diff --git a/demo/main/script.js b/demo/main/script.js
index e97ff89f..d5ed0067 100644
--- a/demo/main/script.js
+++ b/demo/main/script.js
@@ -94,66 +94,77 @@ angular.module('app')
 			x: 2,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [0, 0]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 2,
 			y: 2
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [0, 2]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 1,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: false,
 		position: [1, 4]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 1,
 			y: 2
 		},
+		drawable: false,
 		position: [1, 5]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 1,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: false,
 		position: [2, 0]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 2,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [2, 1]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 1,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [2, 3]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 1,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [0, 4]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 1,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [0, 5]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 2,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [1, 0]
 	}, {
 		size: {
 			x: 1,
 			y: 1
 		},
+		drawable: true,
 		position: [2, 4]
 	}];
 
diff --git a/src/angular-gridster.js b/src/angular-gridster.js
index 5fa8499f..154e398a 100755
--- a/src/angular-gridster.js
+++ b/src/angular-gridster.js
@@ -1392,15 +1392,17 @@
 				var inputTags = ['select', 'option', 'input', 'textarea', 'button'];
 
 				function dragStart(event) {
-					$el.addClass('gridster-item-moving');
-					gridster.movingItem = item;
-
-					gridster.updateHeight(item.sizeY);
-					scope.$apply(function() {
-						if (gridster.draggable && gridster.draggable.start) {
-							gridster.draggable.start(event, $el, itemOptions, item);
-						}
-					});
+					   if (($el[0].attributes.getNamedItem('data-drawable').nodeValue === "true") ) {
+                        $el.addClass('gridster-item-moving');
+                        gridster.movingItem = item;
+
+                        gridster.updateHeight(item.sizeY);
+                        scope.$apply(function () {
+                            if (gridster.draggable && gridster.draggable.start) {
+                                gridster.draggable.start(event, $el, itemOptions, item);
+                            }
+                        });
+                    } 
 				}
 
 				function drag(event) {