diff --git a/admin/css/screen.css b/admin/css/screen.css
index ff33a4c9d..ddd577c97 100644
--- a/admin/css/screen.css
+++ b/admin/css/screen.css
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ form.import-form label.left { width: 250px; }
 .cms .jstree li.jstree-open > ul, .TreeDropdownField .treedropdownfield-panel .jstree li.jstree-open > ul { display: block; }
 .cms .jstree li.jstree-closed > ul, .TreeDropdownField .treedropdownfield-panel .jstree li.jstree-closed > ul { display: none; }
 .cms .jstree li.disabled > a, .TreeDropdownField .treedropdownfield-panel .jstree li.disabled > a { color: #aaaaaa; }
+.cms .jstree li.disabled > a:hover, .TreeDropdownField .treedropdownfield-panel .jstree li.disabled > a:hover { background: transparent; cursor: default; }
 .cms .jstree li.edit-disabled > a, .TreeDropdownField .treedropdownfield-panel .jstree li.edit-disabled > a { color: #aaaaaa; }
 .cms .jstree li > .jstree-icon, .TreeDropdownField .treedropdownfield-panel .jstree li > .jstree-icon { cursor: pointer; }
 .cms .jstree ins, .TreeDropdownField .treedropdownfield-panel .jstree ins { display: inline-block; text-decoration: none; width: 18px; height: 18px; margin: 0 0 0 0; padding: 0; float: left; }
@@ -817,6 +818,7 @@ form.import-form label.left { width: 250px; }
 .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.Root > a .jstree-icon, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.Root > a .jstree-icon { background-position: -56px -36px; }
 .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.status-deletedonlive .text, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.status-deletedonlive .text { text-decoration: line-through; }
 .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.jstree-checked > a, .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.jstree-checked > a:link, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.jstree-checked > a, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.jstree-checked > a:link { background-color: #efe999; }
+.tree-holder.jstree-apple li.disabled > a > .jstree-checkbox, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.disabled > a > .jstree-checkbox { background-position: -57px -54px; }
 .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.readonly, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.readonly { color: #aaaaaa; padding-left: 18px; }
 .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.readonly a, .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.readonly a:link, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.readonly a, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.readonly a:link { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 .tree-holder.jstree-apple li.readonly .jstree-icon, .cms-tree.jstree-apple li.readonly .jstree-icon { display: none; }
diff --git a/admin/images/sitetree_ss_default_icons.png b/admin/images/sitetree_ss_default_icons.png
index 101351db9..783fd2268 100644
Binary files a/admin/images/sitetree_ss_default_icons.png and b/admin/images/sitetree_ss_default_icons.png differ
diff --git a/admin/scss/_tree.scss b/admin/scss/_tree.scss
index df8098c14..1be4b67f7 100644
--- a/admin/scss/_tree.scss
+++ b/admin/scss/_tree.scss
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 			}
 			&.disabled > a {
 				color: #aaaaaa;
+				&:hover {
+					background: transparent;
+					cursor: default;
+				}
 			}
 			&.edit-disabled > a {
 				color: #aaaaaa;
@@ -438,7 +442,12 @@
 				> a, > a:link{
 					background-color: $color-cms-batchactions-menu-selected-background;
 				}
-			} 
+			}
+			&.disabled {
+				> a > .jstree-checkbox {
+					background-position: -57px -54px;
+				}
+			}
 			&.readonly {
 				color: $color-text-disabled;
 				padding-left: 18px;
diff --git a/forms/TreeDropdownField.php b/forms/TreeDropdownField.php
index d9a57c954..c56f575b7 100644
--- a/forms/TreeDropdownField.php
+++ b/forms/TreeDropdownField.php
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField {
 	/**
 	 * @ignore
 	 */
-	protected $sourceObject, $keyField, $labelField, $filterCallback, $searchCallback, $baseID = 0;
+	protected $sourceObject, $keyField, $labelField, $filterCallback,
+		$disableCallback, $searchCallback, $baseID = 0;
 	/**
 	 * @var string default child method in Hierarcy->getChildrenAsUL
 	 */
@@ -122,6 +123,20 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField {
 		$this->filterCallback = $callback;
 		return $this;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a callback used to disable checkboxes for some items in the tree 
+	 *
+	 * @param callback $callback
+	 */
+	public function setDisableFunction($callback) {
+		if(!is_callable($callback, true)) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException('TreeDropdownField->setDisableFunction(): not passed a valid callback');
+		}
+		
+		$this->disableCallback = $callback;
+		return $this;
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Set a callback used to search the hierarchy globally, even before 
@@ -181,11 +196,11 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField {
 		if($record) {
 			$title = $record->{$this->labelField};
 		} else {
-			if($this->showSearch){
+			if($this->showSearch) {
 				$title = _t('DropdownField.CHOOSESEARCH', '(Choose or Search)', 'start value of a dropdown');
-			}else{
-			$title = _t('DropdownField.CHOOSE', '(Choose)', 'start value of a dropdown');
-		}
+			} else {
+				$title = _t('DropdownField.CHOOSE', '(Choose)', 'start value of a dropdown');
+			}
 		}
 
 		// TODO Implement for TreeMultiSelectField
@@ -276,12 +291,13 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField {
 			$keyField = $self->keyField;
 			$labelField = $self->labelField;
 			return sprintf(
-				'<li id="selector-%s-%s" data-id="%s" class="class-%s %s"><a rel="%d">%s</a>',
+				'<li id="selector-%s-%s" data-id="%s" class="class-%s %s %s"><a rel="%d">%s</a>',
 				Convert::raw2xml($self->getName()),
 				Convert::raw2xml($child->$keyField),
 				Convert::raw2xml($child->$keyField),
 				Convert::raw2xml($child->class),
 				Convert::raw2xml($child->markingClasses()),
+				($self->nodeIsDisabled($child)) ? 'disabled' : '',
 				(int)$child->ID,
 				$escapeLabelField ? Convert::raw2xml($child->$labelField) : $child->$labelField
 			);
@@ -351,6 +367,15 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Marking a specific node in the tree as disabled
+	 * @param $node
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function nodeIsDisabled($node) {
+		return ($this->disableCallback && call_user_func($this->disableCallback, $node));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param String $field
 	 */
diff --git a/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js b/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js
index 4f687b719..7c05f33e4 100644
--- a/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js
+++ b/javascript/TreeDropdownField.js
@@ -228,7 +228,25 @@
 					'themes': {
 						'theme': 'apple'
 					},
-					'plugins': ['html_data', 'ui', 'themes']
+					'types' : {
+						'types' : {
+							'default': {
+								'check_node': function(node) {
+									return ( ! node.hasClass('disabled'));
+								},
+								'uncheck_node': function(node) {
+									return ( ! node.hasClass('disabled'));
+								},
+								'select_node': function(node) {
+									return ( ! node.hasClass('disabled'));
+								},
+								'deselect_node': function(node) {
+									return ( ! node.hasClass('disabled'));
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					},
+					'plugins': ['html_data', 'ui', 'themes', 'types']
 				};
 			},
 			/**