diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b3671a7..3ec7534 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11752,7 +11752,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/protobuf-ts": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#aa9a59d8cc0b7ba1ee27d9bdcdade6136a00d1fb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#888ba52a4e56911ecb7df432009ecfc820c00eaf",
       "dependencies": {
         "protobufjs": "^6.8.8"
       }
diff --git a/src/interactions/InteractionSettings.tsx b/src/interactions/InteractionSettings.tsx
index c98742f..4a92bd9 100644
--- a/src/interactions/InteractionSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/interactions/InteractionSettings.tsx
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ export default function InteractionSettings(props: Props) {
   const [timezone, setTimezone] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
   //whether is any node(0), average of all nodes(1), single node(2), or node diff(3)
   const [subtypeDropdown, setSubtypeDropdown] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [interactionEnabled, setInteractionEnabled] = useState(true); //by default interactions are enabled
 
   const initialConditions = useCallback(
     (type: quack.ComponentType): pond.InteractionCondition[] => {
@@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ export default function InteractionSettings(props: Props) {
     let interaction = getDefaultInteraction();
     if (initialInteraction && mode === "update") {
       interaction = initialInteraction;
+      //set the switch's state value
+      setInteractionEnabled(!interaction.settings.inactive);
       if (interaction.settings.subtype === 0 || interaction.settings.subtype === 1) {
         setSubtypeDropdown(interaction.settings.subtype);
       } else {
@@ -427,6 +430,13 @@ export default function InteractionSettings(props: Props) {
     setInteraction(updatedInteraction);
   };
 
+  const changeInactive = (event: any) => {
+    let updatedInteraction = Interaction.clone(interaction);
+    //the switch uses true for active but the settings use true for inactive, so need to use the opposite of the switch
+    updatedInteraction.settings.inactive = !event.target.checked;
+    setInteraction(updatedInteraction);
+  };
+
   const describeSource = (measurementType: quack.MeasurementType): MeasurementDescriber => {
     const source: Component = or(
       mappedComponents.get(componentIDToString(interaction.settings.source)),
@@ -1532,6 +1542,27 @@ export default function InteractionSettings(props: Props) {
     );
   };
 
+  const activeSwitch = () => {
+    return (
+      <FormControlLabel 
+      control={
+        <Switch
+          id="active"
+          checked={interactionEnabled}
+          onChange={(event) => {
+            setInteractionEnabled(!interactionEnabled)
+            changeInactive(event)
+          }}
+          value="active"
+          color="secondary"
+        />
+      }
+      label="Active"
+      disabled={!canEdit}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+
   const content = () => {
     return (
       <Grid container direction="row" spacing={2}>
@@ -1540,10 +1571,14 @@ export default function InteractionSettings(props: Props) {
         </Grid>
         {hasDeviceFeature(device.settings.upgradeChannel, "better-controls") && (
           <Grid size={{ xs: 12 }}>
-            <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "row" }}>
+            <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "row", gap: 20 }}>
               {priorityInput()}
-              <div style={{ marginLeft: theme.spacing(2) }}></div>
+              {/* <div style={{ marginLeft: theme.spacing(2) }}></div> */}
               {sortingInput()}
+              {/* this will do the check for the feature once we know what version the feature is supported on */}
+              {/* {device.featureSupported("disableInteractions") && activeSwitch()} */}
+              {/* this is for testing on dev */}
+              {activeSwitch()}
             </div>
           </Grid>
         )}
diff --git a/src/models/Device.ts b/src/models/Device.ts
index 7b25c13..48abdd7 100644
--- a/src/models/Device.ts
+++ b/src/models/Device.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ const featureVersions: Map<string, FeatureVersionByPlatform> = new Map([
       v2CellBlue: "2.1.10",
       v2EthBlue: "2.1.10"
     }
+  ],[
+    "disableInteractions",
+    {
+      photon: "N/A",
+      electron: "N/A",
+      v2Wifi: "N/A",
+      v2Cell: "N/A",
+      v2WifiS3: "N/A",
+      v2CellS3: "N/A",
+      v2CellBlack: "N/A",
+      v2CellGreen: "N/A",
+      v2WifiBlue: "N/A",
+      v2CellBlue: "N/A",
+      v2EthBlue: "N/A"
+    }
   ]
 ]);
 export class Device {