diff --git a/packages/tldraw/api-report.md b/packages/tldraw/api-report.md
index 983c94c8d3c5..6f44832af443 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/tldraw/api-report.md
@@ -1294,7 +1294,9 @@ export type TldrawProps = TldrawEditorBaseProps & ({
     sessionId?: string;
     defaultName?: string;
     snapshot?: StoreSnapshot<TLRecord>;
-}) & TldrawUiProps & Partial<TLExternalContentProps>;
+}) & TldrawUiProps & Partial<TLExternalContentProps> & {
+    showTools?: string[];
+};
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const TldrawScribble: TLScribbleComponent;
@@ -1332,7 +1334,9 @@ export interface TldrawUiContextProviderProps {
 }
 
 // @public
-export type TldrawUiProps = TldrawUiBaseProps & TldrawUiContextProviderProps;
+export type TldrawUiProps = TldrawUiBaseProps & TldrawUiContextProviderProps & {
+    showTools?: string[];
+};
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface TLUiActionItem<TransationKey extends string = string, IconType extends string = string> {
diff --git a/packages/tldraw/api/api.json b/packages/tldraw/api/api.json
index e475c144673a..6e864df8111f 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/api/api.json
+++ b/packages/tldraw/api/api.json
@@ -14435,7 +14435,7 @@
             },
             {
               "kind": "Content",
-              "text": ">"
+              "text": "> & {\n    showTools?: string[];\n}"
             },
             {
               "kind": "Content",
@@ -14976,6 +14976,10 @@
               "text": "TldrawUiContextProviderProps",
               "canonicalReference": "@bigbluebutton/tldraw!TldrawUiContextProviderProps:interface"
             },
+            {
+              "kind": "Content",
+              "text": " & {\n    showTools?: string[];\n}"
+            },
             {
               "kind": "Content",
               "text": ";"
@@ -14986,7 +14990,7 @@
           "name": "TldrawUiProps",
           "typeTokenRange": {
             "startIndex": 1,
-            "endIndex": 4
+            "endIndex": 5
           }
         },
         {
diff --git a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/Tldraw.tsx b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/Tldraw.tsx
index b3d90247194e..12e83efcdff5 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/Tldraw.tsx
+++ b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/Tldraw.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ export type TldrawProps = TldrawEditorBaseProps &
 		  }
 	) &
 	TldrawUiProps &
-	Partial<TLExternalContentProps>
+	Partial<TLExternalContentProps> & {
+		/**
+		 * List of allowed shapes that should be visible in the toolbar
+		 */
+		showTools?: string[]
+	}
 
 /** @public */
 export function Tldraw(props: TldrawProps) {
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ export function Tldraw(props: TldrawProps) {
 		acceptedImageMimeTypes,
 		acceptedVideoMimeTypes,
 		onMount,
+		showTools,
 		...rest
 	} = props
 
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ export function Tldraw(props: TldrawProps) {
 
 	return (
 		<TldrawEditor {...withDefaults}>
-			<TldrawUi {...withDefaults}>
+			<TldrawUi {...withDefaults} showTools={showTools}>
 				<ContextMenu>
 					<Canvas />
 				</ContextMenu>
diff --git a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/TldrawUi.tsx b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/TldrawUi.tsx
index acbec4648c2e..95d1bc6a9bfd 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/TldrawUi.tsx
+++ b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/TldrawUi.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ import { useTranslation } from './hooks/useTranslation/useTranslation'
  *
  * @public
  */
-export type TldrawUiProps = TldrawUiBaseProps & TldrawUiContextProviderProps
+export type TldrawUiProps = TldrawUiBaseProps &
+	TldrawUiContextProviderProps & {
+		/**
+		 * Restrict which shapes/tools appear in the UI toolbar.
+		 */
+		showTools?: string[]
+	}
 
 /**
  * Base props for the {@link @bigbluebutton/tldraw#Tldraw} and {@link TldrawUi} components.
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ export const TldrawUi = React.memo(function TldrawUi({
 	renderDebugMenuItems,
 	children,
 	hideUi,
+	showTools,
 	...rest
 }: TldrawUiProps) {
 	return (
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ export const TldrawUi = React.memo(function TldrawUi({
 				shareZone={shareZone}
 				topZone={topZone}
 				renderDebugMenuItems={renderDebugMenuItems}
+				showTools={showTools}
 			>
 				{children}
 			</TldrawUiInner>
@@ -97,6 +105,7 @@ type TldrawUiContentProps = {
 	shareZone?: ReactNode
 	topZone?: ReactNode
 	renderDebugMenuItems?: () => React.ReactNode
+	showTools?: string[]
 }
 
 const TldrawUiInner = React.memo(function TldrawUiInner({
@@ -120,6 +129,7 @@ const TldrawUiContent = React.memo(function TldrawUI({
 	shareZone,
 	topZone,
 	renderDebugMenuItems,
+	showTools,
 }: TldrawUiContentProps) {
 	const editor = useEditor()
 	const msg = useTranslation()
@@ -178,7 +188,7 @@ const TldrawUiContent = React.memo(function TldrawUI({
 						<div className="tlui-layout__bottom">
 							<div className="tlui-layout__bottom__main">
 								<NavigationZone />
-								<Toolbar />
+								<Toolbar showTools={showTools} />
 								{breakpoint >= 4 && <HelpMenu />}
 							</div>
 							{isDebugMode && <DebugPanel renderDebugMenuItems={renderDebugMenuItems ?? null} />}
diff --git a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx
index 3cc9c72ffeab..66f524c3162c 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/ui/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { kbdStr } from '../primitives/shared'
 import { ToggleToolLockedButton } from './ToggleToolLockedButton'
 
 /** @public */
-export const Toolbar = memo(function Toolbar() {
+export const Toolbar = memo(function Toolbar({ showTools }: { showTools?: string[] }) {
 	const editor = useEditor()
 	const msg = useTranslation()
 	const breakpoint = useBreakpoint()
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ export const Toolbar = memo(function Toolbar() {
 	const rMostRecentlyActiveDropdownItem = React.useRef<TLUiToolbarItem | undefined>(undefined)
 
 	const isReadonly = useReadonly()
-	const toolbarItems = useToolbarSchema()
+	const rawToolbarItems = useToolbarSchema()
+	const toolbarItems = React.useMemo(() => {
+		if (!showTools || showTools.length === 0) return rawToolbarItems
+
+		return rawToolbarItems.filter((item) => showTools.includes(item.id))
+	}, [rawToolbarItems, showTools])
+
 	const laserTool = toolbarItems.find((item) => item.toolItem.id === 'laser')
 
 	const activeToolId = useValue('current tool id', () => editor.getCurrentToolId(), [editor])