diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-grid/components/block-grid-entry/block-grid-entry.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-grid/components/block-grid-entry/block-grid-entry.element.ts
index c6e89c5e33f3..1028c16199ac 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-grid/components/block-grid-entry/block-grid-entry.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-grid/components/block-grid-entry/block-grid-entry.element.ts
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export class UmbBlockGridEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProper
 			ext.component.classList.add('umb-block-grid__block--view');
 			ext.component.setAttribute('part', 'component');
 		}
-		if (this._exposed) {
+		if (this._exposed || this._isReadOnly) {
 			return ext.component;
 		} else {
 			return html`
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ export class UmbBlockGridEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProper
 	}
 
 	#renderEditAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return html`
 			${when(
 				this._showContentEdit && this._workspaceEditContentPath,
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ export class UmbBlockGridEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProper
 	}
 
 	#renderEditSettingsAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return html`
 			${this._hasSettings && this._workspaceEditSettingsPath
 				? html`
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/components/block-list-entry/block-list-entry.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/components/block-list-entry/block-list-entry.element.ts
index aa9c382d7333..4427002c20e2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/components/block-list-entry/block-list-entry.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/components/block-list-entry/block-list-entry.element.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export class UmbBlockListEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProper
 
 	#extensionSlotRenderMethod = (ext: UmbExtensionElementInitializer<ManifestBlockEditorCustomView>) => {
 		ext.component?.setAttribute('part', 'component');
-		if (this._exposed) {
+		if (this._exposed || this._isReadOnly) {
 			return ext.component;
 		} else {
 			return html`<div style="min-height: var(--uui-size-16);">
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ export class UmbBlockListEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProper
 	}
 
 	#renderEditContentAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return this._showContentEdit && this._workspaceEditContentPath
 			? html`<uui-button
 					label="edit"
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ export class UmbBlockListEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProper
 	}
 
 	#renderEditSettingsAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return html`
 			${this._hasSettings && this._workspaceEditSettingsPath
 				? html`<uui-button
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts
index 6ffab68fc220..116c6546cab9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ export class UmbBlockRteEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropert
 	@state()
 	private _contentTypeName?: string;
 
+	@state()
+	private _isReadOnly = false;
+
 	@state()
 	private _blockViewProps: UmbBlockEditorCustomViewProperties<UmbBlockRteLayoutModel> = {
 		contentKey: undefined!,
@@ -226,6 +229,11 @@ export class UmbBlockRteEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropert
 			},
 			null,
 		);
+		this.observe(
+			this.#context.readOnlyGuard.permitted,
+			(isReadOnly) => (this._isReadOnly = isReadOnly),
+			'umbReadOnlyObserver',
+		);
 	}
 
 	async #observeData() {
@@ -301,7 +309,7 @@ export class UmbBlockRteEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropert
 
 	#extensionSlotRenderMethod = (ext: UmbExtensionElementInitializer<ManifestBlockEditorCustomView>) => {
 		ext.component?.setAttribute('part', 'component');
-		if (this._exposed) {
+		if (this._exposed || this._isReadOnly) {
 			return ext.component;
 		} else {
 			return html`<div>
@@ -363,6 +371,7 @@ export class UmbBlockRteEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropert
 	}
 
 	#renderEditAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return this._showContentEdit && this._workspaceEditContentPath
 			? html`<uui-button
 					label="edit"
@@ -385,6 +394,7 @@ export class UmbBlockRteEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropert
 	}
 
 	#renderEditSettingsAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return html`
 			${this._hasSettings && this._workspaceEditSettingsPath
 				? html`<uui-button
@@ -414,6 +424,7 @@ export class UmbBlockRteEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropert
 	}
 
 	#renderDeleteAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return html`
 			<uui-button label="delete" look="secondary" @click=${() => this.#context.requestDelete()}>
 				<uui-icon name="icon-remove"></uui-icon>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/block-single-entry/block-single-entry.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/block-single-entry/block-single-entry.element.ts
index ac2d89716a91..b36a97ca7e47 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/block-single-entry/block-single-entry.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/block-single-entry/block-single-entry.element.ts
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export class UmbBlockSingleEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProp
 
 	#extensionSlotRenderMethod = (ext: UmbExtensionElementInitializer<ManifestBlockEditorCustomView>) => {
 		ext.component?.setAttribute('part', 'component');
-		if (this._exposed) {
+		if (this._exposed || this._isReadOnly) {
 			return ext.component;
 		} else {
 			return html`<div style="min-height: var(--uui-size-16);">
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ export class UmbBlockSingleEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProp
 	}
 
 	#renderEditContentAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return this._showContentEdit && this._workspaceEditContentPath
 			? html`<uui-button
 					label="edit"
@@ -463,6 +464,7 @@ export class UmbBlockSingleEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbProp
 	}
 
 	#renderEditSettingsAction() {
+		if (this._isReadOnly) return nothing;
 		return html`
 			${this._hasSettings && this._workspaceEditSettingsPath
 				? html`<uui-button
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/ref-single-block/ref-single-block.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/ref-single-block/ref-single-block.element.ts
index c0eed0fef73d..7946fcf9fcf7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/ref-single-block/ref-single-block.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-single/components/ref-single-block/ref-single-block.element.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ export class UmbRefSingleBlockElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	override render() {
 		const blockValue = { ...this.content, $settings: this.settings };
 		return html`
-			<uui-ref-node standalone href=${(this.config?.showContentEdit ? this.config?.editContentPath : undefined) ?? ''}>
+			<uui-ref-node
+				standalone
+				.readonly=${!(this.config?.showContentEdit ?? false)}
+				.href=${this.config?.showContentEdit ? this.config?.editContentPath : undefined}>
 				<umb-icon slot="icon" .name=${this.icon}></umb-icon>
 				<umb-ufm-render slot="name" inline .markdown=${this.label} .value=${blockValue}></umb-ufm-render>
 				${when(
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/block-workspace-is-readonly.condition.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/block-workspace-is-readonly.condition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa3a301ce56d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/block-workspace-is-readonly.condition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { UMB_BLOCK_WORKSPACE_CONTEXT } from '../index.js';
+import type { BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyConditionConfig } from './types.js';
+import { UmbConditionBase } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
+import type { UmbConditionControllerArguments, UmbExtensionCondition } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-api';
+import type { UmbControllerHost } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/controller-api';
+
+export class UmbBlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyCondition
+	extends UmbConditionBase<BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyConditionConfig>
+	implements UmbExtensionCondition
+{
+	constructor(host: UmbControllerHost, args: UmbConditionControllerArguments<BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyConditionConfig>) {
+		super(host, args);
+
+		this.consumeContext(UMB_BLOCK_WORKSPACE_CONTEXT, (context) => {
+			this.observe(
+				context?.readOnlyGuard.permitted,
+				(isReadOnly) => {
+					if (isReadOnly !== undefined) {
+						this.permitted = isReadOnly === (this.config.match !== undefined ? this.config.match : true);
+					}
+				},
+				'observeIsReadOnly',
+			);
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+export default UmbBlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyCondition;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/manifests.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/manifests.ts
index 91d527a37b64..0b8ad55ae7c2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/manifests.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/manifests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import UmbBlockEntryShowContentEditCondition from './block-entry-show-content-edit.condition.js';
 import UmbBlockWorkspaceHasSettingsCondition from './block-workspace-has-settings.condition.js';
 import UmbBlockEntryIsExposedCondition from './block-workspace-is-exposed.condition.js';
+import UmbBlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyCondition from './block-workspace-is-readonly.condition.js';
 import type { ManifestCondition } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-api';
 
 export const manifests: Array<ManifestCondition> = [
@@ -22,4 +23,10 @@ export const manifests: Array<ManifestCondition> = [
 		alias: 'Umb.Condition.BlockWorkspaceIsExposed',
 		api: UmbBlockEntryIsExposedCondition,
 	},
+	{
+		type: 'condition',
+		name: 'Block Workspace Is ReadOnly Condition',
+		alias: 'Umb.Condition.BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnly',
+		api: UmbBlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyCondition,
+	},
 ];
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/types.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/types.ts
index 1a60f07dea0e..f5aa1cb64331 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/types.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/conditions/types.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,18 @@ export interface BlockEntryIsExposedConditionConfig
 	match?: boolean;
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+export interface BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyConditionConfig
+	extends UmbConditionConfigBase<'Umb.Condition.BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnly'> {
+	match?: boolean;
+}
+
 declare global {
 	interface UmbExtensionConditionConfigMap {
 		umbBlock:
 			| BlockEntryShowContentEditConditionConfig
 			| BlockWorkspaceHasSettingsConditionConfig
-			| BlockEntryIsExposedConditionConfig;
+			| BlockEntryIsExposedConditionConfig
+			| BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnlyConditionConfig;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts
index 0703c58778a4..8352926e46cd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts
@@ -212,8 +212,12 @@ export class UmbBlockWorkspaceContext<LayoutDataType extends UmbBlockLayoutBaseM
 					};
 
 					this.readOnlyGuard?.addRule(rule);
+					this.content.propertyWriteGuard.addRule({ unique, permitted: false });
+					this.settings.propertyWriteGuard.addRule({ unique, permitted: false });
 				} else {
 					this.readOnlyGuard?.removeRule(unique);
+					this.content.propertyWriteGuard.removeRule(unique);
+					this.settings.propertyWriteGuard.removeRule(unique);
 				}
 			},
 			'observeIsReadOnly',
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/manifests.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/manifests.ts
index d3ac0faf73c6..bacea6a1ed2e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/manifests.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/manifests.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export const manifests: Array<UmbExtensionManifest> = [
 				alias: 'Umb.Condition.BlockWorkspaceIsExposed',
 				match: false,
 			},
+			{
+				alias: 'Umb.Condition.BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnly',
+				match: false,
+			},
 		],
 	},
 	{
@@ -47,6 +51,10 @@ export const manifests: Array<UmbExtensionManifest> = [
 			{
 				alias: 'Umb.Condition.BlockWorkspaceIsExposed',
 			},
+			{
+				alias: 'Umb.Condition.BlockWorkspaceIsReadOnly',
+				match: false,
+			},
 		],
 	},
 	{