diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html
index 4638137ee8..59175499f4 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse/object-header.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 <span class='type-icon flex-elem {{type.getCssClass()}}'></span>
 <span class="l-elem-wrapper l-flex-row flex-elem grows" ng-controller="ObjectHeaderController as controller">
     <span ng-if="parameters.mode" class='action flex-elem'>{{parameters.mode}}</span>
-    <span contenteditable="true" 
+    <span ng-attr-contenteditable="{{ controller.editable ? true : undefined }}"
 		class='title-label flex-elem holder flex-can-shrink s-input-inline'
 		ng-click="controller.edit()"
 		ng-blur="controller.updateName($event)"
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/ObjectHeaderController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/ObjectHeaderController.js
index 66ff5abd14..eef6aba0fa 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/ObjectHeaderController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/ObjectHeaderController.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ define(
          */
         function ObjectHeaderController($scope) {
             this.$scope = $scope;
-            $scope.editing = false;
+            this.domainObject = $scope.domainObject;
+            this.editable = this.allowEdit();
         }
 
         /**
@@ -45,18 +46,16 @@ define(
                 var name = event.currentTarget.innerHTML;
 
                 if (name.length === 0) {
-                    name = "Unnamed " + this.$scope.domainObject.getCapability("type").typeDef.name;
+                    name = "Unnamed " + this.domainObject.getCapability("type").typeDef.name;
                     event.currentTarget.innerHTML = name;
                 }
 
                 if (name !== this.$scope.domainObject.model.name) {
-                    this.$scope.domainObject.getCapability('mutation').mutate(function (model) {
+                    this.domainObject.getCapability('mutation').mutate(function (model) {
                         model.name = name;
                     });
                 }
 
-                this.$scope.editing = false;
-
                 if (event.which === 13) {
                     event.currentTarget.blur();
                 }
@@ -64,10 +63,14 @@ define(
         };
 
         /**
-         * Marks the status of the field as editing.
+         * Checks if the domain object is editable.
+         *
+         * @private
+         * @return true if object is editable
          */
-        ObjectHeaderController.prototype.edit = function () {
-            this.$scope.editing = true;
+        ObjectHeaderController.prototype.allowEdit = function () {
+            var type = this.domainObject && this.domainObject.getCapability('type');
+            return !!(type && type.hasFeature('creation'));
         };
 
         return ObjectHeaderController;
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/ObjectHeaderControllerSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/ObjectHeaderControllerSpec.js
index e53e7742b2..2624c92659 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/ObjectHeaderControllerSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/ObjectHeaderControllerSpec.js
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ define(
 
             beforeEach(function () {
                 mockMutationCapability = jasmine.createSpyObj("mutation", ["mutate"]);
-                mockTypeCapability = {
-                    typeDef: {
-                        name: ""
-                    }
-                };
+                mockTypeCapability = jasmine.createSpyObj("type", ["typeDef", "hasFeature"]);
+                mockTypeCapability.typeDef = { name: ""};
+                mockTypeCapability.hasFeature.andCallFake(function (feature) {
+                    return feature === 'creation';
+                });
+
                 mockCapabilities = {
                     mutation: mockMutationCapability,
                     type: mockTypeCapability
@@ -115,6 +116,17 @@ define(
 
                 expect(mockEvent.currentTarget.blur).toHaveBeenCalled();
             });
+
+            it("allows editting name when object is creatable", function () {
+                expect(controller.allowEdit()).toBe(true);
+            });
+
+            it("disallows editting name when object is non-creatable", function () {
+                mockTypeCapability.hasFeature.andReturn(false);
+
+                expect(controller.allowEdit()).toBe(false);
+
+            });
         });
     }
 );