diff --git a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/RegionBaseRepresentation.java b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/RegionBaseRepresentation.java
index 7e4cf542a4..694eaa17c8 100644
--- a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/RegionBaseRepresentation.java
+++ b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/RegionBaseRepresentation.java
@@ -255,22 +255,19 @@ private void connectionOrValueChanged(final WidgetProperty<?> property, final Ob
         AlarmSeverity severity = AlarmSeverity.NONE;
 
         // Ignore custom border and value of primary PV, show disconnected
-        if (! model_widget.runtimePropConnected().getValue())
+        final VType value = value_prop.getValue();
+        final Alarm alarm = Alarm.alarmOf(value);
+        if (! model_widget.runtimePropConnected().getValue() || alarm.equals(Alarm.disconnected()))
             severity = AlarmSeverity.UNDEFINED;
         else
         {   // Reflect severity of primary PV's value
             if (value_prop != null  && alarm_sensitive_border_prop.getValue())
             {
-                final Object value = value_prop.getValue();
-                final Alarm alarm = Alarm.alarmOf(value);
                 if (alarm != null  &&  alarm.getSeverity() != AlarmSeverity.NONE)
                     // Have alarm info
                     severity = alarm.getSeverity();
-                else if (value instanceof VType)
-                    // VType that doesn't provide alarm, always OK
-                    severity = AlarmSeverity.NONE;
                 else if (value != null)
-                    // Not a vtype, but non-null, assume OK
+                    // VType that doesn't provide alarm, always OK
                     severity = AlarmSeverity.NONE;
                 else // null
                     severity = AlarmSeverity.UNDEFINED;
diff --git a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/SpinnerRepresentation.java b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/SpinnerRepresentation.java
index 74ec7a5c8a..f8ee0881db 100644
--- a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/SpinnerRepresentation.java
+++ b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/SpinnerRepresentation.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.model.widgets.SpinnerWidget;
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.representation.javafx.Cursors;
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.representation.javafx.JFXUtil;
+import org.epics.vtype.Alarm;
 import org.epics.vtype.Display;
 import org.epics.vtype.VNumber;
 import org.epics.vtype.VType;
@@ -374,7 +375,8 @@ private void writeResultingValue(double change)
      */
     private String computeText(final VType value)
     {
-        if (value == null)
+        Alarm alarm = Alarm.alarmOf(value);
+        if (value == null || alarm.equals(Alarm.disconnected()))
             return "<" + model_widget.propPVName().getValue() + ">";
         return FormatOptionHandler.format(value,
                                           model_widget.propFormat().getValue(),
diff --git a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextEntryRepresentation.java b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextEntryRepresentation.java
index 3792dc2673..6ae8f2c1a9 100644
--- a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextEntryRepresentation.java
+++ b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextEntryRepresentation.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.model.widgets.TextEntryWidget;
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.representation.javafx.Cursors;
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.representation.javafx.JFXUtil;
+import org.epics.vtype.Alarm;
 import org.epics.vtype.VType;
 import org.phoebus.ui.javafx.Styles;
 import org.phoebus.ui.vtype.FormatOptionHandler;
@@ -345,7 +346,8 @@ private void styleChanged(final WidgetProperty<?> property, final Object old_val
      */
     private String computeText(final VType value)
     {
-        if (value == null)
+        Alarm alarm = Alarm.alarmOf(value);
+        if (value == null || alarm.equals(Alarm.disconnected()))
             return "<" + model_widget.propPVName().getValue() + ">";
         if (value == PVWidget.RUNTIME_VALUE_NO_PV)
             return "";
diff --git a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextUpdateRepresentation.java b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextUpdateRepresentation.java
index 4287458de9..e87fc13772 100644
--- a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextUpdateRepresentation.java
+++ b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TextUpdateRepresentation.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.model.widgets.PVWidget;
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.model.widgets.TextUpdateWidget;
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.representation.javafx.JFXUtil;
+import org.epics.vtype.Alarm;
 import org.epics.vtype.VType;
 import org.phoebus.ui.vtype.FormatOptionHandler;
 
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ private void styleChanged(final WidgetProperty<?> property, final Object old_val
     private String computeText(final VType value)
     {
         Objects.requireNonNull(model_widget, "No widget");
-        if (value == null)
+        Alarm alarm = Alarm.alarmOf(value);
+        if (value == null || alarm.equals(Alarm.disconnected()))
             return "<" + model_widget.propPVName().getValue() + ">";
         if (value == PVWidget.RUNTIME_VALUE_NO_PV)
             return "";
diff --git a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TooltipSupport.java b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TooltipSupport.java
index c40f741593..ab1d0c0b08 100644
--- a/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TooltipSupport.java
+++ b/app/display/representation-javafx/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/representation/javafx/widgets/TooltipSupport.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public static void attach(final Node node, final WidgetProperty<String> tooltip_
 
             // If 'vtype' supports it (i.e., it is an instance of "DisplayProvider"),
             // append the alarm limits to $(pv_value):
-            if (vtype instanceof DisplayProvider) {
+            if (vtype instanceof DisplayProvider && !Alarm.alarmOf(vtype).equals(Alarm.disconnected()) ) {
 
                 Range alarmRange = display.getAlarmRange();
                 double lolo = alarmRange.getMinimum();