diff --git a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/DataGrid.js b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/DataGrid.js
index 4febaee..453a8c2 100644
--- a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/DataGrid.js
+++ b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/DataGrid.js
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.DataGrid", {
      */
     scrollbar: {
       group: ["scrollbarX", "scrollbarY"]
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the grid is read only (even if the data grid does not yet support editing, this is
+     * still relevant because it is available to the columns and )
+     */
+    readOnly: {
+      init: false,
+      check: "Boolean",
+      event: "changeReadOnly"
     }
   },
 
@@ -190,6 +200,7 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.DataGrid", {
     headerWidgetFactory() {
       return new qxl.datagrid.ui.factory.HeaderWidgetFactory(this.getColumns());
     },
+
     header() {
       return new qxl.datagrid.ui.HeaderRows(this.__sizeCalculator, this.getQxObject("headerWidgetFactory"), this.getDataSource());
     }
@@ -227,10 +238,16 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.DataGrid", {
      */
     _applyColumns(value, oldValue) {
       if (oldValue) {
-        oldValue.removeListener("change", this.scheduleLayoutUpdate, this);
+        oldValue.removeListener("change", this.__onColumnsChange, this);
+        for (let column of oldValue) {
+          column.setDataGrid(null);
+        }
       }
       if (value) {
-        value.addListener("change", this.scheduleLayoutUpdate, this);
+        for (let column of value) {
+          column.setDataGrid(this);
+        }
+        value.addListener("change", this.__onColumnsChange, this);
       }
       this.__sizeCalculator.setColumns(value);
       this.getQxObject("headerWidgetFactory").setColumns(value);
@@ -238,6 +255,22 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.DataGrid", {
       this.updateWidgets();
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Event handler for changes in the columns array
+     *
+     * @param {qx.event.type.Data} evt
+     */
+    __onColumnsChange(evt) {
+      let data = evt.getData();
+      if (data.type == "remove") {
+        data.column.setDataGrid(null);
+      }
+      if (data.type == "add") {
+        data.column.setDataGrid(this);
+      }
+      this.scheduleLayoutUpdate();
+    },
+
     /**
      * Apply for `dataSource`
      */
diff --git a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/binding/Bindings.js b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/binding/Bindings.js
index 635fc0c..857b161 100644
--- a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/binding/Bindings.js
+++ b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/binding/Bindings.js
@@ -65,14 +65,28 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.binding.Bindings", {
     __bindingData: null,
 
     /**
+     * Adds a binding or listener binding ID.
+     *
+     * Set `bindingType` to "binding" if this is a binding to a property, or "listener" if it's for a listener
+     * added with "addListener".  If no value then it will be auto detected
      *
      * @param {qx.core.Object} model the object with a binding
      * @param {*} bindingId the binding ID to release
-     * @param {String?"binding"} bindingType The type of the binding. Either "binding" or "listener". Defaults to binding. Set to "binding " if this is a binding to a property, or "listener" if it's for a listener added with "addListener".
+     * @param {String?} bindingType The type of the binding. Either "binding" or "listener". Defaults to auto detect.
      */
     add(model, bindingId, bindingType) {
       if (bindingType === undefined) {
-        bindingType = "binding";
+        if (typeof bindingId == "string") {
+          bindingType = "listener";
+        } else {
+          bindingType = "binding";
+        }
+      } else if (qx.core.Environment.get("qx.debug")) {
+        if (bindingType === "listener") {
+          this.assertTrue(typeof bindingId == "string", "Invalid binding type " + bindingType + " for bindingId " + bindingId);
+        } else {
+          this.assertTrue(typeof bindingId != "string", "Invalid binding type " + bindingType + " for bindingId " + JSON.stringify(bindingId));
+        }
       }
       this.__bindingData.push({
         model,
diff --git a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/Column.js b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/Column.js
index 86db7ab..9b73e03 100644
--- a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/Column.js
+++ b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/Column.js
@@ -91,17 +91,103 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.column.Column", {
       event: "changeReadOnly"
     },
 
+    /** Whether the column is enabled (this is controlled by the data grid) */
+    enabled: {
+      init: true,
+      check: "Boolean",
+      apply: "_applyEnabled",
+      event: "changeEnabled"
+    },
+
     bindingOptions: {
       init: () => undefined
     }
   },
 
   events: {
+    /** Fired when the column details change */
     change: "qx.event.type.Data",
-    headerTap: "qx.event.type.Event"
+
+    /** Fired when the user taps on a header cell */
+    headerTap: "qx.event.type.Event",
+
+    /** Fired when the effectivelyEnabled needs to be checked, data is a {Boolean} */
+    changeEffectivelyEnabled: "qx.event.type.Data",
+
+    /** Fired when the effectivelyReadOnly needs to be checked, data is a {Boolean} */
+    changeEffectivelyReadOnly: "qx.event.type.Data"
   },
 
   members: {
+    __datagrid: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Called the the DataGrid when the column is added.  Do NOT call this manually.
+     *
+     * @param {qxl.datagrid.DataGrid} datagrid
+     */
+    setDataGrid(datagrid) {
+      if (this.__datagrid === datagrid) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (qx.core.Environment.get("qx.debug")) {
+        this.assertInstance(datagrid, qxl.datagrid.DataGrid);
+        this.assertTrue(!this.__datagrid, "DataGrid already set");
+      }
+      if (this.__datagrid) {
+        this.__datagrid.removeListener("changeEnabled", this.__onDataGridChangeEnabled, this);
+        this.__datagrid.removeListener("changeReadOnly", this.__onDataGridChangeReadOnly, this);
+      }
+      this.__datagrid = datagrid;
+      if (datagrid) {
+        datagrid.addListener("changeEnabled", this.__onDataGridChangeEnabled, this);
+        datagrid.addListener("changeReadOnly", this.__onDataGridChangeReadOnly, this);
+      }
+      this.fireDataEvent("changeEffectivelyEnabled", this.isEffectivelyEnabled());
+      this.fireDataEvent("changeEffectivelyReadOnly", this.isEffectivelyEnabled());
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the datagrid, if any
+     *
+     * @returns {qxl.datagrid.DataGrid}
+     */
+    getDataGrid() {
+      return this.__datagrid;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Event handler for when the datagrid changes `enabled`
+     */
+    __onDataGridChangeEnabled(evt) {
+      this.fireDataEvent("changeEffectivelyEnabled", this.isEffectivelyEnabled());
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Event handler for when the datagrid changes `readOnly`
+     */
+    __onDataGridChangeReadOnly(evt) {
+      this.fireDataEvent("changeEffectivelyReadOnly", this.isEffectivelyEnabled());
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Detects whether the column is read only, taking into account the datagrid
+     *
+     * @returns {Boolean}
+     */
+    isEffectivelyReadOnly() {
+      return this.getReadOnly() || !this.getEnabled() || this.__datagrid?.isReadOnly() || !this.__datagrid?.isEnabled();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Detects whether the column is enabled, taking into account the datagrid
+     *
+     * @returns {Boolean}
+     */
+    isEffectivelyEnabled() {
+      return !this.getEnabled() || this.__datagrid?.isEnabled();
+    },
+
     /**
      * Called to implement the binding
      *
@@ -112,13 +198,48 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.column.Column", {
      */
     bindWidget(widget, model, factory) {
       let path = this.getPath();
+      let bindings = new qxl.datagrid.binding.Bindings(model);
       if (path) {
         if (model) {
           let bindingId = model.bind(path, widget, "value", this.getBindingOptions()(widget, model));
-          return new qxl.datagrid.binding.Bindings(model, bindingId);
+          bindings.add(model, bindingId);
         }
       }
-      return new qxl.datagrid.binding.Bindings(model);
+      if (typeof widget.setReadOnly == "function") {
+        const update = () => {
+          widget.setReadOnly(this.isEffectivelyReadOnly());
+          widget.setEnabled(this.isEffectivelyEnabled());
+        };
+
+        bindings.add(
+          this,
+          this.addListener("changeEffectivelyReadOnly", () => update()),
+          "listener"
+        );
+        bindings.add(
+          this,
+          this.addListener("changeEffectivelyEnabled", () => update()),
+          "listener"
+        );
+        update();
+      } else {
+        const update = () => {
+          widget.setEnabled(this.isEffectivelyEnabled() && !this.isEffectivelyReadOnly());
+        };
+
+        bindings.add(
+          this,
+          this.addListener("changeEffectivelyReadOnly", () => update()),
+          "listener"
+        );
+        bindings.add(
+          this,
+          this.addListener("changeEffectivelyEnabled", () => update()),
+          "listener"
+        );
+        update();
+      }
+      return bindings;
     },
 
     /**
@@ -152,8 +273,13 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.column.Column", {
     _applyFlex(value) {},
 
     /**
-     * Apply for `readOnly` property`
+     * Apply for `readOnly` property
+     */
+    _applyReadOnly(value) {},
+
+    /**
+     * Apply for `enabled` property
      */
-    _applyReadOnly(value) {}
+    _applyEnabled(value) {}
   }
 });
diff --git a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/toolbar/CellWidget.js b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/toolbar/CellWidget.js
index bb7a9bc..3ab1c6b 100644
--- a/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/toolbar/CellWidget.js
+++ b/source/class/qxl/datagrid/column/toolbar/CellWidget.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.column.toolbar.CellWidget", {
       }
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a button factory
+     *
+     * @param {qxl.datagrid.column.toolbar.Factory} factory
+     */
     _addButton(factory) {
       let button = factory.createButton();
       button.addListener("execute", () => {
@@ -71,6 +76,11 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.column.toolbar.CellWidget", {
       this._add(button);
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Removes a button factory
+     *
+     * @param {qxl.datagrid.column.toolbar.Factory} factory
+     */
     _removeButton(factory) {
       let current = this.__buttonsByFactoryHash[factory.toHashCode()];
       if (current) {
@@ -80,6 +90,16 @@ qx.Class.define("qxl.datagrid.column.toolbar.CellWidget", {
       }
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @Override
+     */
+    _applyEnabled(value, oldValue) {
+      for (let btn of Object.values(this.__buttonsByFactoryHash)) {
+        btn.setEnabled(value);
+      }
+      return super._applyEnabled(value, oldValue);
+    },
+
     /**
      * Event handler for changes to the buttons array
      *