diff --git a/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js b/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js
index aaafe3df..a1763705 100644
--- a/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js
+++ b/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ function rcube_kolab_notes_ui(settings)
             content = $('#notecontent').val(data.description),
             readonly = data.readonly || !list.editable,
             attachmentslist = $(rcmail.gui_objects.notesattachmentslist).html('');
-        $('.notetitle', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).val(data.title).prop('disabled', readonly);
+        $('.notetitle', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).val(data.title).prop('disabled', readonly).show();
         $('.dates .notecreated', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).html(Q(data.created || ''));
         $('.dates .notechanged', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).html(Q(data.changed || ''));
         $(rcmail.gui_objects.notebooks).filter('select').val(list.id);
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ function rcube_kolab_notes_ui(settings)
         }
 
         // tag-edit line
-        var tagline = $('.tagline', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).empty().show();
+        var tagline = $('.tagline', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).empty()[readonly?'addClass':'removeClass']('disabled').show();
         $.each(typeof data.categories == 'object' && data.categories.length ? data.categories : [''], function(i,val){
             $('<input>')
                 .attr('name', 'tags[]')
@@ -797,7 +797,10 @@ function rcube_kolab_notes_ui(settings)
         });
 
         if (!data.categories || !data.categories.length) {
-            $('<span>').addClass('placeholder').html(rcmail.gettext('notags', 'kolab_notes')).appendTo(tagline);
+            $('<span>').addClass('placeholder')
+              .html(rcmail.gettext('notags', 'kolab_notes'))
+              .appendTo(tagline)
+              .click(function(e) { $(this).parent().find('.tagedit-list').trigger('click'); });
         }
 
         $('.tagline input.tag', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).tagedit({
@@ -1093,7 +1096,7 @@ function rcube_kolab_notes_ui(settings)
     function reset_view()
     {
         me.selected_note = null;
-        $('.notetitle', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).val('');
+        $('.notetitle', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).val('').hide();
         $('.tagline, .dates', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).hide();
         $(rcmail.gui_objects.noteseditform).hide();
         $(rcmail.gui_objects.notesdetailview).hide();
diff --git a/plugins/kolab_notes/skins/larry/notes.css b/plugins/kolab_notes/skins/larry/notes.css
index d5d794a3..b5efa37f 100644
--- a/plugins/kolab_notes/skins/larry/notes.css
+++ b/plugins/kolab_notes/skins/larry/notes.css
@@ -213,14 +213,13 @@
 
 .notesview #notedetailstitle {
 	height: auto;
+	min-height: 20px;
 }
 
-.notesview #notedetailstitle .tagedit-list,
-.notesview #notedetailstitle input.inline-edit,
-.notesview #notedetailstitle input.inline-edit:focus {
+.notesview #notedetailstitle .disabled .tagedit-list,
+.notesview #notedetailstitle input.inline-edit:disabled {
 	outline: none;
-	padding: 0;
-	margin: 0;
+	padding-left: 0;
 	border: 0;
 	background: rgba(255,255,255,0.01);
 	-webkit-box-shadow: none;
@@ -235,6 +234,10 @@
 	font-size: 14px;
 	font-weight: bold;
 	color: #333;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
+	   -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
+	    -ms-box-sizing: border-box;
+	        box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
 .notesview #notedetailstitle .dates,
@@ -246,29 +249,40 @@
 	margin-top: 6px;
 }
 
-.notesview #notedetailstitle .dates,
-.notesview #notedetailstitle .notebookselect {
+.notesview .notebookselect {
 	margin-top: 4px;
-	margin-bottom: 4px;
 }
 
 .notesview #notedetailstitle .tagline {
 	position: relative;
 	cursor: text;
-	margin: 6px -2px -2px -2px;
+	margin: 4px 0 0 0;
+}
+
+.notesview #notedetailstitle .tagline.disabled {
+	margin-top: 0;
 }
 
 .notesview #notedetailstitle .tagline .placeholder {
 	position: absolute;
-	top: 4px;
-	left: 0;
-	z-index: 1;
+	top: 6px;
+	left: 6px;
+	z-index: 2;
 }
 
 .notesview #notedetailstitle .tagedit-list {
 	position: relative;
-	z-index: 2;
-	padding: 2px;
+	z-index: 1;
+	min-height: 32px;
+/*	padding: 2px; */
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
+	   -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
+	    -ms-box-sizing: border-box;
+	        box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+.notesview #notedetailstitle .disabled .tagedit-list {
+	min-height: 26px;
 }
 
 .notesview #notedetailstitle #tagedit-input {
@@ -456,6 +470,10 @@
 
 .notesdialog #notesdialogheader {
 	height: auto;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
+	   -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
+	    -ms-box-sizing: border-box;
+	        box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
 #kolabnotesinlinegui {