diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php b/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
index ad3bdacf0..82e3d92cc 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
@@ -366,12 +366,31 @@ class FormField
 
     /**
      * Adds any circumstantial attributes to the field based on other
-     * settings, such as the 'trigger' option.
+     * settings, such as the 'disabled' option.
      * @param  array $attributes
      * @param  string $position
      * @return array
      */
     protected function filterAttributes($attributes, $position = 'field')
+    {
+        $position = strtolower($position);
+
+        $attributes = $this->filterTriggerAttributes($attributes, $position);
+
+        if ($position == 'field' && $this->disabled) {
+            $attributes = $attributes + ['disabled' => 'disabled'];
+        }
+
+        return $attributes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds attribues used specifically by the TriggerAPI
+     * @param  array $attributes
+     * @param  string $position
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function filterTriggerAttributes($attributes, $position = 'field')
     {
         if (!$this->trigger || !is_array($this->trigger))
             return $attributes;