diff --git a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_MultiEditDlg.cxx b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_MultiEditDlg.cxx
index ada40b857..b1662d8e6 100755
--- a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_MultiEditDlg.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_MultiEditDlg.cxx
@@ -156,11 +156,13 @@ QFrame* SMESHGUI_MultiEditDlg::createMainFrame( QWidget* theParent )
   mySubmeshChk = new QCheckBox( tr( "SMESH_SUBMESH" ), aGrp );
   mySubmeshBtn = new QPushButton( aGrp );
   mySubmesh = new QLineEdit( aGrp );
+  mySubmesh->setReadOnly( true );
   mySubmeshBtn->setPixmap( aPix );
   
   myGroupChk = new QCheckBox( tr( "GROUP" ), aGrp );
   myGroupBtn = new QPushButton( aGrp );
   myGroup = new QLineEdit( aGrp );
+  myGroup->setReadOnly( true );
   myGroupBtn->setPixmap( aPix );
 
   return aMainGrp;