diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06ffe2c05..50c03a80f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ _Breaking developer changes, which may affect downstream projects or sites that
 * Fix a bug where the validator might show wrong tagging suggestions for a preset if another preset has a partial match ([#8828], thanks [@bhousel])
 * Show correct vintage and other metadata for "Esri World Imagery"'s higher zoom levels
 * Fix wrong order of route relation members after a split operation ([#8519], thanks [@tpetillon])
+* Do not open disabled localized combobox when clicking on it ([#8871], thanks [@hodigabi])
 #### :earth_asia: Localization
 * Deprecate ~`t.html`~ for providing localized texts, which is replaced by the new method `t.append` which directly and safely appends the localized strings to the DOM ([#8817])
 #### :hourglass: Performance
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ _Breaking developer changes, which may affect downstream projects or sites that
 [#8836]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/8836
 [#8839]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/8839
 [#8860]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/8860
+[#8871]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/8871
 [#8876]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/8876
 [#8906]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/8906
 [@k-yle]: https://github.com/k-yle
diff --git a/modules/ui/combobox.js b/modules/ui/combobox.js
index 57555078f..df3d13700 100644
--- a/modules/ui/combobox.js
+++ b/modules/ui/combobox.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export function uiCombobox(context, klass) {
 
         function mousedown(d3_event) {
             if (d3_event.button !== 0) return;    // left click only
+            if (input.classed('disabled')) return;
             _tDown = +new Date();
 
             // clear selection
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export function uiCombobox(context, klass) {
         function mouseup(d3_event) {
             input.on('mouseup.combo-input', null);
             if (d3_event.button !== 0) return;    // left click only
+            if (input.classed('disabled')) return;
             if (input.node() !== document.activeElement) return;   // exit if this input is not focused
 
             var start = input.property('selectionStart');
diff --git a/modules/ui/fields/localized.js b/modules/ui/fields/localized.js
index ac02435ab..547eed76b 100644
--- a/modules/ui/fields/localized.js
+++ b/modules/ui/fields/localized.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export function uiFieldLocalized(field, context) {
         localizedInputs.selectAll('button, input')
             .classed('disabled', !!isLocked)
             .attr('readonly', isLocked || null);
-
+        selection.selectAll('.combobox-caret').classed('nope', true);
 
 
         function addNew(d3_event) {