diff --git a/css/data-explorer.css b/css/data-explorer.css
index c6683954..e5d37af9 100644
--- a/css/data-explorer.css
+++ b/css/data-explorer.css
@@ -517,8 +517,7 @@ td.expression-preview-value {
   display: none;
 }
 
-.read-only .column-header-menu,
-.read-only .row-header-menu,
+.read-only .write-op,
 .read-only a.data-table-cell-edit
 {
   display: none;
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index c2883cf6..60311baf 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ var util = function() {
   var templates = {
     transformActions: '<li><a data-action="transform" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Global transform...</a></li>'
     , columnActions: ' \
-      <li><a data-action="bulkEdit" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Transform...</a></li> \
-      <li><a data-action="deleteColumn" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Delete this column</a></li> \
+      <li class="write-op"><a data-action="bulkEdit" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Transform...</a></li> \
+      <li class="write-op"><a data-action="deleteColumn" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Delete this column</a></li> \
       <li><a data-action="sortAsc" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Sort ascending</a></li> \
       <li><a data-action="sortDesc" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Sort descending</a></li> \
     '
-    , rowActions: '<li><a data-action="deleteRow" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Delete this row</a></li>'
+    , rowActions: '<li><a data-action="deleteRow" class="menuAction write-op" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Delete this row</a></li>'
     , cellEditor: ' \
       <div class="menu-container data-table-cell-editor"> \
         <textarea class="data-table-cell-editor-editor" bind="textarea">{{value}}</textarea> \