diff --git a/editor/js/ui/deploy.js b/editor/js/ui/deploy.js
index f8293e996..4dd9a3a2f 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/deploy.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/deploy.js
@@ -29,12 +29,43 @@ RED.deploy = (function() {
         $("#btn-deploy img").attr("src",deploymentTypes[type].img);
     }
     
-    function init() {
+    
+    /**
+     * options:
+     *   type: "default" - Button with drop-down options - no further customisation available
+     *   type: "simple"  - Button without dropdown. Customisations:
+     *      label: the text to display - default: "Deploy"
+     *      icon : the icon to use. Null removes the icon. default: "red/images/deploy-full-o.png"
+     */
+    function init(options) {
+        options = options || {};
+        var type = options.type || "default";
         
-        var deployButton = $('<li><span class="deploy-button-group button-group">'+
-          '<a id="btn-deploy" class="action-deploy disabled" href="#"><img id="btn-icn-deploy" src="red/images/deploy-full-o.png"> <span>Deploy</span></a>'+
-          '<a id="btn-deploy-options"  data-toggle="dropdown"  class="" href="#"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></a>'+
-          '</span></li>').prependTo(".header-toolbar");
+        if (type == "default") {
+            $('<li><span class="deploy-button-group button-group">'+
+              '<a id="btn-deploy" class="action-deploy disabled" href="#"><img id="btn-icn-deploy" src="red/images/deploy-full-o.png"> <span>Deploy</span></a>'+
+              '<a id="btn-deploy-options"  data-toggle="dropdown"  class="" href="#"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></a>'+
+              '</span></li>').prependTo(".header-toolbar");
+              RED.menu.init({id:"btn-deploy-options",
+                  options: [
+                      {id:"btn-deploy-full",toggle:"deploy-type",icon:"red/images/deploy-full.png",label:"Full",sublabel:"Deploys everything in the workspace",onselect:function(s) { if(s){changeDeploymentType("full")}}},
+                      {id:"btn-deploy-flow",toggle:"deploy-type",icon:"red/images/deploy-flows.png",label:"Modified Flows",sublabel:"Only deploys flows that contain changed nodes", onselect:function(s) {if(s){changeDeploymentType("flows")}}},
+                      {id:"btn-deploy-node",toggle:"deploy-type",icon:"red/images/deploy-nodes.png",label:"Modified Nodes",sublabel:"Only deploys nodes that have changed",onselect:function(s) { if(s){changeDeploymentType("nodes")}}}
+                  ]
+              });
+        } else if (type == "simple") {
+            var label = options.label || "Deploy";
+            var icon = 'red/images/deploy-full-o.png';
+            if (options.hasOwnProperty('icon')) {
+                icon = options.icon;
+            }
+            
+            $('<li><span class="deploy-button-group button-group">'+
+              '<a id="btn-deploy" class="action-deploy disabled" href="#">'+
+              (icon?'<img id="btn-icn-deploy" src="'+icon+'"> ':'')+
+              '<span>'+label+'</span></a>'+
+              '</span></li>').prependTo(".header-toolbar");
+        }
         
         $('#btn-deploy').click(function() { save(); });
         
@@ -61,14 +92,6 @@ RED.deploy = (function() {
                 ]
         });
 
-        RED.menu.init({id:"btn-deploy-options",
-            options: [
-                {id:"btn-deploy-full",toggle:"deploy-type",icon:"red/images/deploy-full.png",label:"Full",sublabel:"Deploys everything in the workspace",onselect:function(s) { if(s){changeDeploymentType("full")}}},
-                {id:"btn-deploy-flow",toggle:"deploy-type",icon:"red/images/deploy-flows.png",label:"Modified Flows",sublabel:"Only deploys flows that contain changed nodes", onselect:function(s) {if(s){changeDeploymentType("flows")}}},
-                {id:"btn-deploy-node",toggle:"deploy-type",icon:"red/images/deploy-nodes.png",label:"Modified Nodes",sublabel:"Only deploys nodes that have changed",onselect:function(s) { if(s){changeDeploymentType("nodes")}}}
-            ]
-        });
-
         RED.nodes.on('change',function(state) {
             if (state.dirty) {
                 window.onbeforeunload = function() {