diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 953b461..708c530 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
 
 
+## 2016-02-15, version 5.1.5
+
+- Fixed #272: Checkbox for boolean values visible in view mode.
+
+
 ## 2016-02-13, version 5.1.4
 
 - Fixed broken example 04_load_and_save.html. See #265.
diff --git a/src/js/Node.js b/src/js/Node.js
index faf006e..707ab11 100644
--- a/src/js/Node.js
+++ b/src/js/Node.js
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ Node.prototype._updateDomValue = function () {
     }
 
     // show checkbox when the value is a boolean
-    if (type === 'boolean') {
+    if (type === 'boolean' && this.editable.value) {
       if (!this.dom.checkbox) {
         this.dom.checkbox = document.createElement('input');
         this.dom.checkbox.type = 'checkbox';