diff --git a/simgear/props/props.hxx b/simgear/props/props.hxx
index 5103e8c0..c78d2102 100644
--- a/simgear/props/props.hxx
+++ b/simgear/props/props.hxx
@@ -1241,6 +1241,23 @@ public:
     return setValue(&val[0]);
   }
   
+  /**
+   * Set relative node to given value and afterwards make read only.
+   *
+   * @param relative_path   Path to node
+   * @param value           Value to set
+   *
+   * @return whether value could be set
+   */
+  template<typename T>
+  bool setValueReadOnly(const std::string& relative_path, const T& value)
+  {
+    SGPropertyNode* node = getNode(relative_path, true);
+    bool ret = node->setValue(value);
+    node->setAttributes(READ);
+    return ret;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Interpolate current value to target value within given time.
    *