diff --git a/artiq/gui/tools.py b/artiq/gui/tools.py
index 2171ab915..957823780 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/tools.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/tools.py
@@ -4,6 +4,40 @@ import logging
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets
 
 
+class DoubleClickLineEdit(QtWidgets.QLineEdit):
+    finished = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, init):
+        QtWidgets.QLineEdit.__init__(self, init)
+        self.setFrame(False)
+        self.setReadOnly(True)
+        self.returnPressed.connect(self._return_pressed)
+        self.editingFinished.connect(self._editing_finished)
+        self._text = init
+
+    def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event):
+        if self.isReadOnly():
+            self.setReadOnly(False)
+            self.setFrame(True)
+        QtWidgets.QLineEdit.mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event)
+
+    def _return_pressed(self):
+        self._text = self.text()
+
+    def _editing_finished(self):
+        self.setReadOnly(True)
+        self.setFrame(False)
+        self.setText(self._text)
+        self.finished.emit()
+
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event):
+        key = event.key()
+        if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Escape and not self.isReadOnly():
+            self.editingFinished.emit()
+        else:
+            QtWidgets.QLineEdit.keyPressEvent(self, event)
+
+
 def log_level_to_name(level):
     if level >= logging.CRITICAL:
         return "CRITICAL"