diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index de24745..75f0635 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Enable() {
 	tk.prepTextbox()
 
 	me.textbox.tk.Hide()
+	me.textbox.tk.enable = false
+	me.textbox.tk.node.State.Enable = false
+
 	/*
 		initTextbox()