diff --git a/dash/include/dash/util/TeamLocality.h b/dash/include/dash/util/TeamLocality.h
index f12a1f469..9cb92ec6e 100644
--- a/dash/include/dash/util/TeamLocality.h
+++ b/dash/include/dash/util/TeamLocality.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TeamLocality
    * locality domain of a specified team.
    */
   TeamLocality(
-    dash::Team       & team,
+    const dash::Team & team,
     Scope_t            scope      = Scope_t::Global,
     std::string        domain_tag = ".");
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TeamLocality
    * a specified team and locality domain.
    */
   TeamLocality(
-    dash::Team       & team,
+    const dash::Team & team,
     LocalityDomain_t & domain);
 
   /**
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class TeamLocality
     return _domain.num_cores();
   }
 
-  inline dash::Team & team() const
+  inline const dash::Team & team() const
   {
     return (nullptr == _team) ? dash::Team::Null() : *_team;
   }
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class TeamLocality
   }
 
 private:
-  dash::Team                        * _team          = nullptr;
+  const dash::Team                  * _team          = nullptr;
   /// Parent scope of the team locality domain hierarchy.
   Scope_t                             _scope         = Scope_t::Undefined;
   /// Locality domain of the team.
diff --git a/dash/src/util/TeamLocality.cc b/dash/src/util/TeamLocality.cc
index 6444172e7..44dba5978 100644
--- a/dash/src/util/TeamLocality.cc
+++ b/dash/src/util/TeamLocality.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 dash::util::TeamLocality::TeamLocality(
-  dash::Team                  & team,
+  const dash::Team            & team,
   dash::util::Locality::Scope   scope,
   std::string                   domain_tag)
 : _team(&team),
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dash::util::TeamLocality::TeamLocality(
 }
 
 dash::util::TeamLocality::TeamLocality(
-  dash::Team                  & team,
+  const dash::Team            & team,
   dash::util::LocalityDomain  & domain)
 : _team(&team),
   _scope(domain.scope()),