diff --git a/src/BufferView.cpp b/src/BufferView.cpp
index ba89032b1a..2820b7e46f 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferView.cpp
@@ -1059,7 +1059,6 @@ bool BufferView::getStatus(FuncRequest const & cmd, FuncStatus & flag)
 	case LFUN_WORD_FIND:
 	case LFUN_WORD_FIND_FORWARD:
 	case LFUN_WORD_FIND_BACKWARD:
-	case LFUN_WORD_FINDADV:
 	case LFUN_WORD_REPLACE:
 	case LFUN_MARK_OFF:
 	case LFUN_MARK_ON:
@@ -1077,6 +1076,14 @@ bool BufferView::getStatus(FuncRequest const & cmd, FuncStatus & flag)
 		flag.setEnabled(true);
 		break;
 
+	case LFUN_WORD_FINDADV: {
+		FindAndReplaceOptions opt;
+		istringstream iss(to_utf8(cmd.argument()));
+		iss >> opt;
+		flag.setEnabled(opt.repl_buf_name.empty()
+				|| !buffer_.isReadonly());
+	}
+
 	case LFUN_LABEL_GOTO: {
 		flag.setEnabled(!cmd.argument().empty()
 		    || getInsetByCode<InsetRef>(cur, REF_CODE));
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp
index d83132ebe0..49753a639f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ FindAndReplaceWidget::FindAndReplaceWidget(GuiView & view)
 
 bool FindAndReplaceWidget::eventFilter(QObject * obj, QEvent * event)
 {
+	bool replace_enabled = view_.documentBufferView() && !view_.documentBufferView()->buffer().isReadonly();
+	replace_work_area_->setEnabled(replace_enabled);
+	replacePB->setEnabled(replace_enabled);
+	replaceallPB->setEnabled(replace_enabled);
+
 	if (event->type() != QEvent::KeyPress
 		  || (obj != find_work_area_ && obj != replace_work_area_))
 		return QWidget::eventFilter(obj, event);