diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index edc71376..86edad80 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -5984,6 +5984,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
   pianoOptions=e->getConfBool("pianoOptions",pianoOptions);
   pianoSharePosition=e->getConfBool("pianoSharePosition",pianoSharePosition);
   pianoOptionsSet=e->getConfBool("pianoOptionsSet",pianoOptionsSet);
+  pianoReadonly=e->getConfBool("pianoReadonly",false);
   pianoOffset=e->getConfInt("pianoOffset",pianoOffset);
   pianoOffsetEdit=e->getConfInt("pianoOffsetEdit",pianoOffsetEdit);
   pianoView=e->getConfInt("pianoView",pianoView);
@@ -6475,6 +6476,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitState() {
   e->setConf("pianoOptions",pianoOptions);
   e->setConf("pianoSharePosition",pianoSharePosition);
   e->setConf("pianoOptionsSet",pianoOptionsSet);
+  e->setConf("pianoReadonly",pianoReadonly);
   e->setConf("pianoOffset",pianoOffset);
   e->setConf("pianoOffsetEdit",pianoOffsetEdit);
   e->setConf("pianoView",pianoView);
@@ -6926,6 +6928,7 @@ FurnaceGUI::FurnaceGUI():
   pianoOptions(true),
   pianoSharePosition(false),
   pianoOptionsSet(false),
+  pianoReadonly(false),
   pianoOffset(6),
   pianoOffsetEdit(9),
   pianoView(PIANO_LAYOUT_AUTOMATIC),
@@ -6935,6 +6938,7 @@ FurnaceGUI::FurnaceGUI():
   pianoOctavesEdit(4),
   pianoOptions(false),
   pianoSharePosition(true),
+  pianoReadonly(false),
   pianoOffset(6),
   pianoOffsetEdit(6),
   pianoView(PIANO_LAYOUT_STANDARD),
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 77bcab26..452c1da7 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1996,6 +1996,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   bool pianoOptions, pianoSharePosition, pianoOptionsSet;
   float pianoKeyHit[180];
   bool pianoKeyPressed[180];
+  bool pianoReadonly;
   int pianoOffset, pianoOffsetEdit;
   int pianoView, pianoInputPadMode;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/piano.cpp b/src/gui/piano.cpp
index baae316d..4842d05c 100644
--- a/src/gui/piano.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/piano.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawPiano() {
             pianoInputPadMode=PIANO_INPUT_PAD_SPLIT_VISIBLE;
           }
           ImGui::Checkbox("Share play/edit offset/range",&pianoSharePosition);
+          ImGui::Checkbox("Read-only (can't input notes)",&pianoReadonly);
           ImGui::EndPopup();
         }
 
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawPiano() {
         //ImGui::ItemSize(size,ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y);
         if (ImGui::ItemAdd(rect,ImGui::GetID("pianoDisplay"))) {
           bool canInput=false;
-          if (ImGui::ItemHoverable(rect,ImGui::GetID("pianoDisplay"))) {
+          if (!pianoReadonly && ImGui::ItemHoverable(rect,ImGui::GetID("pianoDisplay"))) {
             canInput=true;
             ImGui::InhibitInertialScroll();
           }