diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.cpp
index be5cf0543a..d8fc52bc95 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ void FloatPlacement::checkAllowed()
 	}
 }
 
+
+bool FloatPlacement::checkWidgets(bool readonly) const
+{
+	floatTypeCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	defaultsCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	options->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	spanCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	sidewaysCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+
+	return InsetParamsWidget::checkWidgets();
+}
+
 } // namespace frontend
 } // namespace lyx
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.h b/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.h
index 73ed4eb010..5aeecc2ded 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/FloatPlacement.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
 	FuncCode creationCode() const { return LFUN_FLOAT_INSERT; }
 	void paramsToDialog(Inset const *);
 	docstring dialogToParams() const;
+	bool checkWidgets(bool readonly) const;
 	//@}
 	///
 	void useWide();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.cpp
index d3bd8e86c0..affc6cf464 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,27 @@ docstring GuiBox::dialogToParams() const
 }
 
 
+bool GuiBox::checkWidgets(bool readonly) const
+{
+	pagebreakCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	typeCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	innerBoxCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	valignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	ialignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	halignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	valignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	ialignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	widthCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	widthED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	widthUnitsLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	heightED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	heightUnitsLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	heightCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+
+	return InsetParamsWidget::checkWidgets();
+}
+
+
 void GuiBox::setSpecial(bool ibox)
 {
 	QString const last_item =
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.h
index 5020f5c19a..4ff7ce9443 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBox.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ private:
 	FuncCode creationCode() const { return LFUN_BOX_INSERT; }
 	void paramsToDialog(Inset const *);
 	docstring dialogToParams() const;
+	bool checkWidgets(bool readonly) const;
 	//@}
 
 	/// add and remove special lengths
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.cpp
index 3124314401..c362905115 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ docstring GuiBranch::dialogToParams() const
 	return from_utf8(InsetBranch::params2string(params));
 }
 
+
+bool GuiBranch::checkWidgets(bool readonly) const
+{
+	branchCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	return InsetParamsWidget::checkWidgets();
+}
+
+
 } // namespace frontend
 } // namespace lyx
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.h
index 62f2ecaa2a..326839758b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiBranch.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ private:
 	FuncCode creationCode() const { return LFUN_BRANCH_INSERT; }
 	void paramsToDialog(Inset const *);
 	docstring dialogToParams() const;
+	bool checkWidgets(bool readonly) const;
 	//@}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.cpp
index cc9f984b9d..8fc92e2250 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ void GuiERT::paramsToDialog(Inset const * inset)
 	}
 }
 
+
+bool GuiERT::checkWidgets(bool readonly) const
+{
+	ertBG->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	return InsetParamsWidget::checkWidgets();
+}
+
+
 } // namespace frontend
 } // namespace lyx
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.h
index 18a1a9163c..35ca85c332 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiERT.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ private:
 	FuncCode creationCode() const { return LFUN_INSET_INSERT; }
 	void paramsToDialog(Inset const *);
 	docstring dialogToParams() const;
+	bool checkWidgets(bool readonly) const;
 	//@}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
index 312b14fd87..55c3edab26 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
@@ -1012,6 +1012,46 @@ void GuiTabular::paramsToDialog(Inset const * inset)
 }
 
 
+bool GuiTabular::checkWidgets(bool readonly) const
+{
+	tabularRowED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	tabularColumnED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	multicolumnCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	multirowCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	specialAlignmentED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	rotateCellCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	rotateCellAngleSB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	rotateTabularCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	rotateTabularAngleSB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	longTabularCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	borders->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	tabularWidthED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	tabularWidthUnitLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	columnWidthED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	columnWidthUnitLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	multirowOffsetED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	multirowOffsetUnitLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	setBordersGB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	allBordersGB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	borderStyleGB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	booktabsRB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	topspaceCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	topspaceUnitLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	bottomspaceCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	bottomspaceUnitLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	interlinespaceCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	interlinespaceUnitLC->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	hAlignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	decimalPointED->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	vAlignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	TableAlignCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	longtableGB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	alignmentGB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+
+	return InsetParamsWidget::checkWidgets();
+}
+
+
 bool GuiTabular::funcEnabled(Tabular::Feature f) const
 {
 	string cmd = "tabular " + featureAsString(f);
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.h
index 1d90afa604..a354a4a220 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ private:
 	FuncCode creationCode() const { return LFUN_TABULAR_INSERT; }
 	void paramsToDialog(Inset const *);
 	docstring dialogToParams() const;
+	bool checkWidgets(bool readonly) const;
 	//@}
 
 	///
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.cpp
index 13b873443d..3756b15560 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ void GuiVSpace::paramsToDialog(Inset const * inset)
 	enableCustom(spacingCO->currentIndex());
 }
 
+
+bool GuiVSpace::checkWidgets(bool readonly) const
+{
+	valueLE->setReadOnly(readonly);
+	spacingCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	unitCO->setEnabled(!readonly);
+	keepCB->setEnabled(!readonly);
+
+	return InsetParamsWidget::checkWidgets();
+}
+
 } // namespace frontend
 } // namespace lyx
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.h
index f36a519c99..f26d40e763 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiVSpace.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ private:
 	FuncCode creationCode() const { return LFUN_INSET_INSERT; }
 	void paramsToDialog(Inset const *);
 	docstring dialogToParams() const;
+	bool checkWidgets(bool readonly) const;
 	//@}
 };