diff --git a/app/scripts/models/app-model.js b/app/scripts/models/app-model.js
index 42119675..b2945a7f 100644
--- a/app/scripts/models/app-model.js
+++ b/app/scripts/models/app-model.js
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class AppModel {
         return filter;
     }
 
-    getFirstSelectedGroup() {
+    getFirstSelectedGroupForCreation() {
         const selGroupId = this.filter.group;
         let file, group;
         if (selGroupId) {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class AppModel {
             });
         }
         if (!group) {
-            file = this.files[0];
+            file = this.files.find(f => f.active && !f.readOnly);
             group = file.groups[0];
         }
         return { group, file };
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class AppModel {
     }
 
     createNewEntry(args) {
-        const sel = this.getFirstSelectedGroup();
+        const sel = this.getFirstSelectedGroupForCreation();
         if (args && args.template) {
             if (sel.file !== args.template.file) {
                 sel.file = args.template.file;
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@ class AppModel {
     }
 
     createNewGroup() {
-        const sel = this.getFirstSelectedGroup();
+        const sel = this.getFirstSelectedGroupForCreation();
         return GroupModel.newGroup(sel.group, sel.file);
     }
 
     createNewTemplateEntry() {
-        const file = this.getFirstSelectedGroup().file;
+        const file = this.getFirstSelectedGroupForCreation().file;
         const group = file.getEntryTemplatesGroup() || file.createEntryTemplatesGroup();
         return EntryModel.newEntry(group, file);
     }
@@ -1184,6 +1184,10 @@ class AppModel {
         });
         return device;
     }
+
+    canCreateEntries() {
+        return this.files.some(f => f.active && !f.readOnly);
+    }
 }
 
 export { AppModel };
diff --git a/app/scripts/models/external/external-device-model.js b/app/scripts/models/external/external-device-model.js
index 3a251352..871699b8 100644
--- a/app/scripts/models/external/external-device-model.js
+++ b/app/scripts/models/external/external-device-model.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class ExternalDeviceModel extends Model {
 ExternalDeviceModel.defineModelProperties({
     id: '',
     external: true,
+    readOnly: true,
     active: false,
     entries: undefined,
     groups: undefined,
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/details/details-fields.js b/app/scripts/views/details/details-fields.js
index 98e9e7f7..4270e397 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/details/details-fields.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/details/details-fields.js
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ function createDetailsFields(detailsView) {
             })
         );
     } else {
-        if (model.isJustCreated && AppModel.instance.files.length > 1) {
-            const fileNames = AppModel.instance.files.map(file => {
+        const writeableFiles = AppModel.instance.files.filter(
+            file => file.active && !file.readOnly
+        );
+        if (model.isJustCreated && writeableFiles.length > 1) {
+            const fileNames = writeableFiles.map(file => {
                 return { id: file.id, value: file.name, selected: file === model.file };
             });
             fieldViews.push(
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/list-search-view.js b/app/scripts/views/list-search-view.js
index b07828a9..68a34a08 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/list-search-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/list-search-view.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class ListSearchView extends View {
         this.listenTo(Events, 'filter', this.filterChanged);
         this.listenTo(Events, 'set-locale', this.setLocale);
         this.listenTo(Events, 'page-blur', this.pageBlur);
+        this.listenTo(this.model.files, 'change', this.fileListUpdated);
 
         this.once('remove', () => {
             this.removeKeypressHandler();
@@ -176,7 +177,8 @@ class ListSearchView extends View {
         }
         super.render({
             adv: this.advancedSearch,
-            advEnabled: this.advancedSearchEnabled
+            advEnabled: this.advancedSearchEnabled,
+            canCreate: this.model.canCreateEntries()
         });
         this.inputEl = this.$el.find('.list__search-field');
         if (searchVal) {
@@ -422,6 +424,10 @@ class ListSearchView extends View {
     addArrow(str) {
         return str.replace('{}', '→');
     }
+
+    fileListUpdated() {
+        this.render();
+    }
 }
 
 export { ListSearchView };
diff --git a/app/styles/areas/_list.scss b/app/styles/areas/_list.scss
index ceb963d0..1f767b4c 100644
--- a/app/styles/areas/_list.scss
+++ b/app/styles/areas/_list.scss
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         &-field-wrap {
             flex: 1;
             position: relative;
+            margin-right: $small-spacing;
         }
         &-field {
             width: 100%;
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@
         }
         &-btn-new {
             @include icon-btn;
-            margin-left: $small-spacing;
         }
         &-btn-sort {
             @include icon-btn;
diff --git a/app/templates/list-search.hbs b/app/templates/list-search.hbs
index 0d07b750..768ce2df 100644
--- a/app/templates/list-search.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/list-search.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                 <i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="list__search-btn-new" title="{{res 'searchAddNew'}}">
+        <div class="list__search-btn-new {{#unless canCreate}}hide{{/unless}}" title="{{res 'searchAddNew'}}">
             <i class="fa fa-plus"></i>
         </div>
         <div class="list__search-btn-sort" title="{{res 'searchSort'}}">