diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp
index f292e6a3b4..0f87feaba8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/TocWidget.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ static bool canOutline(QString const & type)
 void TocWidget::enableControls(bool enable)
 {
 	updateTB->setEnabled(enable);
-	sortCB->setEnabled(enable);
 
 	if (!canOutline(current_type_))
 		enable = false;
@@ -236,7 +235,6 @@ void TocWidget::enableControls(bool enable)
 	moveDownTB->setEnabled(enable);
 	moveInTB->setEnabled(enable);
 	moveOutTB->setEnabled(enable);
-	persistentCB->setEnabled(enable);
 	if (!enable) {
 		depthSL->setMaximum(0);
 		depthSL->setValue(0);
diff --git a/status.16x b/status.16x
index 64992734e6..a14f9a9c6b 100644
--- a/status.16x
+++ b/status.16x
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ What's new
 - Fix the navigation to large floats from within the outline pane
   (bug 5573).
 
+- Enable Keep and Sort buttons in ToC when in readonly mode (bug 5767).
+
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION