diff --git a/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js b/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
index 180e35d568..5270fc0c5c 100644
--- a/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
+++ b/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ ve.ce.Surface = function( $container, model ) {
 
 	// Initialization
 	this.$.append( this.documentView.documentNode.$ );
+
+	try {
+		document.execCommand( "enableObjectResizing", false, false );
+		document.execCommand( "enableInlineTableEditing", false, false );		
+	} catch (e) { }
 };
 
 /* Inheritance */