diff --git a/beat/web/reports/static/reports/app/directives/groupTextItem.js b/beat/web/reports/static/reports/app/directives/groupTextItem.js
index 06647fde57a4b28f6445ef6d50b2e5f5788c2853..a8618117d52d762e2b6d29b67f83462a7c0e1c2a 100644
--- a/beat/web/reports/static/reports/app/directives/groupTextItem.js
+++ b/beat/web/reports/static/reports/app/directives/groupTextItem.js
@@ -35,17 +35,25 @@ angular.module('reportApp')
 			serializeFuncObj: '='
 		},
 		link: function(scope){
+			// aliases
 			scope.trustAsHtml = $sce.trustAsHtml;
 			scope.isEditable = GroupsService.isEditable;
 			scope.item = scope.reportItem;
 			scope.domId = `${scope.group.name}_${scope.item.id}`;
 
+			// codemirror options
 			scope.uicmOptions = {
 				mode: 'rst',
 				readOnly: !GroupsService.isEditable
 			};
 
+			// readonly codemirror options
+			scope.srccmOptions = {
+				mode: 'rst',
+				readOnly: true
+			};
 
+			// handle compiling content
 			scope.compiledContent = { val: '' };
 			scope.serializeFuncObj.val = () => {
 				return scope.compiledContent.val;
@@ -57,6 +65,7 @@ angular.module('reportApp')
 				});
 			};
 
+			// handle edit/save/cancel buttons
 			scope.isEditing = { val: false };
 			scope.unsavedContent = { val: `${scope.item.content}` };
 			scope.saveAction = () => {
@@ -68,6 +77,11 @@ angular.module('reportApp')
 				scope.unsavedContent.val = `${scope.item.content}`;
 				scope.isEditing.val = false;
 			};
+
+			// handle toggling between html & rst view
+			scope.isViewingSrc = { val: false };
+
+			// compile the content when loaded
 			scope.compileContent();
 		},
 		template: `
@@ -87,6 +101,10 @@ angular.module('reportApp')
 			<button ng-disabled='!isEditable' class='btn btn-default' ng-click='compileContent()'>
 				Recompile Content
 			</button>
+			<!-- dont show split view, just toggle between html/rst view !-->
+			<button class='btn btn-default' ng-click='isViewingSrc.val = !isViewingSrc.val'>
+				Toggle View
+			</button>
 			<!-- dont show split view, just toggle between html/rst view
 			<button ng-disabled='!isEditable' class='btn btn-default' ng-click='showSerialized.val = !showSerialized.val'>
 				Toggle Compiled View
@@ -104,7 +122,7 @@ angular.module('reportApp')
 	role="tabpanel"
 	aria-labelledby="{{domId}}-heading">
 	<div class='panel-body'>
-		<div class='row'>
+		<div ng-if='!isViewingSrc.val' class='row'>
 			<div class='col-sm-10'>
 				<div ng-if='!isEditing.val' ng-bind-html='trustAsHtml(compiledContent.val)'></div>
 				<div ng-if='isEditing.val'>
@@ -137,6 +155,10 @@ angular.module('reportApp')
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
+		<div ng-if='isViewingSrc.val'>
+			<i>Readonly view</i>
+			<ui-codemirror ng-model='item.content' ui-codemirror-opts='srccmOptions'></ui-codemirror>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
 `