Step to reproduce: radTreeView1.Nodes["Random Node"].Enabled = false; WORKAROUND: public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); radTreeView1.CreateNodeElement += radTreeView1_CreateNodeElement; } void radTreeView1_CreateNodeElement(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.CreateTreeNodeElementEventArgs e) { e.NodeElement = new MyTreeNodeElement(); } } public class MyTreeNodeElement : TreeNodeElement { protected override Type ThemeEffectiveType { get { return typeof(TreeNodeElement); } } protected override void InitializeFields() { base.InitializeFields(); this.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias; } }