diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte
index 179be0c90e..863a40a821 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
   const {
     rows,
+    columns,
     focusedCellId,
     focusedCellAPI,
     menu,
@@ -40,13 +41,10 @@
 
   // Determine if the cell is editable
   $: readonly =
-    column.schema.autocolumn ||
-    column.schema.disabled ||
-    column.schema.type === "formula" ||
-    (!$config.canEditRows && !row._isNewRow) ||
-    column.schema.readonly
+    columns.actions.isReadonly(column) ||
+    (!$config.canEditRows && !row._isNewRow)
 
-  // Register this cell API if the row is focused
+  // Register this cell API if this cell is focused
   $: {
     if (focused) {
       focusedCellAPI.set(cellAPI)
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
index e0c44db1df..8b040ba067 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
@@ -110,11 +110,24 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
   }
 
+  const isReadonly = column => {
+    if (!column?.schema) {
+      return false
+    }
+    return (
+      column.schema.autocolumn ||
+      column.schema.disabled ||
+      column.schema.type === "formula" ||
+      column.schema.readonly
+    )
+  }
+
   return {
     columns: {
       ...columns,
       actions: {
         changeAllColumnWidths,
+        isReadonly,
       },
     },
   }