diff --git a/capsule-prototype/js/PopupPanelWidget.js b/capsule-prototype/js/PopupPanelWidget.js
index dcb81a7c83004992ae4b220d0b9852a9ed9f6bab..eceb3ac31919de996ca7b1fb7aa1d77d3756c492 100644
--- a/capsule-prototype/js/PopupPanelWidget.js
+++ b/capsule-prototype/js/PopupPanelWidget.js
@@ -491,6 +491,14 @@ function AnnotationSpeedPanelEdition(data) {
 AnnotationSpeedPanelEdition.prototype = Object.create(PanelEdition.prototype);
 AnnotationSpeedPanelEdition.prototype.appendInputEditorDiv = function (parentDiv) {
     let that = this;
+
+    let speed = this.tag.getMetadata("Rekall->Speed");
+    if (!speed || !speed.trim().length)
+        speed = 1;
+    if (!this.canEdit && (1 === speed || "1" === speed)){
+        return;
+    }
+
     this.readonlyDiv = $('<form>');
     this.readonlyDiv.addClass('popupRightItem')
         .attr('id', 'popupSpeedInput')
@@ -616,9 +624,7 @@ AnnotationSpeedPanelEdition.prototype.appendInputEditorDiv = function (parentDiv
     this.readonlyDiv.append(input);
     this.readonlyDiv.append(inputLabel);
 
-    let speed = this.tag.getMetadata("Rekall->Speed");
-    if (!speed || !speed.trim().length)
-        speed = 1;
+
     this.readonlyDiv.children('input[value="' + speed + '"]').attr('checked', true);
     this.readonlyDiv.children('input[name=playback_rate]').change(function (event) {
         event.stopPropagation();