diff --git a/sandpack-client/src/types.ts b/sandpack-client/src/types.ts
index 85e513688..36b9c78d6 100644
--- a/sandpack-client/src/types.ts
+++ b/sandpack-client/src/types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { ITemplate } from "codesandbox-import-util-types";
 
 export interface SandpackBundlerFile {
   code: string;
+  readOnly?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type SandpackBundlerFiles = Record<string, SandpackBundlerFile>;
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.stories.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.stories.tsx
index c9cba4750..7a9c38641 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.stories.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.stories.tsx
@@ -84,3 +84,60 @@ export const ExtensionAutocomplete: React.FC = () => (
     </SandpackThemeProvider>
   </SandpackProvider>
 );
+
+export const ReadOnly: React.FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <p>Read-only by file</p>
+      <Sandpack
+        customSetup={{ entry: "/index.tsx", main: "/App.tsx" }}
+        files={{
+          "/index.tsx": { code: "", hidden: true },
+          "/src/App.tsx": { code: "Hello", readOnly: true, active: true },
+          "/src/components/button.tsx": { code: "World", readOnly: false },
+        }}
+        options={{ showTabs: true }}
+        template="react-ts"
+      />
+
+      <p>Read-only global</p>
+      <Sandpack
+        options={{ showTabs: true, readOnly: true }}
+        template="react-ts"
+      />
+
+      <p>Read-only global and by file</p>
+      <Sandpack
+        options={{ showTabs: false, readOnly: true }}
+        files={{
+          "/index.tsx": { code: "", hidden: true },
+          "/src/App.tsx": { code: "Hello", readOnly: true },
+          "/src/components/button.tsx": { code: "World", readOnly: false },
+        }}
+        template="react-ts"
+      />
+
+      <p>Read-only global, but no label</p>
+      <Sandpack
+        options={{ showTabs: false, readOnly: true, showReadOnly: false }}
+        files={{
+          "/index.tsx": { code: "", hidden: true },
+          "/src/App.tsx": { code: "Hello", readOnly: true },
+          "/src/components/button.tsx": { code: "World", readOnly: false },
+        }}
+        template="react-ts"
+      />
+
+      <p>Read-only by file, but no label</p>
+      <Sandpack
+        options={{ showTabs: true, readOnly: false, showReadOnly: false }}
+        files={{
+          "/index.tsx": { code: "", hidden: true },
+          "/src/App.tsx": { code: "Hello", readOnly: true, active: true },
+          "/src/components/button.tsx": { code: "World", readOnly: false },
+        }}
+        template="react-ts"
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeMirror.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeMirror.tsx
index e97a9a15d..480ef4073 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeMirror.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/CodeMirror.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@ interface CodeMirrorProps {
   showInlineErrors?: boolean;
   wrapContent?: boolean;
   editorState?: SandpackEditorState;
+  /**
+   * This disables editing of content by the user in all files.
+   */
   readOnly?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Controls the visibility of Read-only label, which will only
+   * appears when `readOnly` is `true`
+   */
+  showReadOnly?: boolean;
   decorators?: Decorators;
   initMode: SandpackInitMode;
   id?: string;
@@ -93,6 +101,7 @@ export const CodeMirror = React.forwardRef<CodeMirrorRef, CodeMirrorProps>(
       wrapContent = false,
       editorState = "pristine",
       readOnly = false,
+      showReadOnly = true,
       decorators,
       initMode = "lazy",
       id,
@@ -344,6 +353,10 @@ export const CodeMirror = React.forwardRef<CodeMirrorRef, CodeMirrorProps>(
           {!shouldInitEditor && (
             <code className={c("pre-placeholder")}>{code}</code>
           )}
+
+          {readOnly && showReadOnly && (
+            <span className={c("read-only")}>Read-only</span>
+          )}
         </pre>
       );
     }
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/index.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/index.tsx
index 57e9b9067..1772ac704 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/index.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeEditor/index.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ export interface CodeEditorProps {
    */
   extensionsKeymap?: Array<readonly KeyBinding[]>;
   id?: string;
+  /**
+   * This disables editing of the editor content by the user.
+   */
+  readOnly?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Controls the visibility of Read-only label, which will only
+   * appears when `readOnly` is `true`
+   */
+  showReadOnly?: boolean;
 }
 
 export { CodeMirror as CodeEditor };
@@ -63,11 +72,13 @@ export const SandpackCodeEditor = React.forwardRef<
       extensions,
       extensionsKeymap,
       id,
+      readOnly,
+      showReadOnly,
     },
     ref
   ) => {
     const { sandpack } = useSandpack();
-    const { code, updateCode } = useActiveCode();
+    const { code, updateCode, readOnly: readOnlyFile } = useActiveCode();
     const { activePath, status, editorState } = sandpack;
     const shouldShowTabs = showTabs ?? sandpack.openPaths.length > 1;
 
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ export const SandpackCodeEditor = React.forwardRef<
 
     return (
       <SandpackStack customStyle={customStyle}>
-        {shouldShowTabs ? <FileTabs closableTabs={closableTabs} /> : null}
+        {shouldShowTabs && <FileTabs closableTabs={closableTabs} />}
 
         <div className={c("code-editor")}>
           <CodeMirror
@@ -96,6 +107,8 @@ export const SandpackCodeEditor = React.forwardRef<
             showInlineErrors={showInlineErrors}
             showLineNumbers={showLineNumbers}
             wrapContent={wrapContent}
+            readOnly={readOnly || readOnlyFile}
+            showReadOnly={showReadOnly}
           />
 
           {showRunButton && status === "idle" ? <RunButton /> : null}
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeViewer/index.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeViewer/index.tsx
index 84d53fa73..258b27c58 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeViewer/index.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/CodeViewer/index.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const SandpackCodeViewer = React.forwardRef<
           showLineNumbers={showLineNumbers}
           wrapContent={wrapContent}
           readOnly
+          showReadOnly={false}
         />
 
         {sandpack.status === "idle" ? <RunButton /> : null}
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/FileTabs.stories.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/FileTabs.stories.tsx
index 4a6a45248..200465248 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/FileTabs.stories.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/FileTabs.stories.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { SandpackLayout } from "../../common/Layout";
 import { SandpackProvider } from "../../contexts/sandpackContext";
 import { SandpackCodeViewer } from "../CodeViewer";
+import { Sandpack } from "../../";
 
 import { FileTabs } from "./index";
 
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/index.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/index.tsx
index 3e0139940..97fe1c7ae 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/index.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/FileTabs/index.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ import {
 } from "../../utils/stringUtils";
 
 export interface FileTabsProps {
+  /**
+   * This adds a close button next to each file with a unique trigger to close it.
+   */
   closableTabs?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
+ * FileTabs is a list of all open files, the active file, and its state.
+ *
  * @category Components
  */
 export const FileTabs = ({ closableTabs }: FileTabsProps): JSX.Element => {
@@ -80,11 +85,11 @@ export const FileTabs = ({ closableTabs }: FileTabsProps): JSX.Element => {
             type="button"
           >
             {getTriggerText(filePath)}
-            {closableTabs && openPaths.length > 1 ? (
+            {closableTabs && openPaths.length > 1 && (
               <span className={c("close-button")} onClick={handleCloseFile}>
                 <CloseIcon />
               </span>
-            ) : null}
+            )}
           </button>
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useActiveCode.ts b/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useActiveCode.ts
index 6f7959d51..ad8c244cd 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useActiveCode.ts
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useActiveCode.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import { useSandpack } from "./useSandpack";
 
 /**
+ * This returns the current state of the active file
+ * and a method to update its content.
+ *
  * @category Hooks
  */
 export const useActiveCode = (): {
   code: string;
+  readOnly: boolean;
   updateCode: (newCode: string) => void;
 } => {
   const { sandpack } = useSandpack();
 
   return {
     code: sandpack.files[sandpack.activePath].code,
+    readOnly: sandpack.files[sandpack.activePath].readOnly ?? false,
     updateCode: sandpack.updateCurrentFile,
   };
 };
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/presets/Playground.stories.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/presets/Playground.stories.tsx
index 393a121fe..aaa7f1eb3 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/presets/Playground.stories.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/presets/Playground.stories.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export const Main = (): JSX.Element => {
   return (
     <Sandpack
       customSetup={{ entry: "/index.tsx", main: "/App.tsx" }}
-      files={{ "/App.tsx": code }}
-      options={{ showTabs: true, openPaths: ["/index.tsx"] }}
+      files={{ "/App.tsx": { code, readOnly: true } }}
+      options={{ showTabs: true }}
       template="react-ts"
     />
   );
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/presets/Sandpack.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/presets/Sandpack.tsx
index 2688dd271..493300a46 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/presets/Sandpack.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/presets/Sandpack.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ export interface SandpackProps {
     recompileMode?: "immediate" | "delayed";
     recompileDelay?: number;
     codeEditor?: SandpackCodeOptions;
+
+    /**
+     * This disables editing of content by the user in all files.
+     */
+    readOnly?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Controls the visibility of Read-only label, which will only
+     * appears when `readOnly` is `true`
+     */
+    showReadOnly?: boolean;
   };
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +98,8 @@ export const Sandpack: React.FC<SandpackProps> = (props) => {
     initMode: props.options?.initMode,
     extensions: props.options?.codeEditor?.extensions,
     extensionsKeymap: props.options?.codeEditor?.extensionsKeymap,
+    readOnly: props.options?.readOnly,
+    showReadOnly: props.options?.showReadOnly,
   };
 
   const providerOptions: SandpackProviderProps = {
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/styles/index.css b/sandpack-react/src/styles/index.css
index f91ced865..c930ebd0a 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/styles/index.css
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/styles/index.css
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@
 /* Common Styling */
 
 .sp-tab-button {
-  display: block;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
   background: transparent;
   appearance: none;
   font-size: inherit;
@@ -306,8 +307,6 @@
   padding: var(--sp-space-1) var(--sp-space-3) var(--sp-space-1)
     var(--sp-space-2);
   border-radius: var(--sp-border-radius);
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
   color: var(--sp-colors-fg-default);
   background-color: var(--sp-colors-bg-default);
   font-size: inherit;
@@ -516,3 +515,16 @@
   height: var(--sp-layout-height);
   width: 100%;
 }
+
+.sp-read-only {
+  font-family: var(--sp-font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.8em;
+  position: absolute;
+  right: var(--sp-space-2);
+  bottom: var(--sp-space-2);
+  z-index: 2;
+  color: var(--sp-colors-bg-active);
+  background-color: var(--sp-colors-fg-active);
+  border-radius: 99999px;
+  padding: calc(var(--sp-space-1) / 2) var(--sp-space-2);
+}
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/types.ts b/sandpack-react/src/types.ts
index d700a957e..d3bf5d1b8 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/types.ts
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/types.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export interface SandpackFile {
   code: string;
   hidden?: boolean;
   active?: boolean;
+  readOnly?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type SandpackFiles = Record<string, string | SandpackFile>;
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/getting-started/custom-content.md b/website/docs/docs/getting-started/custom-content.md
index a5bc23283..16da7cb42 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/getting-started/custom-content.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/getting-started/custom-content.md
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ default:
 ```jsx
 <Sandpack
   files={{
-    '/App.js': reactCode,
-    '/button.js': {
+    "/App.js": reactCode,
+    "/button.js": {
       code: buttonCode,
       active: true,
-    }
-    '/link.js': {
+    },
+    "/link.js": {
       code: linkCode,
       hidden: true,
     },
@@ -152,6 +152,46 @@ default:
 The `active` flag has precendence over the `hidden` flag. So a file with both `hidden` and `active` set as `true` will be visible.
 :::
 
+### Read-only mode
+
+You can set one, multiple files, or the entire Sandpack as read-only, which will make all files non-editable.
+
+**Per file:**
+
+```jsx
+<Sandpack
+  files={{
+    "/App.js": reactCode,
+    "/button.js": {
+      code: buttonCode,
+      readOnly: true,
+    },
+  }}
+  template="react"
+/>
+```
+
+**Globally:**
+
+```jsx
+<Sandpack
+  options={{
+    readOnly: true,
+  }}
+/>
+```
+
+Plus, you can hide the Read-only label which appears on top of the code editor:
+
+```jsx
+<Sandpack
+  options={{
+    readOnly: true,
+    showReadOnly: false,
+  }}
+/>
+```
+
 ### openPaths and activePath
 
 You can override the entire hidden/active system with two settings (`openPaths` and `activePath`) inside the