diff --git a/akonadi/collection.cpp b/akonadi/collection.cpp
index 2804bf6ab..9ffef9665 100644
--- a/akonadi/collection.cpp
+++ b/akonadi/collection.cpp
@@ -1,214 +1,221 @@
 /*
     Copyright (c) 2006 - 2007 Volker Krause <vkrause@kde.org>
 
     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
     option) any later version.
 
     This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
     License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
     along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to the
     Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
     02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include "collection.h"
 #include "collection_p.h"
 
 #include "attributefactory.h"
 #include "cachepolicy.h"
 #include "collectionrightsattribute_p.h"
 #include "collectionstatistics.h"
 #include "entity_p.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 #include <QtCore/QHash>
 #include <QtCore/QString>
 #include <QtCore/QStringList>
 
 #include <KUrl>
 #include <KGlobal>
 
 using namespace Akonadi;
 
 class CollectionRoot : public Collection
 {
   public:
-    CollectionRoot() : Collection( 0 ) {
+    CollectionRoot()
+      : Collection( 0 )
+    {
       QStringList types;
       types << Collection::mimeType();
       setContentMimeTypes( types );
+
+      // The root collection is read-only for the users
+      Collection::Rights rights;
+      rights |= Collection::ReadOnly;
+      setRights( rights );
     }
 };
 
 K_GLOBAL_STATIC( CollectionRoot, s_root )
 
 Collection::Collection() :
     Entity( new CollectionPrivate )
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   static int lastId = -1;
   d->mId = lastId--;
 }
 
 Collection::Collection( Id id ) :
     Entity( new CollectionPrivate( id ) )
 {
 }
 
 Collection::Collection(const Collection & other) :
     Entity( other )
 {
 }
 
 Collection::~Collection()
 {
 }
 
 QString Collection::name( ) const
 {
   return d_func()->name;
 }
 
 void Collection::setName( const QString & name )
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->name = name;
 }
 
 Collection::Rights Collection::rights() const
 {
   CollectionRightsAttribute *attr = attribute<CollectionRightsAttribute>();
   if ( attr )
     return attr->rights();
   else
     return AllRights;
 }
 
 void Collection::setRights( Rights rights )
 {
   CollectionRightsAttribute *attr = attribute<CollectionRightsAttribute>( AddIfMissing );
   attr->setRights( rights );
 }
 
 QStringList Collection::contentMimeTypes() const
 {
   return d_func()->contentTypes;
 }
 
 void Collection::setContentMimeTypes( const QStringList & types )
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->contentTypes = types;
   d->contentTypesChanged = true;
 }
 
 Collection::Id Collection::parent() const
 {
   return d_func()->parentId;
 }
 
 void Collection::setParent( Id parent )
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->parentId = parent;
 }
 
 void Collection::setParent(const Collection & collection)
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->parentId = collection.id();
   d->parentRemoteId = collection.remoteId();
 }
 
 QString Collection::parentRemoteId() const
 {
   return d_func()->parentRemoteId;
 }
 
 void Collection::setParentRemoteId(const QString & remoteParent)
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->parentRemoteId = remoteParent;
 }
 
 KUrl Collection::url() const
 {
   KUrl url;
   url.setProtocol( QString::fromLatin1("akonadi") );
   url.addQueryItem( QLatin1String("collection"), QString::number( id() ) );
   return url;
 }
 
 Collection Collection::fromUrl( const KUrl &url )
 {
   if ( url.protocol() != QLatin1String( "akonadi" ) )
     return Collection();
 
   const QString colStr = url.queryItem( QLatin1String( "collection" ) );
   bool ok = false;
   Collection::Id colId = colStr.toLongLong( &ok );
   if ( !ok )
     return Collection();
 
   if ( colId == 0 )
     return Collection::root();
 
   return Collection( colId );
 }
 
 Collection Collection::root()
 {
   return *s_root;
 }
 
 QString Collection::mimeType( )
 {
   return QString::fromLatin1("inode/directory");
 }
 
 QString Collection::resource() const
 {
   return d_func()->resource;
 }
 
 void Collection::setResource(const QString & resource)
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->resource = resource;
 }
 
 uint qHash( const Akonadi::Collection &collection )
 {
   return qHash( collection.id() );
 }
 
 CollectionStatistics Collection::statistics() const
 {
   return d_func()->statistics;
 }
 
 void Collection::setStatistics(const CollectionStatistics & statistics)
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->statistics = statistics;
 }
 
 CachePolicy Collection::cachePolicy() const
 {
   return d_func()->cachePolicy;
 }
 
 void Collection::setCachePolicy(const CachePolicy & cachePolicy)
 {
   Q_D( Collection );
   d->cachePolicy = cachePolicy;
   d->cachePolicyChanged = true;
 }
 
 AKONADI_DEFINE_PRIVATE( Akonadi::Collection )