diff --git a/modules/ui/data_editor.js b/modules/ui/data_editor.js
index fc8eb3f20..16943fb32 100644
--- a/modules/ui/data_editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/data_editor.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function uiDataEditor(context) {
                 .state('hover')
             )
             .selectAll('textarea.tag-text')
-            .property('disabled', true)
+            .attr('readonly', true)
             .classed('readonly', true);
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/raw_tag_editor.js b/modules/ui/raw_tag_editor.js
index 60b0b088d..1e28ec7f1 100644
--- a/modules/ui/raw_tag_editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/raw_tag_editor.js
@@ -268,12 +268,16 @@ export function uiRawTagEditor(context) {
         items.selectAll('input.key')
             .attr('title', function(d) { return d.key; })
             .call(utilGetSetValue, function(d) { return d.key; })
-            .property('disabled', isReadOnly);
+            .attr('readonly', function(d) {
+                return isReadOnly(d) || null;
+            });
 
         items.selectAll('input.value')
             .attr('title', function(d) { return d.value; })
             .call(utilGetSetValue, function(d) { return d.value; })
-            .property('disabled', isReadOnly);
+            .attr('readonly', function(d) {
+                return isReadOnly(d) || null;
+            });
 
         items.selectAll('button.remove')
             .on('mousedown', removeTag);  // 'click' fires too late - #5878