diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php
index abbe558208..4dfdad64c7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldType.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class FieldType extends AbstractType
     public function buildView(FormView $view, FormInterface $form)
     {
         $name = $form->getName();
+        $readOnly = $form->getAttribute('read_only');
 
         if ($view->hasParent()) {
             if ('' === $name) {
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ class FieldType extends AbstractType
                 $id = $name;
                 $fullName = $name;
             }
+
+            // Complex fields are read-only if themselves or their parent is.
+            $readOnly = $readOnly || $view->getParent()->get('read_only');
         } else {
             $id = $name;
             $fullName = $name;
@@ -106,9 +110,9 @@ class FieldType extends AbstractType
             ->set('id', $id)
             ->set('name', $name)
             ->set('full_name', $fullName)
+            ->set('read_only', $readOnly)
             ->set('errors', $form->getErrors())
             ->set('value', $form->getClientData())
-            ->set('read_only', $form->getAttribute('read_only'))
             ->set('disabled', $form->isDisabled())
             ->set('required', $form->isRequired())
             ->set('max_length', $form->getAttribute('max_length'))
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FormBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FormBuilder.php
index 92ee978311..388111c0c0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FormBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FormBuilder.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class FormBuilder
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set whether the form is disabled
+     * Set whether the form is disabled.
      *
      * @param Boolean $disabled Whether the form is disabled
      *
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldTypeTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldTypeTest.php
index 879d4fd35a..963ef85785 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldTypeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FieldTypeTest.php
@@ -150,6 +150,33 @@ class FieldTypeTest extends TypeTestCase
         $this->assertEquals('parent[child][grand_child]', $view['child']['grand_child']->get('full_name'));
     }
 
+    public function testNonReadOnlyFieldWithReadOnlyParentBeingReadOnly()
+    {
+        $parent = $this->factory->createNamed('field', 'parent', null, array('read_only' => true));
+        $child  = $this->factory->createNamed('field', 'child');
+        $view   = $parent->add($child)->createView();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($view['child']->get('read_only'));
+    }
+
+    public function testReadOnlyFieldWithNonReadOnlyParentBeingReadOnly()
+    {
+        $parent = $this->factory->createNamed('field', 'parent');
+        $child  = $this->factory->createNamed('field', 'child', null, array('read_only' => true));
+        $view   = $parent->add($child)->createView();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($view['child']->get('read_only'));
+    }
+
+    public function testNonReadOnlyFieldWithNonReadOnlyParentBeingNonReadOnly()
+    {
+        $parent = $this->factory->createNamed('field', 'parent');
+        $child  = $this->factory->createNamed('field', 'child');
+        $view   = $parent->add($child)->createView();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($view['child']->get('read_only'));
+    }
+
     public function testPassMaxLengthToView()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('field', null, array('max_length' => 10));