diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/collab.ts b/frontend/src/utils/collab.ts
index 9b4473fe..24e1f562 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/collab.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/collab.ts
@@ -668,6 +668,10 @@ export function useCollab<T = any>(storeState: CollabStoreState<T>) {
   }
 
   function sendAwarenessThrottled() {
+    if (!storeState.permissions.write) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     sendEventsThrottled({
       type: CollabEventType.AWARENESS,
       path: storeState.awareness.self.path,
diff --git a/frontend/test/collab.test.ts b/frontend/test/collab.test.ts
index 92b5d411..7dbb926c 100644
--- a/frontend/test/collab.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/test/collab.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { v4 as uuid4 } from 'uuid'
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash-es'
 import { CollabEventType, type CollabEvent, type Comment, type User } from '#imports';
 import { ChangeSet, EditorSelection } from 'reportcreator-markdown/editor';
+import { fa } from 'vuetify/locale';
 
 
 async function createCollab(options?: { collabInitEvent?: Partial<CollabEvent> }) {
@@ -183,6 +184,40 @@ describe('connection', () => {
 });
 
 
+describe('readonly connection', () => {
+  let { connection, collab, collabInitEvent }: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createCollab>> = {} as any;
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    const res = await createCollab({
+      collabInitEvent: {
+        permissions: {
+          read: true,
+          write: false,
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    collab = res.collab;
+    connection = res.connection;
+    collabInitEvent = res.collabInitEvent;
+  });
+
+  test('no events sent', async () => {
+    collab.onCollabEvent({ type: CollabEventType.AWARENESS, path: collab.storeState.apiPath + 'field_text'});
+    collab.onCollabEvent({ type: CollabEventType.UPDATE_KEY, path: collab.storeState.apiPath + 'field_key', value: 'x' });
+    collab.onCollabEvent({ type: CollabEventType.DELETE, path: collab.storeState.apiPath + 'field_list[0]' });
+    collab.onCollabEvent({ type: CollabEventType.CREATE, path: collab.storeState.apiPath + 'field_list', value: 'new'});
+    collab.onCollabEvent({ 
+      type: CollabEventType.UPDATE_TEXT, 
+      path: collab.storeState.apiPath + 'field_text', 
+      updates: [{changes: ChangeSet.fromJSON([4, [0, 'E']])}]
+    });
+    await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync();
+    expect(connection.send).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(collab.storeState.data).toEqual(collabInitEvent.data);
+    expect(collab.storeState.awareness.self).toEqual({ path: '' });
+  });
+});
+
+
 describe('send and receive', () => {
   let { collab, connection, collabInitEvent }: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createCollab>> = {} as any;
   beforeEach(async () => {