diff --git a/compensation/forms/compensation.py b/compensation/forms/compensation.py
index d4dd129..cc3fa57 100644
--- a/compensation/forms/compensation.py
+++ b/compensation/forms/compensation.py
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ class AbstractCompensationForm(BaseForm):
         label=_("Identifier"),
         label_suffix="",
         max_length=255,
-        help_text=_("Generated automatically"),
+        help_text=_("Generated automatically - not editable"),
         widget=GenerateInput(
             attrs={
                 "class": "form-control",
                 "url": None,  # Needs to be set in inheriting constructors
+                "readonly": True,
             }
         )
     )
diff --git a/intervention/forms/intervention.py b/intervention/forms/intervention.py
index 56d6b68..88bff07 100644
--- a/intervention/forms/intervention.py
+++ b/intervention/forms/intervention.py
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ class NewInterventionForm(BaseForm):
         label=_("Identifier"),
         label_suffix="",
         max_length=255,
-        help_text=_("Generated automatically"),
+        help_text=_("Generated automatically - not editable"),
         widget=GenerateInput(
             attrs={
                 "class": "form-control",
                 "url": reverse_lazy("intervention:new-id"),
+                "readonly": True,
             }
         )
     )
diff --git a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
index 0f9cea9..1eca329 100644
Binary files a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo and b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo differ
diff --git a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 99a9b37..c225fa4 100644
--- a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ msgstr "Kennung"
 
 #: compensation/forms/compensation.py:33 intervention/forms/intervention.py:32
 #: user/forms/user.py:77
-msgid "Generated automatically"
-msgstr "Automatisch generiert"
+msgid "Generated automatically - not editable"
+msgstr "Automatisch generiert - nicht bearbeitbar"
 
 #: compensation/forms/compensation.py:42 compensation/tables/compensation.py:28
 #: compensation/tables/eco_account.py:28
diff --git a/user/forms/user.py b/user/forms/user.py
index 99afc37..e27dba9 100644
--- a/user/forms/user.py
+++ b/user/forms/user.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class UserAPITokenForm(BaseForm):
         label_suffix="",
         max_length=255,
         required=True,
-        help_text=_("Generated automatically"),
+        help_text=_("Generated automatically - not editable"),
         widget=GenerateInput(
             attrs={
                 "class": "form-control",