diff --git a/layouts/joomla/tinymce/textarea.php b/layouts/joomla/tinymce/textarea.php
index 0c969b423a03e..c116c3a2f4118 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/tinymce/textarea.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/tinymce/textarea.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	rows="<?php echo $data->rows; ?>"
 	style="width: <?php echo $data->width; ?>; height: <?php echo $data->height; ?>;"
 	class="<?php echo empty($data->class) ? 'mce_editable' : $data->class; ?>"
+	<?php echo $data->readonly ? ' readonly disabled' : ''; ?>
 >
 	<?php echo $data->content; ?>
 </textarea>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/cms/editor/editor.php b/libraries/cms/editor/editor.php
index 5f0ce39beb95d..cdc9150be784e 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/editor/editor.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/editor/editor.php
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ public function display($name, $html, $width, $height, $col, $row, $buttons = tr
 		$args['row'] = $row;
 		$args['buttons'] = $buttons;
 		$args['id'] = $id ?: $name;
+		$args['asset'] = $asset;
+		$args['author'] = $author;
+		$args['params'] = $params;
 		$args['event'] = 'onDisplay';
 
 		$results[] = $this->_editor->update($args);
diff --git a/libraries/cms/form/field/editor.php b/libraries/cms/form/field/editor.php
index 486a9beb5f982..ab3287f7d6f16 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/form/field/editor.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/form/field/editor.php
@@ -241,11 +241,12 @@ protected function getInput()
 	{
 		// Get an editor object.
 		$editor = $this->getEditor();
+		$readonly = $this->readonly || $this->disabled;
 
 		return $editor->display(
 			$this->name, htmlspecialchars($this->value, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'), $this->width, $this->height, $this->columns, $this->rows,
 			$this->buttons ? (is_array($this->buttons) ? array_merge($this->buttons, $this->hide) : $this->hide) : false, $this->id, $this->asset,
-			$this->form->getValue($this->authorField), array('syntax' => (string) $this->element['syntax'])
+			$this->form->getValue($this->authorField), array('syntax' => (string) $this->element['syntax'], 'readonly' => $readonly)
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/editors/codemirror/codemirror.php b/plugins/editors/codemirror/codemirror.php
index 4cc1e3a4391bb..4073e85110ade 100644
--- a/plugins/editors/codemirror/codemirror.php
+++ b/plugins/editors/codemirror/codemirror.php
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ public function onDisplay(
 		// Options for the CodeMirror constructor.
 		$options = new stdClass;
 
+		// Is field readonly?
+		if (!empty($params['readonly']))
+		{
+			$options->readOnly = 'nocursor';
+		}
+
 		// Should we focus on the editor on load?
 		$options->autofocus = (boolean) $this->params->get('autoFocus', true);
 
diff --git a/plugins/editors/none/none.php b/plugins/editors/none/none.php
index 9b520321de03a..81dfb59cef494 100644
--- a/plugins/editors/none/none.php
+++ b/plugins/editors/none/none.php
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ public function onDisplay($name, $content, $width, $height, $col, $row, $buttons
 			$height .= 'px';
 		}
 
+		$readonly = !empty($params['readonly']) ? ' readonly disabled' : '';
+
 		$editor = '<div class="js-editor-none">'
 			. '<textarea name="' . $name . '" id="' . $id . '" cols="' . $col . '" rows="' . $row
-			. '" style="width: ' . $width . '; height: ' . $height . ';">' . $content . '</textarea>'
+			. '" style="width: ' . $width . '; height: ' . $height . ';"' . $readonly . '>' . $content . '</textarea>'
 			. $this->_displayButtons($id, $buttons, $asset, $author)
 			. '</div>';
 
diff --git a/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php b/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
index 2581e2a34a2a6..882930a818408 100644
--- a/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
+++ b/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ public function onGetInsertMethod($name)
 	 * @param   string   $id       An optional ID for the textarea. If not supplied the name is used.
 	 * @param   string   $asset    The object asset
 	 * @param   object   $author   The author.
+	 * @param   array    $params   Associative array of editor parameters.
 	 *
 	 * @return  string
 	 */
-	public function onDisplay($name, $content, $width, $height, $col, $row, $buttons = true, $id = null, $asset = null, $author = null)
+	public function onDisplay(
+		$name, $content, $width, $height, $col, $row, $buttons = true, $id = null, $asset = null, $author = null, $params = array())
 	{
 		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
 
@@ -188,6 +190,9 @@ public function onDisplay($name, $content, $width, $height, $col, $row, $buttons
 		$textarea->height  = $height;
 		$textarea->content = $content;
 
+		// Set editor to readonly mode
+		$textarea->readonly = !empty($params['readonly']);
+
 		// Render Editor markup
 		$editor = '<div class="js-editor-tinymce">';
 		$editor .= JLayoutHelper::render('joomla.tinymce.textarea', $textarea);
@@ -204,6 +209,12 @@ public function onDisplay($name, $content, $width, $height, $col, $row, $buttons
 				JHtml::_('script', 'editors/tinymce/tiny-close.min.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true), array('defer' => 'defer'));
 			}
 
+			// Set editor to readonly mode
+			if (!empty($params['readonly']))
+			{
+				$options['tinyMCE'][$fieldName]['readonly'] = 1;
+			}
+
 			$options['tinyMCE'][$fieldName]['joomlaMergeDefaults'] = true;
 			$options['tinyMCE'][$fieldName]['joomlaExtButtons']    = $btns;