diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
index eb246388..ea021411 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,13 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 			const attributes & attr() const;
 			bool multi_lines(bool);
-			void editable(bool);
+
+			/// Enables/disables the editability of text_editor
+			/**
+			 * @param enable Indicates whether to enable or disable the editability
+			 * @param enable_cart Indicates whether to show or hide the caret when the text_editor is not editable. It is ignored if enable is false.
+			 */
+			void editable(bool enable, bool enable_caret);
 			void enable_background(bool);
 			void enable_background_counterpart(bool);
 
@@ -255,6 +261,7 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 				bool line_wrapped{false};
 				bool multi_lines{true};
 				bool editable{true};
+				bool enable_caret{ true }; ///< Indicates whether to show or hide caret when text_editor is not editable
 				bool enable_background{true};
 			}attributes_;
 
diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp
index 12008c37..14b5a9d8 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ namespace nana
 		bool editable() const;
 		textbox& editable(bool);
 
+		/// Enables the caret if the textbox current is not editable
+		textbox& enable_caret();
+
 		void set_accept(std::function<bool(wchar_t)>);
 
 		textbox& tip_string(::std::string);
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/combox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/combox.cpp
index 1ea6d1e9..4ec63f52 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/combox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/combox.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace nana
 				{
 					if(editor_)
 					{
-						editor_->editable(enb);
+						editor_->editable(enb, false);
 						editor_->show_caret(enb);
 						if (!enb)
 						{
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
index 01cac45c..a662aadf 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
@@ -1507,6 +1507,9 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 		bool text_editor::respond_char(const arg_keyboard& arg)	//key is a character of ASCII code
 		{
+			if (!API::window_enabled(window_))
+				return false;
+
 			char_type key = arg.key;
 			switch (key)
 			{
@@ -1518,7 +1521,7 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			if (attributes_.editable && API::window_enabled(window_) && (!impl_->capacities.pred_acceptive || impl_->capacities.pred_acceptive(key)))
+			if (attributes_.editable && (!impl_->capacities.pred_acceptive || impl_->capacities.pred_acceptive(key)))
 			{
 				switch (key)
 				{
@@ -1700,9 +1703,10 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		void text_editor::editable(bool v)
+		void text_editor::editable(bool enable, bool enable_caret)
 		{
-			attributes_.editable = v;
+			attributes_.editable = enable;
+			attributes_.enable_caret = (enable || enable_caret);
 		}
 
 		void text_editor::enable_background(bool enb)
@@ -1815,12 +1819,12 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 		bool text_editor::mouse_move(bool left_button, const point& scrpos)
 		{
 			cursor cur = cursor::iterm;
-			if(((!hit_text_area(scrpos)) && (!text_area_.captured)) || !attributes_.editable || !API::window_enabled(window_))
+			if(((!hit_text_area(scrpos)) && (!text_area_.captured)) || !attributes_.enable_caret || !API::window_enabled(window_))
 				cur = cursor::arrow;
 
 			API::window_cursor(window_, cur);
 
-			if(!attributes_.editable)
+			if(!attributes_.enable_caret)
 				return false;
 
 			if(left_button)
@@ -1838,7 +1842,7 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 		bool text_editor::mouse_pressed(const arg_mouse& arg)
 		{
-			if(!attributes_.editable)
+			if(!attributes_.enable_caret)
 				return false;
 
 			if (event_code::mouse_down == arg.evt_code)
@@ -1857,7 +1861,9 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 					if (this->hit_select_area(impl_->capacities.behavior->screen_to_caret(arg.pos), true))
 					{
-						select_.mode_selection = selection::mode::move_selected;
+						//The selected of text can be moved only if it is editable
+						if (attributes_.editable)
+							select_.mode_selection = selection::mode::move_selected;
 					}
 					else
 					{
@@ -2007,7 +2013,7 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 					reset_caret_pixels();
 			}
 
-			if(!attributes_.editable)
+			if(!attributes_.enable_caret)
 				visible = false;
 
 			caret->visible(visible);
@@ -2103,9 +2109,6 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 		bool text_editor::move_select()
 		{
-			if (! attributes_.editable)
-				return false;
-
 			if(hit_select_area(points_.caret, true) || (select_.b == points_.caret))
 			{
 				points_.caret = select_.b;
@@ -3206,6 +3209,9 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 		bool text_editor::_m_move_select(bool record_undo)
 		{
+			if (!attributes_.editable)
+				return false;
+
 			nana::upoint caret = points_.caret;
 			const auto text = _m_make_select_string();
 			if (!text.empty())
@@ -3457,7 +3463,7 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 			const bool text_selected = (sbegin == text_ptr->c_str() && send == text_ptr->c_str() + text_ptr->size());
 			//The text is not selected or the whole line text is selected
-			if (!focused || (!sbegin || !send) || text_selected || !attributes_.editable)
+			if (!focused || (!sbegin || !send) || text_selected || !attributes_.enable_caret)
 			{
 				for (auto & ent : reordered)
 				{
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/spinbox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/spinbox.cpp
index 961ddefa..9f63baa2 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/spinbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/spinbox.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ namespace nana
 		internal_scope_guard lock;
 		auto editor = get_drawer_trigger().impl()->editor();
 		if (editor)
-			editor->editable(accept);
+			editor->editable(accept, false);
 	}
 
 	bool spinbox::editable() const
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
index 8c33f6e2..a2c07ef4 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,16 @@ namespace drawerbase {
 			internal_scope_guard lock;
 			auto editor = get_drawer_trigger().editor();
 			if(editor)
-				editor->editable(able);
+				editor->editable(able, false);
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		textbox& textbox::enable_caret()
+		{
+			internal_scope_guard lock;
+			auto editor = get_drawer_trigger().editor();
+			if (editor)
+				editor->editable(editor->attr().editable, true);
 			return *this;
 		}