diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0e75f847347..6877297d435 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2024-05-27 1.0.3
+
+	Utility:
+	change: --form and --mixedform do not print field value to output fd if
+	        <fieldlen> is <= 0 (readonly). To note --mixedgauge continues
+	        to print field value if <flag> = 2 (readonly) unless <fieldlen>
+	        is <= 0 (as described previously).
+
+
 2024-04-11 Version 1.0.2
 
 	Utility:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6ec9988c59..f1b2da675f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Written in 2023 by Alfonso Sabato Siciliano
 
 OUTPUT = bsddialog
-export VERSION=1.0.2
+export VERSION=1.0.3
 .CURDIR ?= ${CURDIR}
 LIBPATH = ${.CURDIR}/lib
 LIBBSDDIALOG = ${LIBPATH}/libbsddialog.so
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a902f7fada7..f984b488b23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# BSDDialog 1.0.2
+# BSDDialog 1.0.3
 
 This project provides **bsddialog** and **libbsddialog**, an utility
 and a library to build scripts and tools with TUI dialogs and widgets.
@@ -138,3 +138,5 @@ in the _Public Domain_ to build new projects:
  - fix --form "" 0 0 0 Label 1 0 Init 1 12 0 0 (with 0 editable field).
  - fix --mixedform "" 0 0 0 Label 1 0 Init 1 12 0 0 2 (with 0 editable field).
  - add *text* customization to --hmsg *help-message*
+ - check --passwordform *fieldlen* like --form and --mixedform.
+
diff --git a/lib/bsddialog.h b/lib/bsddialog.h
index 08fb25b8701..c797f918fb8 100644
--- a/lib/bsddialog.h
+++ b/lib/bsddialog.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-#define LIBBSDDIALOG_VERSION     "1.0.2"
+#define LIBBSDDIALOG_VERSION     "1.0.3"
 
 /* Return values */
 #define BSDDIALOG_ERROR          -1
diff --git a/utility/bsddialog.1 b/utility/bsddialog.1
index fac17ef114b..4586ba16020 100644
--- a/utility/bsddialog.1
+++ b/utility/bsddialog.1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd April 7, 2024
+.Dd May 25, 2024
 .Dt BSDDIALOG 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ if
 the field becomes readonly and its value is the
 .Ar init
 width.
+The field input is not printed to output if it is readonly.
 .Ar maxletters
 is the maximum input length, if is
 .Dv 0
@@ -553,6 +554,10 @@ if
 the field becomes readonly and its value is the
 .Ar init
 width.
+The field input is not printed to output if
+.Ar fieldlen
+is less than or equal to
+.Dv 0 .
 .Ar maxletters
 is the maximum input length, if is
 .Dv 0
diff --git a/utility/util_builders.c b/utility/util_builders.c
index 8c846819f4e..2e69994a0ec 100644
--- a/utility/util_builders.c
+++ b/utility/util_builders.c
@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@ print_form_items(int output, int nitems, struct bsddialog_formitem *items,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nitems; i++) {
-		dprintf(opt->output_fd, "%s\n", items[i].value);
+		if (!(items[i].flags & BSDDIALOG_FIELDREADONLY))
+			dprintf(opt->output_fd, "%s\n", items[i].value);
 		free(items[i].value);
 	}
 }
@@ -715,6 +716,10 @@ int mixedform_builder(BUILDER_ARGS)
 	focusitem = -1;
 	output = bsddialog_form(conf, text, rows, cols, formheight, nitems,
 	    items, &focusitem);
+	for (i = 0; i < nitems; i++) {
+		if ((int)strtol(argv[i * sizeitem + 6], NULL, 10) > 0)
+			items[i].flags &= ~ BSDDIALOG_FIELDREADONLY;
+	}
 	print_form_items(output, nitems, items, focusitem, opt);
 	free(items);