diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui
index 4878d8dfde..f8b0014e35 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@
             <property name="lineWrapMode">
              <enum>QTextEdit::NoWrap</enum>
             </property>
+            <property name="readOnly">
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item row="5" column="0">
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshNetgen.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshNetgen.ui
index 8b1644bbc4..24907dd711 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshNetgen.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshNetgen.ui
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@
             <property name="lineWrapMode">
              <enum>QTextEdit::NoWrap</enum>
             </property>
+            <property name="readOnly">
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item row="5" column="0">