diff --git a/spyder/utils/icon_manager.py b/spyder/utils/icon_manager.py
index ab3fc989d6a..254bce68c1d 100644
--- a/spyder/utils/icon_manager.py
+++ b/spyder/utils/icon_manager.py
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ def __init__(self):
             'rename':                  [('mdi.rename-box',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
             'move':                    [('mdi.file-move',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
             'edit_add':                [('mdi.plus',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
+            'collapse_column':         [('mdi.arrow-collapse-horizontal',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
+            'collapse_row':            [('mdi.arrow-collapse-vertical',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
             'edit_remove':             [('mdi.minus',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
             'browse_tab':              [('mdi.tab',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
             'filelist':                [('mdi.view-list',), {'color': self.MAIN_FG_COLOR}],
diff --git a/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py b/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py
index b8abe2bd48e..cf1bc54c34a 100644
--- a/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py
+++ b/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 from spyder.widgets.helperwidgets import CustomSortFilterProxy
 from spyder.plugins.variableexplorer.widgets.basedialog import BaseDialog
 from spyder.utils.palette import SpyderPalette
+from spyder.api.widgets.toolbars import SpyderToolbar
 
 
 # Maximum length of a serialized variable to be set in the kernel
@@ -585,6 +586,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
 
         self.array_filename = None
         self.menu = None
+        self.menu_actions = []
         self.empty_ws_menu = None
         self.paste_action = None
         self.copy_action = None
@@ -619,14 +621,17 @@ def setup_table(self):
         # Sorting columns
         self.setSortingEnabled(True)
         self.sortByColumn(0, Qt.AscendingOrder)
+        self.selectionModel().selectionChanged.connect(self.refresh_menu)
 
     def setup_menu(self):
         """Setup context menu"""
         resize_action = create_action(self, _("Resize rows to contents"),
+                                      icon=ima.icon('collapse_row'),
                                       triggered=self.resizeRowsToContents)
         resize_columns_action = create_action(
             self,
             _("Resize columns to contents"),
+            icon=ima.icon('collapse_column'),
             triggered=self.resize_column_contents)
         self.paste_action = create_action(self, _("Paste"),
                                           icon=ima.icon('editpaste'),
@@ -683,15 +688,16 @@ def setup_menu(self):
             icon=ima.icon('outline_explorer'),
             triggered=self.view_item)
         menu = QMenu(self)
-        menu_actions = [self.edit_action, self.plot_action, self.hist_action,
-                        self.imshow_action, self.save_array_action,
-                        self.insert_action,
-                        self.insert_action_above, self.insert_action_below,
-                        self.remove_action, self.copy_action,
-                        self.paste_action, self.view_action,
-                        None, self.rename_action, self.duplicate_action,
-                        None, resize_action, resize_columns_action]
-        add_actions(menu, menu_actions)
+        self.menu_actions = [self.edit_action, self.plot_action,
+                             self.hist_action, self.imshow_action,
+                             self.save_array_action, self.insert_action,
+                             self.insert_action_above,
+                             self.insert_action_below,
+                             self.remove_action, self.copy_action,
+                             self.paste_action, self.view_action,
+                             None, self.rename_action, self.duplicate_action,
+                             None, resize_action, resize_columns_action]
+        add_actions(menu, self.menu_actions)
         self.empty_ws_menu = QMenu(self)
         add_actions(
             self.empty_ws_menu,
@@ -1184,7 +1190,6 @@ def __init__(self, parent, data, readonly=False, title="",
 
         self.setup_table()
         self.menu = self.setup_menu()
-
         if isinstance(data, set):
             self.horizontalHeader().hideSection(0)
 
@@ -1312,7 +1317,16 @@ def __init__(self, parent, data, readonly=False, title="", remote=False):
         else:
             self.editor = CollectionsEditorTableView(self, data, readonly,
                                                      title)
+        toolbar = SpyderToolbar(parent=None, title='Editor toolbar')
+
+        for item in self.editor.menu_actions:
+            if item is not None:
+                toolbar.addAction(item)
+
+        # Update the toolbar actions state
+        self.editor.refresh_menu()
         layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        layout.addWidget(toolbar)
         layout.addWidget(self.editor)
         self.setLayout(layout)
 
@@ -1574,6 +1588,10 @@ def setup_menu(self):
         menu = BaseTableView.setup_menu(self)
         return menu
 
+    def refresh_menu(self):
+        if self.var_properties:
+            super().refresh_menu()
+
     def set_regex(self, regex=None, reset=False):
         """Update the regex text for the variable finder."""
         if reset or self.finder is None or not self.finder.text():