diff --git a/docs/examples/basic.tsx b/docs/examples/basic.tsx
index b104de1..8e2f2db 100644
--- a/docs/examples/basic.tsx
+++ b/docs/examples/basic.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export default () => (
         value: 'bamboo',
         label: 'Bamboo',
       },
+      {
+        value: 'dark',
+        label: 'Dark',
+        disabled: true,
+      },
       {
         value: 'cat',
         label: 'Cat',
diff --git a/src/Mentions.tsx b/src/Mentions.tsx
index 84e978f..f5d5e99 100644
--- a/src/Mentions.tsx
+++ b/src/Mentions.tsx
@@ -297,7 +297,10 @@ const InternalMentions = forwardRef<MentionsRef, MentionsProps>(
     };
 
     const selectOption = (option: OptionProps) => {
-      const { value: mentionValue = '' } = option;
+      const { value: mentionValue = '', disabled } = option;
+      if (disabled) {
+        return;
+      }
       const { text, selectionLocation } = replaceWithMeasure(mergedValue, {
         measureLocation: mergedMeasureLocation,
         targetText: mentionValue,