diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d9faa37628..c142570c41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Use italic labels for editable fields
 * Escape '_' in button string
 * Export selected records only
 * Use HTML for RichText widget
diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/state_widget.py b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/state_widget.py
index 59a8151557..67a731dfc4 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/state_widget.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/state_widget.py
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ class Label(StateMixin, gtk.Label):
             weight = pango.WEIGHT_BOLD
         else:
             weight = pango.WEIGHT_NORMAL
+        if ((field and field.attrs.get('readonly'))
+                or state_changes.get('readonly')):
+            style = pango.STYLE_NORMAL
+            weight = pango.WEIGHT_NORMAL
+        else:
+            style = pango.STYLE_ITALIC
         attrlist = pango.AttrList()
         attrlist.change(pango.AttrWeight(weight, 0, -1))
+        attrlist.change(pango.AttrStyle(style, 0, -1))
         self.set_attributes(attrlist)
 
 
diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py
index 79f80094c1..8f35ca2253 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py
@@ -451,15 +451,20 @@ class ViewTree(View):
     def get_widget(cls, name):
         return cls.WIDGETS[name]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def set_column_widget(column, field, attributes, arrow=True):
+    def set_column_widget(self, column, field, attributes, arrow=True):
         tooltips = Tooltips()
         hbox = gtk.HBox(False, 2)
         label = gtk.Label(attributes['string'])
-        if field and field.attrs.get('required'):
-            attrlist = pango.AttrList()
-            attrlist.insert(pango.AttrWeight(pango.WEIGHT_BOLD, 0, -1))
-            label.set_attributes(attrlist)
+        if field and self.editable:
+            required = field.attrs.get('required')
+            readonly = field.attrs.get('readonly')
+            if required or not readonly:
+                attrlist = pango.AttrList()
+                if required:
+                    attrlist.insert(pango.AttrWeight(pango.WEIGHT_BOLD, 0, -1))
+                if not readonly:
+                    attrlist.change(pango.AttrStyle(pango.STYLE_ITALIC, 0, -1))
+                label.set_attributes(attrlist)
         label.show()
         help = attributes['string']
         if field and field.attrs.get('help'):