diff --git a/webapp/web/js/edit/entityRetry.js b/webapp/web/js/edit/entityRetry.js
index 4bf490e1c..f105d8a2f 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/edit/entityRetry.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/edit/entityRetry.js
@@ -331,4 +331,27 @@ function fillList(id, data, selectedtext) {
 		return [curleft,curtop];
 	}
 -->
-</script>
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Using jQuery to step in for DWR and provide original moniker selection behavior
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    var monikerSelection = {
+        // onChange event listener for moniker select list
+        monikerListener: function() {
+            $('#Moniker').change(function() {
+                // alert('The moniker has changed');
+                // if "[new moniker]" is selected, then enable the alt field
+                if ( $('#Moniker option:selected').text() == "[new moniker]" ) {
+                    $('#MonikerSelectAlt').removeAttr('disabled');
+                } else {
+                    $('#MonikerSelectAlt').val('');
+                    $('#MonikerSelectAlt').attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    $(document).ready(function() {
+        monikerSelection.monikerListener();
+    });
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/entity_retry.jsp b/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/entity_retry.jsp
index d2b132363..22fdf29d3 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/entity_retry.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/entity_retry.jsp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<%-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ --%>
-
+<%-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ --%>
+
 <%@ taglib prefix="form" uri="http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/edit/tags" %>
 
     <tr class="editformcell" id="entityNameTr">
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 			<b>Individual Name</b><br/>
             <input style="width:80%;" type="text" name="Name" value="<form:value name="Name"/>" maxlength="255" />
             <p class="error"><form:error name="Name"/></p>
-        </td>
+        </td>
     </tr>
 
     <tr class='editformcell' id='GenericTypeTr'>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		</td>
 		
 		<td id="newMonikerTd" valign="top">If [new moniker] is selected, enter here:<br/>
-                <input id="MonikerSelectAlt" name="Moniker" value="<form:value name="Moniker"/>"/>
+                <input id="MonikerSelectAlt" name="Moniker" value="<form:value name="Moniker"/>" disabled="disabled" />
                 <i>otherwise leave this field blank</i>
         </td>
     </tr>