diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index db86fff..8763df5 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export default function App() {
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState<string>('');
   const [ingredients, setIngredients] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [ingredientOptions, setIngredientOptions] = useState<any[]>([
-    { label: 0, value: 0 },
-    { label: 1, value: false },
+    { label: 0, value: 0, disabled: true },
+    { label: 1, value: false, disabled: true },
     { label: 2, value: 2, disabled: true },
   ]);
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ export default function App() {
             label="Meal preferences"
             placeholder="Select your meal preferences"
             options={[
-              { name: '🍛 Rice', value: '1', disabled: false },
+              { name: '🍛 Rice', value: '1' },
               { name: '🍗 Chicken', value: '2' },
-              { name: '🥦 Brocoli', value: '3', disabled: false },
+              { name: '🥦 Brocoli', value: '3' },
               { name: '🍕 Pizza', value: '4' },
             ]}
             maxSelectableItems={2}
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 6bc16d8..f58e303 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import type {
   DropdownSelectHandle,
   TSelectedItem,
 } from './types/index.types';
-import { extractPropertyFromArray, getSelectionsData } from './utils';
+import {
+  extractPropertyFromArray,
+  getSelectionsData,
+  removeDisabledItems,
+} from './utils';
 import {
   useSelectionHandler,
   useModal,
@@ -259,17 +263,20 @@ export const DropdownSelect = forwardRef<DropdownSelectHandle, DropdownProps>(
                   modifiedOptions?.length > 1 && (
                     <View style={styles.optionsContainerStyle}>
                       <TouchableOpacity accessible={false}>
-                        <CheckBox
-                          value={selectAll}
-                          label={
-                            selectAll
-                              ? listControls?.unselectAllText || 'Clear all'
-                              : listControls?.selectAllText || 'Select all'
-                          }
-                          onChange={() => handleSelectAll()}
-                          primaryColor={primaryColor}
-                          checkboxControls={checkboxControls}
-                        />
+                        {/* only show this if all the items in the list are not disabled */}
+                        {removeDisabledItems(modifiedOptions)?.length !== 0 && (
+                          <CheckBox
+                            value={selectAll}
+                            label={
+                              selectAll
+                                ? listControls?.unselectAllText || 'Clear all'
+                                : listControls?.selectAllText || 'Select all'
+                            }
+                            onChange={() => handleSelectAll()}
+                            primaryColor={primaryColor}
+                            checkboxControls={checkboxControls}
+                          />
+                        )}
                       </TouchableOpacity>
                     </View>
                   )}