diff --git a/.chloggen/add-as-read-only-pcommon-func.yaml b/.chloggen/add-as-read-only-pcommon-func.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e0481c35e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/add-as-read-only-pcommon-func.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: pdata/pcommon
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Add the `AsReadOnly` function to allow creating read-only shallow copies of `pcommon.Map` and `pcommon.Slice`.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [12995]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
diff --git a/pdata/pcommon/map.go b/pdata/pcommon/map.go
index 32c148c03c25..f73e4bac338d 100644
--- a/pdata/pcommon/map.go
+++ b/pdata/pcommon/map.go
@@ -335,3 +335,9 @@ func (m Map) Equal(val Map) bool {
 	})
 	return fullEqual
 }
+
+// AsReadOnly returns a read-only shallow copy of this Map instance.
+func (m Map) AsReadOnly() Map {
+	state := internal.StateReadOnly
+	return newMap(m.getOrig(), &state)
+}
diff --git a/pdata/pcommon/map_test.go b/pdata/pcommon/map_test.go
index 55dcd41aad3c..9b72e91c33f0 100644
--- a/pdata/pcommon/map_test.go
+++ b/pdata/pcommon/map_test.go
@@ -92,6 +92,30 @@ func TestMapReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Panics(t, func() { _ = m.FromRaw(map[string]any{"k1": "v1"}) })
 }
 
+func TestMapReadOnlyValues(t *testing.T) {
+	state := internal.StateReadOnly
+	m := newMap(&[]otlpcommon.KeyValue{
+		{Key: "k1", Value: otlpcommon.AnyValue{Value: &otlpcommon.AnyValue_StringValue{StringValue: "v1"}}},
+		{Key: "k2", Value: otlpcommon.AnyValue{Value: &otlpcommon.AnyValue_StringValue{StringValue: "v2"}}},
+	}, &state)
+
+	// Value returned by Get(k) must be read-only.
+	gv, ok := m.Get("k1")
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Panics(t, func() { gv.SetStr("foo") })
+
+	// Value passed to the Range() callback must be read-only.
+	m.Range(func(_ string, rv Value) bool {
+		assert.Panics(t, func() { rv.SetStr("foo") })
+		return true
+	})
+
+	// Yielded values from All() must be read-only.
+	for _, iv := range m.All() {
+		assert.Panics(t, func() { iv.SetStr("foo") })
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMapPutEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	m := NewMap()
 	v := m.PutEmpty("k1")
@@ -532,6 +556,30 @@ func TestMap_RemoveIf(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, exists)
 }
 
+func TestMap_AsReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	src := NewMap()
+	src.PutStr("k1", "v1")
+	src.PutStr("k2", "v2")
+
+	cp := src.AsReadOnly()
+
+	// Assert read-only state and values
+	readOnlyState := internal.StateReadOnly
+	assert.Equal(t, &readOnlyState, cp.getState())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, src, cp)
+	assert.Equal(t, src.AsRaw(), cp.AsRaw())
+
+	// Assert it's a shallow copy
+	k1Val, _ := src.Get("k1")
+	require.NotNil(t, k1Val)
+	k1Val.SetStr("shallow")
+
+	srcVal, _ := src.Get("k1")
+	cpVal, _ := cp.Get("k1")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, srcVal, cpVal)
+	assert.Equal(t, srcVal.AsRaw(), cpVal.AsRaw())
+}
+
 func generateTestEmptyMap(t *testing.T) Map {
 	m := NewMap()
 	assert.NoError(t, m.FromRaw(map[string]any{"k": map[string]any(nil)}))
diff --git a/pdata/pcommon/slice.go b/pdata/pcommon/slice.go
index 7e8037df3226..471d0b9dc687 100644
--- a/pdata/pcommon/slice.go
+++ b/pdata/pcommon/slice.go
@@ -195,3 +195,9 @@ func (es Slice) Equal(val Slice) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+// AsReadOnly returns a read-only shallow copy of this Slice instance.
+func (es Slice) AsReadOnly() Slice {
+	state := internal.StateReadOnly
+	return newSlice(es.getOrig(), &state)
+}
diff --git a/pdata/pcommon/slice_test.go b/pdata/pcommon/slice_test.go
index 95cccc98f3ac..d52a3f829a47 100644
--- a/pdata/pcommon/slice_test.go
+++ b/pdata/pcommon/slice_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,24 @@ func TestSliceReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Panics(t, func() { _ = es.FromRaw([]any{3}) })
 }
 
+func TestSliceReadOnlyValues(t *testing.T) {
+	state := internal.StateReadOnly
+	es := newSlice(&[]otlpcommon.AnyValue{
+		{Value: &otlpcommon.AnyValue_StringValue{StringValue: "v1"}},
+		{Value: &otlpcommon.AnyValue_StringValue{StringValue: "v2"}},
+	}, &state)
+
+	// Value returned by At(i) must be read-only.
+	av := es.At(0)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, av)
+	assert.Panics(t, func() { av.SetStr("foo") })
+
+	// Yielded values from All() must be read-only.
+	for _, iv := range es.All() {
+		assert.Panics(t, func() { iv.SetStr("foo") })
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSlice_CopyTo(t *testing.T) {
 	dest := NewSlice()
 	// Test CopyTo to empty
@@ -192,3 +210,21 @@ func BenchmarkSliceEqual(b *testing.B) {
 		_ = es.Equal(cmp)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSlice_AsReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	src := NewSlice()
+	src.AppendEmpty().SetStr("v1")
+	src.AppendEmpty().SetStr("v2")
+
+	cp := src.AsReadOnly()
+
+	// Assert read-only state and values
+	readOnlyState := internal.StateReadOnly
+	assert.Equal(t, &readOnlyState, cp.getState())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, src, cp)
+	assert.Equal(t, src.AsRaw(), cp.AsRaw())
+
+	// Assert it's a shallow copy
+	src.At(0).SetStr("shallow")
+	assert.Equal(t, src.At(0).AsRaw(), cp.At(0).AsRaw())
+}