diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges.js.handlebars
index 782fb6c9d..1f27dc716 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/badges.js.handlebars
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
       <div>
         <span>
-          {{input type="checkbox" checked=allow_title disabled=readOnly}}
+          {{input type="checkbox" checked=allow_title}}
           {{i18n admin.badges.allow_title}}
         </span>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/models/badge.rb b/app/models/badge.rb
index be5cd30cf..6587ed045 100644
--- a/app/models/badge.rb
+++ b/app/models/badge.rb
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ SQL
     self.name ||= val
   end
 
+  def default_allow_title=(val)
+    self.allow_title ||= val
+  end
+
   def default_badge_grouping_id=(val)
     # allow to correct orphans
     if !self.badge_grouping_id || self.badge_grouping_id < 0
diff --git a/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb b/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb
index 6fa5f5a6d..9fe42edb2 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ trust_level_badges.each do |spec|
     b.trigger = Badge::Trigger::TrustLevelChange
 
     # allow title for leader and elder
-    b.allow_title = spec[:id] > 2
+    b.default_allow_title = spec[:id] > 2
   end
 end