diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp
index cfd4657db..84cbf1832 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.cpp
@@ -144,3 +144,12 @@ TitleBlockTemplate *TitleBlockTemplateLocation::getTemplate() const {
 	if (!collection_ || name_.isEmpty()) return(0);
 	return(collection_ -> getTemplate(name_));
 }
+
+/**
+	This is a convenience method equivalent to
+	parentCollection() -> isReadOnly(name())
+*/
+bool TitleBlockTemplateLocation::isReadOnly() const {
+	if (!collection_) return(false);
+	return(collection_ -> isReadOnly(name_));
+}
diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h
index 58bd43227..340044f88 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatelocation.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class TitleBlockTemplateLocation {
 	QString protocol() const;
 	QDomElement getTemplateXmlDescription() const;
 	TitleBlockTemplate *getTemplate() const;
+	bool isReadOnly() const;
 	
 	// attributes
 	private:
diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.cpp b/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.cpp
index ed4dffcf9..b6db574eb 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.cpp
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.cpp
@@ -257,9 +257,12 @@ TitleBlockTemplateLocation TitleBlockTemplatesProjectCollection::location(const
 }
 
 /**
-	@return true if this collection is read only
+	@param template_name Either an empty QString to know whether the collection
+	itself is read only, or a specific template name.
+	@return true if the specified template is read only, false otherwise
 */
-bool TitleBlockTemplatesProjectCollection::isReadOnly() const {
+bool TitleBlockTemplatesProjectCollection::isReadOnly(const QString &template_name) const {
+	Q_UNUSED(template_name)
 	if (project_) {
 		return(project_ -> isReadOnly());
 	}
@@ -431,11 +434,18 @@ TitleBlockTemplateLocation TitleBlockTemplatesFilesCollection::location(const QS
 }
 
 /**
-	@return true if this collection is read only, false otherwise
+	@param template_name Either an empty QString to know whether the collection
+	itself is read only, or a specific template name.
+	@return true if the specified template is read only, false otherwise
 */
-bool TitleBlockTemplatesFilesCollection::isReadOnly() const {
-	QFileInfo info(dir_.canonicalPath());
-	return(!info.isWritable());
+bool TitleBlockTemplatesFilesCollection::isReadOnly(const QString &template_name) const {
+	if (template_name.isEmpty()) {
+		QFileInfo info(dir_.canonicalPath());
+		return(!info.isWritable());
+	} else {
+		QFileInfo info(dir_.absoluteFilePath(toFileName(template_name)));
+		return(!info.isWritable());
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.h b/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.h
index 826bacb8c..39d6d1632 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.h
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatescollection.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TitleBlockTemplatesCollection : public QObject {
 	virtual bool setTemplateXmlDescription(const QString &, const QDomElement &) = 0;
 	virtual void removeTemplate(const QString &) = 0;
 	virtual TitleBlockTemplateLocation location(const QString & = QString()) = 0;
-	virtual bool isReadOnly() const = 0;
+	virtual bool isReadOnly(const QString & = QString()) const = 0;
 	virtual QString title() const;
 	virtual void setTitle(const QString &);
 	virtual QString protocol() const;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class TitleBlockTemplatesProjectCollection : public TitleBlockTemplatesCollectio
 	virtual bool setTemplateXmlDescription(const QString &, const QDomElement &);
 	virtual void removeTemplate(const QString &);
 	virtual TitleBlockTemplateLocation location(const QString & = QString());
-	virtual bool isReadOnly() const;
+	virtual bool isReadOnly(const QString & = QString()) const;
 	virtual void fromXml(const QDomElement &);
 	
 	// attributes
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class TitleBlockTemplatesFilesCollection : public TitleBlockTemplatesCollection
 	virtual bool setTemplateXmlDescription(const QString &, const QDomElement &);
 	virtual void removeTemplate(const QString &);
 	virtual TitleBlockTemplateLocation location(const QString & = QString());
-	virtual bool isReadOnly() const;
+	virtual bool isReadOnly(const QString & = QString()) const;
 	
 	static QString toTemplateName(const QString &);
 	static QString toFileName(const QString &);