diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
index 6d5f218c06..67a149f446 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TabView
                 property real rowHeight: textField.height;
 
                 Label { width: base.firstColumnWidth; height: parent.rowHeight; verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter; text: catalog.i18nc("@label", "Brand") }
-                TextField
+                ReadOnlyTextField
                 {
                     id: textField;
                     width: base.secondColumnWidth;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TabView
                 }
 
                 Label { width: base.firstColumnWidth; height: parent.rowHeight; verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter; text: catalog.i18nc("@label", "Material Type") }
-                TextField
+                ReadOnlyTextField
                 {
                     width: base.secondColumnWidth;
                     text: properties.material_type;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TabView
 
                         MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent; onClicked: colorDialog.open(); enabled: base.editingEnabled }
                     }
-                    TextField
+                    ReadOnlyTextField
                     {
                         id: colorLabel;
                         text: properties.color_name;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ TabView
 
                 Label { width: parent.width; height: parent.rowHeight; verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter; text: catalog.i18nc("@label", "Description") }
 
-                TextArea
+                ReadOnlyTextArea
                 {
                     text: properties.description;
                     width: base.firstColumnWidth + base.secondColumnWidth
@@ -180,13 +180,14 @@ TabView
 
                 Label { width: parent.width; height: parent.rowHeight; verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter; text: catalog.i18nc("@label", "Adhesion Information") }
 
-                TextArea
+                ReadOnlyTextArea
                 {
                     text: properties.adhesion_info;
                     width: base.firstColumnWidth + base.secondColumnWidth
                     wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
 
                     readOnly: !base.editingEnabled;
+
                     onEditingFinished: Cura.ContainerManager.setContainerMetaDataEntry(base.containerId, "adhesion_info", text)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlySpinBox.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlySpinBox.qml
index 5c1a3cbe19..8692f55708 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlySpinBox.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlySpinBox.qml
@@ -5,19 +5,48 @@ import QtQuick 2.1
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
 import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.2
 
-// Provides a SpinBox with the same readOnly property as a TextField
-SpinBox
+Item
 {
     id: base
+
+    property alias value: spinBox.value
+    property alias minimumValue: spinBox.minimumValue
+    property alias maximumValue: spinBox.maximumValue
+    property alias stepSize: spinBox.stepSize
+    property alias prefix: spinBox.prefix
+    property alias suffix: spinBox.suffix
+    property alias decimals: spinBox.decimals
+
+    signal editingFinished();
+
     property bool readOnly: false
 
-    Keys.enabled: !readOnly
-    MouseArea
+    width: spinBox.width
+    height: spinBox.height
+
+    SpinBox
     {
-        acceptedButtons: Qt.AllButtons;
-        anchors.fill: parent;
-        enabled: parent.readOnly;
-        onWheel: wheel.accepted = true;
-        cursorShape: enabled ? Qt.ArrowCursor : Qt.IBeamCursor;
+        id: spinBox
+
+        enabled: !base.readOnly
+        opacity: base.readOnly ? 0.5 : 1.0
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
+        onEditingFinished: base.editingFinished()
     }
+
+    Label
+    {
+        visible: base.readOnly
+        text: base.prefix + base.value.toFixed(spinBox.decimals) + base.suffix
+
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.leftMargin: spinBox.__style ? spinBox.__style.padding.left : 0
+
+        color: palette.buttonText
+    }
+
+    SystemPalette { id: palette }
 }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlyTextArea.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlyTextArea.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbef8fa46b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlyTextArea.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 Ultimaker B.V.
+// Uranium is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
+
+import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
+import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.2
+
+Item
+{
+    id: base
+
+    property alias text: textArea.text
+    property alias wrapMode: textArea.wrapMode
+
+    signal editingFinished();
+
+    property bool readOnly: false
+
+    width: textArea.width
+    height: textArea.height
+
+    TextArea
+    {
+        id: textArea
+
+        enabled: !base.readOnly
+        opacity: base.readOnly ? 0.5 : 1.0
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
+        onEditingFinished: base.editingFinished()
+    }
+
+    Label
+    {
+        visible: base.readOnly
+        text: textArea.text
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.margins: textArea.__style ? textArea.__style.textMargin : 4
+
+        color: palette.buttonText
+    }
+
+    SystemPalette { id: palette }
+}
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlyTextField.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlyTextField.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28c714259b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/ReadOnlyTextField.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 Ultimaker B.V.
+// Uranium is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
+
+import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
+import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.2
+
+Item
+{
+    id: base
+
+    property alias text: textField.text
+
+    signal editingFinished();
+
+    property bool readOnly: false
+
+    width: textField.width
+    height: textField.height
+
+    TextField
+    {
+        id: textField
+
+        enabled: !base.readOnly
+        opacity: base.readOnly ? 0.5 : 1.0
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
+        onEditingFinished: base.editingFinished()
+    }
+
+    Label
+    {
+        visible: base.readOnly
+        text: textField.text
+
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.leftMargin: textField.__panel ? textField.__panel.leftMargin : 0
+
+        color: palette.buttonText
+    }
+
+    SystemPalette { id: palette }
+}