diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
index 2f183c29f0..8801909d6f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/textarea/textarea.html
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
             ng-keyup="change()"
             ng-trim="false"
             ng-required="model.validation.mandatory"
-            aria-required="{{model.validation.mandatory}}">
+            aria-required="{{model.validation.mandatory}}"
+            ng-readonly="readonly">
         </textarea>
 
         <span ng-messages="textareaFieldForm.textarea.$error" show-validation-on-submit >