diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 83acae5..bc87d2c 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ <h1>editableTableWidget<br/> <small>tiny editable jQuery Bootstrap spreadsheet</
               <tr><td>Bike</td><td>330</td><td>240</td><td>1</td></tr>
               <tr><td>Plane</td><td>430</td><td>540</td><td>3</td></tr>
               <tr><td>Yacht</td><td>100</td><td>200</td><td>0</td></tr>
-              <tr><td>Segway</td><td>330</td><td>240</td><td>1</td></tr>
+              <tr><td class="edit-disabled">Segway <- Editing disabled</td><td>330</td><td>240</td><td>1</td></tr>
             </tbody>
 			<tfoot><tr><th><strong>TOTAL</strong></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead>
           </table>
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ <h2>Usage</h2>
 		return false; // reject change
 	}
 });
+</pre>
+
+<p>Disable editing on some cells by adding a class to them</p>
+<pre class="prettyprint">
+$('#table').editableTableWidget({disableClass: "edit-disabled"});
 </pre>
     </div>
     <div class="span6" >
diff --git a/mindmup-editabletable.js b/mindmup-editabletable.js
index 36be540..3a679ff 100644
--- a/mindmup-editabletable.js
+++ b/mindmup-editabletable.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $.fn.editableTableWidget = function (options) {
 			active,
 			showEditor = function (select) {
 				active = element.find('td:focus');
-				if (active.length) {
+				if (active.length && !active.hasClass(activeOptions.disableClass)) {
 					editor.val(active.text())
 						.removeClass('error')
 						.show()
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ $.fn.editableTableWidget.defaultOptions = {
 	cloneProperties: ['padding', 'padding-top', 'padding-bottom', 'padding-left', 'padding-right',
 					  'text-align', 'font', 'font-size', 'font-family', 'font-weight',
 					  'border', 'border-top', 'border-bottom', 'border-left', 'border-right'],
+	disableClass: 'edit-disabled',
 	editor: $('<input>')
 };