool", "Open Widgets Inspect tool")
diff --git a/gui/statsPane.py b/gui/statsPane.py
index 38365aa47..35dbd0f9d 100644
--- a/gui/statsPane.py
+++ b/gui/statsPane.py
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ class StatsPane(wx.Panel):
         self.SetSizer(self.pickerSizer)
 
         collapsible = wx.CollapsiblePane(self, label="Stats")
+
+        colPane=collapsible.GetPane()
+        colPane.SetMinSize(wx.Size(0,0))
+        colPane.SetSize(wx.Size(0,0))
+
         collapsible.Expand()
         collapsible.Bind(wx.EVT_COLLAPSIBLEPANE_CHANGED, self.collapseChanged)