diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.html b/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.html
index 754590daf..a3d303105 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.html
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.html
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ <h2 id="ReleaseNotesforEclipseEEF">Release Notes for Eclipse EEF</h2>
 			<li>
 				<a href="#ReleaseNotesforEclipseEEF">Release Notes for Eclipse EEF</a>
 				<ol style="list-style: disc;">
+					<li>
+						<a href="#eef2.1.7">Changes in EEF 2.1.7</a>
+					</li>
 					<li>
 						<a href="#eef2.1.1">Changes in EEF 2.1.1</a>
 					</li>
@@ -60,6 +63,10 @@ <h2 id="ReleaseNotesforEclipseEEF">Release Notes for Eclipse EEF</h2>
 			</li>
 		</ol>
 		<p>This document contains the release notes for recent major releases of EEF.</p>
+		<h3 id="eef2.1.7">Changes in EEF 2.1.7</h3>
+		<ul>
+			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> When disabled, the content of lists, text areas, and text fields remains readable. Widgets can still be scrolled and text can be selected, even though editing is disabled and actions are unavailable.</li>
+		</ul>
 		<h3 id="eef2.1.1">Changes in EEF 2.1.1</h3>
 		<ul>
 			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Add the workbench part and the selection to the tab descriptor filter extension point.</li>
@@ -157,7 +164,7 @@ <h4 id="DeveloperVisibleChanges5">Developer-Visible Changes</h4>
 		<h3 id="eef1.7.2">Changes in EEF 1.7.2</h3>
 		<h4 id="SpecifierVisibleChanges3">Specifier-Visible Changes</h4>
 		<ul>
-			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the &#171;if&#187; blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.</li>
+			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the «if» blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.</li>
 			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Fixed an issue with the enablement of the widget actions of the reference widget.</li>
 		</ul>
 		<h3 id="eef1.7.1">Changes in EEF 1.7.1</h3>
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.textile b/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.textile
index 1f1120bb0..c8e13bc09 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.textile
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.textile
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ h2. Release Notes for Eclipse EEF
 
 This document contains the release notes for recent major releases of EEF.
 
+h3(#eef2.1.7). Changes in EEF 2.1.7
+
+* <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> When disabled, the content of lists, text areas, and text fields remains readable. Widgets can still be scrolled and text can be selected, even though editing is disabled and actions are unavailable.
+
 h3(#eef2.1.1). Changes in EEF 2.1.1
 
 * <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Add the workbench part and the selection to the tab descriptor filter extension point.
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ h3(#eef1.7.2). Changes in EEF 1.7.2
 
 h4. Specifier-Visible Changes
 
-* <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the "if" blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.
+* <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the «if» blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.
 * <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Fixed an issue with the enablement of the widget actions of the reference widget.
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/api/controllers/IEEFListController.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/api/controllers/IEEFListController.java
index b5575ab51..754df7bd7 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/api/controllers/IEEFListController.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/api/controllers/IEEFListController.java
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@
  * @author mbats
  */
 public interface IEEFListController extends IEEFOnClickController {
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the enablement of action on selection.
+	 *
+	 * @param isEnabled
+	 *            <code>true</code> when the widget should have its default behavior, <code>false</code> when the widget
+	 *            should be in a read only mode.
+	 */
+	void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled);
+
 	/**
 	 * Register a consumer which will be called with the new value of the text when it will change.
 	 *
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/internal/controllers/EEFListController.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/internal/controllers/EEFListController.java
index f90a482c2..0673a3802 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/internal/controllers/EEFListController.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/internal/controllers/EEFListController.java
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public class EEFListController extends AbstractEEFOnClickController implements I
 	 */
 	private Consumer<Object> newValueConsumer;
 
+	/**
+	 * Enable flag to drive on-click.
+	 */
+	private boolean enabled = true;
+
 	/**
 	 * The constructor.
 	 *
@@ -130,6 +135,29 @@ public IStatus action(final EEFWidgetAction action, final List<Object> elements)
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 *
+	 * @see org.eclipse.eef.core.api.controllers.IEEFListController#setEnabled(boolean)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
+		this.enabled = isEnabled;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 *
+	 * @see org.eclipse.eef.core.api.controllers.AbstractEEFOnClickController#onClick(java.lang.Object,
+	 *      java.lang.String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void onClick(Object element, String onClickEventKind) {
+		if (enabled) {
+			super.onClick(element, onClickEventKind);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 *
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui.ext.widgets.reference/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/ext/widgets/reference/internal/EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui.ext.widgets.reference/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/ext/widgets/reference/internal/EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager.java
index 2498e1b91..9ff7ba737 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui.ext.widgets.reference/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/ext/widgets/reference/internal/EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui.ext.widgets.reference/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/ext/widgets/reference/internal/EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.custom.ScrolledComposite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point;
 import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ public class EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager extends AbstractEEFExtRefer
 	 */
 	protected ButtonSelectionListener downButtonListener;
 
+	/**
+	 * The default background color of the text field.
+	 */
+	private Color defaultBackgroundColor;
+
 	/**
 	 * The constructor.
 	 *
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ public EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager(EEFExtReferenceDescription descri
 	@Override
 	protected void createMainControl(Composite parent, IEEFFormContainer formContainer) {
 		this.widgetFactory = formContainer.getWidgetFactory();
+		defaultBackgroundColor = parent.getBackground();
 
 		Composite referenceComposite = this.widgetFactory.createFlatFormComposite(parent);
 		GridLayout referenceGridLayout = new GridLayout(2, false);
@@ -394,6 +401,10 @@ public void refresh() {
 	protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		super.setEnabled(isEnabled);
 
+		if (this.tableViewer != null && this.tableViewer.getTable() != null && !this.tableViewer.getTable().isDisposed()) {
+			// Background color is handled like List widget
+			this.tableViewer.getTable().setBackground(this.getBackgroundColor(isEnabled));
+		}
 		if (this.upButton != null && !this.upButton.isDisposed()) {
 			this.upButton.setEnabled(isEnabled);
 		}
@@ -402,6 +413,22 @@ protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the background color according to the current valid style.
+	 *
+	 * @param isEnabled
+	 *            <code>true</code> if the widget is enabled, <code>false</code> otherwise
+	 *
+	 * @return The background color to use in the text field.
+	 */
+	private Color getBackgroundColor(boolean isEnabled) {
+		Color color = defaultBackgroundColor;
+		if (!isEnabled) {
+			color = widgetFactory.getColors().getInactiveBackground();
+		}
+		return color;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 *
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/api/widgets/AbstractEEFWidgetLifecycleManager.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/api/widgets/AbstractEEFWidgetLifecycleManager.java
index 736ca2d6e..16675fd8d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/api/widgets/AbstractEEFWidgetLifecycleManager.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/api/widgets/AbstractEEFWidgetLifecycleManager.java
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public void createControl(Composite parent, IEEFFormContainer formContainer) {
 			this.help.setLayoutData(new GridData(this.getLabelVerticalAlignment()));
 			this.help.setToolTipText(""); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
+		this.help.setBackground((Color) null);
 
 		// The main control (delegated to the concrete Lifecycle Manager)
 		this.createMainControl(parent, formContainer);
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFListLifecycleManager.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFListLifecycleManager.java
index 154a332de..458b8e14c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFListLifecycleManager.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFListLifecycleManager.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class EEFListLifecycleManager extends AbstractEEFWidgetLifecycleManager {
 	/**
 	 * The listener used to run the onClick expression when the user will click on the table.
 	 */
-	private SelectionListener tableSelectionListener;
+	private EEFTableSelectionListener tableSelectionListener;
 
 	/**
 	 * The constructor.
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ private void createListWidget(Composite parent) {
 
 		final int clientWidth = scrolledComposite.getClientArea().width;
 		this.tableViewer.getTable().setSize(clientWidth, Math.max(TABLE_MINIMAL_HEIGHT, widgetHeight));
+		tableViewer.getTable().setBackground(defaultBackgroundColor);
 
 		scrolledComposite.setExpandHorizontal(true);
 		scrolledComposite.setAlwaysShowScrollBars(true);
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@ private void setListValue(Object value) {
 	protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		if (this.tableViewer != null && this.tableViewer.getTable() != null && !this.tableViewer.getTable().isDisposed()) {
 			this.tableViewer.getTable().setBackground(this.getBackgroundColor(isEnabled));
-			this.tableViewer.getTable().setEnabled(isEnabled);
+			// tableViewer is not disabled so user can scroll.
+			controller.setEnabled(isEnabled);
 		}
 		this.actionButtons.stream().filter(actionButton -> !actionButton.getButton().isDisposed())
 				.forEach(actionButton -> actionButton.setEnabled(isEnabled));
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFTextLifecycleManager.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFTextLifecycleManager.java
index c7e8bb1f4..90b40bb2f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFTextLifecycleManager.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFTextLifecycleManager.java
@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ private String computeTextFromModel() {
 	protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		if (!this.text.isDisposed()) {
 			this.text.setEditable(isEnabled);
-			this.text.setEnabled(isEnabled);
+			// text must not be disabled.
+			// User need to scroll for text area or copy content.
 			this.text.setBackground(this.getBackgroundColor(isEnabled));
 			this.text.setForeground(this.getForegroundColor(isEnabled));
 		}