diff --git a/.jscsrc b/.jscsrc
index c7d6cc49..e777638e 100644
--- a/.jscsrc
+++ b/.jscsrc
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     "!=="
   ],
   "maximumLineLength": 130,
-  "maximumNumberOfLines": 500,
+  "maximumNumberOfLines": 1000,
   "requireAlignedMultilineParams": true,
   "requireAlignedObjectValues": false,
   "requireAnonymousFunctions": true,
diff --git a/lib/gui/components/drive-selector/templates/drive-selector-modal.tpl.html b/lib/gui/components/drive-selector/templates/drive-selector-modal.tpl.html
index 4dd7f164..4d79629e 100644
--- a/lib/gui/components/drive-selector/templates/drive-selector-modal.tpl.html
+++ b/lib/gui/components/drive-selector/templates/drive-selector-modal.tpl.html
@@ -6,20 +6,32 @@
 <div class="component-drive-selector-body modal-body">
   <ul class="list-group">
     <li class="list-group-item" ng-repeat="drive in modal.drives.getDrives()"
-      ng-disabled="!modal.state.isDriveLargeEnough(drive)"
-      ng-click="modal.state.isDriveLargeEnough(drive) && modal.state.toggleSetDrive(drive)">
+      ng-disabled="!modal.state.isDriveValid(drive)"
+      ng-click="modal.state.isDriveValid(drive) && modal.state.toggleSetDrive(drive)">
         <div>
           <header class="list-group-item-header">
+
+            <!-- There can be a case where the device it not large enough, and it's also locked. -->
+            <!-- Since in this case both labels will be displayed, we chose to only show the -->
+            <!-- "not large enough label", since from the point of view of the user, the locked -->
+            <!-- state is irrelevent if the drive is not large enough anyway. -->
+
             <span class="label label-danger"
               ng-hide="modal.state.isDriveLargeEnough(drive)">
                 <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-resize-small"></i>
                 TOO SMALL FOR IMAGE</span>
+
+            <span class="label label-danger"
+              ng-show="modal.state.isDriveLocked(drive) && modal.state.isDriveLargeEnough(drive)">
+                <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-lock"></i>
+                LOCKED</span>
+
           </header>
           <h4 class="list-group-item-heading">{{ drive.description }} - {{ drive.size | gigabyte | number:1 }} GB</h4>
           <p class="list-group-item-text">{{ drive.name }}</p>
         </div>
         <span class="tick tick--success"
-          ng-show="modal.state.isDriveLargeEnough(drive)"
+          ng-show="modal.state.isDriveValid(drive)"
           ng-disabled="!modal.state.isCurrentDrive(drive)"></span>
     </li>
   </ul>
diff --git a/lib/gui/models/selection-state.js b/lib/gui/models/selection-state.js
index 6ef0b8d7..e39eda0b 100644
--- a/lib/gui/models/selection-state.js
+++ b/lib/gui/models/selection-state.js
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ SelectionStateModel.service('SelectionStateModel', function() {
       throw new Error(`Invalid drive size: ${drive.size}`);
     }
 
+    if (!_.isBoolean(drive.protected)) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid drive protected state: ${drive.protected}`);
+    }
+
     if (!self.isDriveLargeEnough(drive)) {
       throw new Error('The drive is not large enough');
     }
@@ -124,6 +128,62 @@ SelectionStateModel.service('SelectionStateModel', function() {
     return (self.getImageSize() || 0) <= drive.size;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @summary Check if a drive is locked
+   * @function
+   * @public
+   *
+   * @description
+   * This usually points out a locked SD Card.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} drive - drive
+   * @returns {Boolean} whether the drive is locked
+   *
+   * @example
+   * if (SelectionStateModel.isDriveLocked({
+   *   device: '/dev/disk2',
+   *   name: 'My Drive',
+   *   size: 123456789,
+   *   protected: true
+   * })) {
+   *   console.log('This drive is locked (e.g: write-protected)');
+   * }
+   */
+  this.isDriveLocked = function(drive) {
+    return _.get(drive, 'protected', false);
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @summary Check if a drive is valid
+   * @function
+   * @public
+   *
+   * @description
+   * This function is a facade to:
+   *
+   * - `SelectionStateModel.isDriveLargeEnough()`
+   * - `SelectionStateModel.isDriveLocked()`
+   *
+   * @param {Object} drive - drive
+   * @returns {Boolean} whether the drive is valid
+   *
+   * @example
+   * if (SelectionStateModel.isDriveValid({
+   *   device: '/dev/disk2',
+   *   name: 'My Drive',
+   *   size: 123456789,
+   *   protected: true
+   * })) {
+   *   console.log('This drive is valid!');
+   * }
+   */
+  this.isDriveValid = function(drive) {
+    return _.every([
+      self.isDriveLargeEnough(drive),
+      !self.isDriveLocked(drive)
+    ]);
+  };
+
   /**
    * @summary Toggle set drive
    * @function
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95989f0d..b5f1eeb7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "bluebird": "^3.0.5",
     "bootstrap-sass": "^3.3.5",
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
-    "drivelist": "^3.1.2",
+    "drivelist": "^3.2.0",
     "electron-is-running-in-asar": "^1.0.0",
     "etcher-image-stream": "^2.0.0",
     "etcher-image-write": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/tests/gui/models/selection-state.spec.js b/tests/gui/models/selection-state.spec.js
index 8d165be4..13e92e14 100644
--- a/tests/gui/models/selection-state.spec.js
+++ b/tests/gui/models/selection-state.spec.js
@@ -49,13 +49,76 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('.isDriveLocked()', function() {
+
+      it('should return true if the drive is protected', function() {
+        const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveLocked({
+          device: '/dev/disk2',
+          name: 'USB Drive',
+          size: 999999999,
+          protected: true
+        });
+
+        m.chai.expect(result).to.be.true;
+      });
+
+      it('should return false if the drive is not protected', function() {
+        const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveLocked({
+          device: '/dev/disk2',
+          name: 'USB Drive',
+          size: 999999999,
+          protected: false
+        });
+
+        m.chai.expect(result).to.be.false;
+      });
+
+      it('should return false if we don\'t know if the drive is protected', function() {
+        const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveLocked({
+          device: '/dev/disk2',
+          name: 'USB Drive',
+          size: 999999999
+        });
+
+        m.chai.expect(result).to.be.false;
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('.isDriveValid()', function() {
+
+      it('should return true if the drive is not locked', function() {
+        const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveValid({
+          device: '/dev/disk2',
+          name: 'USB Drive',
+          size: 999999999,
+          protected: false
+        });
+
+        m.chai.expect(result).to.be.true;
+      });
+
+      it('should return false if the drive is locked', function() {
+        const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveValid({
+          device: '/dev/disk2',
+          name: 'USB Drive',
+          size: 999999999,
+          protected: true
+        });
+
+        m.chai.expect(result).to.be.false;
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('given a drive', function() {
 
       beforeEach(function() {
         SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
           device: '/dev/disk2',
           name: 'USB Drive',
-          size: 999999999
+          size: 999999999,
+          protected: false
         });
       });
 
@@ -66,7 +129,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           m.chai.expect(drive).to.deep.equal({
             device: '/dev/disk2',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           });
         });
 
@@ -87,14 +151,16 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
             device: '/dev/disk5',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           });
 
           const drive = SelectionStateModel.getDrive();
           m.chai.expect(drive).to.deep.equal({
             device: '/dev/disk5',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           });
         });
 
@@ -120,14 +186,16 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
             device: '/dev/disk5',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           });
 
           const drive = SelectionStateModel.getDrive();
           m.chai.expect(drive).to.deep.equal({
             device: '/dev/disk5',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           });
         });
 
@@ -135,7 +203,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           m.chai.expect(function() {
             SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
               name: 'USB Drive',
-              size: 999999999
+              size: 999999999,
+              protected: false
             });
           }).to.throw('Missing drive device');
         });
@@ -145,7 +214,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
               device: 123,
               name: 'USB Drive',
-              size: 999999999
+              size: 999999999,
+              protected: false
             });
           }).to.throw('Invalid drive device: 123');
         });
@@ -154,7 +224,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           m.chai.expect(function() {
             SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
               device: '/dev/disk2',
-              size: 999999999
+              size: 999999999,
+              protected: false
             });
           }).to.throw('Missing drive name');
         });
@@ -164,7 +235,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
               device: '/dev/disk2',
               name: 123,
-              size: 999999999
+              size: 999999999,
+              protected: false
             });
           }).to.throw('Invalid drive name: 123');
         });
@@ -173,7 +245,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           m.chai.expect(function() {
             SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
               device: '/dev/disk2',
-              name: 'USB Drive'
+              name: 'USB Drive',
+              protected: false
             });
           }).to.throw('Missing drive size');
         });
@@ -183,11 +256,33 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
               device: '/dev/disk2',
               name: 'USB Drive',
-              size: '999999999'
+              size: '999999999',
+              protected: false
             });
           }).to.throw('Invalid drive size: 999999999');
         });
 
+        it('should throw if no protected property', function() {
+          m.chai.expect(function() {
+            SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
+              device: '/dev/disk2',
+              name: 'USB Drive',
+              size: 999999999
+            });
+          }).to.throw('Invalid drive protected state: undefined');
+        });
+
+        it('should throw if the protected is not boolean', function() {
+          m.chai.expect(function() {
+            SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
+              device: '/dev/disk2',
+              name: 'USB Drive',
+              size: 999999999,
+              protected: 'foo'
+            });
+          }).to.throw('Invalid drive protected state: foo');
+        });
+
       });
 
     });
@@ -207,7 +302,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveLargeEnough({
             device: '/dev/disk1',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 99999999999999
+            size: 99999999999999,
+            protected: false
           });
 
           m.chai.expect(result).to.be.true;
@@ -217,7 +313,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveLargeEnough({
             device: '/dev/disk1',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           });
 
           m.chai.expect(result).to.be.true;
@@ -227,7 +324,56 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveLargeEnough({
             device: '/dev/disk1',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999998
+            size: 999999998,
+            protected: false
+          });
+
+          m.chai.expect(result).to.be.false;
+        });
+
+      });
+
+      describe('.isDriveValid()', function() {
+
+        it('should return true if the drive is large enough and it is not locked', function() {
+          const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveValid({
+            device: '/dev/disk1',
+            name: 'USB Drive',
+            size: 99999999999999,
+            protected: false
+          });
+
+          m.chai.expect(result).to.be.true;
+        });
+
+        it('should return false if the drive is large enough but it is locked', function() {
+          const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveValid({
+            device: '/dev/disk1',
+            name: 'USB Drive',
+            size: 99999999999999,
+            protected: true
+          });
+
+          m.chai.expect(result).to.be.false;
+        });
+
+        it('should return false if the drive is not large enough and it is not locked', function() {
+          const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveValid({
+            device: '/dev/disk1',
+            name: 'USB Drive',
+            size: 1,
+            protected: false
+          });
+
+          m.chai.expect(result).to.be.false;
+        });
+
+        it('should return false if the drive is not large enough and it is locked', function() {
+          const result = SelectionStateModel.isDriveValid({
+            device: '/dev/disk1',
+            name: 'USB Drive',
+            size: 1,
+            protected: true
           });
 
           m.chai.expect(result).to.be.false;
@@ -242,7 +388,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
               device: '/dev/disk1',
               name: 'USB Drive',
-              size: 999999998
+              size: 999999998,
+              protected: false
             });
           }).to.throw('The drive is not large enough');
         });
@@ -381,7 +528,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
         SelectionStateModel.setDrive({
           device: '/dev/disk1',
           name: 'USB Drive',
-          size: 999999999
+          size: 999999999,
+          protected: false
         });
 
         SelectionStateModel.setImage({
@@ -452,7 +600,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             size: 999999999,
             mountpoint: '/media/UNTITLED',
             name: '/dev/sdb',
-            system: false
+            system: false,
+            protected: false
           });
         });
 
@@ -471,7 +620,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             size: 999999999,
             mountpoint: '/media/UNTITLED',
             name: '/dev/sdb',
-            system: false
+            system: false,
+            protected: false
           })).to.be.true;
         });
 
@@ -483,7 +633,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             mountpoint: '/media/UNTITLED',
             name: '/dev/sdb',
             system: false,
-            $$hashKey: 1234
+            $$hashKey: 1234,
+            protected: false
           })).to.be.true;
         });
 
@@ -494,7 +645,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             size: 999999999,
             mountpoint: '/media/UNTITLED',
             name: '/dev/sdb',
-            system: false
+            system: false,
+            protected: false
           })).to.be.false;
         });
 
@@ -505,7 +657,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             size: 999999999,
             mountpoint: '/media/UNTITLED',
             name: '/dev/sdb',
-            system: false
+            system: false,
+            protected: false
           })).to.be.true;
         });
 
@@ -533,7 +686,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             size: 999999999,
             mountpoint: '/media/UNTITLED',
             name: '/dev/sdb',
-            system: false
+            system: false,
+            protected: false
           })).to.be.false;
 
         });
@@ -553,7 +707,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
             size: 999999999,
             mountpoint: '/media/UNTITLED',
             name: '/dev/sdb',
-            system: false
+            system: false,
+            protected: false
           };
 
           SelectionStateModel.setDrive(this.drive);
@@ -569,7 +724,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           const drive = {
             device: '/dev/disk2',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           };
 
           m.chai.expect(SelectionStateModel.getDrive()).to.deep.equal(this.drive);
@@ -590,7 +746,8 @@ describe('Browser: SelectionState', function() {
           const drive = {
             device: '/dev/disk2',
             name: 'USB Drive',
-            size: 999999999
+            size: 999999999,
+            protected: false
           };
 
           m.chai.expect(SelectionStateModel.hasDrive()).to.be.false;