diff --git a/select2.css b/select2.css
index f0bdfb82..c8752c20 100644
--- a/select2.css
+++ b/select2.css
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ disabled look for already selected choices in the results dropdown
     border-left: 0;
 }
 
+.select2-container.select2-container-disabled .select2-choice abbr {
+    display: none
+}
+
 
 /* multiselect */