diff --git a/briar-gtk/data/ui/add_contact.ui b/briar-gtk/data/ui/add_contact.ui
index c687053fc796ed842af6322308ae4bc2e796c738..d9d2e1da799158c8f0a2089e1bd5365ac201a5cb 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/data/ui/add_contact.ui
+++ b/briar-gtk/data/ui/add_contact.ui
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
             <property name="max_width_chars">-1</property>
             <property name="width_request">232</property>
             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+            <property name="editable">False</property>
             <property name="input_purpose">GTK_INPUT_PURPOSE_URL</property>
           </object>
           <packing>