diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.cpp b/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.cpp
index b2224a91c..bfd4d5529 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.cpp
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->ui->le_Family->setReadOnly(readOnly);
             this->ui->le_Iata->setReadOnly(readOnly);
 
-            this->ui->cb_Legacy->setCheckable(!readOnly);
-            this->ui->cb_Military->setCheckable(!readOnly);
-            this->ui->cb_RealWorld->setCheckable(!readOnly);
+            CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(this->ui->cb_Legacy, readOnly);
+            CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(this->ui->cb_Military, readOnly);
+            CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(this->ui->cb_RealWorld, readOnly);
 
             this->ui->cb_Wtc->setEnabled(!readOnly);
             this->ui->cb_Rank->setEnabled(!readOnly);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.ui b/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.ui
index dde5147a0..3514a4722 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/aircrafticaoform.ui
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_RealWorld">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Real world aircraft</string>
+           </property>
            <property name="text">
             <string>Real</string>
            </property>
@@ -205,6 +208,9 @@
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_Legacy">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Legacy aircraft, e.g. Concord, ME109</string>
+           </property>
            <property name="text">
             <string>Legacy</string>
            </property>
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@
          <item>
           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_Military">
            <property name="toolTip">
-            <string>Military</string>
+            <string>Military aircraft</string>
            </property>
            <property name="text">
             <string>Mil.</string>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp b/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
index 4a2eaae60..a60592cad 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/filelogger.h"
 #include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
 #include "blackmisc/project.h"
+#include "blackmisc/verify.h"
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
@@ -200,11 +201,29 @@ namespace BlackGui
         return m;
     }
 
+    void CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(QCheckBox *checkBox, bool readOnly)
+    {
+        static const QCheckBox defaultBox;
+        BLACK_VERIFY_X(checkBox, Q_FUNC_INFO, "no checkbox");
+        if (!checkBox) { return; }
+
+        if (readOnly)
+        {
+            checkBox->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents);
+            checkBox->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            checkBox->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents, defaultBox.testAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents));
+            checkBox->setFocusPolicy(defaultBox.focusPolicy());
+        }
+    }
+
     QWidgetList CGuiUtility::topLevelApplicationWidgetsWithName()
     {
         QWidgetList tlw = QApplication::topLevelWidgets();
         QWidgetList rl;
-        foreach(QWidget * w, tlw)
+        foreach (QWidget *w, tlw)
         {
             if (w->objectName().isEmpty()) { continue; }
             rl.append(w);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiutility.h b/src/blackgui/guiutility.h
index 3716ba9e3..462ad6dc4 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiutility.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiutility.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "enableforframelesswindow.h"
 #include <QWidgetList>
 #include <QComboBox>
+#include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 
 namespace BlackGui
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Metatype
         static const QString &swiftJsonDragAndDropMimeType();
 
+        //! Pseudo readonly state for checkbox
+        static void checkBoxReadOnly(QCheckBox *checkBox, bool readOnly);
+
     private:
         //! Constructor, use static methods only
         CGuiUtility() {}