diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20ad1189..e738aae3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Name|Type|Default|Description
 `quotesOnKeys`|`boolean`|`true`|set to false to remove quotes from keys (eg. `"name":` vs. `name:`)
 `validationMessage`|`string`|"Validation Error"|Custom message for validation failures to `onEdit`, `onAdd`, or `onDelete` callbacks
 `displayArrayKey`|`boolean`|`true`|When set to `true`, the index of the elements prefix values
+`nonEditableFields`|`array`|`[]`|Array of variable names which should be explicitly set as non-editable
 
 ### Features
 * `onEdit`, `onAdd` and `onDelete` props allow users to edit the `src` variable
diff --git a/src/js/components/DataTypes/Object.js b/src/js/components/DataTypes/Object.js
index 4c7cb93f..d5b25ab2 100644
--- a/src/js/components/DataTypes/Object.js
+++ b/src/js/components/DataTypes/Object.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class RjvObject extends React.PureComponent {
 
         return (
             <div
-                class="object-key-val"
+                class={`object-key-val ${name}`}
                 onMouseEnter={() =>
                     this.setState({ ...this.state, hovered: true })
                 }
diff --git a/src/js/components/VariableEditor.js b/src/js/components/VariableEditor.js
index a78aab4e..ebf6835b 100644
--- a/src/js/components/VariableEditor.js
+++ b/src/js/components/VariableEditor.js
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class VariableEditor extends React.PureComponent {
             onDelete,
             onSelect,
             displayArrayKey,
-            quotesOnKeys
+            quotesOnKeys,
+            nonEditableFields
         } = this.props;
         const { editMode } = this.state;
         return (
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class VariableEditor extends React.PureComponent {
                 onMouseLeave={() =>
                     this.setState({ ...this.state, hovered: false })
                 }
-                class="variable-row"
+                class={`variable-row ${variable.name}`}
                 key={variable.name}
             >
                 {type == 'array' ? (
@@ -138,10 +139,10 @@ class VariableEditor extends React.PureComponent {
                         {...{ theme, namespace: [...namespace, variable.name] }}
                     />
                 ) : null}
-                {onEdit !== false && editMode == false
+                {onEdit !== false && !nonEditableFields.includes(variable.name) && editMode == false
                     ? this.getEditIcon()
                     : null}
-                {onDelete !== false && editMode == false
+                {onDelete !== false && !nonEditableFields.includes(variable.name) && editMode == false
                     ? this.getRemoveIcon()
                     : null}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/js/index.js b/src/js/index.js
index f47338df..bcbd1ee0 100644
--- a/src/js/index.js
+++ b/src/js/index.js
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class ReactJsonView extends React.PureComponent {
         style: {},
         validationMessage: 'Validation Error',
         defaultValue: null,
-        displayArrayKey: true
+        displayArrayKey: true,
+        nonEditableFields: []
     };
 
     // will trigger whenever setState() is called, or parent passes in new props.