diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index d098f3177..259b81843 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-09-27  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ReadXML.py: store then restore read only flag on load
+
 2005-09-26  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* all reports: switch categories from const to Report module.
 	* src/const.py.in: Remove report and tool categories.
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py b/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
index 19b3c4c55..3da0ac2e5 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ def importData(database, filename, callback=None,cl=0,use_trans=True):
     change = os.path.getmtime(filename)
     parser = GrampsParser(database,callback,basefile,change,filename)
 
+    ro = database.readonly
+    database.readonly = False
+    
     if gzip_ok:
         use_gzip = 1
         try:
@@ -146,6 +149,8 @@ def importData(database, filename, callback=None,cl=0,use_trans=True):
 
     xml_file.close()
 
+    database.readonly = ro
+
     # copy all local images into <database>.images directory
     db_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(database.get_save_path()))
     db_base = os.path.basename(database.get_save_path())