diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewV2DataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewV2DataTable.svelte
index 3b628c7b53..646b764a2c 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewV2DataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewV2DataTable.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { viewsV2 } from "stores/builder"
-  import { admin } from "stores/portal"
+  import { admin, licensing } from "stores/portal"
   import { Grid } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
   import { API } from "api"
   import GridCreateEditRowModal from "components/backend/DataTable/modals/grid/GridCreateEditRowModal.svelte"
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     showAvatars={false}
     on:updatedatasource={handleGridViewUpdate}
     isCloud={$admin.cloud}
+    allowViewReadonlyColumns={$licensing.isViewReadonlyColumnsEnabled}
   >
     <svelte:fragment slot="filter">
       <GridFilterButton />
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/licensing.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/licensing.js
index 179d0918bb..1378a734e8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/licensing.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/licensing.js
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ export const createLicensingStore = () => {
       const isViewPermissionsEnabled = license.features.includes(
         Constants.Features.VIEW_PERMISSIONS
       )
+
+      const isViewReadonlyColumnsEnabled = license.features.includes(
+        Constants.Features.VIEW_READONLY_COLUMNS
+      )
+
       store.update(state => {
         return {
           ...state,
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ export const createLicensingStore = () => {
           triggerAutomationRunEnabled,
           isViewPermissionsEnabled,
           perAppBuildersEnabled,
+          isViewReadonlyColumnsEnabled,
         }
       })
     },
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ColumnsSettingButton.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ColumnsSettingButton.svelte
index 0a85e41966..3f0e2341be 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ColumnsSettingButton.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ColumnsSettingButton.svelte
@@ -1,49 +1,72 @@
 <script>
   import { getContext } from "svelte"
-  import { ActionButton, Popover, Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { ActionButton, Popover, Icon, notifications } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { getColumnIcon } from "../lib/utils"
   import ToggleActionButtonGroup from "./ToggleActionButtonGroup.svelte"
 
+  export let allowViewReadonlyColumns = false
+
   const { columns, datasource, stickyColumn, dispatch } = getContext("grid")
 
   let open = false
   let anchor
 
-  $: anyHidden = $columns.some(col => !col.visible)
-  $: text = getText($columns)
+  $: restrictedColumns = $columns.filter(col => !col.visible || col.readonly)
+  $: anyRestricted = restrictedColumns.length
+  $: text = anyRestricted ? `Columns (${anyRestricted} restricted)` : "Columns"
 
   const toggleColumn = async (column, permission) => {
     const visible = permission !== PERMISSION_OPTIONS.HIDDEN
+    const readonly = permission === PERMISSION_OPTIONS.READONLY
 
-    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutation(column.name, { visible })
-    await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutation(column.name, { visible, readonly })
+    try {
+      await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifications.error(e.message)
+    }
     dispatch(visible ? "show-column" : "hide-column")
   }
 
-  const getText = columns => {
-    const hidden = columns.filter(col => !col.visible).length
-    return hidden ? `Columns (${hidden} restricted)` : "Columns"
-  }
-
   const PERMISSION_OPTIONS = {
     WRITABLE: "writable",
+    READONLY: "readonly",
     HIDDEN: "hidden",
   }
 
-  const options = [
-    { icon: "Edit", value: PERMISSION_OPTIONS.WRITABLE, tooltip: "Writable" },
-    {
-      icon: "VisibilityOff",
-      value: PERMISSION_OPTIONS.HIDDEN,
-      tooltip: "Hidden",
-    },
-  ]
+  const EDIT_OPTION = {
+    icon: "Edit",
+    value: PERMISSION_OPTIONS.WRITABLE,
+    tooltip: "Writable",
+  }
+  $: READONLY_OPTION = {
+    icon: "Visibility",
+    value: PERMISSION_OPTIONS.READONLY,
+    tooltip: allowViewReadonlyColumns
+      ? "Read only"
+      : "Read only (premium feature)",
+    disabled: !allowViewReadonlyColumns,
+  }
+  const HIDDEN_OPTION = {
+    icon: "VisibilityOff",
+    value: PERMISSION_OPTIONS.HIDDEN,
+    tooltip: "Hidden",
+  }
+
+  $: options =
+    $datasource.type === "viewV2"
+      ? [EDIT_OPTION, READONLY_OPTION, HIDDEN_OPTION]
+      : [EDIT_OPTION, HIDDEN_OPTION]
 
   function columnToPermissionOptions(column) {
     if (!column.visible) {
       return PERMISSION_OPTIONS.HIDDEN
     }
 
+    if (column.readonly) {
+      return PERMISSION_OPTIONS.READONLY
+    }
+
     return PERMISSION_OPTIONS.WRITABLE
   }
 </script>
@@ -54,7 +77,7 @@
     quiet
     size="M"
     on:click={() => (open = !open)}
-    selected={open || anyHidden}
+    selected={open || anyRestricted}
     disabled={!$columns.length}
   >
     {text}
@@ -73,7 +96,7 @@
         <ToggleActionButtonGroup
           disabled
           value={PERMISSION_OPTIONS.WRITABLE}
-          {options}
+          options={options.map(o => ({ ...o, disabled: true }))}
         />
       {/if}
       {#each $columns as column}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ToggleActionButtonGroup.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ToggleActionButtonGroup.svelte
index e705b5016d..2e62c593d1 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ToggleActionButtonGroup.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/ToggleActionButtonGroup.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
   export let value
   export let options
-  export let disabled
 </script>
 
 <div class="permissionPicker">
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
     <AbsTooltip text={option.tooltip} type={TooltipType.Info}>
       <ActionButton
         on:click={() => dispatch("click", option.value)}
-        {disabled}
+        disabled={option.disabled}
         size="S"
         icon={option.icon}
         quiet
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte
index 0a3075a61f..8a82209162 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/layout/Grid.svelte
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
   export let buttons = null
   export let darkMode
   export let isCloud = null
+  export let allowViewReadonlyColumns = false
 
   // Unique identifier for DOM nodes inside this instance
   const gridID = `grid-${Math.random().toString().slice(2)}`
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@
       <div class="controls-left">
         <slot name="filter" />
         <SortButton />
-        <ColumnsSettingButton />
+        <ColumnsSettingButton {allowViewReadonlyColumns} />
         <SizeButton />
         <slot name="controls" />
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
index a3281be936..b76dcbfe0e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export const initialise = context => {
             schema: fieldSchema,
             width: fieldSchema.width || oldColumn?.width || DefaultColumnWidth,
             visible: fieldSchema.visible ?? true,
+            readonly: fieldSchema.readonly,
             order: fieldSchema.order ?? oldColumn?.order,
             primaryDisplay: field === primaryDisplay,
           }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
index 8069fadf10..962d6e82a3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ describe.each([
         await config.api.viewV2.create(newView, {
           status: 400,
           body: {
-            message: "Readonly fields are not enabled for your tenant",
+            message: "Readonly fields are not enabled",
             status: 400,
           },
         })
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ describe.each([
       await config.api.viewV2.update(view, {
         status: 400,
         body: {
-          message: "Readonly fields are not enabled for your tenant",
+          message: "Readonly fields are not enabled",
         },
       })
     })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
index ea05ecf512..18ab94be21 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ async function guardViewSchema(
 
     if (viewSchema[field].readonly) {
       if (!(await features.isViewReadonlyColumnsEnabled())) {
-        throw new HTTPError(
-          `Readonly fields are not enabled for your tenant`,
-          400
-        )
+        throw new HTTPError(`Readonly fields are not enabled`, 400)
       }
 
       if (isRequired(tableSchemaField.constraints)) {