diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
index 08c4402..d2876c7 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
$('div#config_section').addClass('hidden');
$('div#kernel_section').addClass('hidden');
$('span#login_widget').removeClass('hidden');
+
+ // set the notebook name field as not modifiable
+ $('#notebook_name').attr('disabled','disabled')
+
// left panel starts collapsed, but the collapse must happen after
// elements start drawing. Don't draw contents of the panel until
// after they are collapsed