diff --git a/src/components/widget-factory.js b/src/components/widget-factory.js
index aa1a955..c6173bb 100644
--- a/src/components/widget-factory.js
+++ b/src/components/widget-factory.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class WidgetFactory {
             height: 100,
             x: position.x,
             y: position.y,
-            z: position.z
+            z: position.z,
+            locked: false
         };
 
         // set type specific properties
diff --git a/src/containers/visualization.js b/src/containers/visualization.js
index c342430..61bea93 100644
--- a/src/containers/visualization.js
+++ b/src/containers/visualization.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import AppDispatcher from '../app-dispatcher';
 import NotificationsDataManager from '../data-managers/notifications-data-manager';
 import NotificationsFactory from '../data-managers/notifications-factory';
 
+import 'react-contextmenu/public/styles.5bb557.css';
+
 class Visualization extends React.Component {
   static getStores() {
     return [ VisualizationStore, ProjectStore, SimulationStore, FileStore, UserStore ];
@@ -357,8 +359,36 @@ class Visualization extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ visualization });
   }
 
+  lockWidget(data) {
+    // lock the widget
+    let widget = this.state.visualization.widgets[data.key];
+    widget.locked = true;
+
+    // update visualization
+    let widgets = {};
+    widgets[data.key] = widget;
+    widgets = Object.assign({}, this.state.visualization.widgets, widgets);
+
+    const visualization = Object.assign({}, this.state.visualization, { widgets });
+    this.setState({ visualization });
+  }
+
+  unlockWidget(data) {
+    // lock the widget
+    let widget = this.state.visualization.widgets[data.key];
+    widget.locked = false;
+
+    // update visualization
+    let widgets = {};
+    widgets[data.key] = widget;
+    widgets = Object.assign({}, this.state.visualization.widgets, widgets);
+
+    const visualization = Object.assign({}, this.state.visualization, { widgets });
+    this.setState({ visualization });
+  }
+
   render() {
-    var current_widgets = this.state.visualization.widgets;
+    const current_widgets = this.state.visualization.widgets;
 
     return (
       <div className='section box' >
@@ -425,13 +455,16 @@ class Visualization extends React.Component {
           {current_widgets != null &&
             Object.keys(current_widgets).map( (widget_key) => (
               <ContextMenu id={'widgetMenu'+ widget_key} key={widget_key} >
-                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} onClick={(e, data) => this.editWidget(e, data)}>Edit</MenuItem>
-                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} onClick={(e, data) => this.deleteWidget(e, data)}>Delete</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.editWidget(e, data)}>Edit</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.deleteWidget(e, data)}>Delete</MenuItem>
                 <MenuItem divider />
-                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveAbove)}>Move above</MenuItem>
-                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveToFront)}>Move to front</MenuItem>
-                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveUnderneath)}>Move underneath</MenuItem>
-                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveToBack)}>Move to back</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveAbove)}>Move above</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveToFront)}>Move to front</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveUnderneath)}>Move underneath</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.moveWidget(e, data, this.moveToBack)}>Move to back</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem divider />
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.lockWidget(data)}>Lock</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem data={{key: widget_key}} disabled={!this.state.visualization.widgets[widget_key].locked} onClick={(e, data) => this.unlockWidget(data)}>Unlock</MenuItem>
               </ContextMenu>
           ))}
 
diff --git a/src/containers/widget.js b/src/containers/widget.js
index 42b4177..8b7f094 100644
--- a/src/containers/widget.js
+++ b/src/containers/widget.js
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ class Widget extends Component {
       'widget': !this.props.editing,
       'editing-widget': this.props.editing,
       'border': borderedWidget,
-      'unselectable': this.props.editing
+      'unselectable': this.props.editing,
+      'locked': widget.locked && this.props.editing
     });
 
     if (this.props.editing) {
@@ -201,12 +202,14 @@ class Widget extends Component {
           dragGrid={grid}
           resizeGrid={grid}
           zIndex={widget.z}
+          enableResizing={!widget.locked}
+          disableDragging={widget.locked}
         >
           <ContextMenuTrigger id={'widgetMenu' + this.props.index} ref={c => this.contextMenuTriggerViaDraggable = c} >
             {element}
           </ContextMenuTrigger>
         </Rnd>
-      );
+      );   
     } else {
       return (
         <div className={ widgetClasses } style={{ width: Number(widget.width), height: Number(widget.height), left: Number(widget.x), top: Number(widget.y), 'zIndex': Number(widget.z), position: 'absolute' }}>
diff --git a/src/styles/widgets.css b/src/styles/widgets.css
index 70c802c..b8f2483 100644
--- a/src/styles/widgets.css
+++ b/src/styles/widgets.css
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     background-color: #fff;
 }
 
+.locked {
+    cursor: not-allowed !important;
+}
+
 /* Firefox-specific rules */
 @-moz-document url-prefix() {
     .editing-widget:not(.border):hover {
@@ -46,84 +50,6 @@
     outline: 1px solid lightgray;
 }
 
-/* Area to trigger the context menu */
-.react-contextmenu-wrapper {
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0px;
-    left: 0px;
-    overflow: auto;
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu {
-    min-width: 160px;
-    padding: 5px 0;
-    margin: 2px 0 0;
-    font-size: 16px;
-    color: #373a3c;
-    text-align: left;
-    background-color: #fff;
-    background-clip: padding-box;
-    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);
-    border-radius: .25rem;
-    outline: none;
-    opacity: 0;
-    pointer-events: none;
-    z-index: 100;
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu.react-contextmenu--visible {
-    opacity: 1;
-    pointer-events: auto;
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu-item {
-    width: 200px;
-    padding: 3px 20px;
-    font-weight: 400;
-    line-height: 1.5;
-    color: #373a3c;
-    text-align: inherit;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    background: 0 0;
-    border: 0;
-	cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu-item.react-contextmenu-item--active,
-.react-contextmenu-item:hover {
-    color: #fff;
-    background-color: #0275d8;
-    border-color: #0275d8;
-    text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu-item--divider {
-    margin-bottom: 3px;
-    padding: 2px 0;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);
-    cursor: inherit;
-}
-.react-contextmenu-item--divider:hover {
-    background-color: transparent;
-    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.15);
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu-item.react-contextmenu-submenu {
-	padding: 0;
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu-item.react-contextmenu-submenu > .react-contextmenu-item {
-}
-
-.react-contextmenu-item.react-contextmenu-submenu > .react-contextmenu-item:after {
-    content: "▶";
-    display: inline-block;
-    position: absolute;
-    right: 7px;
-}
-
 /* Reset Bootstrap styles to "disable" while editing */
 div[class*="-widget"] .btn[disabled], .btn.disabled, div[class*="-widget"] input[disabled], .form-control[disabled], .checkbox.disabled label {
   cursor: inherit;